In 1826 the first snap shot photo graph was taken with a box camera with a metal plate covered with Bitumen.12 yrs later 1838 Jacques Daguerre improved the camera by using a copper plate coated with silver.
In 1888 George Eastman\devalued a small camera that when you take a photo it devalues roll of fulme. Eastman codat company envted the browne. Now they are made in japan.