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The first picture taken
The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France. -
The first practical photography
The first practical photography was inveted by Louis Daquerre in 1829 but he took almost 10 years to produce the effective method which was named after him as daquerreotype. -
The Kodak Camera
The Kodak introduced in May of 1888 first commercially successful box camera for roll film -- the advertising slogan being You press the button – we do the rest. The Kodak Brownie, a long lasting series of classical box cameras using roll film. -
The color in photography
The color photography at commercial level started in the year 1940. This was the beginning of comfortable photography with a handy camera. -
The first poleroid camera
The invention of commercially viable instant cameras which were easy to use is generally credited to American scientist Edwin Land, who unveiled the first commercial instant camera, the model 95 Land Camera, in 1948, a year after unveiling instant film in New York City. -
The first Camcorder
On June 1, 1982, JVC's camcorder used its new mini-VHS format, VHS-C. In Japan five months later, Sony announced its Betamovie Beta camcorder, which was promoted with the slogan "Inside This Camera Is A VCR." The first Betamovie camcorder hit stores in May 1983. -
The first touch screen camera
The first touch screen camera was introduced to the general public in 2000, but it did not receive much attention because of its hefty price tag. However, in the years since its debut, the touch screen digital camera has gone mainstream. In addition to becoming more affordable, touch screen models are easier to use.
