The History of the Camera

  • Invention of the Camera

    Invention of the Camera
    The first camera was invented by Johann Zahn in 1685. The first kind of camera was called camera obscura. Camera obscura was originally created by the ancient chinease and the ancient greeks. They used a pinhole or lens to project the upside-down image.
  • The first colored photograph

    The first colored photograph
    In 1855 the first colored photograph was planned out by James Clerk Maxwell. But, then the first actual colored photograph was taken by Thomas Sutton in 1861. But, many people after that began to build off there ideas, and yet we believe that people still are trying to improve upon colored photography.
  • Creation of geletin dry plates

    The gelatin dry plate was invented in 1871. It was invented by Richard Leach Maddox. The gelatin dry plate is a a glass plate coated with a kind of gelatin. Gelatin dry plate helps project the image much quicker.
  • The invention of film

    The invention of film
    The photographic film was created by George Eastman. He started manufacturing paper film in 1885. His first camera was called the Kodak.It was offered for sale in 1888. It was a very simple black box camera.
  • Instant Cameras

    Instant Cameras
    In 1948 an entirely new kind of camera appeared on the market. This was the polaroid model 95. It was the world's first instant picture camera. It was created by Edwin Land. The instant camera would process the picture and finish the print in under a minute.
  • Digital Camera

    Digital Camera
    Digital Cameras are different because they don't have to use film. Insted they use a digital sensor that captures the digital photo on a digital memory card. Most of the digital cameras are in mobile phones today
  • 2013 Sony DSC-W360 camera

    2013 Sony DSC-W360 camera
    Now, in 2013, we have a great kind of camera. This camera is called the Sony DSC-W360. This camera has 14.1 mega pixels. With great zoom, this camera is very advanced.
  • Future prediction of the camera

    In the future, we think there will be a type of glasses that you will wear. These glasses are very high-tech. It works like this. When you tap the side of the glasses, the glasses will suddenly snap a picture of what you are looking at. So then, later on, when you need to remember something, you will always have the picture in your head.