Cameras Then and Now

Cameras First Invented

Apr 14, 1814

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the very first photographic image in 1814 with his "Camera Obscura"

Negative to Postive Printing

Apr 13, 1841

William Henry Taft presents Calotype which is the process of negative to postive printing

Modern Consumer Product

Apr 13, 1885

George Eastman created the first photographic film which finally made the camera a convinet product for consumers

The Brownie

Apr 13, 1901

George made his inventions even better with the discovery of the Brownie. This camera was the very first one with the capability of taking snapshots. It was also convinet to carry around.

Polaroid

Apr 13, 1948

Created by the Kodak Company. Favored by consumers for its fast shot and get techinque. After being shot the picture would be ready in a matter of seconds.

Video Tape Recorder

Apr 16, 1951

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldigitalcamera.htm
The very first video tape recorder used television images to capture and save digitaly by converting the information in electrial impulses

Taken From the Moon

Apr 13, 1968

http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/01824/
The very first out of this world photograph is taken and we recieve a picture of our planet taken froom the moon

Sony Corporation

Apr 16, 1981

http://www.bobbrooke.com/DigitalStudio/digitalhistory.htm
They produced the first prototype digital camera, the Mavica, it was an electronic still camera. It recorded images as a magnetic impulses on a compact disc.

Pixar

Apr 13, 1985

Pixar realses the first ever digital imaging processor

Apple QuickTake 100 Camera

Feb 17, 1994

The first digital camera becomes a consumer level product that worked at home with a computer serial cable (Apple QuickTake 100 Camera)