The first digital camera and the chance lost by Kodak: The discovery that happened... before time!

In 1975, Steven Sasson invented the world's first digital camera while working at Eastman Kodak. The device weighed about 3.6 kilograms and had a resolution of 0.01 MP, writes Telegrafi.

In the video posted above, Steven shows the device in question, talks about how it worked and the difficulties he encountered during the discovery.

David Freidman, who made this video, says that the first digital photo taken with this camera is of a technician named Joy, taken in December 1975. But, unfortunately, this image no longer exists.

While the prestigious and innovative company in the field of photography, Kodak, saw no potential in the future of digital photography, Steven thought otherwise. But there was no support. It should not be forgotten that at the time of its discovery there were no cell phones, no internet, most televisions were black and white, while computers were the size of rooms. So humanity was not ready for this great discovery. Likewise, the Kodak company, which owned 90 percent of the photographic film market, saw digital technology as a competitor to its core product. Thus, he left his revolutionary discovery in oblivion. In 2012, Kodak went bankrupt precisely because of this negligence.

But Steven foresaw the evolution of digital. However, it says it believed people would need a resolution of just 2MP – a ridiculous standard today, but not at the time.

The Kodak digital camera prototype was made from parts of the Super 8 film cameras. Some integrated circuits were also added, while a CCD sensor was used for black and white. Images passed from the sensor to the buffer in 50 milliseconds. From there it took another 23 seconds to be recorded on a digital tape. The cassette contained 30 images. This number was deliberately chosen by Steven, as an average of films with 24 and 36 "shots". Back then, tapes could record hundreds or thousands of images, but people used to not take as many photos as they do today, so everything was limited to 30. /Telegrafi/

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