Exercise 6

The History of Digital Photography

Developments from the idea of the box camera turned into the point-

and-shoot film cameras most people were using in the 1980’s and

1990’s. These simple cameras also became the initial development

point of disposable cameras and eventually digital camera technology.

Most digital camera technology was developed well before its time.

Later developments, especially in digital photography, began in 1969

with the charge-coupled device (CCD) being invented by Willard Boyle
and George Smith. In 1973, Fairchild Semiconductor released the first
CCD chip. In 1975, Bryce Bayer – from Eastman – Kodak - Developed
color sensor for the CCD Chip. In 1986, the first mega pixel sensor
was introduced by Kodak. Kodak Introduced several new
developments over the next 20 years that led to the digital camera
revolution. Many other point – and – shoot camera makers, such as
Nikon and Canon, also developed technology used today.

Digital Cameras have become all the rage. Developments from all over

the technology field have created what we are now known as the

modern digital camera. The basics of photography and the history

have brought the field to where it is now, and it is only a matter of

time before new developments overshadows the very beginning of

photography’s root.

NAME: ARIANNE B. CABAÑEZ