1951-2005: The Current Era
EG&G develops extreme depth underwater camera for U.S. Navy.
Polaroid introduces instant color film.
Photograph of the Earth from the moon.
Polaroid introduces one-step instant photography with the SX-70 camera.
Konica introduces first point-and-shoot, autofocus camera
Sony demonstrates first consumer camcorder.
Canon demonstrates first digital electronic still camera
Pixar introduces digital imaging processor.
Eastman Kodak announces Photo CD as a digital image storage medium.
1999
Nikon D1 SLR, 2.74 megapixel for $6000, first ground-up DSLR design by a leading manufacturer.