CAMERAS

First picture taken with the first camera

Jan 1, 1816

The first partially successful photograph of a camera image was made in approximately 1816 by Nicéphore Niépce https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera

The Daguerreotype

Jan 1, 1837

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/

Making multiple copies possible

Jan 1, 1841

William Henry Talbot developed the Calotype process. This made it possible to make multiple copies of the same picture. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

Taking pictures gets easier

Jan 1, 1851

With the new Collodion process, cameras only needed a few seconds of light exposure to make a picture. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

Film is made easier to handle

Jan 1, 1871

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.
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The invention of the roll-film camera

Jan 1, 1888

George Eastman invented the first roll-film camera. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

The Polaroid camera is marketed

Jan 1, 1948

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/

Colored film is introduced

Jan 1, 1963

Polaroid came out with the first colored. film.http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

The first digital camera is developed

Jan 1, 1974

The Sasson Company built the first digital camera. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

The first consumer camcorder is released

Jan 1, 1980

Sony put out the first consumer camcorder, allowing people to record their memories in real time. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

The first camera phones

Jan 1, 1990

The camera phone technology was first used in Japan but quickly spread around the world. http://www.softschools.com/timelines/camera_timeline/32/

The Easy Share camera comes into play

Jan 1, 2001

Kodak put out their Easy Share digital camera, which made it easy to snap pictures and download them to the computer.

Wireless cameras are developed

Dec 17, 2012

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/