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History of Photography Technologies - XML

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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    <code>01</code>
    <slug>heliography</slug>
    <name>Heliography (First Photograph)</name>
    <description>The world&apos;s first permanent photograph using asphalt as a photosensitive material.</description>
    <country>France</country>
    <inventor>Nicéphore Niépce</inventor>
    <year>1826</year>
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    <code>02</code>
    <slug>daguerreotype</slug>
    <name>Daguerreotype</name>
    <description>The world&apos;s first practical photography technique using silver-plated copper plates.</description>
    <country>France</country>
    <inventor>Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre</inventor>
    <year>1839</year>
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    <code>03</code>
    <slug>calotype</slug>
    <name>Calotype (Negative-Positive Process)</name>
    <description>A reproducible photography technique creating positives from negatives. The prototype of modern photography.</description>
    <country>United Kingdom</country>
    <inventor>William Henry Fox Talbot</inventor>
    <year>1841</year>
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    <code>04</code>
    <slug>wet-collodion</slug>
    <name>Wet Collodion Process</name>
    <description>A high-quality, short-exposure photography technique using collodion-coated glass plates.</description>
    <country>United Kingdom</country>
    <inventor>Frederick Scott Archer</inventor>
    <year>1851</year>
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    <code>05</code>
    <slug>dry-plate</slug>
    <name>Dry Plate (Gelatin Dry Plate)</name>
    <description>A photography technique using gelatin emulsion that can be stored in a dry state.</description>
    <country>United Kingdom</country>
    <inventor>Richard Leach Maddox</inventor>
    <year>1871</year>
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    <code>06</code>
    <slug>roll-film</slug>
    <name>Roll Film</name>
    <description>A winding-type film with photosensitive emulsion coated on celluloid. Enabled mass popularization of photography.</description>
    <country>United States</country>
    <inventor>George Eastman</inventor>
    <year>1888</year>
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    <code>07</code>
    <slug>35mm-film</slug>
    <name>35mm Film (Leica)</name>
    <description>A compact camera system that standardized the 24×36mm format.</description>
    <country>Germany</country>
    <inventor>Oskar Barnack (Ernst Leitz)</inventor>
    <year>1925</year>
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    <code>08</code>
    <slug>color-film</slug>
    <name>Color Film (Kodachrome)</name>
    <description>A practical subtractive color reversal film.</description>
    <country>United States</country>
    <inventor>Kodak (Leopold Godowsky Jr., Leopold Mannes)</inventor>
    <year>1935</year>
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    <code>09</code>
    <slug>digital-camera</slug>
    <name>Digital Camera</name>
    <description>A film-free camera technology that converts light to digital data using CCD.</description>
    <country>United States</country>
    <inventor>Steven Sasson (Kodak)</inventor>
    <year>1975</year>
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    <code>10</code>
    <slug>mirrorless-camera</slug>
    <name>Mirrorless Camera</name>
    <description>A digital camera without a reflex mirror. Enables compact size and high speed.</description>
    <country>Japan</country>
    <inventor>Panasonic (Lumix G1)</inventor>
    <year>2008</year>
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