# Canonical recap data for Kodak Camera Unveiled to Market (1888)
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title: Kodak Camera Unveiled to Market
subtitle: Eastman's portable Kodak democratized photography and launched the digital-age precursor—mass-market imaging technology for everyday users.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1888-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1888
decade: 1880
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorporated in New Jersey. It is best known for photographic film products, which it brough
summaryLong: The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photography. The company is headquartered in Rochester, New York, and is incorporated in New Jersey. It is best known for photographic film products, which it brought to a mass market for the first time.
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heroImageCredit: Urban Versis 32 · via Wikipedia
importance: 81
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak"
  title: Kodak camera
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: The Eastman Kodak Company, referred to simply as Kodak, is an American public company that produces various products related to its historic basis in film photo
wikidataQid: Q486269
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-30
  label: Kodak camera
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak"
