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In 1814, The first development of a camera was the 'camera obscura', it uses a pinhole to project an image of a scene upside-down onto a viewing surface.
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Louis Jacques Mande Danguerre took the first positive fixed image directly onto a silvered copper plate called a Sheffield plate. It took 30 minutes of exposure time and did not fade.
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William Henry Talbot developed the calotype process that allowed multiple copies to be made.
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Frederick Scott Archer developed a process to shorten exposure time to 2-3 seconds.
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Eastman invented flexible paper printing.
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Kodak Roll Film invented by Eastman.
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Mass produced Browning camera for the public.
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General Electric produced the modern flash bulb. Pictures could now be taken in the dark.
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Edwin Land developes the Polaroid Instant Camera, which produced B&W photos.
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Polaroid introduces instant coloured film.
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Konica develops Auto Focus Camera.
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Pixar develops and releases a digital imaging processor cameras.
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Eastman created a digital storage CD to put photo images on.
