The first portable camera was designed by Johann Zahn in 1685, although the first photo wasn’t taken until 1814 by Joseph Nicephore Niepce. The credit for the invention of the camera is shared between these two.
What did the first cameras look like? They were huge in size and even required several people to operate them. These cameras would take non permanent photographs and the photographer would he to trace out the images after snapping them.
The first digital camera came out in 1975, developed by Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson. He built his prototype from a movie camera and Motorola parts. It required 16 batteries and CCD electronic sensors.
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