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Picture Perfect: History of the Camera

  • Johann Zahn: The First Camera

    Johann Zahn: The First Camera
    In 1685 Johann Zahn invented a design for the first handheld reflex camera.
  • Joseph Nicephore Niepce: First Picture Taken

    Joseph Nicephore Niepce: First Picture Taken
    The first photograph was clicked by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in the year 1814.
  • A World Filled with color

    A World Filled with color
    Color photos created using a subtractive color process, known as Kodachrome film.
  • Everything's Here in an Instant

    Everything's Here in an Instant
    Polaroid introduces instant image development.
  • Going Digital

    Going Digital
    Steven Sasson invents the first digital camera and receives a U.S. patent.
  • Brand New

    Brand New
    The first phone with a camera.