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Johann Zahn creates a box form of the camera obscura
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Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre creates the first daguerreotype camera
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Marie Van Brittan Brown invents the security camera
Brown, who was a nurse, invented a system that she could operate from her bedroom that showed camera images of her front door. -
Steven Sasson invents the first digital camera
The camera weight 8 pounds and had poor resolution. -
Fairchild Imaging Systems create the first night vision camera
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Polaroid releases the first Electronic Imaging Camera
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Sony releases the first Electronic Still Video Camera (MAVICA)
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Sony releases the first camcorder
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Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky create the first webcam
Dr. Strafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky originally created the webcam to check on coffee levels without having to get up. -
Samsung releases the first camera phone (SCH-V200)
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Nick Woodman invents the GoPro
Mr. Woodman created the GoPro because he wanted a camera that he could wear in the water to be able to document his surfing experiences. -
Panasonic announce the Lumix LX100
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Canon announces the PowerShot G7 X II digital camera
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Fujifilm release the X100F digital camera
