Being able to capture images brought the idea of the camera into existence. The ideas for the camera are rooted in early Chinese and Greek history. The first photography was attempted by viewing images through some kind of pin-hole device.
Since the image of a person or animal had a divine significance in the scheme of things, the camera has had something of a theological background. To capture an image was a sacred occupation, and some cultures, such as the Amish, still forbid it to this very day. But the camera has continued to evolve, and today's digital technology has continued that evolution from a long line of more primitive attempts.
The innovators of the past got an inspiration from the technology used in pin-hole camera and gave them the idea to arrest static pictures. But these devices were far from being portable, as they were so huge that a person could stand inside it.
The natural lighting of the sun was employed to let an image in through a pin hole with the first very primitive cameras. That image could be project on to a screen after that, and later they figured out how they might transfer that image to a material on which it could at least be kept for a while.
These sorts of early cameras were really just meant as entertainment. They got a bit more sophisticated when darkening chemicals were understood which would allow the images to be seen when placed under a light. They could also fade very easily though and so were not very permanent. Cameras also got more portable as inventors got more creative.
The discovery of a substance like gelatin that could allow the images to set and stay permanently was a big leap in the evolution of cameras. But there needed to be a quickness of response to go with this new material and imaging, so a mechanical shutter was invented that could easily be triggered to capture the image desired.
The camera was really only the camera we would recognize as a camera today once the first form of film was invented. This was in the nineteenth century and was shaped like a block. It was black and had the same capacity to capture images that would be found in later cameras that we would consider to be much more sophisticated in design.
As the evolution of cameras continued throughout the years, there began to be more different kinds and models to select from, depending upon what you needed it for. Today we have the latest evolution of the device, which is the digital camera. It not only takes pictures but can also take videos very easily and it can take still photos or videos and upload them into a computer or other device so that they can be stored safely and perhaps be shared with others.
Since the image of a person or animal had a divine significance in the scheme of things, the camera has had something of a theological background. To capture an image was a sacred occupation, and some cultures, such as the Amish, still forbid it to this very day. But the camera has continued to evolve, and today's digital technology has continued that evolution from a long line of more primitive attempts.
The innovators of the past got an inspiration from the technology used in pin-hole camera and gave them the idea to arrest static pictures. But these devices were far from being portable, as they were so huge that a person could stand inside it.
The natural lighting of the sun was employed to let an image in through a pin hole with the first very primitive cameras. That image could be project on to a screen after that, and later they figured out how they might transfer that image to a material on which it could at least be kept for a while.
These sorts of early cameras were really just meant as entertainment. They got a bit more sophisticated when darkening chemicals were understood which would allow the images to be seen when placed under a light. They could also fade very easily though and so were not very permanent. Cameras also got more portable as inventors got more creative.
The discovery of a substance like gelatin that could allow the images to set and stay permanently was a big leap in the evolution of cameras. But there needed to be a quickness of response to go with this new material and imaging, so a mechanical shutter was invented that could easily be triggered to capture the image desired.
The camera was really only the camera we would recognize as a camera today once the first form of film was invented. This was in the nineteenth century and was shaped like a block. It was black and had the same capacity to capture images that would be found in later cameras that we would consider to be much more sophisticated in design.
As the evolution of cameras continued throughout the years, there began to be more different kinds and models to select from, depending upon what you needed it for. Today we have the latest evolution of the device, which is the digital camera. It not only takes pictures but can also take videos very easily and it can take still photos or videos and upload them into a computer or other device so that they can be stored safely and perhaps be shared with others.
