In the mid 1970's while working for Kodak the digital camera was invented by Steven Sasson.
Sasson began the project under the direction of his supervisor Gareth A Lloyd.
"Texas Instruments Inc.
had designed an electronic camera in 1972 that was filmless but not digital, using instead analog electronics.
After a literature search on digital imaging came up virtually empty, Sasson drew on whatever was available: an analog-to-digital converter adapted from Motorola Inc.
components, a Kodak movie-camera lens and the tiny CCD chips introduced by Fairchild Semiconductor in 1973.
Steven Sasson set about constructing the digital circuitry from scratch, using oscilloscope measurements as a guide.
"(quoted from the Sentinal PI Business section) Steven Sasson proved that digital images could be captured and stored on a separate medium.
Although the resolution was considerably less than the capabilities of the digital cameras we have today this was the beginning of digital.
Digital is the processing of information in digital or numerical form.
The definition of a pixel according to Webster's dictionary is: Pixel-The smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
In the beginning the cameras were fairly large and required other pieces of equipment depending on the job to be done.
This necessitated carrying the extra equipment in a bag to insure that you had the piece you needed for the shot you were trying to get especially if you were a professional photographer.
If you have a cell phone it probably has a miniature digital camera already installed in it.
These cameras take a good quality picture and provides convenience and portability, meaning you only have to carry the one item.
Digital cameras today come in all sizes and configurations.
They are small and economical.
They can hang in a case from your shoulder, fit in the palm of your hand, your shirt pocket, a purse, or hanging on a keychain.
In 1978 Sasson and Lloyd were issued a United States Patent for the digital camera.
Steven Sasson was inducted into the Consumer Electronics (CE) Hall of Fame in September 2007.
Sasson began the project under the direction of his supervisor Gareth A Lloyd.
"Texas Instruments Inc.
had designed an electronic camera in 1972 that was filmless but not digital, using instead analog electronics.
After a literature search on digital imaging came up virtually empty, Sasson drew on whatever was available: an analog-to-digital converter adapted from Motorola Inc.
components, a Kodak movie-camera lens and the tiny CCD chips introduced by Fairchild Semiconductor in 1973.
Steven Sasson set about constructing the digital circuitry from scratch, using oscilloscope measurements as a guide.
"(quoted from the Sentinal PI Business section) Steven Sasson proved that digital images could be captured and stored on a separate medium.
Although the resolution was considerably less than the capabilities of the digital cameras we have today this was the beginning of digital.
Digital is the processing of information in digital or numerical form.
The definition of a pixel according to Webster's dictionary is: Pixel-The smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.
In the beginning the cameras were fairly large and required other pieces of equipment depending on the job to be done.
This necessitated carrying the extra equipment in a bag to insure that you had the piece you needed for the shot you were trying to get especially if you were a professional photographer.
If you have a cell phone it probably has a miniature digital camera already installed in it.
These cameras take a good quality picture and provides convenience and portability, meaning you only have to carry the one item.
Digital cameras today come in all sizes and configurations.
They are small and economical.
They can hang in a case from your shoulder, fit in the palm of your hand, your shirt pocket, a purse, or hanging on a keychain.
In 1978 Sasson and Lloyd were issued a United States Patent for the digital camera.
Steven Sasson was inducted into the Consumer Electronics (CE) Hall of Fame in September 2007.