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Chinese philosopher Mozi and later Aristotle described the camera obscura, a device that projected images through a small hole. It helped explain light and vision but could not record images. -
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first permanent photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras. The exposure took about 8 hours. -
The French Academy of Sciences announced Louis Daguerre’s photographic process, marking photography’s official public introduction. -
The daguerreotype process was released to the world. It produced highly detailed images on silver-coated copper plates and became the first commercial photography method. -
William Henry Fox Talbot patented the calotype process, introducing negatives and allowing multiple copies from one image. -
Frederick Scott Archer developed the wet plate process, improving image quality and reducing exposure time. -
George Eastman released the first Kodak camera with roll film, making photography accessible to the general public. -
The Brownie camera was released for $1, allowing everyday people to take photographs easily. -
Kodak introduced Kodachrome, the first successful color film for widespread use. -
Edwin Land released the first Polaroid camera, allowing photos to develop in minutes. -
Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera at Kodak. It weighed 8 pounds and recorded black-and-white images. -
The Kodak DCS-100, the first commercially available digital camera, was released. -
The Sharp J-SH04, the first mobile phone with a built-in camera, was released in Japan. -
Smartphones with high-quality cameras became common, changing photography through social media. -
Artificial intelligence became widely used in photography for image enhancement, filters, facial recognition, and editing.