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It was 1021 AD when Ibn Al- Haytham first created the one thing that captures the moment.The first name of the camera was a camera obscura. It started as a room sized camera that had room for 1 or more people. It has changed over many generations like from daguerreotypes, calotypes, film, and finally the digital camera. The first cameras were designed in ancient chinese and ancient greeks.

The first camera image was taken by Nicephore Niepce in 1816 but it turned black after being exposed to light for too long. After Niepce died his friend made the first image that stayed 23 years later. The camera was developed so many people could capture events. …show more content…

It has captured many important events. Some being JFK’s funeral, a picture of the titanic before it sunk, a german soldier passing a flower through a wall before it was torn down, and many more. Also, many people take pleasure in taking pictures and they create many great memories for people.

Although there are many positive outcomes of a camera there are also negatives outcomes. Especially in the first camera. To start, it wasn’t until 1816 that a picture was actually created. So even though there was a camera the pictures rarely stuck or stayed. Also, many people aren’t using cameras anymore people just use their phone so many camera sales have dropped.

I think the positive outweighs the negative because there is a lot of good that comes from a cameras. To start, it captures much of America’s History. It also captures family memories that people cherish and save forever. I think that in the future the camera will stay around because many photographers still use a camera not a phone or

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