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The first digital camera was built by Kodak engineer Steven Sasson in 1975. It weighed 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) and took 23 seconds to capture a single black-and-white image.

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In 1975 Kodak engineer Steven Sasson built the first digital camera — a toaster-sized box shooting 0.01-megapixel images to tape. Kodak feared it would threaten its film business.

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İlk dijital kamera, 1975'te Kodak mühendisi Steven Sasson tarafından yapıldı. 3,6 kg (7,9 lb) ağırlığındaydı ve tek bir siyah-beyaz fotoğrafı kaydetmesi 23 saniye sürüyordu.
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1975'te Kodak mühendisi Steven Sasson ilk dijital kamerayı yaptı: 0,01 megapiksellik siyah-beyaz fotoğrafları banda kaydeden, ekmek kızartma makinesi büyüklüğünde bir kutu. Kodak, bu icadın kendi film işini tehdit edebileceğini gördüğü için onu uzun süre vitrine çıkarmadı.

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