Digital Photography
5th- 4th B.C.- Chinese and Greek philosophers
described the basic principles of optics and the
camera.
1664-1666
Isaac Newton discovered that white light is
composed of different colors.
1727
Thomas Wedgwood
discovered that silver nitrate
darkened upon exposure to
light.
1794
First Panorama opens, the
forerunner of the movie
house invented by Robert
Barker.
1814
Joseph Niepce achieved the first photographic image
(permanent photograph) using an early device for
projecting real-life imagery called a camera obscura
in 400 BC until the early 1800s. However, the image
required eight hours of light exposure and later
faded.
The camera obscura is
commonly considered the
first and predecessor to film
cameras. Camera obscura,
Latin for “dark room, " is a
natural phenomenon that
projects an image through
a small hole or lens.
1839
The invention of the daguerreotype by Louis
Jacques Mandé Daguerre is announced in Paris .
Daguerreotype Process: The daguerreotype process involved
exposing a silver-coated copper plate to iodine vapors to
create light-sensitive silver iodide. The plate was then exposed
to light in a camera, and after exposure, it was developed
using mercury vapor. The result was a unique and detailed
image on a highly reflective surface
The Daguerreotype Camera: Early
Photography
1841
William Henry Talbots(British scientist) patents the
Calotype process, the first negative-positive process
making possible the first multiple copies.
1843
The first advertisement with a photograph is
published in Philadelphia by the Langenheim
brothers.
1851
Frederick Scott Archer invented the Collodion process
so that images required only two or three seconds of
light exposure.
1859
The panoramic camera, called the Sutton, is patented.
1861
Oliver Wendell Holmes invented the stereoscope
viewer.
1880
Eastman Dry Plate Company is founded.
1884
George Eastman (American) invents flexible,
paper-based photographic film.
1888
Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera.
Kodak’s camera would
capture negatives in
fractions of a second,
significantly faster than
older inventions in
the history of the camera.
The original Kodak camera was so popular that the
company became one of the largest American
companies, which helped them continue to
innovate new camera options including the
historical Kodak Brownie in 1900.
1865
Photographs and photographic negatives are added to
protected works under copyright law.
1871
Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate
silver bromide process, which means negatives no
longer had to be developed immediately.
1913/1914
First 35mm still camera is developed.
1927
General Electric invents the modern flash bulb.
1932
First light meter with photoelectric cell is introduced.
1935
Eastman Kodak markets Kodachrome film.
1941
Eastman Kodak introduces Kodacolor negative film.
1942
Chester Carlson receives a patent for electric photography (xerography).
1948
Edwin Land launches and markets the Polaroid camera.
1954
Eastman Kodak introduces high-speed Tri-X film.
35mm Film: Portability and Polaroid Camera: Instant
Versatility Gratification
1960
EG&G develops extreme-depth underwater cameras
for U.S. Navy.
1963
Polaroid introduces the instant color film.
1968
Photograph of the Earth is taken from the moon. The
photograph, Earthrise, is considered one of the most
influential environmental photographs ever taken.
Earthrise photograph was captured by Astronaut
William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on
Dec 24, 1968.
1973
Polaroid introduces one-step instant photography with the SX-70
camera.
1977
Pioneers George Eastman and Edwin Land are inducted into the
National Inventors Hall of Fame.
1978
Konica introduces the first point-and-shoot autofocus camera.
1980
Sony demonstrates first consumer camcorder for capturing
moving picture.
1984
Canon demonstrates first digital electronic still camera.
1985
Pixar introduces the digital imaging processor.
1990
Eastman Kodak announces Photo Compact Disc as a
digital image storage medium.
1999
Kyocera Corporation introduces the VP-210 Visual
Phone, the world's first mobile phone with built-in
camera for recording videos and still photos.
Digital Camera Dycam Model in 1990 released
by Logitech
VP210 Visual Phone
developed in 1999
Japanese companies like Nikon and Canon later
on revolutionized the digital camera industry with
Digital Single-Lens Reflex Cameras (DSLRs).
Along with Fuji and Sony, these digital
SLR brands are still leaders in the digital
camera industry.
Canon EOS 80D EOS Rebel T6
Smartphone Cameras: The Camera in Your
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The Digital Camera
