The first digital camera was developed by Steve Sasson, a Kodak engineer, in 1975. The creation of this camera marked an important milestone in the history of photography, as it laid the foundation for the digital revolution that would completely transform the photography industry. in the following decades.
Sasson's digital camera, known as the prototype of the electronic camera, was a very different device from the modern digital cameras we know today. It weighed about 3.6 kilograms and was the size of a toaster. Its main objective was to demonstrate the viability of digital technology in image capture and storage.
Sasson's camera used a CCD (charge-coupled device) sensor to capture black and white images with a resolution of 0.01 megapixels. The captured images were stored on a cassette tape and could be viewed on a television. The process of capturing and saving an image took approximately 23 seconds.
Despite its limited appearance and functionality, the creation of the first digital camera was a significant achievement at its time. It laid the foundation for the later development of more advanced and affordable digital cameras, eventually leading to the mass popularization of digital photography.
Since the creation of the Sasson digital camera, technology has advanced rapidly, and modern digital cameras offer exceptional image quality, much higher resolutions, more compact sizes, and a wide range of additional features and functions. Digital photography has revolutionized the way we capture, share and store images, and has changed our relationship with photography in general.
