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Camera Obscura
The Camera Obscura was the first kind of camera, where it would use a closed wall with a tiny hole to reflect light inside the box. -
The first permanent photograph
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce was able to invent photos that do not fade out after an amount of time, which was groundbreaking for the camera as a whole! -
Lens Focus
Louis Daguerre was able to use glass over a camera lens to focus in and out, so better images could be made! -
Dry Plates
Richard Leach Maddox invented the Gelatin Dry Plate, which took photos way quicker than a normal Collodion Dry Plate. -
Film
George Eastman was the inventor of Film, a paper-based photo output for cameras and had quick results! -
35 mm
The 35 mm camera is finally available to the public, and can zoom in and out, and is very compact at that! -
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Production of the Argus C3
It was meant to compete with the 35 mm cameras at the time, but flopped and had to be discontinued. -
Instant Cameras
The Instant Camera used a chemical method to get their photos faster, via exposed negatives. -
First self-contained digital camera
Steven Sasson attempted to build one, which took 23 seconds to take an image, filmed in black and white like a cassette, and weighed 8 pounds. -
True Digital Camera
MegaVision Tessera was marketed as this, but no actual sale records have ever showed up about it. -
First Phone Camera
Kyocera Visual Phone VP-210 was released in Japan with it being the first phone camera, only being able to store about 20 JPEGs however.