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476 BCE
Mozi's camera
Mozi was a han chinese philosopher who recorded the use of ancient cameras -
Sep 9, 1000
Ibn-al-haytham's notes
ibn al haytham was a physicist wrote a series of influential notes on the subject of the camera in the 11th century -
Camera obscura
The camera obscura was a device that was invented in the 17th century and was used as a drawing aid -
Permanent photographs
the first permanent photographs were taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce -
Silver salts
in the 1830s english scientist henry fox talbot used silver salts in order to fix problems with early photography -
Commercial camera
The first commercial camera was invented in 1839 by alphonse giroux