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Addonics
DC-300 - 1997. OEM Pretec
DC-300.
Shown at Computex Taipei '97. 1/4 inch 480 x 360 pixel CCD. ISO
200.
F/5.6 fixed-focus lens. Shutter 1/8 to 1/2000 second. NOT MARKETED. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/970604/cmptex1.htm
AGFA ePhoto 1280 - 1997. Shown at Comdex Fall '97, OEM Sanyo. 1/3-inch 1024 x 768 pixel CCD (interpolated to 1280 X 960). Lens f/2.8.. ISO 100. Shutter 1/4 to 1/500 second. 38-114 mm zoom f2.8, autofocus lens. MSRP $899. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/agfa-2
https://people.rit.edu/andpph/text-agfa-1280-hs.html
ALTIMA
AltimaCam 350 - 1997. Shown at
Comdex
Fall '97. 640 x 480 pixel CCD. NOT MARKETED. We believe wewere the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
ANSCO
DZ-400 (OEM Kocom KDC-10) - 1997. Shown
at Comdex Fall 97 as Kocom KDC-10 . 1/3-inch 640 x 480 pixel
CCD.
Fixed-focus f/2.8 lens. Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second.
Street price
$500. Although a relatively inexpensive point and shoot camera,
apparently very few Ansco branded models of this camera were sold in
the U.S. as the one we purchased was the first we have personally seen on
eBay. Moreover, it was new in its original box
with manual and all accessories. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
http://www.epi-centre.com/reports/9802seyb.html
AZTECH
MDC180 (Intel PC Camera, Samsung DigiMax 30) - 1997. Aztech
MDC180 shown at Comdex Fall '97, Samsung DigiMax 30 and Intel PC Camera
shown at CeBIT '98. 768 x 576 pixel CMOS image sensor.
NOT MARKETED. We believe we were the first digital camera history
web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
CAMERA PHONE- 1997. The first complete camera phone was built by Philippe Kahn in 1997. The first commercial camera phone complete with infrastructure was the J-SH04, made by Sharp Corporation with the Sha-Mail (Picture-Mail in Japanese) infrastructure and marketed by J-Phone in Japan , designed in collaboration with Philippe Kahn. The first sales were in 1999 in Japan . Kahn integrated a miniature camera into a Motorola cell phone and, as his wife Sonia Lee Kahn was in labor, broadcast pictures of the newborn baby around the world. The camera phone became the founding vision for LightSurf Technologies. In Japan the first camera phones were developed for working professionals who wanted to keep an image of their children with them wherever they went and as they worked. Photo on the left is Kahn working on the first camera phone. Middle pohto is of Kahn's newborn baby. Photo on the right is the Sharp J-SH04 camera phone.
en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Camera_phone
CANON
PowerShot 350 - 1997. 1/3-inch
640
x
480 pixel CCD. ISO 120. 43mm f/2.8 lens. Shutter 1/4
to 1/2000 second. Macro, built-in flash, white balance. We
believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera.
http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dcc454.html
CANON
PowerShot 600N - 1997. 1/3-inch
832
x 608 pixel CCD. 50mm f/2.5 lens. Shutter 1/30 to 1/500
second.
Macro, built-in flash, white balance. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dcc455.html
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/canon-powershot-600n
CANON OPTURA MV1 HYBRID VIDEO AND STILL CAMERA - 1997. The
MV1 had a 14x optical zoom lens and a 35x digital zoom with optical
image stabilizer. It had a progressive scan CCD, the first ever
in a camcorder, 720 x 480 pixels, capable of scanning a frame image in
1/60th of a second with RGB primary color filter. The MV1 allowed
users to select from three recording modes–a field movie mode, a frame
movie mode, and a photo mode. Lens 5.2-78mm, f/1.8-3.2.
Shutter 1/8 to 1/2000 second. TTL flash sync 1/60 to
1/1000 second. Could record over 500 still frames with 7 seconds
sound in photo mode. $2,499. Popular Photography, December
1997, page 90.
https://global.canon/en/c-museum/product/dvc665.html
CASIO
QV-11 - 1997. 1/5-inch
480 x 240
pixel
CCD. Fixed-focus f/2 lens with macro position.
Shutter
1/8 to 1/4000 second. Back-lit color LCD view finder. 2MB
flash
memory stored 96 images. Video Out (NTSC). Auto white
balance. For reasons not clear, the front of these cameras say
QV-11, but the model designation on the bottom says QV-11B, possibly
relating to the country where the cameras were marketed. Price, $299. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/casio-2
CASIO KONAMI TOKIMEKI QV-11 - 1997.
Konami Holdings Corporation is a Japanese entertainment
conglomerate and video game company. In addition to being
a video game developer and publisher, Konami's video game
franchises include Tokimeki Memorial. Tokimeki
Memorial is a dating simulation series by Konami.
Casio marketed speciale editions of their QV-11 with images of two
Tokimeki characters, Ninjino Saki and Fujisaki Shiori.
https://static.myfigurecollection.net/upload/pictures/2015/11/04/1406077.jpeg
https://route-20.tumblr.com/image/11606303704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami Company
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokimeki_Memorial
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/item/casio-qv-11-tokimeki-special-edition
CASIO
QV-70 - 1997. 1/5-inch
320 x 240
pixel
CCD. Fixed-focus 60mm f/2.8 lens. Shutter 1/8 to 1/4.000
second. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
https://www.digitalkamera.de/Kamera/Casio/QV-70.aspx
CASIO
QV-120 - 1997. 1/4-inch 640 x 480
pixel
CCD. Fixed-focus
with macro position f/2 lens. Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second.
MSRP $350. We believe we were the first digital camera history
web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/casio-qv-120
CASIO
QV-200 - 1997. 1/4-inch 640 x 480
pixel
CCD. ISO 100. Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second. 38mm
f/2.8
autofocus lens with macro position. Burst mode. Video
out.
MSRP $499. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/casio-2
http://support.casio.com/pdf/001/qv200.pdf
CASIO
QV-700 - 1997. 1/4-inch
640 x 480
pixel
CCD. ISO 120. 38mm autofocus f/2.0 lens. Shutter 1/8
to 1/4000 second. Built-in flash. MSRP $600. We
believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera.
https://www.dpreview.com/products/casio/compacts/casio_qv700
CASIO DP-8000 - 1997. Dye-sublimation
printer. When printing from a PC, resolution was 297 x 446 dpi and a
print resolution of 149 x 149 dpi when connected to any Casio QV
camera. We believe we are the first digital camera history web
site to provide a photo and information concerning this item. We believe we were the
first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this item.
CLAXAN DC-600 - 1997. OEM Pretec. Similar to the AOL Photocam. 1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 200. F/4 45mm fixed-focus lens. Photo by Boris Jakubaschk. If you already haven't done so, visit Boris' website at
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/claxan-dc-600
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