The History of the Camera

  • The first "Camera Obscura"
    300 BCE

    The first "Camera Obscura"

    Known Record First Documented by Mozi, A Han Chinese Philosopher in 4th Century BCE
  • Period: 300 BCE to 1502

    300 BC - 1502 AD

    The timespan between the first documentation and the first application
  • The First Application of Camera Obscura
    1502

    The First Application of Camera Obscura

    Although this was the first camera, It couldn't permanently capture pictures
  • Period: 1502 to

    The first photography camera

    The first application to the first Actual Camera
  • The first ACTUAL camera

    The first ACTUAL camera

    In 1816, a french inventor by the name of Nicéphore Niepcé invented the first Actual Camera
  • Period: to

    1816 - 1833

    From the first camera to the first public photography process
  • The first available photography process

    The first available photography process

    The Daguerreotype was invented by Niepcé’s partner, Louise Daguerre. He solved the photography process and made the first photographic process
  • Period: to

    1833 - 1888

    From the photographic process to the Kodak!
  • The Kodak Camera

    The Kodak Camera

    In 1888, George Eastman Invented the Kodak. A glass-shattering camera because it used celluloid film
  • Period: to

    The Kodak To The Poloroid

    From Eastman's to Land's
  • The Poloroid

    The Poloroid

    On February 21, Edward Land made one of the most popular cameras to date