Who invented the first camera in China?

The first camera in China was invented by Zou.

Zou Qi Bo (18 19 ~ 1869 from Nanhai, Guangdong), a physicist in Qing dynasty, was good at astronomy, mathematics, optics and geography. He made his own camera and took photos, and wrote "Photographic Instruments" and "Supplement to Photographic Art", focusing on photographic skills and theoretical issues. He independently made the first camera in China, only four years later than in the West.

He also participated in surveying and mapping, and drew the first map of China with latitude and longitude lines in China. In addition, he also drew maps of Guangdong, Nanhai County, Guangzhou City, Nanhai District and other towns, and even his map of Xunfengzhou.

camera

A camera is a kind of equipment that uses the principle of optical imaging to form an image and records the image with a negative. It is an optical instrument for photography, which consists of lens, viewfinder, fuselage and other parts.

The most common camera takes images of visible light, but not all cameras need visible light (such as infrared thermal imager), and some even don't need traditional light source (such as scanning tunneling microscope). In modern social life, many devices have the characteristics of cameras, such as radar, medical imaging equipment, astronomical observation equipment and so on.

1822, the Frenchman Niepce made the world's first photo on the photosensitive material, but the image was not clear and needed eight hours of exposure. In 1826, he took a photo through a black box on the tin floor coated with photosensitive asphalt.