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intel pc camera, aztech mdc180, samsung digimax 30 / 50 digital camera 1997 intel pc camera disassembled
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

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/980327/cebit_4.htm

  

 

transparent intl pc camera 1997   casio transparent digital camera 1997 

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 digital camera 1997
KOCOM KDC-10 (see Ansco DZ-400 on our 1997 A-D page) - 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.  MSRP $450We 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, kinon dc1100 digital camera 1997
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 digital camera front view 1997

KODAK DIGITAL SCIENCE SCS 1000m / ir- 1997. A specialty camera more compact than the commercial Kodak EOS DCS models using the same Canon body. 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.

http://jemcgarvey.com

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/kodak-scs-1000



kodak dc-20 3-d digital camera 1997

KODAK DC-20 / 3-D Version - 1997. A company called  3-D Images Ltd of London, England constructed a 3-D digital camera by placing the parts of two Kodak DC20 cameras in one housing.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://www.stereoscopy.com/3d-images/camera.html



  Konikca Q-Mini digital camera kit
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.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/konica-2

konica qm-100 digital camera 1997 Konica QM-100 digital camera kit
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 videophne digital camera 1997

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). 

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/kyocera-vp-110-cellphone-cmos-camera


leica s1 professional studio digital camera 1997

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 digital cameras 1997lg electronics artshot ldc-f2 red and blue
LG Electronics ArtShot LDC-F20, LDC-F25 - 1997.  Shown at Comdex Fall '97.  Not marketed.  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

http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/980327/cebit_4.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.



 Innoscan DC-6040 kit

 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 have found no other photo on the Internet than the one of the camera we have.  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.htm




minolta dimage-pic, pretec dc-300 digital camera 1997 Minolta Dimage-Pic digital camera kit
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 digital, umax photorun camera 1997 Mitsubishi DJ-1000 digital camera kit
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 (Mirage DSC-6010) and AOL Photocam (Mirage Image) on 1998 A-D page.  Marketed in Latin American only by a Brazilian company.   

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/mirage



MultiMediaCard (MMC) - 1997.  A type of a memory card standard that is used to store data among different compatible portable devices. The first card was co-developed by Siemens AG and SanDisk in 1997.  One of the advantage MMC cards have over other removable storage devices is that they can be easily plugged to a computer and digital cameras without necessarily using an adapter or card reader. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiMediaCard

https://koofr.eu/blog/posts/history-and-evolution-of-memory-cards

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/memorycards


mustek vdc-100, vivitar vivicam 2000 digital camera 1997 Mustek VDC-100 digital camera Mustewk VDC-100 digital camera kit
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.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/mustek

mustek vdc-200, vivitar vivicam 2700 digital camera 1997 Mustek VDC-200 and 200P digital cameras Mustek VDC-200 digital camera kit


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 this camera.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/mustek


nec picona pc-dc200 digital camera 1997nec picona pc-dc200 digital camera 1997
NEC Picona PC-DC200 - 1997.  640 x 480 pixel CCD.  The Picona was the world's smallest LCD digital camera  (could not take videos) at the time of announcement in February of 1997.  Price $566, or $643 with Windows connection kit.  The flash unit shown with this kit is now relatively rare.  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

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/nec-pc-dc



OLYMPUS MAFP-1U/1E Smart Media Floppy Disk Adapter - 1997?  The MAFP-1U/1E was manufactured by SmartDisk Corporation as a version of their FlashPath adapters to allow reading of Smart Media cards via the adapter when inserted into a floppy disk drive.  The manual has no print date, but it states the adapter is compatible with Windows 3.1 (1992) and  Windows 95 (1995).  Smart Media came onto the market in 1995.  This adapter was included with an Olympus D-320L/C-820L camera of 1997 that we purchased on eBay.  It is similar in design to the Sony Memory Stick adapter of 1998/9.   The Sony adapter was designed to increase the photo storage capacity of floppies by inserting a Sony Memory Stick into the adapter and then into a camera (Sony Mavica).  The manual for the Olympus MAFP-1 provides information for reading a Smart Media card via a floppy disk drive, but does not mention whether or not it could store photos when inserted into Sony floppy disk camera such as the MVC-FD91, etc.

https://cy.rsdelivers.com/product/olympus/129269/cameradigitalfloppy-disk-drive-adaptor/3116142



olympus camedia c-420l, d-220l digital camera 1997 Olympus camedia C-420L digital camera kit
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.h




olympus camedia c-820l, d-320l digital camera 1997 

OLYMPUS Camedia C-820L (D-320L in US) - 1997.  1/3-inch 1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  ISO 100. 36mm autofocus f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/500 second.  MSRP $599.  This camera kit was purchased off eBay and contained the Olympus MAFP-1U/1E Smart Media floppy disk adapter.  The adapter was manufactured by SmartDisk Corporation as a version of their FlashPath adapters to allow reading of Smart Media cards via the adapter when inserted into a floppy disk drive.  The manual has no print date, but it states the adapter is compatible with  Windows 95 (1995) and Windows 3.1 (1992).  Smart Media came onto the market in 1995.  This adapter was included with the Olympus D-320L/C-820L camera of 1997 shown above.  It is similar in design to the Sony Memory Stick adapter of 1998/9.   The Sony adapter was designed to increase the photo storage capacity of floppies by inserting a Sony Memory Stick into the adapter and then into a camera (Sony Mavica).  The manual for the Olympus MAFP-1U/1E provides information for reading a Smart Media card via a floppy disk drive, but does not mention whether or not it could store photos when inserted into Sony floppy disk camera such as the MVC-FD91, etc.     

https://www.olympus-global.com/en/news/1997a/nr970619c820le.html



olympus camedia c-1000l, d-500l digital camera 1997 Olympus Camedia C-1000L digital camera kit
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 digital camera 1997 Olympus Camedia C-1400L digital camera kit

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


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