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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-420N.  There have some reports of a 420N model shown by Samsung at technical shows, but no information 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.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/item/samsung-ssc-420n

SANSUI CT0110 - 1996.  The CT0110 is a variation of the Orion Digisnap DS 21 by Orion Denki of Japan and marketed in Europe by Orion Hungary (see our 1996 D-N page).  The unusual thing about the CT0110 is that it had a built-in TV tuner!  That's right, you could not only take pictures with it, but watch your favorite televison programs when resting between photo shoots.  CCD 320 x 240 pixels.  Shutter 1/60 - 1/16000 seconds.  Lens f/2-f/8. 
  

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/sansui-ct0110

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/strangest-sansui-ever.157200/

http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?p=3225788   (Must be a member to see photo)

SANYO VPC-G1 (Epson PhotoPC/Sierra Imaging SD640)- 1995/6.  640 x 480 pixels.  ISO 130.  Fixed-focus 43mm f/5.6 lens.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/4.000 second. 

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Sanyo_VPC-G1

Sega SJ-1 HDC-1000A.                                                                                                      Label showing HDC-0100 on camera.       

Label, bottom right, showing HDC-1000A on box.  Bottom right hand corner shows date as 1996.

SEGA Digio SJ-1 and HDC-1000A (HDC-0100 in Japan) - 1995/6/7.  320 x 240 pixel CCD.  10mm f/1.9 lens.   The SJ-1 above is the one sold as the HDC-1000A.  It has a clipon magnifier that the original SJ-1 did not have.  However, it and apparently all four Sega versions of the SJ-1 (HDC-1000B and HDC-1000C of 1997), are marked HDC-0100 on the bottom of the camera (see photo above).  The image files are in .SJ1 format, which can only be read with the software that comes with it. The SmartMedia card that comes with the Digio is 5Mbit (640KB) and can store approx 20 pictures in "high quality."  There is no AutoFocus, but there is a manual focus that can do macro-level focusing. The camera in our collection has several box labels stating HDC-1000A (see photo above), but nothing on the camera itself other than HDC-0100.  Except for the clip-on magnifier and colors, all seem to be the same camera.  MSRP $300 for variations.

http://segaretro.org/Digio_SJ-1

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/sega-2

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.   Digital camcorder.  To obtain still images it was necessary to use an attachment, the VR-SU 1.  Imager 4.3-inch wide LCD equipped with a still image shooting mode.  Aspect ratio of 16:9.  12X optical zoom f/1.6 autofocus lens.  Audio.  It was possible to record about 700 still images on 60 minutes tape and 1,000 or more still images in LP mode. In addition, IrDA (infrared communication) could transfer still images of 720 - 480 dots to a PC using the optional still unit "VR - SU 1" and transfer software "VR - PK 30 W".  A 2MB flash memory was built into the still unit, and still images could be stored in its memory at the time of shooting.  You could choose to save movies to tape and still images to still unit.  Also, it could be imported into the still unit and only the necessary image could be selected and saved on the tape.  Sharp was the first company to adopt IrDA as a still image transfer system of DV cameras.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/960805/viewcom.htm

http://www.sharp-world.com/corporate/news/9612.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.  Although Sony was the first to demonstrate a prototype MD camera (see below), and was the inventor of the MD, Sharp was the first to market an MD camera.  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

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Zaurus

http://www.pasocomclub.co.jp/htmls/4974019284972.html

https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/960509/zaurus.htm

 
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.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/sierra-imaging-sd640

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/960902/cp100.htm

SINARCAM 50 DIAMONDS - 1996.  The above photograph and following information were provided through the courtesy of Dennis van Hall of the Digital Camera Museum (https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/).   The digital Sinarcam was brought onto the market during the 1996 Photokina. This works both as a stand-alone camera and integrated into a view camera with an optical bench. The Sinarcam 50 Diamonds, which was produced in five copies for the anniversary of the Sinar brand, is ornamented with various precious stones, which symbolize the three basic colors, and cut Rhine stones.  There are only five copies, and instead of the serial number they have a gold plate with the letters S, I, N, A or R." 

With Help from jewelry designer Roland Uhl, also from Switzerland, five copies of the Sinarcam 50 Diamonds were made in 1998. One stone (diamond) for every company year. To avoid stones from falling out, they were embedded in hand-polished Rhine pebbles again set in 18 carat gold. There was also a red ruby, a green Emerald and blue sapphire (the three primary colors of light RGB).  The camera cost 60,000 euros without a back. There were however two matching models from Israeli Manufacturer Leaf. One for 24,000 euros (DCB-LV, 4MP) or 30,000 euros (Volare, 6MP). Without tax.

Sinar is a manufacturer of large-format cameras based in the canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland.  In 1986, Sinar invested in Minneapolis (USA) and created a company, Interscan, to carry out its first back scanner: this laboratory prototype in 4 X 5 '' format was equipped with a 3-line Kodak strip, RGB.  It produced a digital image of 2000 X 3000 pixels, or 6 million pixels in 1986-1987.  In 1998, Sinar became a producer of digital backs for professional devices with a definition of 6 million pixels in 2000, then 16 million in 2001 to increase to 22 million pixels a year later.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/blog-2

https://www.photoscala.de/2009/03/13/viel-vermischtes-11-09/

https://www.cameramuseum.ch/decouvrir/exposition-permanente/la-revolution-numerique/sinar-et-limage-numerique-1986/

SONY Picture MD - 1996.   Prototype of the Sony MiniDisc camera that Sony marketed in 1997.  Designed to use the Sony Data MiniDisc they developed in 1991.   We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://www.minidisc.org/part_Sony_DPA-300.html

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF

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.  First digicam with Infrared wireless image transmission capability.  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/

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/sony-2

  
SONY Cybershot DKC-ID1 (some sites use 1D1) and DKC-D5 Pro (Japan) - 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.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/65433709

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/sony-dkc-id1

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.

https://www.toshiba.co.jp/about/press/1996_11/pr1501.htm

https://jawawa.id/index.php/newsitem/toshiba-to-launch-pc-camera-1447893297

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/toshiba-ik-d30

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://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Vivitar_ViviCam_2000

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