World’s First Digital Camera

May 8, 2008 by Geeks are Sexy | 24 comments

Ahhhhh the 70’s… the decade where the first Star Wars movie was released, where afro haircuts where all the rage, and where the first digital camera came into existence. Yep, you read that right! In 1975, Kodak released the world’s first digital camera prototype, a clunky-looking device that used casette tapes as the medium to store pictures. Each photo took 23 seconds to snap, producing a 100-line black and white image that could only be displayed on a television set. No wonder why it never became popular.



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24 Responses to “World’s First Digital Camera”

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  2. Uncle Enzo says:

    > No wonder why it never became popular.

    COME ON.
    It’s a proof of concept prototype.
    There’s world of difference between that and something people would actually use.

  3. bob says:

    yeah, like this kid and the the dog would have stayed still for 25 seconds.

    • Nathan says:

      Just guessing, but I’m assuming it snapped the picture, but it took 25 seconds to write that picture to the tape.

  4. BelchSpeak says:

    I’m going to guess that thing weighed at least 14 pounds. He’s holding it like a bowling ball.

  5. Samuel says:

    That “microcomputer” banner is kickass :P

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  7. Fuzzybollax says:

    My God, look at the man’s tie!

  8. Chillstar says:

    At least they used a digital tape…

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  10. jaxsun says:

    70’s are win

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  13. Clanki says:

    I think you have to be able to see the future to be able to take good photos of people playing football with that thing lol.

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  15. Grantegg says:

    Haha, that’s quite the machine, and its gotta be hooked up to that ‘microcomputer’ before you can even look at them pictures

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  17. Don says:

    That looks way too big for me – I dinna think I could take the strain. Just like Bubs, it has the potential to skeesh. A real head turner…

  18. Allison says:

    needs more. im doing a history fair project on the first camera….this wasnt much help!

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