1880s-1980s camera history By Austin Holloway May 8, 1880 First half-tone photograph appears in a daily newspaper Mar 25, 1888 First Kodak camera, containing a 20-foot roll of paper Apr 10, 1900 Kodak Brownie box roll-film camera introduced. Feb 25, 1932 Inception of Technicolor for movies Apr 1, 1959 Nikon F introduced. Jun 18, 1972 110-format cameras introduced by Kodak with a 13x17mm frame May 25, 1982 Sony demonstrates Mavica "still video" camera