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history of the camera

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  • First Image

    First Image
    French inventor Joseph Nicephore Niepce used a camera obscura to burn a "permanent image" of the countryside at Le Gras, France in black and white.

  • Alexander Wolcott

    Alexander Wolcott
    Walcott was able to produce a portrait daguerreotype.

  • The Beggining

    The Beggining
    first camera comes out
  • Period: to

    Cameras

  • First Colored Photo

    First Colored Photo
    The first colored photograph developed.

  • Kodak

    Kodak
    The use of photographic film was pioneered by George Eastman, who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889. His first camera, which he called the "Kodak," was first offered for sale in 1888.

  • First Color Instant Film

    First Color Instant Film
    The first color instant film is first developed by Kodak.

  • First Camera Phone

    First Camera Phone
    The world's first commercial camera phone, the Sharp J-SH04. It was released in Japan in 2001.

  • Camera Improvements

    Camera Improvements

  • Cameras Today

    Cameras Today
    Development throughout time