History of a Camera Digital Photography
Camera Obscura (mid-1500s) The camera obscura was a lightproof box with a pinhole (later lens were used) on one side and a translucent screen on the other. This screen was used for tracing by the artists of the inverted image transmitted through the pinhole. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera
Pinhole Camera (4th Century) A pinhole camera is a very simple camera with no lens and a single very small aperture. The idea of this type of camera has been around as early as the 4th Century. There have been many different versions of a pinhole camera–-- homemade and commercial.
Daguerreotype Camera (1800s) The process of capturing photographic images that would not fade away, introduced by Daguerre came to be known as the ‘daguerreotype’. http://www.fi.edu/pieces/myers/
Dry Plate Camera (1800s) The dry plate camera is a box camera that used gelatin plates to capture photographs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera
Box Camera (1888) The box camera is, with the exception of the pinhole camera, a camera in its simplest form with a simple lens and shutter that is factory-filled with film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_camera
35mm Camera (early 1900s) A 35mm camera is a box camera that uses film negatives to capture photographs after they have been exposed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera
Polaroid/Instant Camera (1948) The instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_camera
Disposable Camera (1986) The disposable or single-use camera is a simple box camera sold with a roll of film installed, meant to be used once. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disposable_camera
Digital Camera (late 1980s) A digital camera is a camera that takes video or still photographs, or both, digitally by recording images via an electronic image sensor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_camera
Digital Camera-1990-Present Day-SLR-Single Lens Reflect Zoom Lens Full Auto/Manual Could use flash Must purchase