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OLYMPUS D-200L - 1996.  640 x 480 pixel CCD.  ISO 130.  36mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1 to 1/10,000 second.  Price $600.  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp
 
 

OLYMPUS D-300L - 1996. 1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  36mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second.  Price, $900.  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp
 
 


OLYMPUS C-400    OLYMPUS C-400L         OLYMPUS C-410L (Marketed 1997)
Key features the same for all three cameras.  1/3-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  Fixed-focus, 36mm f/2.8 lens.  ISO 130.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/10,000 second.  http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
 


OLYMPUS C-800L - 1996.  1/3-inch 1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  ISO 50.  36mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second.  Autofocus and built-in flash. http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
 
 


PANSONIC VZ-XP1 - 1996.   Prototype for the Panasonic CardShot NV-DCF-1.  The VZ-XP1 was shown at Fall '96 Comdex.   The NV-DCF-1 was introduced in 1997.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/961007/pana.htm
 


PENTAX EI-C90 - 1996.   Displayed at PMA1996.  The marketed version featured small improvements over the prototype and was put on sale in July 1997.  768 x 560 pixel CCD. ISO 200.  50 mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second.  PC card type I/II.  Price, $915. http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
 
 

PIXERA PROFESSIONAL - 1996.  Example of a tethered digicam.  Images were stored on the PC hard drive. 1/3-inch 1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 50.  40mm f/2.1 lens.  Shutter 1/16 to 1/1000 second. http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
 
 


POLAROID PDC-2000 Series -  PDC 2000/40, PDC-2000/60, PDC-2000T - 1996. 1600 x 600 pixel CCD (vertical was interpolated to 1200 pixels).  ISO 100.  38mm f/2.8 autofocus lens.  Shutter 1/25 to 1/500 second.  JPEG compression not used.  The /40 had 40MB of storage and the /60 had 60MB.  The /T was a tethered model ($2,995).  The  /40 was originally $3,695 but was later lowered to $1,350.  The /60 was originally $4,995, but was lowered to $1,999.
http://www.fromorbit.com/drutter/digicams.htm
http://www.macworld.com/1996/08/reviews/2274.html
http://www.digitalkamera.de/Kameras/Schnellzugriff-de.htm
 


              RICOH RDC-1S                                           RICOH RDC-2, 2E, 2L

RDC-1S:  1/3-inch 768 576 pixel CCD.  ISO 70.  3X 50mm to 150mm zom f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second.  http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42/pl4205.htm
 
 

RICOH RDC-2V - 1996.  Ricoh RDC-2 models had 768 x 576 pixel CCDs.  ISO 70 or 90.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 or 1/1000 second.  35mm  and 55mm switchable f/2.0 autofocus lens.  Prices:  RDC-2: $699 or $799 with LCD, RDC-2E: $699.  Click on image to see enlargeed view.
 
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1996 I
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