From the first retro camera with classic film to today's innovative digital cameras in smartphones, photography has undergone many technological changes. From powerful lenses, drones, mobile phones, and durable camera bodies, today's photography technology has enriched the capture and exchange of high-quality photos.

So let's see below some new technological innovations that encompass the world of photography today.

High-resolution cameras

For the record, the first digital camera, created by Kodak in 1975, had a resolution of just 0.01 megapixels! Today's digital cameras, also known as DSLR, have the ability to capture highly detailed images with many megapixels. This allows for the creation of realistic and clear photos, as well as zooming and cropping without losing quality.

On Skroutz, you can read the Buying Guide for DSLR Cameras if you are a professional or if you are passionate about photography and looking for your first DSLR.

360 Degree Cameras

360 degree cameras are action cameras that can capture images from all directions. This allows the user to view the photo as if they were inside the scene, and change the angle and position. 360 degree cameras are used to create augmented and virtual reality experiences. In addition to their compact size that can fit in your pocket, they are also equipped with powerful sensors. This allows the photographer to transport the viewer from the highest peak of a mountain to the depths of the sea through realistic shots.

Drones

Photography with a drone has now evolved into an affordable and highly customizable tool embraced by both professionals and hobbyists, while it used to be more of a military operation object.

With a drone, you can see the world from a different perspective, discover new patterns, shapes, and colors, and create unique compositions. However, drone photography requires some knowledge and skills, both in its use and in photo editing.

If you are passionate about exploring new horizons in aerial photography, I recommend reading the Drone Buying Guide by Skroutz, so you know what to look out for and what to purchase.

Smartphones

Here words are abundant. Photography with smartphone is now the most widespread but also affordable technology that allows you to capture moments and easily share them. Smartphones have greatly improved in the quality and functionality of their cameras, offering features such as high resolution, optical zoom, wide-angle lens, macro shooting, night mode, portrait mode, video, and many more.

Despite these additions, DSLR cameras still have more optical settings for high-quality photos. Therefore, it is difficult to say yet that a smartphone camera competes equally with the standards of a digital camera. However, in the commercial aspect, major technological giants in photography have lost sleep over the rapid evolution of mobile devices in this field and are desperately searching for ways to stay in the market.

If all this sounds innovative to you, imagine what Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) has brought and will bring in the future to the field of photography. Artificial intelligence and photography have a close and dynamic relationship that is constantly changing with the evolution of technology. Artificial intelligence affects both the creation and the capture, processing, dissemination, and evaluation of photographs.

Over time, photographers are likely to see artificial intelligence increasingly intervene in the automatic adjustment of white balance, color, blur, and other characteristics, thus improving the overall quality of each captured photograph.

Something that everyone hopes will help and not replace....