The first video camera was invented in the late 19th century. Specifically, it was in 1888 that Louis Le Prince, a French inventor, created the first motion picture camera. He used it to film the very first moving pictures, which were short sequences of motion.
Le Prince’s camera used a single lens and was capable of capturing images on paper film. His invention marked the beginning of motion picture technology, paving the way for the development of modern video cameras.
Although Le Prince’s work was groundbreaking, he mysteriously disappeared in 1890, and his contributions were somewhat overshadowed by other inventors like Thomas Edison and the Lumière brothers, who later developed their own versions of motion picture cameras.