Editing Camera (section)

=== 19th century ===
Beginning with the use of the [[camera obscura]] and transitioning to complex photographic cameras, the evolution of the technology in the 19th century was driven by pioneers like [[Thomas Wedgwood (photographer)|Thomas Wedgwood]], [[Nicéphore Niépce]], and [[Henry Fox Talbot]]. First using the camera obscura for chemical experiments, they ultimately created cameras specifically for chemical photography, and later reduced the camera's size and optimized lens configurations.

The introduction of the [[daguerreotype]] process in 1839 facilitated commercial camera manufacturing, with various producers contributing diverse designs. As camera manufacturing became a specialized trade in the 1850s, designs and sizes were standardized.

The latter half of the century witnessed the advent of [[Dry-plate photography|dry plates]] and [[Roll film|roll-film]], prompting a shift towards smaller and more cost-effective cameras, epitomized by the original Kodak camera, first produced in 1888. This period also saw significant advancements in lens technology and the emergence of color photography, leading to a surge in camera ownership.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last1=Pritchard |first1=Michael |title=The Oxford Companion to the Photograph |last2=Nicholson |first2=Angela |date=2005 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-866271-6 |chapter=Camera development |chapter-url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198662716.001.0001/acref-9780198662716-e-243 |accessdate=2019-12-12 |archive-date=10 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110042413/https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780198662716.001.0001/acref-9780198662716-e-243 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=camera |encyclopedia=The Columbia Encyclopedia |publisher=Columbia University Press |url=https://www.pin1.harvard.edu/pin/authenticate?__authen_application=HUL_ACC_MGMT_SVC&__hulaccess_gateway=ezproxy&__hulaccess_resource=zorecord&__hulaccess_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.credoreference.com%2Fcontent%2Ftopic%2Fcamera |date=2018 |editor-last=Lagasse |editor-first=Paul |edition=8}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=The Focal encyclopedia of photography: digital imaging, theory and applications history and science |date=2007 |publisher=Elsevier |others=Michael R. Peres (ed.) |isbn=978-0-240-80740-9 |edition=4th |location=Amsterdam}}</ref>