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Joseph Nicephore Niepce used a sliding wooden box to take photographs in 1826. Charles and Vincent Chevalier in Paris created this early predecessor of Mr. Wolcott's invention. This sliding box could capture images by using a mixture of silver and chalk exposed under a light source. Johann Heinrich Schultz discovered this silver and chalk method in 1724 http://photography.lovetoknow.com/First_Camera_Invented
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Joseph Niepce developed the camera obscura and took the first photo with it. It wasn't ideal, though, because it took 8 hours of light exposure to make a picture, and the picture faded with time http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32
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Louis Daguerre invented a new way to take pictures. It only needed 30 minutes of light exposure, and the image didn't fade with time. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
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With the new Collodion process, cameras only needed a few seconds of light exposure to make a pictures http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
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Up until this time pictures had to be developed immediately after being taken. Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate silver bromide process, which made it possible to take a picture and develop it later. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
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The Polaroid allowed people to take a photo and have it developed immediately, right from the camera. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
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Sony put out the first consumer camcorder, allowing people to record their memories in real time. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
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Kodak put out cameras that didn't have to be connected to a computer in order to download and share the pictures. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/
