Video FactsBy: Riley Russell

The first photograph was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827.

http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/exhibitions/permanent/firstphotograph/

1st Fact

The first camera was invented in 1840 by a man named Alexander Wolcott.

http://www.ask.com/answers/96298261/when-was-the-first-camera-invented

2nd Fact

Every minute there are 24 hours of video uploaded to YouTube.

http://mindyjoyce.com/2010/10/26/10-startling-facts-about-online-video-you-should-know/

3rd Fact

People watch 2 billion videos a day on YouTube.

http://mindyjoyce.com/2010/10/26/10-startling-facts-about-online-video-you-should-know/

4th Fact

The 1980’s saw the arrival of remote controls.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/television.html

5th Fact

Televisions first went on sale in the late 1920’s

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/television.html

6th Fact

Although the technology was developed earlier, color television sets didn’t become widespread until the 1970’s.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/technology/television.html

7th Fact

To have your picture taken by the very first camera you would have had to sit still for 8 hours!

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

8th Fact

More than a billion transistors are manufactured every second.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

9th Fact

The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

10th Fact

First four countries to have television: England, the U.S., the U.S.S.R., and Brazil.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

11th Fact

The first hard drive available for the Apple II had a capacity of only 5 megabytes.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

12th Fact

Surgeons who grew up playing video games make 37 percent fewer mistakes.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

13th Fact

A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

14th Fact

In 1998, Sony accidently sold 700,000 camcorders that had the technology to see through people's clothes.

http://www.funfactz.com/technology-facts/

15th Fact

Digital imaging began in the 1960s and 1970s in scientific and military experiments; a laser guiding system is an example of a technology that employs digital imaging.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911091_fun-facts-digital-photography.html

16th Fact

Barack Obama's official portrait was taken with a digital camera, a Presidential first.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911091_fun-facts-digital-photography.html

17th Fact

Sony's first digital camera arrived in 1981, and could store 25 photos.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911091_fun-facts-digital-photography.html

18th Fact

Digital images can be captured by a camera or created by software. The images are typically stored in memory, not in photographic prints.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911091_fun-facts-digital-photography.html

19th Fact

Digital photography offers superior quality and can be stored conveniently in hard drives.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4911091_fun-facts-digital-photography.html

20th Fact

1700, the number of years that it would take to watch every video on YouTube.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/7733419/Top-10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-YouTube.html

21st Fact