History of Camera

 History of Camera

The history of the camera began even before the introduction of photography.Camera  evolved from the camera obscura through many generations of photographic technology – Daguerreotypes,calotypes ,dry plates,films– to the modern day with digital camera and camera phones. 

Camera obscura:

The camera obscura (from the latin word 'dark room')is a natural optical phenomenon and precursor of the photographic camera.it projects an inverted image of a scene from the other side of a screen or wall through a small aperture onto a surface opposite the opening.It was used as a drawing aid around 1550.

Hasan Ibn Al Haythem

Ibn al haytham was a medieval mathmetician,astronomer and physicist.He is called the 'father of modern optics.Ibn al haytham made a significant contributions to the understanding of the Camera obscura,conducting experiments with light in darkened room with a small opening.

Louis Daguerre

He was a french scientist,artist and photographer ,recognized for his invention of eponymous daguerreotype process of photography.He became known as one of the father of photography.

Daguerrreotype: