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What was the first commercially available camera?

Question #151118. Asked by BigTriviaDawg.
Last updated May 17 2024.
Originally posted May 17 2024 8:03 PM.

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About 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first permanent photograph.
The first photographic camera developed for commercial manufacture was a daguerreotype camera, built by Alphonse Giroux in 1839.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera
The use of photographic film was pioneered by George Eastman, who started manufacturing paper film in 1885 before switching to celluloid in 1889. His first camera, which he called the "Kodak," was first offered for sale in 1888.
link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera

Response last updated by psnz on May 17 2024.
May 17 2024, 8:06 PM
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