The Evolution of the Camera

The EVOLUTION of the CAMERA 1500 CAMERA OBSCURA Used a pinhole to project erse image when light passed through the 1839 aperture DAGUERREOTYPE CAMERA First publicly announced photographic process and the first to come into widespread use 1844 THE MEGASKOP First camera to take a panoramic image 1900 THE KODAK BROWNIE 1900 Popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot THE RAISECAMERA The first light-weight portable camera 1925 THE LEICA I First compact camera to use 35mm film 1947 THE DUAFLEX First compact SLR with adapted eye level viewfinder 1947 POLAROID MODEL 95 Polaroid photography invented 1975 THE KODAK DIGITAL CAMERA Recorded black and white images on a cassette tape 1986 THE QUICKSNAP The disposable camera invented by Fuji 1991 KODAK DCS SLR 2000 First professional digital camera for sale in the US for $13,00o SHARP J-SHO4 The first camera phone Content Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/Photography.htm http://photodoto.com/camera-history-timeline/ http://www.ehow.com/about_5283347_panoramic-camera-introduced.html easy CANVAS PRINTS