Evolution of the Camera

Johann Zahn creates a box form of the camera obscura

Jan 1, 1685

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre creates the first daguerreotype camera

Jan 1, 1839

Marie Van Brittan Brown invents the security camera

Jan 1, 1966

Brown, who was a nurse, invented a system that she could operate from her bedroom that showed camera images of her front door.

Steven Sasson invents the first digital camera

Dec 1, 1975

The camera weight 8 pounds and had poor resolution.

Fairchild Imaging Systems create the first night vision camera

Jan 1, 1977

Polaroid releases the first Electronic Imaging Camera

Jan 1, 1978

Sony releases the first Electronic Still Video Camera (MAVICA)

Jan 1, 1981

Sony releases the first camcorder

Jan 1, 1983

Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky create the first webcam

Jan 1, 1991

Dr. Strafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky originally created the webcam to check on coffee levels without having to get up.

Samsung releases the first camera phone (SCH-V200)

Jun 1, 2000

Nick Woodman invents the GoPro

Jan 1, 2002

Mr. Woodman created the GoPro because he wanted a camera that he could wear in the water to be able to document his surfing experiences.

Panasonic announce the Lumix LX100

Sep 14, 2014

Canon announces the PowerShot G7 X II digital camera

Feb 17, 2016

Fujifilm release the X100F digital camera

Feb 23, 2017