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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

History of the Mobile Camera

Land Camera

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"Polaroids and Instant Cameras"
    The first instant camera appeared in 1923, but it wasn’t until 1948 that such devices became popularized thanks to inventor Edwin Land. He called his
instant camera the 'Land Camera'.

"Enter the CCD Chip"
    In 1969 Willard Boyle and George Smith invented the CCD chip (charge-coupled device chip). This allowed for the birth of digital cameras but it wasn’t until 1981 a digital camera was introduced to consumers.

"The First Camera Phone"
     The first Camera Phone only had 0.1 megapixels or 110,000 pixels for photos which cost consumers $500. Nevertheless Sharp's J-Phone as it so named was quite popular in Japan where it was introduced. America took notice and brought the technology to the US which soon after led to the camera phone battles.

"A Race for More Pixels"
    The term ‘megapixel’ was introduced to consumers starting an arms race among producers we know as 'The Megapixel War (Google Search). In those early days more pixels did add to image quality however with diminished returns this thinking was going to change. 

"Pixel Revolution" 
    As more pixels are crammed into the relatively same size sensor it meant smaller pixels. This increased the file size which allows for a larger printed image but added nothing to image quality. Manufactures soon realized that a bigger pixel means better image quality not more pixels. However the myth that more pixel equates to better image quality was locked into consumers minds. Only those who understood the technology knew full well this wasn't true for the newer large 'megapixel' cameras being manufactured.

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