As I dug through my old photos to precisely date my lost Instagram years, it occurred to me that I hadn’t documented anywhere all the digital cameras I’ve been using since 2005. So here’s that list in a nice timeline for future reference.
Infographic showing a series of digital cameras and smartphones placed along a timeline from 2005 to 2021
I don’t just have a timeline, I actually have a record of the first date on which I took a photo using each of these cameras. So, for completeness’ sake…
Olympus µ-20: 4 Jan 2005
Sony Ericsson K750i: 6 May 2006
Canon IXUS 120 IS: 23 Aug 2008
BlackBerry Bold 9000: 25 Jun 2009
HTC Desire HD: 27 Nov 2011
Apple iPhone 4: 1 Dec 2012
Samsung Galaxy S III: 2 Feb 2013
Samsung Galaxy Note 4: 9 Nov 2014
Google Pixel XL: 2 Nov 2016
Google Pixel 3XL: 18 Dec 2018
Google Pixel 6 Pro: 28 Oct 2021
Fun times, and some really good photos too – the oldest of which you can see on my Flickr photostream, by the way (which I don’t post to anymore).
I look forward to seeing which camera – smartphone-based or otherwise – I get next.
UPDATE: I bought a new camera, a Fujifilm X-S10, in December 2022.