History of Cameras

  • 1500

    Camera Obscura

    Camera Obscura
    The first ever pinhole camera. Invented by Ibn Al-Haytham. This camera was originally used to observe solar activity.
  • The Daguerreotype Camera

    The Daguerreotype Camera
    Announced by French Academy of Sciences, and is now the world's most expensive camera.
  • Camera by Alexander Wolcott

    Camera by Alexander Wolcott
    First American patent issued in photography. First photography shop also opened by Wolcott in New York.
  • The Panoramic Camera

    The Panoramic Camera
    Patented by Thomas Sutton.
  • Stereoscope Viewer

    Stereoscope Viewer
    Invented by Oliver Wendell Holmes
  • Kodak Roll-Film Camera

    Kodak Roll-Film Camera
    Patented by George Eastman
  • Raisecamera

    Raisecamera
    The most desirable travel camera for landscape photographers
  • Polaroid Camera

    Polaroid Camera
    Invented by Edwin Land. Can take a photo and print it in about 1 minute.
  • Sony Mavica

    Sony Mavica
    First digital electronic still camera.
  • Camera Phone

    Camera Phone
  • Canon EOS 5D

    Canon EOS 5D
  • Sony Alpha 7 Series

    Sony Alpha 7 Series
    mirrorless camera
  • Canon EOS-1D X Mark III next-gen flagship

    Canon EOS-1D X Mark III next-gen flagship
    true hybrid of mirrorless and DSLR technology