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Message: [QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 31617, member: 636"] People first saw cameras back in 1816 when Nicéphore Niépce made a simple picture happen. He coated paper with silver chloride, noticed it turned dark when light hit it, and then built a small box to capture images. Since those early days, we've seen huge changes in how pictures develop and how cameras work. Let me tell you about these amazing changes that have made taking photos much easier for everyone. Early photos were black-and-white or required hand-coloring to show any color at all. Thomas Sutton snapped the first color photo in 1861, but most people couldn't make color pictures until the 1940s. Black-and-white remained the main choice through 1960. Special equipment and dark rooms limited who could develop photos at home. Most camera users sent their film away for experts to process. Bonusprint opened its first shop in 1979 where customers brought film for developing. By 1999, they started online photo services because digital cameras began replacing film cameras. These older cameras needed 35mm film strips or 110 cartridges inside them. Bonusprint created a smartphone app in 2016 that helped users make fun things with their pictures. Technology kept moving forward as people wanted faster ways to see their photos. The Polaroid camera changed everything in 1948. Model 95 hit stores in Boston and sold out right away. These cameras let you develop photos yourself through a chemical process that worked minutes after taking a shot. The film cost more money but saved you from paying someone else to develop pictures. Before digital photography came along, this seemed like magic - seeing your pictures appear almost instantly instead of waiting days for developed prints. SLR cameras came before Polaroid and used mirrors with prisms. This system helped photographers see exactly what they captured on film through the lens. The exact view made these cameras popular with serious picture takers who needed precision. These cameras showed what would appear on film before you pressed the button. Steve Sasson created the first digital camera in 1975 at Kodak. His invention looked as big as a breadbox and took just one picture in 23 seconds. Today's digital cameras catch images instantly with a single click and save them on memory cards. SD cards work in cameras, and micro-SD cards fit phones. Both types hold many pictures for later viewing. Digital cameras weigh less and fit in smaller spaces than film cameras. One memory card stores hundreds of pictures, compared to film's limit of about 24 photos per roll. Bad shots can vanish with a quick delete button press—much better than wasting expensive film. Computer programs fix problems after taking pictures. They remove red eyes from flash photos or make dark images brighter with simple clicks. Photo scanning services help people save old film pictures by making them digital. This keeps memories alive instead of leaving them forgotten in drawers somewhere. Regular digital cameras produce between 12 and 20 megapixels, making prints clear enough for large frames or albums. Digital photography removes waste from picture taking. Try shooting lots of photos without worry - keep what looks good, change what needs help, and delete what fails. Practice makes perfect when nothing goes to waste. [/QUOTE]

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