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1990
Adobe Photoshop Released. -
1991
Kodak DCS-100, first digital SLR -
1992
Kodak introduces the Photo CD, the first method of storing digital images to become available to the general public; JPEG, a compression standard for storing and sending photographic images over the Internet, is described in a paper published in "IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics." -
1999
Nikon D1 SLR, 2.74 megapixel for $6000, first ground-up DSLR design by a leading manufacturer. -
2000
Camera phone introduced in Japan. -
2001
Polaroid goes bankrupt. -
2003
Four-Thirds standard for compact digital SLRs introduced with the Olympus E-1; Canon Digital Rebel introduced for less than $1000.