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The Silver Nitrate is Discovered
Johann Heinrich Schulz discovered a substance called silver nirate that changes color when exposed to light. This made way for pictures to be taken and processed. -
The Camera Obscura is Developed
The camera obscura is the black box around the camera. Joseph Niepce developed it and took the first picture with it. It wasn't an ideal way of taking pictures because it needed to be left out in the light for 8 hours before taking a picture then after the picture was taken it faded away after time. -
The Daguerreotype was invented
The Daguerreotype was invented by Louis Daguerre. This was a much more effecient way to take pictures because it only needed to stay in the light for 30 minutes and the pictures wouldn't fade away after time. -
Making Multiple Copies
Calotype process was developed by William Henry Talbot. This process made it possible to take muliple shots of the same picture. -
Taking Pictures Gets Easier
With the new Collodion process, cameras only needed a few seconds of light exposure to make a picture. -
Handiling Film
Until 1871 pictures had to be developed immediately after they were taken. In 1871 Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate silver bromide process, which made it possible to take pictures then develop them later. -
Roll - Film Camera
George Eastman invented the first roll-film camera. -
The Polariod
The Polariod allows people to take pictures and develop them straight from the camera itself. -
Colored Film
The Polariod came out with colored film. -
The First DIGITAL Camera
The Sasson Company built the first digital camera. -
Camcorders
Sony produced the first camcorder which allowed people to record their memories in real time. -
The First Digital Camera Is Marketed
Canon put out the first digital camera for the public, which was later improved by Pixar. -
The First Camera - Phones
The camera phone technology was first used in Japan, but it quickly spread around the world. -
Easy Share Cameras
Kodak developed Easy Share digital camera, which made it to share pictures and videos on the computer. -
Wireless Cameras
Kodak sold cameras that didn't have to be connected to a computer in order to download and share the pictures. -
