Steve Sasson shows the digital camera he invented next to new hand held digital cameras
(© 2012 BBC News)
The very first fully digital camera came into existence in 1975. The camera was created by the Kodak inventor, Steve Sasson. Sasson pieced together the camera and took the first picture which was of his lab assistant. The picture was recorded on a cassette tape and displayed on a television screen. The first digital cameras sold commercially were small and could fit in the palm of your hand. Now we have everything from small hand held cameras to larger cameras with changeable lenses to cameras in our cell phones.
