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The First Camera is Invented!
The Brownie Camera was made in 1850 and they only cost a dollar! They were created by Eastman Kodak. -
The Brownie Folding Camera was Invented
While the majority of Brownie cameras were low cost box models, a limited number of folding cameras were made. Most of these were made between 1904 and 1926, The later models having the autographic feature. They had little or no variation in lens or shutter options. -
The First Canon Camera was Invented!
The Hansa Canon was invented in February 1936. Someone named Nippon Kogaku was responsible for making the lens, the lens mount, the optical system of viewfinder and the rangefinder mechanism. But Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory was responsible for making the main body of the camera. -
The Button Camera is Invented
The cameras of the 1950s were much larger than those we see today and because you could not see how the photo would look before developing them. So you had to trust your instincts and photography skills. -
The Instamatic Camera is invented!
The Instamatic camera was an inexpensive, easy-to-load camera made by Kodak in 1963. The Instamatic was immensely successful, introducing a generation to low-cost photography. The lead designer for the Instamatic program was Dean M. Peterson. -
The EasyShare Z915 is released!
Kodak released a new digital camera called the EasyShare Z915. It was demonstrated at the stand of Kodak at the International Exhibition of RMA in 2009 in Las Vegas.
