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The Latin name means "dark chamber." The earliest versions dating to antiquity consisting of small darkened rooms with light admitted through a single tiny hole. For centuries it was used for viewing eclipses without endangering the eyes, and by the 16th century the technology was used as an aid for drawing. -
Johann Zahn, German author, offered a design for what is known as a handheld reflex camera. Although nobody acknowledged the camera until Joseph Nicephore Niepce created a prototype in roughly 1816 -
Louis Daguerre created a more practical camera which involved coating a copper plate with silvers, sensitizing in iodine, then developing it over hot mercury.
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The daguerreotype camera photos faded quickly but Alexander S. Wolcott remedied it. The camera he came up with produced a positive image of a negative one with reversed colors.
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Richard Leach Maddox invented this with a gelatin dry plate that produced instantaneous exposures. Functioning as a sort of precursor to the polaroid cameras.
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George Eastman began selling a box camera after he pioneered the use of roll film cameras. A single Kodak camera came with 100 exposures but had to sent back to Eastman Kodak factory for development. -
Oskar Barnack is generally credited for the advent of 35mm film cameras. However Kodak quickly became the leading provider of photographic film.
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Camera enjoyed a major advance with this invention which introduced features like viewfinders, pentaprisms, variable shutter speeds, and detachable lenses. -
A type of camera that delivers high-end image quality. The camera allows you to see the exact image you're shooting directly through the viewfinder, allowing you to capture scenes better.
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A type of camera that works without a reflex mirror. Light passes through the lens directly to the digital sensor, then it displays your image on the LCD screen allowing you to adjust settings and preview your image before its shot.
