history of digital cameras

invention of the first digitalcamera

Dec 23, 1775

Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera in 1975. It weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and had only 0.01 megapixels. The image was recorded onto a cassette tape and this process took 23 seconds. His camera took images in black and white [2]

robert baker

Oct 30, 1794

1794
First Panorama opens, the forerunner of the movie house invented by Robert Barker.

joseph niepce

Oct 30, 1814

1814
Joseph Niepce achieves first photographic image with camera obscura - however, the image required eight hours of light exposure and later faded

older cameras

Oct 29, 1816

1816 - Nicephore Niepce makes a crude wood camera fitted with a microscope lens.

william henry

Oct 30, 1841

1841
William Henry Talbot patents the Calotype process - the first negative-positive process making possible the first multiple copies.

george eastman

Oct 30, 1888

George Eastman invents flexible, paper-based photographic film.
•1888
Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera.

better technology

Aug 27, 1962

While many companies were trying to create better technology for their cameras, a new type of camera jetted onto the scene in 1962. The Polaroid was an instant camera that attracted many consumers because of its instant gratification capabilities. People could take a picture with the Polaroid camera and have their photo in a matter of minutes. Even though it was more expensive than the other cameras of the time, it was still one of the biggest selling models because people enjoyed having their

pixar

Oct 30, 1985

1985
Pixar introduces digital imaging processor.

better cahnges to come

Oct 29, 1988

The Canon RC-250 Xapshot is the first analog electronic camera marketed to consumers in 1988.

now in our days

Oct 28, 2013

Today, you can get a decent digital camera for less than $500 with many different features and options.
Cameras have helped to reshape our history because we can actually see photographs of things that have happened. We can get a better idea of events through still pictures and videos, too. The adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” is not very far off from the way that cameras have helped to revolutionize the way we see our world and our surroundings.