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How did Digital Photography Start

By guest | September 30, 2009

The history of digital photography can be traced back to 17 October 1969 when two scientists, Willard Boyle and George Smith invented the charge-coupled device (CCD). The CCD is the fundamental component of any digital camera since it forms the sensor of the device. Boyle and Smith intended to use the CCD in a variety of applications involving computer semiconductor memory. But they found themselves with what became the basis of the digital photography history.

They had intended to make a solid-state camera that would be used in an assortment of video devices. They spent only two hours to outline a plan of the elementary design of the CCD, explain its operation method, and state its applications. In the year 1970, Boyle and Smith designed a simple video camera in which they used the CCD for recording clips.

Five years later, the CCD was used in a variety of applications that entailed video broadcast. Most importantly, the CDD was integrated in digital still cameras. Sony Corporation implemented the CCD in a digital video camera referred to as Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera). The camera used the CCD technology to capture video via a compressed floppy disk. The digital camera was only applicable for capturing freeze-frames for use in video clips.

In the year 1986, Kodak developed the first full featured digital still camera. The camera captured images at a significant resolution of 1,400,000 pixel and has a capacity to produce high quality 5 by 7 inch images. Later advancements involved modification of the camera to produce the Nikon F3 digital camera, an initiative between Nikon and Kodak. The camera was particularly sophisticated and suitable for use by photojournalists because it carried advanced features.

Digital Photography today has gone beyond the very basics it began as. and has expanded to many fields. The opportunities to enter is endless such as street photography, wedding photography, portrait photography and more. If Digital Photography interests you, then do read more on the different opportunities available to you.

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