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That, and sometimes you could listen in on the radio traffic.

Which was awesome until that time across Newfoundland, when someone started asking about the heavy turbulence. The other aircraft in the vicinity had no consolidation, recommending to “strap’em in and ride it through”. I spent the next several hours waiting for my worst flight, which never even happened.

Many still do provide cameras. My Finnair flight recently had it.

The coolest thing I've had was being able to listen into the pilots' radio.

The a380s still have the camera stuff. Well all the a380s I've flown

It’s still on there as a screen! I found it pretty enthralling to watch from Toronto to São Paulo on a 787.