What is the origin of the camera?

A light-tight box, this is a camera. A camera is a photographic equipment that uses photosensitive film to capture the scene. Its invention took a long time. ?

my country’s research on light and images has a very long history. As early as more than 400 BC, my country's "Mo Jing" recorded in detail the linear progression of light, the reflection of light, and the imaging phenomena of plane mirrors, concave mirrors, and convex mirrors. In the Song Dynasty, the principle of the "small hole imaging box" was also described in detail in the book "Mengxi Bi Tan" (1031-1095) written by Shen Kuo.

During the Renaissance in the 16th century, "imaging camera obscura" for painting appeared in Europe. ?

On August 19, 1839, French painter Daguerre announced his invention of "Daguerreotype", and the world's first portable wooden box camera was born. ?

In 1841, the optician Vogeland invented the first camera with an all-metal body. The camera is equipped with the world's first photographic lens designed by mathematical calculations with a maximum phase aperture of 1:3.4. ?

In 1845, the German von Martens invented the world's first rotating machine that could pan 150°. In 1849, David Brewster invented the stereo camera and the two-lens stereoscope. In 1861, physicist Maxwell invented the world's first color photograph. ?

In 1866, the German chemist Schott and the optician Agu invented the barium crown optical glass at Zeiss Company, which produced a positive light photographic lens and enabled the rapid development of the design and manufacture of photographic lenses. In 1888, the American Kodak Company produced a new type of photosensitive material - soft, rewindable "film." This is a leap forward in photosensitive materials. In the same year, Kodak invented the world's first portable box camera that contained film. ?

In 1906, American George Silas used flash for the first time. In 1913, German Oscar Barnack developed the world's first 135mm camera. ?

In the first stage of camera development from 1839 to 1924, some novel button-shaped and pistol-shaped cameras also appeared. ?

The period from 1925 to 1938 was the second stage of camera development. During this period, German companies such as Leitz, Rollei, and Zeiss developed and produced dual-lens and single-lens reflex cameras with small sizes and aluminum alloy bodies.