INTEL
971 PC CAMERA KIT (Aztech MDC180, Samsung DigiMax 30/50) - 1997. Aztech
MDC180 shown at Comdex Fall '97, Samsung DigiMax 30, Digimax 50 and
Intel
PC Camera shown at CeBIT '98. 768 x 576 pixel CMOS image sensor.
It was also sold in kit form for other manufacturers. We believe
we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
SEE-THROUGH CAMERAS. From time-to-time manufacturers have displayed models with clear plastic cases showing the intermal construction of the camera. These were generall for display only, not for sale. However some manufactures, especially of film cameras, did sell transparent versions of their cameras. Visit the below website to see forty or more such cameras.
http://camerasdownunder.com/gallery/index.php?cat=13
KOCOM
KDC-10 (Ansco DZ-400) - 1997.
Shown
at Comdex Fall 97. 1/3-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. F/2.8
lens.
Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
KODAK
DC210 zoom - 1997.
1/3-inch
1152 x 864 pixel CCD. ISO 140. 29mm - 58mm zoom f/4
lens.
Shutter 1/2 to 1/362 second. We believe we were the first digital
camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning
this camera.
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DC210/DC210Acgi.HTM
KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE SCS 1000m / ir- 1997. A
specialty camera more compact than the commercial Kodak EOS DCS
models using the same Canon EOS 1N body. GPS capability.
Mono or infra-red. 1012 x 1268 pixel CCD. ISO 16-3200. 2.3 frames per
second. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
KONICA
Q-Mini (Panasonic CardShot NV-DCF-1 / Canon PowerShot 350) - 1997. 1/3-inch
640 x 480 pixel CCD. F/2.8 43mm fixed-focus lens. ISO
120.
Shutter 1/4 to 1/2000 second. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
concerning this camera.
http://www.cnet.com/products/konica-q-mini-digital-camera/specs/
KONICA
QM-100 - 1997. 1/3-inch
1152 x 872
pixel
CCD. ISO 200. 39mm autofocus f/2.8 lens. Shutter 1/8
to 1/500 second. 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/Konica_Q-M100
KYOCERA DR-350
(Yashica KC 600) - 1997. This
camera is an example of why folks can become hooked on collecting -
SERENDIPITY. Many of these cameras were sold worldwide as the
Yashica KC-600, but only a few were sold in Japan as the Kyocera
DR-350. The DR-350 is very rare on U.S. eBay and when it
does appear it's usually just the camera by itself in obviously worn
condition. While doing a google search for information on the
DR-350, we clicked on google images and one of the photos that appeared
was of a DR-350 currently for sale on a Japanese only auction
site. Since we had no access to that site, we contacted my wife's
nephew, Joe, who lives in Singapore. By great good luck, he has a
friend, Atsuo, who lives in Japan. Atsuo was able to obtain the
DR-350 from the auction site and we now have it in our
collection. But our good luck did not end there. Much to
our amazement, this rare 1997 camera arrived brand new in its original
box with all of its original contents. As such, it is quite
possibly the only new-in-the-box sample still in existence. Many
thanks to Joe and Atsuo for making an old man very happy. 1/3-inch 640 x 480
pixel CCD. ISO 100. F/4 47mm fixed-focus lens. Shutter 1/8
to 1/1000 second. 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/Kyocera_DR-350
KYOCERA VP-110 VIDEOPHONE/DIGITAL CAMERA - 1997. The Kyocera DS-320 Datascope portable phone with its VP-110 CMOS camera attached was the world's first handheld, wireless videophone and could transmit and receive live images at a resolution of 160 x 190 pixels (monochrome) on its LCD screen. Up to 16 still images could be recorded internally on the phone's 200K flash memory at 320 x 240 pixels (color).
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/kyocera-launches-datascope-ds110-mobile-phone--103208
LEICA S1 - 1997. Professional diigital camera with an oval hoop. A scanner camera which took R- and M-series lenses. Resolution of 5140 x 5140 pixels with file sizes of 75MB at 36 bit color or 150MB at 48 bit color. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
www.epi-centre.com/ reports/9703cs.html
LG
Electronics ArtShot LDC-F20, LDC-F25 - 1997. Shown
at Comdex Fall '97. 1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. F/2.4
lens.
The F20 had 2MB internal memory, the F25 4MB. Price: $500.
We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide
a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
LITE-ON DS-540 - 1997. Shown at Comdex Fall '97. John Larish reported on this camera from Comdex '97 stating that it was shown by Lite-On at an off-site hotel display. MSRP $249. Photo not available. Liteon Corp. says they no longer have any info in their files concerning this camera.
MAG INNOSCAN DC-6040 / SPOT TECHNOLOGIES INNOSCAN DC-6040 -1997.
Also sold as Addonics DC-300, Pretec DC-300, Premier DC-300 (OEM),
Polaroid
PDC-300, Minolta Dimage-Pic, Vivitar Vivicam 2500, TCE CD100/200.
CCD 320 X 240 pixels. Lens 5mm, f/5.6. Shutter 1/30 to
1/2000 second. Although the front of the camera says MAG Innoscan
DC-6040, the bottom of the camera says DC-300. The manual is
generic with no brand name indicated. No manufacturer is
indicated (manufactured in Taiwan), but it is pretty certain to be one
of the many DC-300 models produced by Premier Image Technology and
rebadged with the logos of other companies. Kit seems complete except for the box. This
version of the camera is extremely rare and it is possible that we have
one of the very few left. We believe we are the first digital
camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning
this camera.
http://www.so-fo.de/t24986f117-Herkunft-der-Minolta-Dimage-Pic-Premier-Taiwan.html
MINOLTA
Dimage-Pic (Pretec DC-300, Polaroid PDC-300, Vivitar Vivicam 2500,
etc.)
- 1997. OEM Pretec Corp. Shown at Comdex Fall '97.
1/4
inch 480 x 320 pixel CCD. ISO 200. F/5.6 fixed-focus
lens.
Shutter 1/8 to 1/2000 second. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
MITSUBISHI
DJ-1000 (DJ-1 in Japan. Also sold as UMAX PhotoRun in Europe) -
1997.
1/5-inch
320 x 240 pixel CCD. Fixed-focus 60mm f/2.8 lens. Shutter
1/60
to 1/1500 second. MSRP $200. Click on image to see enlarged
view. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~zc3t-fksm/dc/dj-1/
MIRAGE DSC-6010 / IMAGE - 1997. See PRETEC DC-600 on 1997 P-Q page.
MUSTEK
VDC-100 (Vivitar ViviCam 2000) - 1997. Shown
at World PC Expo '97. 640
x 480 pixel CCD. Ten 640 x 480 images or twenty 480 x 320
images.
Analog video output (NTSC). Shutter 1/60 to 1/16,000
second.
Built-in flash. MSRP $400. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
concerning this camera.
http://www.cnet.com/products/mustek-vdc-100-digital-camera/
MUSTEK
VDC-200 and 200P (Vivitar Vivicam 2700) - 1997. Shown
at World PC Expo '97. 1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. F/2.8
lens.
Shutter 1/60 to 1/10,000. 2MB internal memory. MSRP
$299. VDC-200 and 200P appear to be the same as each other.
Perhaps a difference in market areas or some tiny internal
difference. We believe we were the first digital camera history
web
site to provide a photo and information concerning these cameras.
https://www.cnet.com/products/mustek-vdc-200-digital-camera/
NEC Picona
PC-DC200 - 1997. 640 x 480 pixel CCD.
The Piocona was the world's smallest LCD digital camera at the time of announcement
in February of 1997. Price $566, or $643 with Windows connection kit. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/970213/picona.htm
NOTEWORTHY PC Card Digital Camera NWB0508KAH-1997. Manufactured by Toshiba Engineering. Japan only. Similar to the Canon C300 of 1995. 320Mx 240 pixels. Lens 5.7mm, f/2.8. Designed to fit into IBM laptops. MSRP $199.
https://extinct-media-museum.blog.jp/archives/23906379.html
https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dcc450.html
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/noteworthy-pc-card-camera
OLYMPUS
Camedia C-420L (D-220L in US) - 1997. CCD 1/3-inch
640 x 480 pixel. ISO 130. 36mm autofocus f/2.8
lens.
Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second. MSRP $399. We believe we
were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/1997a/nr970619c820le.html
OLYMPUS
Camedia C-1000L (D-500L in US) -1997. 1/2-inch
1024 x 768 pixel CCD. ISO 180. 3X zoom 50mm to 150mm f/2.8
lens. Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second. The D-500L and 600L were
the first non-SLR digital cameras to have TTL (through-the-lens)
viewfinders. MSRP $799. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
concerning this camera.
https://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/1997b/nr970917c1400le.html
OLYMPUS
Camedia C-1400L (D-600L in US) - 1997. 2/3-inch
1280 x 1024 pixel CCD. ISO 100. 36mm to 110mm zoom
autofocus f/2.8 lens. Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second. The D-500L
and 600L were the first non-SLR digital cameras to have TTL
(through-the-lens) viewfinders. MSRP $1,000. We believe we
were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/1997b/nr970917c1400le.html
