5 Facts , About Cameras.<br />Since the advent of smartphones, everyone has a camera in their pocket.<br />But the camera has had a long history leading up to the popularity of social media and art photography.<br />Here are some facts about cameras in honor of National Camera Day.<br />Mozi, a Chinese philosopher, was the <br />first person to write down a description <br />of the camera obscura.<br />The camera obscura and pinhole cameras were widely popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, but images could only be preserved if they were traced.<br />The first design for a <br />handheld reflex camera <br />came in 1685, but was not <br />invented until 150 years later.<br />Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is credited as the creator of photography after producing the first partially successful photograph in 1816.<br />The oldest surviving photograph, <br />from 1826 or 1827, was also taken <br />by Niépce and is housed at the University of Texas-Austin
