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PANASONIC
CardShot NV-DCF-1 (Konica Q-Mini / 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. The display can be tilted and the camera can operate off
regular batteries, a Ni-Cad or AC adapter. The NV-DCF-1 was
marketed in Europe thus is rare on U.S. eBay. This sample appears
new with no signs of use. MSRP $699. We believe we were the
first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
https://www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/9701953426/
PANASONIC (Matsushita)
CoolShot KXL-600A, 601A, 600A-N, 600A-N1 - 1997. 1/4-inch
640 x 480 CCD. ISO 80. 50mm f/2.4 lens. Shutter 1/15 to 1/4000
second. No flash. The 601A is the 600A plus the optional LCD. N
is metalic grey, N1 is champagne gold. Price $399 for 600A, $599 for 601A with
LCD. We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/panasonic-2
http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-368.html
PANASONIC
PalmCam PV-DC1000 (CoolShot II LK-RQ35ZZ in Japan, Cardshot NV-DC1000 in Europe) - 1997. 1/4-inch
640 x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 100. F/3.8 55mm fixed-focus lens
with
macro position. Shutter 1/8 to 1/20,000 second. Price
$399. The below URL reports a gold colored version of
the PV-DC1000 was shown at the 1998 MacWorld Expo.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/item/panasonic-pv-dc1000-gold
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/panasonic-2
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Panasonic_PV-DC1000
PANASONIC
NV-DCF2 (in U.S. PalmCam PV-DC1080, in Japan CoolShot II LK-RQ1Z without flash, RQ1Y with flash)
-1997. 1/4-inch
640
x 480- pixel CCD. ISO 100. F/3.8 55mm fixed-focus lens with
macro position. Shutter 1/10 to 1/20,000 second. First digicam with docking station. MSRP
$550. 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/Panasonic
https://www.digitalkamera.de/Kamera/Panasonic/NV-DCF2.aspx
PHILLIPS
ESP-1 - 1997. Shown at Winter Consumer Electronics Show (WCES) '97. 24-bit digital camera. Not Marketed. No photo available. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site to provide information concerning this camera. Color Business Report, January-December 1997.
http://zeisphotos.com/blackstoneresearch/pro97ndx.html
PHILLIPS
ESP2 (Ricoh RDC-300) - 1997. Shown at
Computex Taipei '97. 640
x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 100. 38mm autofocus lens. Shutter
to 1/5 to 1/8000 second. About $400. We believe we were the first
digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/category/philips
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/philips-esp-2
PLUS
DK-010 - 1997. (OEM
Panasonic - see
Panasonic Palmcam PV-DC1000 above) 1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.
F/3.8 55mm lens. Shutter 1/8 to 1/20,000 second. We believe
we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and
information concerning this camera.
http://www.interq.or.jp/sun/tkp/digitalcamera/PLUS_DK-010.html
http://www.computer-specifications.com/specifications/Plus-DK010-Specs.html
POLAROID PDC 300
(Pretec/Premier DC-300) - 1997. 1/4
inch 320 x 240 for CCD. ISO 200.
F/5.6 fixed-focus 5mm lens. Shutter 1/30 to 1/2000 second.
2 MB flash memory. As be can seen, the Polaroid and the
Pretec are basically identicle except for specs which include 480 x 360
pixels and 16 MB memory for the Pretec. We
believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a
photo and information concerning this camera.
http://www.photographyreview.com/product/cameras/digital-cameras/3-megapixel/polaroid/pdc-300.html
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/polaroid-2
POLAROID PDC-800 - 1997. The PDC 800 was a re-badged Ricoh RDC-2 from 1996. Polaroid advertised it as being for the real estate market - "it
can instantly help agents and brokers provide higher quality materials
and service to their customers." 410K pixels. Shutter 1/8 - 1/1000 sec.
ISO 100. MSRP $650-$799. 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/Polaroid
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ricoh_RDC-2
POLAROID PDC-3000 - 1997. Upgrade
to the 1996 PDC-2000. Upgrades included Compact Flash slot rather than
internal memory, better viewfinder and better software. 800 x 600
pixel CCD (could be interpolated to 1600 x 1200); optical viewfinder;
sonar auto-focus; lens 38mm equivalent (60 mm with optional lens),
f/2.8-f11 ; ISO 25, 50, 100; shutter 1/25-1/500;
CompactFlash Type I; MSRP: $2496. Information provided by Alan
Diaz. We believe we were the first digital camera history web
site
to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
pc.watch.impress.co.jp/.../ 980109/macw11.htm
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/polaroid-pdc-3000
http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/P3K/P3KA.HTM
PRAKTICA PD-100 - 1997. Same as the Premier DC-300 (see below ) but with a Praktica label on the front.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/praktica-pd-100
PRETEC/PREMIER
DC-300, (Polaroid PDC-300, Minolta Dimage-Pic, Praktica PD-100, Vivicam 2500, etc.) - 1997
. 1/4
inch 480 x 360 pixel CCD. 16 MB flash memory. Strangely,
most references state 2 MB of flash memorey, same as for the
Polaroid PDC 300, but the manual that came with the camera states
16 MB of flash memory. Perhaps there was a running change and
later units were upgraded to 16 MB. ISO 200. F/5.6
fixed-focus 5mm lens. Shutter
1/30 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://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/971125/digi03.htm
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Premier
http://www.computer-specifications.com/specifications/Pretec-DC300-Specs.html
PRETEC / PREMIER DC-600
and DC-620 (Mirage DSC-6010, Mirage Image, Claxan DC-601, AOL Photocam and Photocam Plus) -
1997. 1/4-inch
640 x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 200. F/4 45mm fixed-focus
lens. Shutter 1/15 to 1/10,000 second. DC-600 2MB internal
storage and DC-620 8MB internal storage. Both cameras would also accept
a Compact Flash memory card. We purchased two incomplete DC-600s
off eBay before obtaining one brand new in a factory sealed box for only
$10. We believe we were the first digital
camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning
this camera.
The below site states that there
was a second version of the Pretec DC-600 that is similar to the Claxan
DC-600 shown above, but no photo available.
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/pretec-dc-600-version-2
https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/pretec
1997
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