Important Technical Events in Photography from 1990-2003 (Film and Cameras)

By krissy.mayes
  • 1990

    1990

    Adobe Photoshop Released.
  • 1991

    1991

    Kodak DCS-100, first digital SLR
  • 1992

    1992

    Kodak introduces the Photo CD, the first method of storing digital images to become available to the general public; JPEG, a compression standard for storing and sending photographic images over the Internet, is described in a paper published in "IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics."
  • 1999

    1999

    Nikon D1 SLR, 2.74 megapixel for $6000, first ground-up DSLR design by a leading manufacturer.
  • 2000

    2000

    Camera phone introduced in Japan.
  • 2001

    2001

    Polaroid goes bankrupt.
  • 2003

    2003

    Four-Thirds standard for compact digital SLRs introduced with the Olympus E-1; Canon Digital Rebel introduced for less than $1000.