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How old is the digital camera?
The digital camera is about 51 years old.
The digital camera was invented in 1975.
A Kodak engineer built the first one; it weighed about 8 pounds and took 23 seconds to record a photo.
The digital camera turns 60 in 2035.
If you were born before 1975, you're older than the digital camera.
Mind-bender: The digital camera is closer in time to the first public demonstration of television (1926) than to today.
What are you older than?
Type your birthday and see what you're older than, what you were born closer to, and your next big milestone.
Check my birthdayAlso from 1975
Older than the digital camera
- The first barcode scan
- Connect Four
- Skittles
- The Rubik's Cube
- The Sydney Opera House
- The first cell phone call
Younger than the digital camera
People born in 1975: see what else you're older than.