Sony was founded as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo in 1946, which manufactured telecommunications equipment. The company created a paper-based magnetic recording tape in 1950, brand named Sony, and the company became Sony Corporation in 1958.The first digital camera from Sony appeared in 1988, the Mavica. It worked with a TV screen display. Sony did not create another digital camera until 1996's release of the company's first Cyber-shot model. In 1998, Sony introduced its first digital camera that made use of the Memory Stick external memory card. Most previous digital cameras had used internal memory.Advanced DSLR (single-lens reflex) digital cameras from Sony will work best for intermediate photographers and advanced beginners, with interchangeable lenses available. However, Sony does not make a lot of DSLRs anymore, preferring to focus its attention on mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras.