1996
A-C
AGFA
ePhoto 307 - 1996. 640 x 480 pixel
CCD.
2MB internal memory. ISO 125. Fixed-focus lens.
Shutter
1/8 to 1/10,000 second. Shown on right in Agfa carrying case. MSRP $499.
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APPLE
QuickTake 200 (Fuji DS-7, Samsung Kenox SSC-350N) - 1996. Manufactured
by Fuji an marketed in 1997. 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. MSRP $599 (Apple).
http://www.andybaird.com/qt200/
CANON
POWERSHOT 600 - 1996. 1/3-inch,
832
x 608 pixel CCD. ISO 100. 50mm lens. Shutter 1/30 to
1/500 second. Built-in flash, auto white balance. Optical
viewfinder
plus LCD. First consumer digicam able to use harddisk drive. Able to
store up to 176MB of images. First camera with a docking station.
MSRP $949.
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/f_index.html
CANON POWERSHOT
30 and 30t - 1996. First PC card slot camera with separate lens.
1/4-inch
640 x 480 pixel CCDs. 55mm f/2.8 lens. ISO 100.
Shutter 1/20-1/5000 second. Auto white balance. Dennis van Hall's
new web site, http://www.digicammuseum.com, Shows a Toshiba version of
a PC card slot camera for 1997, but a search of Toshiba Japan found no
record of that camera or stock number (NWB508KAH). Perhaps it is
too obsolete to appear in Toshiba's search engine.
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/f_index.html
CANON ELPH (IXUS in Europe, IXY in Japan) - 1996. The ELPH was Canon's first foray into shirt pocket-sized cameras and was the world's smallest autofocus zoom camera at that time. The body was designed by Yasushi Shiotani in such a way that it would not look out of place inside a lady's handbag, and also look attractive when worn around the neck. APS film. Shutter 2 to 1/500 th sec. Lens 24-28 mm. It was a very popular camera, partially due to its unique stainless steel case. Near mint condition samples can be found on eBay for as little as $5.
http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Canon_IXUS
CASIO QV-10A, QV-10A PLUS, QV-30, QV-100, QV-300 - 1996. Entry level digicams that generally sold for $400 to $600 when new. Earlier models had 320 x 240 pixel CCDs (QV-10A, 10A Plus, QV-30) and 2MB of internal memory while later models had 640 x 480 pixel CCDs and 4MB of memory. ISO 100. Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second. Some models with fixed-focus lens, others with variable. http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42.htm
QV-10A
QV-10A
Plus
QV-30
QV-100
QV-300
QV-100.
Similar to the QV-10A, but with a 640 x 480 pixel CCD. MSRP $650.
http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42.htm
QV-300.
1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 120. 47mm to 106mm zoom
f/2.6
lens. Autofocus, built-in flash. MSRP $549. Markings
on Casios can be confusing. Some may say QV-10 on the front, but on the
bottom may say QV-10 or QV-10B, possibly indicating a different
marketing area or some minor change to teh camera.
http://www.dpreview.com
CHINON
ES-1000 (Kodak DC-20) - 1996. Shown
at Comdex Fall '95, marketed in 1996. 501 x 370 pixel CCD (Chinon) or
493
x 373 pixel CCD (Kodak). 1MB internal memory. Fixed-focus
6.5mm
lens. Shutter 1/30 to 1/4000 second. Although
specifications
were the same, the software for the two cameras varied. Price,
$300
(Chinon), $560 (Kodak).
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COMPRO D-Cam
(ACS Innovations International) - 1996. Typical webcam capable of either still or video images.
640 x 480 pixels. Shutter 1/50 to 1/30/000 second. Adjustable focus
lens.
http://hoople_ny.tripod.com/camera.htm
1996
A-C