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Discover the fascinating story of the first camera invented in 1826 by Charles and Vincent Chevalier, known as the camera obscura. This revolutionary device set the stage for photography. A year later, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce captured the first photographic image using the camera obscura, resulting in an eight-hour exposure that produced an iconic photograph. Learn about Niépce's extraordinary life as a French inventor and his contributions to the world of photography. Explore the impact of these innovations on visual history.
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Video Timeline By: Miranda Powell Texas Middle School
First Camera Invented • The first camera was invented in 1826. This camera as invented by the famous Charles and Vincent Chevalier . He invented the camera obscure.
The First Photograph Taken • I read that on a summer day in 1827, Joseph Nicephore Niepce made the first photographic image with a camera obscure. He set up the camera in a room in his house, and allowed light to shine through the uncapped lens. This took around 8 hours before the picture was finally produced.
Information about the creator • Niepce was a French inventor born in Charlon-sur-Saône France in 1765. Niepce, by the age of thirty, had been a professor at an Oratorian college, a staff officer in the French army, and the Administrator of the district of Nice,France.