1996
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SAMSUNG
Kenox SSC-350N (Apple QuickTake 200, Fuji DS-7) - 1996. Manufactured
by Fuji. 640 x 480 pixel CCD. SmartMedia memory
card.
ISO 100. Shutter 1/4 to 1/5000 second. Fixed-focus 38mm
f/2.2
lens. (Some variation in marketing dates, pricing, programming
and
accessories between brands). We believe we were the first digital
camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning
this camera.
http://www.andybaird.com/qt200/
SAMSUNG
SSC-410N.
First shown in 1995.
Marketed in 1997. 1/3-inch, 768 x 484 pixel CCD. 4MB
internal
memory. Lens 40mm to 120mm zoom. Shutter 1/60 to 1/10,000
second.
Built-in flash. We believe we were the first digital camera
history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this
camera.
SAMSUNG
SSC-420N.
There have some reports of a 420N model shown by Samsung at technical
shows, but no innformation or photo is available. It may have
just been a mockup of a camera that was never produced. This was
quite frequent in the early days of digital photography as companies
often wanted to indicate that they were very competitive in that market
and that they had many future products under developement , when in
fact it was mostly wishful thinking.
SANYO
VPC-G1 - 1996.
640 x 480
pixels.
ISO 130. Fixed-focus 43mm f/5.6 lens. Shutter 1/30 to
1/4.000
second. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Sanyo_VPC-G1
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/cameras/item/vpc-g1
SEGA
Digio SJ-1 - 1996. 320
x 240 pixel
CCD.
10mm f/1.9 lens. Click on image to see enlarged view. We
believe we are the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera. We believe we were
the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://segaretro.org/Digio_SJ-1
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/prototypes-rarities/item/sega-digio
SHARP VL-DX1
Digital Still ViewCam - 1996. Camcorder
which stored video images on tape and up to 12 still images in 2MB
flash memory. 1/4-inch, 410K pixel CCD. 10X optical zoom,
43mm to 430mm, f/1.8 lens. Audio. We believe we were
the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/9610.html
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/961217/sharp.htm
SHARP
VL-H4000 Digital ViewCam – 1996. To
obtain still images it was necessary to use an attachment, the
VR-SU1.
Three 1/4-inch CCDs, 410K pixels each. Aspect ratio of
16:9.
12X optical zoom f/1.6 autofocus lens. Audio. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/9610.html
SHARP
MD-PS1 Minidisc Camera – 1996. 640
x
480 pixel CCD. Recorded up to 1000 640 x 480 images on one 140MB
MiniDisc. f/4 lens with normal and telephoto settings - 6mm
and 12mm (actual). Audio. Built-in flash.
We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_md_camera.html
http://www.digicammuseum.com/de/component/zoo/item/md-ps1
SHARP MI-10DC – 1996. Digital
camera extension card and camera for Sharp Zaurus PDA.
.27MP. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
SIERRA
IMAGING SD640 (Epson PhotoPC, Sanyo VPC-G1) - 1996. 640
x 480 pixel CCD. 1MB internal memory.
Fixed-focus 43mm lens. Shutter 1/30 to 1/10,000 second.
Built-in
flash. Photo courtesy of Allen Rush. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/960902/cp100.htm
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/cameras/item/sierra-imaging-sd640
SONY
Picture MD - 1996. Prototype
of
Sony MiniDisc camera that was marketed in 1997. Designed to use
the
Sony Data MiniDisc developed in 1993.
We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.minidisc.org/sony_md_camera.html
http://www.digicammuseum.com/de/prototypen-raritaeten/item/sony-picture-md
SONY
Cybershot DSC-F1 - 1996. 1/3-inch,
640
x 480 pixel CCD. Stored up to 108 640 x 480 images on 4MB of
internal
flash memory. Video out. Infrared wireless image
transmission.
Fixed-focus and macro 35mm swivel lens. Built-in flash and
self-timer.
AE or shutter priority. Shutter 1/7.5 to 1/1000 second.
Lithium
Ion battery. The DSC-F1 could print via infrared directly
to
Sony's M55 color printer or record directly to PCs equipped with IrDA
support. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://vintagecameralab.com/sony-dsc-f1/
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/cameras/item/sony-dsc-f1
https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-cyber-shot-dsc-f1-digital-camera/
SONY
Cybershot DKC-ID1 (some sites use 1D1) and DKC-D5 Pro - 1996.
1/3-inch, 768 x 576 pixel CCD. Used ATA-compliant Type II
PC
Cards for storage. A 10-MB card held 140 normal-mode images,
using
standard JPEG compression, or 40 fine-mode images. The 1D1/D5 Pro
had a camcorder-type LCD viewfinder and a 12x zoom f/5.4 lens that
covered
a range equivalent to 38mm to 460mm on a 35mm-film camera.
Exposure
controls included programmed EV compensation (+/-3EV in 1/3-stop
increments)
and an optional shutter-priority mode. ISO 100. Shutter
1/15
to 1/4,000 second. Memory ATA, PCMCIA (Type II). Auto and
manual
focus. Built-in flash. Lithium Ion battery.
MSRP
$1,795. Click on image to see enlarged view of camera. We
believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.steves-digicams.com/sony_dkc-id1.html
TOSHIBA IK-D30 - 1996. PC
card-based digital camera for use with portable PCs. The IK-D30 was the
first PC Camera to be designed for the CardBus Interface (a PC Card
Format) with 32-bit bandwidth. 640 X 480 pixel CCD. MSRP $500. We
believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/tech/review/1997/09/f01/index.htm
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/cameras/item/ik-d30-de
VIVITAR
ViviCam 2000 (also sold as Mustek VDC-100 in 1997) - 1996. Shown
at Comdex '96. 480
x 640 pixel CCD. Analog video output (NTSC). F/2,
fixed-focus
lens. Shutter 1/60 to 1/6,000 second. Built-in
flash.
MSRP $200. We believe we were the first digital camera
history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this
camera.
http://www.digicammuseum.com/en/cameras/item/vivitar-vivicam-2000
1996
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