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Camera Timeline

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  • Camera Obscura (1500)
    1500

    Camera Obscura (1500)

    The first pinhole camera was invented by Ibn Al-Haytham. It is a box with a small hole in it, through which light travels and strikes a reflective surface to project an image in color, upside down.
  • Period: 1500 to

    Evolution of the camera

  • Daguerreotype Camera (1839)

    Daguerreotype Camera (1839)

    By Louis Daguerre is one of the world’s most expensive cameras.
  • The development of images on paper (1840)

    The development of images on paper (1840)

    Was made possible by the invention of the camera by Alexander
  • The panoramic camera (1859)

    The panoramic camera (1859)

  • Kodak roll-film camera (1888)

    Kodak roll-film camera (1888)

    George Eastman, a pioneer in photographic films usage, patented Kodak roll-film camera.
  • The Kodak Brownie Camera by Eastman (1900)

    The Kodak Brownie Camera by Eastman (1900)

  • Candid camera (1913)

    Candid camera (1913)

    The first 35mm still camera by Oskar Barnack.
  • Polaroid camera (1948)

    Polaroid camera (1948)

    Edwin Land invented the Polaroid camera which could take a picture and print it in about one minute.
  • First autofocus camera Konica C35 AF (1978)

    First autofocus camera Konica C35 AF (1978)

  • The world’s first digital electronic still camera (1981)

    The world’s first digital electronic still camera (1981)

  • The disposable camera introduced by Fuji (1986)

    The disposable camera introduced by Fuji (1986)

  • Kodak released the first professional digital camera system (1991)

    Kodak released the first professional digital camera system (1991)

  • The first digital cameras that worked with a home computer (1994-1996))

    The first digital cameras that worked with a home computer (1994-1996))

  • The world’s first camera phone (2000)

    The world’s first camera phone (2000)

  • The canon EOS 5D is launched (2005)

    The canon EOS 5D is launched (2005)