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1995 I


AGFA STUDIOCAM - 1995.  Example of a digital professional studio camera.  4500 x 3648 pixel color CCD.  Nikon 35 - 80mm zoom f/4-5.6 lens.  ISO 100-400.
http://gs.agfa.com.hk/archive/articles/camaward.html
http://products.ecommerce-guide.com/cameras/digital_cameras/916160849.html
http://www.nestor.minsk.by/kg/kg98/kg9803/kg80922.htm
 


AGFA ACTIONCAM and MINOLTA RD-175 - 1995.  Professional/prosumer SLR digicam.  Based on the Minolta Maxxum 500si body.  Resolution = 1528 x 1146 (optical beam splitter with three 380K pixel CCDs).  ISO 800. Interchangeable lens.  Shutter 1/2 to 1/2000 second. Built-in flash and self-timer.  About $5,500 (Agfa), $5,000 (Minolta).
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/digicam/rev1.htm
 
 


APPLE QUICKTAKE 150 - 1995.  640 x 480 pixel CCD.  1MB internal memory.  50mm fixed-focus lens.   ISO 85.  Built-in flash and self-timer.  MSRP $739.
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm http://www.fromorbit.com/drutter/digicams.htm
 


CANON/KODAK EOS DCS 3  – July 1995.  Based on the Canon EOS-1N.  Focal-plane shutter multi-mode AF SLR digital camera with 36-bit full color (RGB each 12 bits).  Imaging element size: 16.4 x 20.5 mm. 1.3 megapixel CCD (1268 horizontal x 1012 vertical pixels).  ISO 200 to 1600 (color) and 400 to 6400 (B&W).   Several models.  Color: EOS-DCS 3c; black-and-white: EOS-DCS 3m; infrared: EOS-DCS 3ir.  ISO: color: 200-1600; black-and-white: 400-6400; infrared: 400-6400.  1268 x 1012 pixel CCD.  Shutter 1/30 to  1/8000 second.    Digital Photography, David Busch, 1995, p50. http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/digital/f_index.html
 
 

CANON/KODAK EOS DCS 1  – December 1995.  Focal-plane shutter multi-mode single-shot AF SLR digital camera with 36-bit color (RGB each 12 bits). Imaging element size: 18.4 mm (H) x 27.6 mm (W).  Six megapixel CCD (3,060 horizontal x 2,036 vertical pixels).  A 340 megabyte hard disk card allowed 53 high-resolution images to be stored.  The camera was compatible with more than 40 EF lenses.  ISO 200 to 1600 (color), 400 to 1600 (B&W and IR).  Shutter 1/30 to 1/8000 second.  http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/digital/f_index.html
 


Canon CE300 - 1995.  IBM PC110 dedicated card-sized camera.  320 x 240 pixel CCD.  55 mm f/2.8 lens.  ISO 100.  Shutter 1/15-1/2000 second.  http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/digital/f_index.html
 
 

CANON/KODAK EOS DCS 5  – 1995.  Models - color: EOS-DCS 5c black-and-white: EOS-DCS 5m.  ISO: color: 100-400; black-and-white: 200-800.  1524 x 1012 pixel CCD.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/8,000 second. http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/faqs/faq1501.shtml#g2
 


CANON CI-10  – 1995.  Color still video camera with 9 mm lens.  508 x 466 pixel CCD.  Image sensor of 8.8 x 6.6mm.   Images were recorded on still video floppy disks.
http://www.geod.ethz.ch/p02/projects/dapcad/examples/DDD_giova.html
 


CASIO QV-10 - 1995.  First consumer digital camera with a pivoting lens.  1/5-inch 460 x 280 pixel CCD.  The camera's semiconductor memory held up to 96 color still images; had a fixed focal length lens with macro positioning; high-speed shutter (1/8 to 1/4000 second); and automatic exposure.  Other features included: video output port for output of images to a TV, VCR or video printer; a multi-screen viewing function for viewing 4 or 9 images on a single screen; auto-playback for visual presentations; self timer; and a memory protect function to guard against accidental deletion. http://www.photo.net/photo/qv10/
http://www.products.ecommerce-guide.com/cameras/digital_cameras/916160856.html
 


CASIO LT-70 – 1995.  Household video phone.
http://casioresearch.com/flash_index.html
 
 


CHINON ES-3000 - DYCAM 10-C - KODAK DC-50 ZOOM - 1995.  640 x 480 CCD (Chinon, Dycam) or 756 x 504 pixels (Kodak).  ISO 84.  38mm to 114mm zoom  f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/16 to 1/500 second.  In-camera storage of 64-192 images.  MSRP $899 (Kodak).  http://www.fromorbit.com/drutter/digicams.htm
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
http://www.seyboldseminars.com/seybold_report/reports/D1006012.HTM
http://www.dycam.com/new.html
 

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1984-85
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1995 I
1995 II
1996 I
1996 II
1996 III
1996 IV
 
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