Digital Photography History Shack Guide
Digital Photography History Began With Capturing Images For Navigation
By Jane Lovell
It may be said, that digital photography history began
in December 1975, when the very first digital camera
image was captured. This is a fairly long time ago,
because most people did not know what a digital camera
was, as recently as the year 2000.
The image that was taken more than thirty years ago,
was a picture in black and white. Since most people
are now familiar with megapixels, that first image was
0.001 megapixels. This means approximately 10,000 pixels.
The Beginnings Of Digital Photography History
It has been established, before the first eight pound
digital camera was manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company,
the concept has been floating around the photography
community for more than a decade.
Now for those of you who thought that the race into
space brought nothing of value for the rest of the world,
then the idea of digital image acquisition was to help
navigate spaceships, may surprise you. The low-resolution
images of stars can tell computers where the spaceship
should be directing its position in space.
Fuji Produces A True Digital Camera
The first true digital camera was built around 1988,
although with the best knowledge of developments in
technology, the time of occurrence is not completely
certain.
The first digital camera was a Fuji product that has
never been marketed in the States and never really hit
a big market at all. This camera recorded data on a
16 MB memory card, which in contrast to modern memory
cards, you needed a battery to store information.
Logitech Cameras With CCD Technology
It was not until 1990 that a digital camera has been
made commercially available. This unit came from Logitech
and it uses CCD technology, a bit like most devices
today.
A year later, Kodak began marketing a version of their
digital camera. These cameras used existing SLR bodies
with Kodak digital backs. Most of them were Nikons.
The First Digital Cameras
The first digital cameras did not have all the bells
and whistles present in modern digital cameras. For
example, the first flash cards used in a digital camera
does not appear until a Kodak model came out in 1996.
Only a year before that, the Liquid Crystal Display(LCD)
was included in a Casio . Then there is the fully-fledged
digital SLR, the one from a major player in the camera
business is the Nikon digital camera that came in 1999,
cost $6000 and was just shy of 3 megapixels.
Popularity Increased In 2001
Commercial push of digital cameras came in the early
21st century. They slowly gained popularity by the year
2001, increasing in the years 2002 and 2003, but they
were still rare.
At that time, a point and shoot camera would cost more
than $500 with 2 or 3 megapixels, and a large memory
card had 128mb.
The Slow End Of Film Cameras
Shortly after that, although digital cameras actually
began to outsell film cameras and in 2005 it was hard
to find point and shoot film cameras at all.
The full impact of digital photography history may
have come full circle with the achievement of popular
use of digital cameras from 2005-2009, a time where
the film manufacturers closed factories and production
lines.
Modern Digital Cameras
It all started with capturing images for spaceship
navigation, progressed to the 12 Megapixel digital cameras
of today, with many bells and whistles to review your
options and please almost every photographic need. These
modern digital cameras range from the point and shoot
consumer digital cameras to the professional standard
digital cameras.
The modern age of digital cameras has seen an explosion
in new technological developments since the beginnings
of digital photography history.
About the Author:
Jane Lovell has written a number of articles on digital photography including
Photography Backdrop,
Boudoir Photography,
Photographer School,
Portrait Photography,
Still Photography,
Amateur Photography,
Photography Tips,
Mini Digital Camera,
Photography Studio.
Keep a lookout for more articles coming soon.
More Photography Facts....
Photography is a growing business. Thanks to modern technology
making photography easier through digital cameras. Breaking
into the photography field can be more than just a hobby.
It can be a full-time occupation with very rewarding
results.
Weddings, senior pictures and baby pictures are always
in demand and for consumers, more photographers means
a wider range to choose from.
It is not just portraits of blushing brides or smiling
babies either. Photojournalism and stock photographs
are in high demand as well.
Do not let life just pass you by if you find yourself
in a dead end job that you hate. Photography is a career
field that is always in need of new lenses and a fresh
eye for capturing those special moments or unique shots.
As demand increases, so too does the need for photographers.
It can be a part-time job or can be turned into a career
that you love.
If given the choice, most people would prefer to have
an occupation that they love. If you think back to childhood,
you can remember the all important question "What
do you want to be when you grow up?"
Unfortunately many individuals find themselves in careers
that are less than desirable and far from what they
always wanted to do. If you always wanted to try photography
when you were younger, take heart and know that it is
not an impossibility.
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