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Kodak DC40 Turns 30: The Digital Camera That Started It All

Abubakar Mohammed
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Smartphone cameras are now the pinnacle of point and shoot camera technology. While it took rapid innovation to reach the current point, it wouldn't have otherwise if Kodak hadn't come up with its first consumer point and shoot camera, the Kodak DC40. Released on March 28, 1985, the DC40 was a result of over years of development. This was two decades after engineer Steve Sasson created the first self-contained digital camera in 1975 and it kickstarted the firm's pursuit of developing a digital camera that's more accessible to everyone.