1814
The first photographic imaged was achieved by Joseph Nicephore Niepce with the camera obscura. The image required 8 hours of light exposure to develop.

1837
The first image that need only 30 minutes of light exposure and did not fade was produced by Louis Jacques Daguerre.

1888
     One of the first cameras that was manufactured and sold to customers was made by George Eastman. He called his camera Kodak and sold it for 25 dollars.

1926
Edwin Herbert Land invents the Polaroid camera by aligning crystals in a plastic sheet. He was only 19.

1994
The Quick Take 100 Camera made by Apple is one of the first digital cameras to be sold to consumers.

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