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History of Photography Technologies - INI

The history of photography technology began with the world's first permanent photograph in 1826, evolving through daguerreotype, calotype, wet plate, dry plate, and roll film to modern digital cameras. This list chronologically organizes the important inventions and technologies that marked significant milestones in the evolution of photography, explaining the characteristics and historical significance of each technology.

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[item.heliography]
code=01
slug=heliography
name=Heliography (First Photograph)
description=The world's first permanent photograph using asphalt as a photosensitive material.
country=France
inventor=Nicéphore Niépce
year=1826

[item.daguerreotype]
code=02
slug=daguerreotype
name=Daguerreotype
description=The world's first practical photography technique using silver-plated copper plates.
country=France
inventor=Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
year=1839

[item.calotype]
code=03
slug=calotype
name=Calotype (Negative-Positive Process)
description=A reproducible photography technique creating positives from negatives. The prototype of modern photography.
country=United Kingdom
inventor=William Henry Fox Talbot
year=1841

[item.wet-collodion]
code=04
slug=wet-collodion
name=Wet Collodion Process
description=A high-quality, short-exposure photography technique using collodion-coated glass plates.
country=United Kingdom
inventor=Frederick Scott Archer
year=1851

[item.dry-plate]
code=05
slug=dry-plate
name=Dry Plate (Gelatin Dry Plate)
description=A photography technique using gelatin emulsion that can be stored in a dry state.
country=United Kingdom
inventor=Richard Leach Maddox
year=1871

[item.roll-film]
code=06
slug=roll-film
name=Roll Film
description=A winding-type film with photosensitive emulsion coated on celluloid. Enabled mass popularization of photography.
country=United States
inventor=George Eastman
year=1888

[item.35mm-film]
code=07
slug=35mm-film
name=35mm Film (Leica)
description=A compact camera system that standardized the 24×36mm format.
country=Germany
inventor=Oskar Barnack (Ernst Leitz)
year=1925

[item.color-film]
code=08
slug=color-film
name=Color Film (Kodachrome)
description=A practical subtractive color reversal film.
country=United States
inventor=Kodak (Leopold Godowsky Jr., Leopold Mannes)
year=1935

[item.digital-camera]
code=09
slug=digital-camera
name=Digital Camera
description=A film-free camera technology that converts light to digital data using CCD.
country=United States
inventor=Steven Sasson (Kodak)
year=1975

[item.mirrorless-camera]
code=10
slug=mirrorless-camera
name=Mirrorless Camera
description=A digital camera without a reflex mirror. Enables compact size and high speed.
country=Japan
inventor=Panasonic (Lumix G1)
year=2008