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Kodak's Brownie Camera brings the future to photography
] during this time that movie cameras went from expensive toys to tools with legitimate commercial use. Another common type of film was 35mm. Typically, cheaper cameras used roll film, whereas higher-end would utilize 35mm. https://onebasemedia.co.uk/the-evolution-of-photography/ -
Cameras used during World War II
Henri-Cartier Bresson and other photographers began to use small 35mm cameras to capture images of life as it occurred rather than staged portraits. When World War II started in 1939, many photojournalists adopted this style. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henri-Cartier-Bresson -
Polaroid instant camera
Instant cameras, such as the famous Polaroid, first appeared on the market in 1948. The simple nature and ability to print and view photos within minutes made them popular with families, even with higher prices at launch. Automatic exposure followed a similar story: expensive at first, but quickly catching on among consumers and lowering in cost as time went on. https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/brief-history-of-photography-2688527 -
Polaroid created one of the first colored films.
Over the next several decades, Land's Polaroid Corporation would refine black-and-white film and cameras that were fast, cheap, and remarkably sophisticated. Polaroid introduced color film in 1963 and created the iconic SX-70 folding camera https://onebasemedia.co.uk/the-evolution-of-photography/ -
First professional digital camera
In 1991, Kodak created the first first-ever digital SLR. The Kodak Digital Camera System was essentially a modified Nikon F3 whose film chamber and winder were modified to make room for sensors. The camera had a built-in 1.3-megapixel Kodak CCD to capture images. https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/brief-history-of-photography-2688527 -
First camera phone
The first cell phone with a built-in camera was manufactured by Samsung and released in South Korea in June of 2000. https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/guides/history-of-mobile-phones/#:~:text=Over%20in%20Japan%2C%20the%20first,the%20Nokia%206750%20in%202002. -
DALSA develops 100+ megapixel CCD
Dalsa develops the 100+ pixel ccd which is the highest quality of that time. This gave way to more advanced and detailed cameras. https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1319797632/dalsa100mp -
Polaroid instant film
Polaroid stopped making their famous instant film and took their secrets with them. Many groups such as The Impossible Project and Lomography have tried to revive instant film with limited success. https://www.wired.com/2008/02/polaroid-ends-i/ -
Apple releases Iphone 7
Iphone 7 is first phone with a camera that has a six-element lens and a 12-megapixel sensor. The camera now comes with optical image stabilization to get better pictures and videos in low light conditions. https://www.dickermanprints.com/a-brief-timeline-of-the-history-of-photography/ -
HDR Photography
HDR photo is really just two or more photos taken at different exposure levels and then mashed together with software to create a better picture. Ideally, the photographer takes a range of bracketed photos that is, photos of the same subject taken with varying shutter speed combinations in order to produce a set of images with varying https://www.flatworldsolutions.com/digital-photography/articles/recent-photography-trends.php