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The word camera comes from the latin phrase “camera obscura,” which translates to “dark chamber.”

The first one to record the concept of “camera obscura” was a Han Chinese philosopher Mozi.

The first semi-successful photograph ever was made in 1816 by Nicéphore Niépce, using a camera he created and a piece of paper that was coated with silver chloride.

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The next revolution came with the release of digital cameras. The first ever digital camera was designed by Kodak in 1975. It weighed 8 pounds and was able to record black and white photos at the resolution of 0.01 MP. We’ve definitely came a long way since then. In 1986, Kodak teamed up with Canon to release the first DSLR camera ever. It used a 1.3 MP image sensor developed by Kodak and Canon F-1 film SLR body.

The first ever color photograph was taken in 1861 by a physicist James Clark Maxwell. It wasn’t until the invention of photographic film that cameras and photography started gaining traction.

The oldest known photograph with a human in the shot dates back to 1838. It was taken in Paris.

During the 1990s and 2000s, numerous camera manufacturers entered the DSLR market, including Canon, Fuji, Pentax, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, Sigma and more.

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