Located on Cerro Pachón in Chile, the world's most powerful digital camera is set to transform how we see the universe.

Tony Tyson’s cameras revealed the universe’s dark contents. Now, with the Rubin Observatory’s 3.2-billion-pixel camera, he’s ...

Constructed by inventor Oskar Barnack and his team beginning in 1923, these “0-series” devices preceded the Leica I, the first serially-produced Leica camera that debuted in 1925.  What made this ...

The first camera was invented in the early 1800s by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce — it took 8 hours to capture a photo. Image Credit: Unsplash  The word “Camera” comes from the Latin term “Camera Obscura,” ...

Astronomy fans can zoom in practically forever into the stunning first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Leica’s decided to celebrate its centenary with a surprise. To honor 100 years since the first production Leica camera, the brand with the red dot is dropping its first-ever 35mm film.

Art History 7 Defining Images That Reveal How One Camera Revolutionized Photojournalism The arrival of the Leica I, 100 years ago, reshaped photo reportage and documentary.

Learn about scientist and Polaroid inventor Edwin Land, who is featured in a new documentary from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Mr. Polaroid.

So, who do we have to thank for its invention, and which car was the first to run on it? The manual transmission was invented by French inventors Louis-Rene Panhard and Emile Levassor in the 1890s.

How do instant cameras work? The cameras are about as simple as cameras can get – it’s the instant film that’s the key ...

The Pentax 17 is a bold experiment: a brand-new, $500 film camera with a quirky design. Can it survive—and even thrive—in a digital world?

Explore the evolution of video surveillance from military origins to modern security, balancing safety with privacy concerns in society. Learn when were surveillance cameras invented.