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The history of photography is full of fascinating moments where the imagination, creativity, and knowledge of inventors mad this great art possible.
1814. With the use of camera obscure, Joseph Niece tries to capture the first image or negative. He used silver chloride.
1839. Louis Daguerre is able to get permanent photographs with good details.
1851. Frederic Archer works on the collodion process to reduce the exposition of light to 3 seconds.
1868. Louis Ducos develop the principle of three colors applied to photography to get colored photos.
1888. Eastman Kodak patents the camera that uses film.
1898-1900. Kodak produces two commercial cameras for massive consumption: the Folding pocket and the Brownie.
1927. The flashbulb for modern cameras in invented by General Electric. A great step top capture images at night.
1948. Polaroid cameras enter the market.
1978. The autofocus camera is launched by Konica.
2000. The J-phone allows a mobile phone to take pictures.
2009. The first 3D is launched commercially by Fuji.