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epson photopc 700, cp-600 vintage digital camera black 1998epson photopc 700 vintage digital camera silver 1998 
EPSON PhotoPC 700 (CP-600 in Japan) - 1998.  1/3-inch 1280 x 960 pixel CCD.  ISO 60/120.  2X zoom f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/1500 second.  This camera is normally shown as black with a 1280 x 960 pixel CCD, however, one French site shows the camera in gray and silver with a 1024 x 768 pixel CCD and 36mm lens (similar to the 1997 PhotoPC600).  The complete kit in unused condition shown on the right is more proof that it pays to  check eBay frequently.   Although still new in the box, it was found on Bay in April of 2019 more than twenty years after its introduction to the marketplace.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://www.dpreview.com/products/epson/compacts/epson_photopc700

epson photopc 750z, 700z vintage digital camera 1998
EPSON PhotoPC 750Z (700Z in Japan) - 1998.  1/3-inch 1600 x 1200 pixel CCD.  ISO 60.  F/2.8  35mm - 105mm autofocus lens.  Shutter 1/2 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://www.dpreview.com/articles/6125150306/epsondiscount




FINET TECHNOLOGY DSC-F1 - 1998.  The DSC-F1 was made in China, but the manual is in Japanese, obviously for sale in Japan.  The Japanese wording over the DSC-FI model number on the front cover of the manual above translates to "Digital Still Camera."   Apparently, there was no Japanese brand name for the camera.  Unfortunately, DSC-F1 is also a model number for a Sony camera and that is the only camera that shows up when doing a google search for a DSC-F1.  As a result, the only information we can find on this camera is the manufacturer and specs from the manual.   Resolution 640 x 480 pixels.  Lens 4.3mm f/5.6.  Shutter 1/50 to 1/8000 second.  Internal memory only.  42 photos in Normal Mode, 21 in Fine Mode. Finet Technology Co. Limited was dissolved on 23 June 2007.   This sample was purchased in new condition with the original box and all its contents from a collector in Austria.  The same collector has the pink DSC-F1 shown above, but the camera only.  The one we now have complete in the original box may be the only such Finet DSC-F1 still in existence.  We previously had never seen or knew of this particular camera.  It has never appeared on U.S. eBay until now (Feb 2020).  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://rikkie.air-nifty.com/camera/2006/06/ds_5ad1.html


 

  Fisher FVD-V1 

  Front of Fisher FVD-V1 (1998)                                           Frpnt of Sanyo VPC-G200 (1997)

  Rear of Sanyo VPC-Z380 (1999)                          Rear of  Fisher FVD-V1   

FISHER FVD-V1 / SANYO VPC-G200 (DCS-V1 in Japan) - 1998.  Rebadged Sanyo sold in the U.S. with internal mechanisms of the 1997 VPC-G200 and the front from the Sanyo VPC-Z380 which did not come out until 1999.   1/3-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  ISO 80.  37mm autofocus f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/10,000 second.  An interesting story about this camera and eBay non-rule rules.  We purchased this camerra off eBay several years ago, at least we thought we did.  After paying for the camera through PayPal and having the purchase accepted by the seller, we were contacted several days later by the seller stating that they had changed their mind (possibly a higher offer from off eBay?) and were refunding our purchase payment.  We objected, stating that once the purchase was complete the item was now ours and we were unwilling to reverse the sale.  The seller did not relent so we contacted eBay.  Their answer was that they could do nothing.  Really?   They could not threaten to drop the seller from eBay if the seller did not follow commercial law and eBay rules?  Really?   When you make a bid on an item eBay immediately informs you that you have entered into a legal contract and must purchase the item if your bid is the highest.  Obviously, they do not enforce this rule when it comes to sellers.  The moral of the story is, don't depend on eBay to protect your rights as a buyer or you may be sorely disappointed.  We later did purchase a Fisher FVD-V1 from an eBay dealer who honored their contract.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/fisher-fvd-v1

http://www.photographyreview.com/cat/cameras/digital-cameras/3-megapixel/sanyo/vpc-g200/prd_82705_3098crx.aspx

http://www.manualsparadise.com/service-repair-manuals/Fisher/FVD-V1-FVDV1/RWSPFM-74139212-1


fuji dx-8, clip-it 50 vintage digital camera 1998
FUJI DX-8 (Clip-It 50 in Japan) - 1998.  1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  F/3.8  38mm  lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/5000 second. About $300.  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/fujifilm-4


fuji finepix 500, mx-500 vintage digital camera 1998
FUJI FinePix 500, MX-500 - 1998.  1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  Autofocus 35mm lens.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/10,000 second.  This camera came with the SmartDisk Smart Media floppy disk adapter manufactured by SmartDisk Corporation as a year 2000 version of their FlashPath adapters that allow reading of Smart Media cards via the adapter when inserted into a floppy disk drive.  The manual states the adapter is compatible with  Windows 95/98/2000.   It is similar in design to the Sony Memory Stick adapter of 1998/9 and the Olympus MAFP-1U/1E of 1997.   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 SmartDisk 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.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/fujifilm-mx-500

http://www.photographyobsession.co.uk/gallery3/photo-equip/Fuji-MX-500-Compact-Digital-Camera

fuji finepix 600z, mx-600z, toshiba pdr-3 vintage digital camera
FUJI MX-600Z, FinePix 600Z (Toshiba PDR-M3) - 1998.  1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 100. Autofocus 3X zoom 35mm to 150mm f/3.8 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/1000 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/fujifilm-4


fuji finepix 700, mx-700 vintage digital camera silver, black gold 1998Fuji FinePix black, gold and silver digital cameras



FUJI FinePix 700, MX-700 (Leica DigiLux) - 1998.
  1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  Autofocus f/3.2 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/1000 second.  FinePix 700BK = black, FinePix 700GL = gold.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/category/fujifilm-4




fuji dx-10, clip-it 80 vintage digital camera 1998
FUJI DX-10 (Clip-It 80 in Japan)  - 1998.  1/3-inch 1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  ISO 150.   Fixed-focus 40mm f/4 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/5000 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/DX10/DX10A.HTM

Fuji DS-560 digital camera
FUJI DS-560, DS-565 (NIKON E3, E3s) - 1998.  SLR.  2/3-inch 1280 x 1000 pixel CCD.  ISO 800/1600/3200.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/2000 second.  DS-560: 1 frame per second.  DS-565: 12 Sequential Shots at 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://www.dcviews.com/_fuji/0560.htm

fuji ds-250hd water resistant vintgage heavy duty digital camera 1998 
Fuji DS-250HD Big Job with Fuji MX-700 inside


Fuji DS-260HD Big Job with Fuji MX-600 electronics inside

FUJI DS-250HD Big Job, DS-260HD Big Job - 1998/99.  The HD (Heavy Duty) Big Job cameras by Fuji were actually protective cases with internals of current Fuji camera.  The DS-250HD of 1998 contained a Fuji MX-700 that could be removed if the owner wished, and the DS-260HD of 1999 contained the electronics of the Fuji MX-600.  These cameras were intended for use on constructions sites or other places where additional camera protection was needed.  They could be used during rain and were washable.  See Fuji MX-700 and Fuji MX-600 for specs.  DS-HD250 MSRP $799, DS-HD260 MSRP $1,199.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/fujifilm-ds-250hd

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/fujifilm-ds-260hd

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fujifilm_BIGJOB_DS-250HD_CP%2B_2011.jpg

fuji ds-330 vingtage digital camera 1998   
FUJI DS-330 - 1998.  2/3-inch 1820 x 1000 pixel CCD.  ISO 100/400.  F/3.5  35 - 105mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/1000 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/fujix


fuji in-printer camera vintage digital camera and printer 1998fuji finepix pr21 in-printer vintage camera camera 1998
FUJI In-Printer Camera, Instax Mini Printer, and FinePix PR21 - 1998. Prototype digital camera with built-in printer.  In-Printer Camera and Mini Printer shown at Photokina '98.   The In-Printer Camera stored images on SmartMedia memory cards.  Both the In-Printer Camera and the Instax Mini Printer utilized the Fuji Instax Mini film and produced credit-card sized prints.   An improved version of the In-Printer Camera was marketed in 1999 as as the FinePix PR21 (camera on the right above), world's first digital camera with an integral printer.  1800 x 2100 pixel CCD.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/prototypes-rarities/item/fujifilm-digital-in-printer-camera

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/fujifilm-finepix-pr21

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