Early Edison Camera Tests

Experimental test footage from Edison’s earliest motion picture work, capturing camera trials, exposure studies, and mechanical movement. Likely filmed by Edison staff in the early 1890s, it survives today in the Library of Congress collection. The film has been preserved and restored by the LOC and was later showcased in the compilation Copyright Comedies and More (2022).

• Release date
• January 1, 1891
• Runtime
• 1 min
• Genres
• Documentary