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First step!
Isaak Newton discovered that white light is composed of different colors. -
Johann and Robert
Johann Heinrich discovered that silver nitrate darkened upon exposure to light.
First Panorama opens, the forerunner of the movie house invented by Robert Barker. -
Patent
Joseph Niepce achieves first photo image using Obscura.
Alexander Wolcott patents his camera which is known as first American patent issued in photography. -
First Ad
In Philadelphia, the very first advertisement with a photograph is published. -
Shorten light exposure
Collodion process invented by Frederick Scott, as a result it took only 3 seconds of light exposure! -
Kodak
George Eastman invents flexible, paper-based photographic film.
He patents Kodak roll-film camera. -
Available for sale!
The Brownie, first mass-market camera, launched for sell. -
Let's color!
Auguste and Louis Lumiere introduced the first color camera. -
Flash bulb
General Electric invents the modern flash bulb. First light meter with photoelectric cell is introduced. -
Swimming camera
The Polaroid camera launched by Edwin Land.
EG&G develops extreme depth underwater camera for U.S. Navy. -
Konica
The first point-and-shoot autofocus camera introduced by Konica. -
Let's move!
Sony demonstrates first consumer camcorder for capturing moving picture. -
Unique box!
Pixar introduces the digital imaging processor.
Kodak announces Photo Compact Disc as a digital image storage medium. -
Period: to
1999 - Recent
Kyosera Corporation introduces the VP-210 VisualPhone which was the world's first mobile phone with built-in camera for recording videos and still photos.
And the development is still going in the 21 century!
