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Pinhole Camera: where it all began
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Pinhole Camera: where it all began
When Mozi, a Chinese philosopher observed rays of light falling on the walls of a darkened room through a pinhole made on the opposite side, he saw the world outside as upside down. Mozi was fascinated by this fact, and upon proper research he reached the conclusion that since light travels in a straight line, thus such a phenomenon take place in nature. This was the building block for modern cameras and photography. https://onextrapixel.com/evolution-of-the-camera/ -
The First Permanent Photograph
The First Photograph, or more specifically, the world's first permanent photograph from nature, was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France. Niépce's invention represents the origin of today's photography, film, and other media arts.
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The Daguerreotype Camera
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The Daguerrerotype Camera
In the year 1839 Louis Daguerre, a French artist developed a process to actually store the projected image forever on a shiny mirror finished copper plate treated with chemicals. This was the first time an object was made to be light sensitive to capture information on it and store it forever by treating it with chemicals. Daguerre made the process public in return for a lifetime pension, and this process paved the way for the film cameras that we have used in the past. -
The Reise Camera
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The Reise Camera
Cameras were one thing everyone wanted back then, but the only thing coming between these devices and photographers was the fact that cameras were bulky, heavy and unattractive boxes.
In the year 1900, The Reise Camera changed it all. This was the world’s first truly portable camera, with its ability to be folded into a compact shape and being extremely light weight as compared to other models available on the market, this was the thing for people who were looking to travel and shoot photos. -
The Leica 1
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The Leica 1
You may have heard of 35mm films, the standard format for film photography for decades. Leica I was the first compact camera that packed a superb f/3.5 lens and was able to shoot photos on 35mm films.
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Polaroid Model 95
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The Polaroid Model 95
Cameras became a household object everywhere. But, the whole process of taking a photo and developing the final photograph from the negatives was a tedious and time consuming job. A company named Polaroid recognized this problem and decided to compress this whole process into a matter of seconds. With this camera photographers could just take a shot and get the photo printed on a special paper supplied by Polaroid itself in minutes. Instant photography was now a reality. -
Polaroid Cameras
This was one of the first ways that people could see their instant pictures, but the pictures wouldn't always turn out the way they expected them to.
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Digital Cameras
The creation of the video recorder allowed people to create still images from tv & save them in a digital format on magnetic tape. By 1956, these devices were used throughout the television industry. They made used a Charged Coupled Device, or CCD, to determine the color of an image and its intensity. CCD sensors are still being used in security cameras because of their reliability. Later, in the 1960s, NASA started using digital signals to receive photographs from their satellites and probes. -
Kodak Digital Camera
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Kodak Digital Camera
Cameras have moved from bulky boxes to portable ones, and the lengthy process of developing a photo has been zipped to a few minutes.
However, in the year 1975, Steven Sasson of Kodak, developed the world’s first digital camera. It was a modified version of a Nikon SLR, coupled with a digital CCD sensor used to capture light information, and a tape recorder meant for storing the processed photograph. -
Digital Cameras
The first true digital camera was created in 1986 by Kodak. They quickly began working on a commercial version, and in 1991, Kodak and Nikon released the first professional digital camera, the Nikon F-3. Within several years, Apple, Casio, and Sony had all released consumer-level cameras.
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Fuji Quicksnap
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Fuji Quicksnap
Fujifilm, a film and camera making company completely shattered that barrier by inventing the world’s first single use disposable camera, the Fuji QuickSnap.
Each of these cameras were worth only $4, and could capture 27 shots with its inbuilt film supplied by Fujifilm. Once the film was taken out and the photos developed, these cameras were nothing but a good toy for your kid. -
Sharp-J-SH04
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Sharp-J-SH04
There was no doubt that cameras were getting smaller, more advanced and even digital as days were passing by, but how compact one could have imagined a camera to be back then?
Apparently small enough to fit on a cell phone and take pictures on the go.
This was the world’s first cell phone with an inbuilt digital camera, and it paved the way for today’s cell phones which boast high quality digital cameras on their back. -
Apple IPhone
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Apple IPhone
With the invention of a revolutionary smartphone, the Apple iPhone in the year 2007, digital cameras in cell phones got a new life.
The iPhone camera had superb imaging technology and delivered great photos in every lighting condition.
It was capable enough to give traditional point and shoot digital cameras a run for their money, and turbo charged the growth of tiny cameras. -
GoPro HD HERO
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GoPro HD HERO
While everyone else was focusing on creating cameras that were to be used to capture indoor and outdoor moments by regular customers, GoPro was trying to develop something for the people who were more adventurous and were looking forward to capture their adventurous moments.
With HD HERO, GoPro introduced a camera that was able to shoot videos at 1080p and could be taken along with you on mountain biking, surfing or any other adventurous sport that you can think of. -
Now
High-end DSLRs such as the Canon EOS 1D-C offer superb image quality and video recording at 4K resolution in a compact body. Who thought that a compact camera like this could actually offer movie quality video recording and could actually have the potential to replace the huge movie cameras we are accustomed to? -
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This little camera would be attached anywhere and would transmit captured photos wirelessly to nearby devices instantly. Just imagine how cool would that be?
It would solve the problem of carrying a bulky DSLR to places, when you could have a coin sized DSLR right inside your pocket.
Though there isn’t any official development going on for this idea, let’s hope it becomes a reality. And if it does, this will be a major leap for the photographic industry.
