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May 13, 1500
The First Pinhole Camera
The first pinhole camera (also called the Camera Obscura) was invented by Alhazen (Ibn Al-Haytham). Click here to go to link -
The Daguerreotype Camera
The Daguerreotype Camera was announced by the French Academy of Sciences. One of these inventions is now the world’s most expensive cameras. Click here to go to link -
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Polaroid Camera
Edwin Land invented the Polaroid camera which could take a picture and print it in about one minute. click here to go to link -
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First point-and-shoot
Konica introduces the first point-and-shoot, autofocus camera Konica C35 AF. It was named “Jasupin”. click here to go to link -
Analog electronic camera
Recorded pixel signals continuously, as videotape machines did. click here to go to link -
World's first camera phone
In Japane Sharp’s J-SH04 introduced the world’s first camera phone. click here to go to link -
Full Frame Camera
The Canon EOS 5D is launched. This is first consumer-priced full-frame digital SLR with a 24x36mm CMOS sensor. click here to go to link -
The Candid Camera
The first 35mm still camera (candid camera) developed by Oskar Barnack of German Leica Camera. click here to go to link
