2. 1727
The discovery that silver nitrate changes
Johann Heinrich Schulz discovered that a substance called silver
nitrate would change colour when exposed to light. This paved the
way for the first pictures to be taken and processed
3. 1814
The camera obscura is developed
Joseph Niepce developed the camera obscura and took the first
photo with it. It wasn't ideal, though, because it took 8 hours of light
exposure to make a picture, and the picture faded with time.
4. 1837
The Daguerreotype was invented
Louis Daguerre invented a new way to take pictures. It only needed
30 minutes of light exposure, and the image didn't fade with time.
5. 1841
Making multiple copies possible
William Henry Talbot developed the Calotype process. This made it
possible to make multiple copies of the same picture.
6. 1851
Taking pictures gets easier
With the new Collodion process, cameras only needed a few seconds
of light exposure to make a picture.
7. 1871
Film is made easier to handle
Up until this time pictures had to be developed immediately after
being taken. Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry plate
silver bromide process, which made it possible to take a picture and
develop it later.
8. 1888
The invention of the roll-film camera
George Eastman invented the first roll-film camera.
9. 1948
The Polaroid camera is marketed
The Polaroid allowed people to take a photo and have it developed
immediately, right from the camera.
10. 1963
Colored film is introduced
Polaroid came out with the first coloured film.
11. 1974
The first digital camera is developed
The Sasson Company built the first digital camera.
12. 1980
The first consumer camcorder is released
Sony put out the first consumer camcorder, allowing people to
record their memories in real time.
13. 1984 The first digital camera is marketed
Canon put out the first digital camera for the public, which was later
improved by Pixar.
14. 1990
The first camera phones (1990's)
The camera phone technology was first used in Japan, but it quickly
spread around the world.
15. 2001
The Easy Share camera comes into play
Kodak put out their Easy Share digital camera, which made it easy to
snap pictures and download them to the computer.
16. 2012
Wireless cameras are developed
Kodak put out cameras that didn't have to be connected to a
computer in order to download and share the pictures.
