Evolution of Camera & It’s Impact to the World

By : Ainin Sofiya & Nik Addam

IntroductionWHAT IS A CAMERA ?

According to Wikipedia:

A camera is a device that records/stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura (Latin for "dark chamber"), an early mechanism for projecting images. The modern camera evolved from the camera obscura.The still camera takes one photo each time the user presses the shutter button. A typical movie camera continuously takes 24 film frames per second as long as the user holds down the shutter button, or until the shutter button is pressed a second time.

From its inception, the camera has been instrumental in the recording of still images from then-present surroundings, and further modifications led to the development of motion picture sequences in the late 19th century. Cameras and the exhibition of camera-captured images are widely used in both professional and consumer settings in the 21st century for both mass and interpersonal communication purposes.

IntroductionWHAT IS A CAMERA ?

According to Wikipedia:

A camera is a device that records/stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura (Latin for "dark chamber"), an early mechanism for projecting images. The modern camera evolved from the camera obscura.The still camera takes one photo each time the user presses the shutter button. A typical movie camera continuously takes 24 film frames per second as long as the user holds down the shutter button, or until the shutter button is pressed a second time.

From its inception, the camera has been instrumental in the recording of still images from then-present surroundings, and further modifications led to the development of motion picture sequences in the late 19th century. Cameras and the exhibition of camera-captured images are widely used in both professional and consumer settings in the 21st century for both mass and interpersonal communication purposes.

In short,A camera is

anything that can record/store

images.

The EvolutionLet’s start with the first set of slides

1

HOW IT WORKED :

Obscura ( 11th century- ? )

The light from an object (A) passes through a pinhole, which shows up in the camera obscura’s other side as an inverted image (B).

The very first TRUE CAMERA

Is the Daguerreotype

( 1830s+ )

Which uses a special copper plate to capture the light from the image.The only problem is :

Is the Daguerreotype

( 1830s+ )

Which uses a special copper plate to capture the light from the image.The only problem is :

It takes up to 15 minutes of

EXPOSURE to fully capture the image.

Makes you feel sorry for these guys

Then the EMULSION PLATES were INVENTED.

( 1850s+ )

Which only takes 2-3 seconds of exposure time.

They had to be made on the spot though

So DRY PLATES were born.

( 1850s+ )

which can be stored for future use.

These cameras were

BIG

The world needed

PORTABLE CAMERAS

( 1880s+ )

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Eastman

The 35MM FILM ( 1913+ )

Became the STANDARD for

cameras and still being used

NOW

UR-LEICA ( 1914 )

The FIRST 35mm film camera

Over 30 years later …

POLAROID CAMERAS were born ( 1947 )

Which created …

INSTANT IMAGES

SLR cameras were created ( 1948 )

Which were the FIRST WYSIWYG

( what you see is what you get )

CAMERAS

DIGITAL CAMERAS( 1991 )

Which have greatly CHANGED the way camera work

How Camera Changes the World

Help the public in a journalist

sense

Daily life was documented, allowing for

photographs of families and

special moments

Radically changed society’s

conception of advertisements

How Camera Changes the World

Security were upgraded at another level

The existence of anti-social

peopleSelfie culture were invented

ConclusionAfter all these years of advancement, cameras now have superb power, portability and are packed with numerous features to allow us to shoot a moment and share it with the world in a matter of seconds.Moreover, now billions of people have a camera with them and are capturing their best moments every day. It has become a part of our daily life.

References

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