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  1. Lumiere brothers | Biography, Inventions, Movies, & Facts

    Lumiere brothers, French inventors and pioneer manufacturers of photographic equipment who devised an early motion-picture camera and projector called the Cinematographe (‘cinema’ is …

  2. History of film - Edison, Lumiere Bros, Cinematography - Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · Dickson’s camera, the strip Kinetograph, initially imprinted up to 50 feet (15 meters) of celluloid film at the rate of about 40 frames per second. Dickson was not the only …

  3. History of film | Summary, Industry, History, Technology, Directors ...

    Jan 7, 2026 · Instead it was William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, working in the West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories of the Edison Company, who created what was widely regarded as the …

  4. Cinematographe | Inventors, Description, & Facts | Britannica

    The Cinematographe was one of the first motion-picture apparatuses, used as both camera and projector. It was invented by Louis and Auguste Lumiere, manufacturers of photographic …

  5. Kodak camera | Definition, Inventor, History, & Facts | Britannica

    The first Kodak camera, invented by George Eastman, was placed on the market in 1888. It was a simple handheld box camera containing a 100-exposure roll of film that used paper negatives …

  6. Kodak Camera, Photography & Film - Britannica Money

    The first Kodak (a name he coined) camera was placed on the market in 1888. It was a simple handheld box camera containing a 100-exposure roll of film that used paper negatives.

  7. Kinetograph | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

    Instead it was William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, working in the West Orange, New Jersey, laboratories of the Edison Company, who created what was widely regarded as the first motion …

  8. History of photography | History, Inventions, Artists, & Facts

    Dec 22, 2025 · The forerunner of the camera was the camera obscura, a dark chamber or room with a hole (later a lens) in one wall, through which images of objects outside the room were …

  9. History of film - Pre-WWII, Sound, Era | Britannica

    Nov 27, 2025 · Within several years, smaller, quieter, self-insulating cameras were produced, eliminating the need for external soundproofing altogether. It even became possible again to …

  10. Digital camera | Definition & Facts | Britannica

    Dec 16, 2025 · Texas Instruments patented the first filmless electronic camera in 1972, and Sony sold the first commercial model in 1981. Digital cameras supplanted film cameras and were …