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The Pinhole Camera
A Chinese philosopher observed rays of light falling on the walls of a room through a pinhole made on the opposite side, he saw everything upside down. He was fascinated by this, he researched and reached the conclusion that light travels in a straight line. This was the building block for modern cameras and photography -
The Daguerreotype Camera
The Chinese philosopher's method of project an inverted pictures through pinhole was amazing but there was no way to store the end result which made it useless.
However, in the year 1839 Louis Daguerre, a French artist developed a process to actually store image forever on a copper plate treated with chemicals. This was the first time an item was made to be light sensitive and be able to store and capture information. -
The Reise Camera
Back then, everyone wanted camera but they were big, bulky, unattractive boxes. In 1900, The Reise Camera changed it all. This was the first portable camera.It was extremely light weight compared to other models on the market, this was for the people who were looking to travel and shoot photos. -
The Leica I
This is pretty much the modern camera that we use today.This set the stage for all of the new brands -
Polaroid Model 95
More and more new cameras were being launched in the market, the camera became a household object everywhere. It was a time consuming job to take a photo and develop the final photo. Polaroid recognized this problem and decided to compress this problem into a matter of seconds. Then the Polaroid Model 95 came out. This camera printed a special paper supplied by Polaroid itself in minutes.
At this point, instant photography was a reality. -
Fuji Quicksnap
Fujifilm, a film and camera making company completely shattered that barrier by inventing the world’s first single use disposable camera, the Fuji QuickSnap. The camera cost only $4 and can capture up to 27 shots. Once the film was taken out and the photos developed, these cameras were nothing but a good toy for your kid. Even though this computer wasn't really developed, the price was good. -
Apple iPhone
When the Apple iPhone came out, the digital cameras in cell phones got a new life. The camera had brand new technology and made great photos. -
NOW
High-end cameras such as the Canon EOS 1D-C have superb image quality and record at 4K resolution. Who thought that a compact camera like this could actually offer movie quality video recording and could actually have the potential to replace the huge movie cameras we are accustomed to?
