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).
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.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalkamera.de%2FKamera.aspx&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Click on camera quick access
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.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalkamera.de%2FKamera.aspx&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Click on camera quick access
SEGA
Digio SJ-1 - 1996. 320 x 240 pixel
CCD.
10mm f/1.9 lens. Click on image to see enlarged view. http://www5c.biglobe.ne.jp/~plugless/private/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. http://sharp-world.com/corporate/news/9610.html
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.
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.
http://www.minidisc.org/sharp_md_camera.html
SHARP MI-10DC – 1996. Digital camera extension card and camera for Sharp Zaurus PDA. .27MP. http://digicame.selfip.com/sharp/mi10dc.html
Copy and paste the web site address below provided by Dennis van Hall for additional photos and information regarding Sharp PDA digital cameras.
http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zaumaga.net%2Fhard%2Fmi-c1%2Ffunc%2Fcam.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. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/960902/cp100.htm
SONY
Picture MD - 1996. Prototype
of
Sony MiniDisc camera that was marketed in 1997. Designed to use
the
Sony Data MiniDisc developed in 1993.
http://www.minidisc.org/sony_md_camera.html
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, the first digital camera able to do so.
http://homepage.hispeed.ch/bhny/Photog01.htm
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. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/960822/sony.htm
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.
http://www.toshiba.co.jp/tech/review/1997/09/f01/index.htm
http://whotalking.com/flickr/earthlink
VIVITAR
ViviCam 2000 (also sold as Mustek VDC-100 in 1997) - 1996. Shown
at Comdex '96. 480
x 320 pixel CCD. Analog video output (NTSC). F/2.8
fixed-focus
lens. Shutter 1/60 to 1/16,000 second. Built-in
flash.
MSRP $400. http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/961129/comdexla.htm
1996
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