George Eastman Kodak invented roll film and a camera that used it in 1888. Before that, only single shot cameras existed, mostly using glass plates that were difficult to use. As I recall, the camera contained enought film for 100 exposures and had to be mailed away to have the film removed, processed and prints made. Kodak returned the camera re-loaded.
Film cameras are alot better quality then digital cameras.
George Eastman
No. Although film cameras are nice when sending a child to camp or on a feild trip, Digital cameras are not only cheaper to develope but there are more places that you can develope them
Ordinary cameras that took 'still' photos. ------------------------------------------------------ No Before Video Cameras people used to use super 8mm and 8mm cine film cameras to take home movies.
Not many compact cameras have viewfinders these days. So you are pretty limited in looks. Try the Canon IXUS 95 IS
gearge eastman
The answer is in your question. They need smaller sensors to fit in smaller and smaller cameras. The full size DSLR camera has sensor as big as the old 35 mm film. Most compact camera have sensors the size of you fingernail or smaller.
Film cameras are alot better quality then digital cameras.
George Eastman
that's when people are painting and making portraits as a picture.
recently A2 Movie cameras were invented almost as soon as photographic techniques were invented, at the end of the 19th century. These used chemical film. Video cameras were invented along with television in the 1920's. Videcon, vacuum tube type video cameras, were replaced with CCD's around the 1980's.
Compact cameras are "point and shoot". SLRs usually require more manual input. In compact cameras, the lens is fixed to the camera. In SLRs, the lens is separate that you have to put on.
Portability and cost.
Film cameras.
Yes, they had cameras in 1969. -They even had quite good cameras in 1869. There are lots of good photos taken during the US Civil War. - Personal cameras really became popular at the start of the 20th century after George Eastman had invented paper film and his Brownie box camera .
The country that invented portable video cameras is....America
FILM!