The First Two Decades Of Digital Cameras

Photographer Marc Aubry bought the first ever digital SLR, and at least 26 more since. His series of self-portraits tells the story of the first twenty years of mainstream digital photography.

1991

1991

The Kodak/Nikon DCS 100 is considered to be the first commercially available DSLR. It had a 1.3-megapixel sensor. You can't see it here, but the camera's battery and 200MB hard drive are contained in a giant box.

1992

1992

The DCS 200 was released a year later, and had a self-contained battery pack.

1993

1993

The Kodak NC 2000 carried AP branding, and was marketed directly to photojournalists.

1994

1994

The Kodak DCS 420, based on a smaller Nikon N90 body.


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