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HEWLETT-PACKARD PhotoSmart C20 - 1998.  1152 x 872 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  Lens F/2.8 - F/11, 39mm autofocus (if selected).  ISO 100.  Shutter 2 seconds to 1/500 second.  Detailed review of the C20 at the below URL.  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/C20/C20A.HTM

HEWLETT-PACKARD PhotoSmart C30 - 1998.  Marketed January 1999.  CCD 1152 x 872 pixels.  ISO 100.  F/2.8 39mm lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500.  Maded by Konica.  Specs same as Konia QM 100V below.  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/hp/compacts/hp_c30

https://www.digitalkamera.de/Kamera/Hewelett-Packard/Photosmart_C30.aspx

HITACHI MP-EG10W - 1998.   Lots of stuff in this box!  The 10W  Was the European and U.S. version of the MP-EG10 of 1997.  It could be purchased as a package with a 360MB PC card hard drive for $1299. The CCD was 360K pixels.  We believe we wre the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

http://www.hitachi.com/New/cnews/E/1997/971119B.html

I/O MAGIC MAGICIMAGE 500 - 1998.  Marketed in 1999.  One of many Minton-like cameras of that period (see 1998 - L-N Quark Probe 99).   CCD 1024 x 768 pixels.  Lens F2.8, 6.6mm.  Shutter 1/20 sec to 1/1000 sec., bulb.  MSRP $50.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/i-o-magicimage-500

IPIX 360-DEGREE PHOTO SYSTEM VERSION 2.0 - 1998.  IPIX, a branch of Internet Picture Corporation, sold photography kits designed to produce 360-degree photographs by stitching together two 180-degree photographs.  The kits used current consumer digital cameras at that time such as those sold by Olympus and Nikon.  The kits included a fisheye lens and a rotator bracket for mounting on tripods so that the second photo could be taken exactly 180 degrees from the first.  The kits included iPIX  software used to stitch the images together.  Various kits with differing equipment were marketed.  In 1998, these included the starter kit at $695, the personal kit at $1,695 and the professional kit at $2,195. They also sold the Olympus D-450 Zoom kit for $850.  The photo above shows contents of two iPIX sets purchased on eBay, one with a hard case and one with a soft case, one featuring the Olympus D-340R and the other the Olympus D-360L.  The small case on the upper left contains the 360-degree rotator and a fisheye lens.  A second fisheye lens and three lens adapters for other Olympus camera models are shown in front of D-340R and D-360L.  The photo on the upper right is from the iPIX manual and shows an Olympus D-340R attached to the rotator on a tripod.  iPIX filed for bankruptcy in July of 2006.  Page 72, Infoworld, 22 March 1999.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning the iPIX system.

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

 https://www.mactech.com/1999/01/06/md1-ipix-wizard/s. i

https://www.dpreview.com/archive/2001/07

  
JENOPTIK JD 11 Entrance - 1998.  (MINTON F1/F4 / QUARK / GALLANT PROBE 99, Praktica/Pentacon QD500).  1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  ISO 40.  50mm fixed focus f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1 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://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Jenoptik

https://www.digitalkamera.de/Kamera/Jenoptik/JD_11_entrance.aspx

JENOPTIK JD 850Z2 -1998.  Shown at Photokina '98 as prototype.  850K pixel CCD.  CompactFlash image storage.  Apparently not marketed.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Kameras_ohne_Datenblatt/6696.aspx

JVC GC-S1, GC-S1U - 1998.  Digital Still Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and Wireless Infrared Interface (IrDA). �-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  43mm to 430mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/1000 second.  MSRP $700.   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/JVC/GC-S1.aspx

https://books.google.com/books?id=U2YEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=JVC+%2B+%22GC-S1%22&source=bl&ots=tToByXnGJy&sig=rsRfrp12yp4icTupoQITqEdZ6xw&hl=en&sa=X&ved

=0ahUKEwjQpMbE_O7YAhVijK0KHe5HAFY4ChDoAQhKMAk#v=onepage&q=JVC%20%2B%20%22GC-S1%22&f=false

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z37Ps0lUUg

JVC GC-S5 (Fuji MX-700) - 1998.  1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  35mm f/3.2 autofocus lens.  Shutter � 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.digitalkamera.de/Kamera/JVC/GC-S5.asp

KB GEAR LITTLE TIKES - 1998.  KB Gear (now defunct) was a manufacturer of entry-level digital cameras starting in 1998. Their first camera was the Little Tikes which could take pictures 320x240 pixels and store up to 12 images. Later cameras were the JamCam V1.0, which took picture 320x240 pixels; the JamCam V2.0, which shot images 640x480 pixels; and their fourth and final product which was the JamCam V3.0, which took pictures in both 320x240 pixels as well as 640x480 pixels. It had a slot for a flash memory card and featured an electronic flash, and came in two colors: silver and blue.  Marketed in 1999.  MSRP $99.

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/KB_Gear

 
KB GEAR  JamCam V1.0 - 1998.   320 x 240 pixels.  Internal memory stored up to six images.  Marketed 1999.  MSRP $99.  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/KB_Gear

http://archive.is/gGVf4

 
Kenwood VC-H1 - 1998.  Amateur radio image transmission.  The Kenwood VC-H1 combined an image-scan converter, CCD camera and LCD monitor into a single battery-operated unit.  It could be connected to a transceiver to send and receive color images over the air.  Detachable 1/4-inch, 270K pixel (.27MP) CCD camera.  1.8-inch color LCD monitor.  Built-in microphone and speaker.  Stored up to 10 image in internal memory.  PC and laptop connectivity. Street price about $299.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this item.

http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/vch1.html

KINON DC-1100 (Kodak DC210 style copy), Seagull DC-1100 (in 1998), Vivitar ViviCam 3200 (in 1999) - 1998.  Copy  in style of Kodak DC210, but by a different manufacturer (Farsharp Imaging Tech. Corp.).  1/3-inch 1152 x 864 pixel CCD.  ISO 140.  F/2 lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/500 second. 

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

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/DC210/DC210Acgi.HTM

http://www.dcviews.com/_vivitar/3200.htm

KINON DC-33 (Polaroid PDC-640, Agfa ePhoto 780, Seagull DC-33) - 1998.  1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  Fixed-focus 50mm f/4.5 lens.  Shutter 1/30 to 1/1000 second. Apparently not marketed in Europe or USA.  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/seagull-dc-33

KODAK DC220 Zoom, DC220 Pro - 1998.  Shown at Photokina '98.  1152 x 864 pixel CCD.  ISO 140.  F/4 29mm - 58mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/2 to 1/360 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/DC220/DC220Acgi.HTM

KODAK DC260 Zoom, DC260 Pro - 1998.  Shown at Photokina 98.  1.536 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  F/3 33mm - 115mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/4 to 1/400 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/products/kodak/compacts/kodak_dc260

Kodak DC200 - 1998.  1152 x 864 pixel CCD.   ISO 140.  F/4 39mm 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.dpreview.com/products/kodak/compacts/kodak_dc200

 
KODAK DC210A Zoom - 1998.  Japan only.  1/3-inch 1152 x 864 pixel CCD.  ISO 140.  29mm - 58mm zoom f/4 lens.  Shutter 1/2 to 1/362 second.  Marketed only in Japan. Similar to the DC210 Plus shown below.

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/kodak-dc210a

KODAK DC210 Plus - 1998.   Shown at Photokina 98.  1152 x 864 pixel CCD.  ISO 140.  F/4 29mm - 58 mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/2 s to 1/362 second.   Similsr to the DC210A shown above.

http://www.dpreview.com/products/kodak/compacts/kodak_dc210plus

https://www.digitalkameramuseum.de/en/cameras/item/kodak-dc210-zoom-plus

KODAK DCS 315 - 1998.  SLR.  Shown at Photokina 98.  Built on Nikon Pronea 6i body.  1520 x 1008 pixel CCD.  ISO 100/200/400.  Shutter 30 to 1/8000 second.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

https://www.lonestardigital.com/dcs315.htm

KODAK DCS 520 (Canon EOS D2000) - 1998.  SLR. 1728 x 1152 pixel CCD.  ISO 200/400/800/1600 .  Shutter 30 to 1/8000 second. MSRP $16,550.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/kodakdcs520

   
KODAK DCS-560 (Canon EOS D6000) - 1998.  SLR. 2008 x 3040 pixel CCD.  ISO 80-200.  Shutter 30 to 1/8000 second.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.  We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.
 

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/Kodak/index3.htm

 
KODAK DCS 460 and John Glenn on Space Shuttle - 1998.  Retired Senator John Glenn shown using a Kodak DCS 460 (see our 1995 page) digital camera during his shuttle trip of 1998.  Eastman Kodak Company donated the digital camera used by Senator John Glenn and fellow astronauts during Glenn's return to space to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.

        
KONICA QM-100V - 1998.  This is one well-travelled camera!  It was purchased from the original owner who travelled throughout the U.S., Europe, and even New Zealand.  Its paint job is a little the worse for wear, but the camera still functions OK.  1/3-inch 1152 x 872 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  F/2.8 39mm autofocus lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second.  Specs same as HP C30, both made by Konica.  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

KONICA Digital Director DG-1 - 1998.  1/3-inch 1152 x 872 pixel CCD.  ISO 40.  F/2.8 39mm 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.

https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/article/980616/konica.htm

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

KOCERA / YASHICA Samurai 1300DG - 1998.  1/3-inch 1280 x 960 pixel CCD.  ISO 100.  F/2.8  45mm - 135mm zoom lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/1000 second.  Click on first image for enlarged view.  See KYOCERA SAMURAI X3.0 - 1987.   Although the body of the camera may say Kyocera, the 1300DG and the 2100DG below may be advertised and sold under the brand name Yashica because Kyocera owned Yashica at that time and the names were used interchangeably (see wikipedia below).  Because of this we also show both cameras under Yashica on our 1998 T-Z page.   We believe we were the first digital camera history web site to provide a photo and information concerning this camera.

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

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

KYOCERA / YASHICA Samurai 2100DG - 1998. Shown in 1998, but not marketed untill 1999, the 2100DG was an upgraded version of the 1300DG. The Kyocera (Yashica) Samurai 2100DG featured a 2.14-Megapixel CCD that generated 1632 x 1232 (SuperFine or Fine mode) or 800 x 600 (Normal mode) pixel images, 1.8" color LCD and was the first 2MP digicam with a 4x optical zoom lens.  Although the body of the camera may say Kyocera, the 1300DG above and the 2100DG may be advertised and sold under the brand name Yashica because Kyocera owned Yashica at that time and the names were used interchangeably (see wikipedia below).  Because of this we also show both cameras under Yashica on our 1998 T-Z page.

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

http://www.dcviews.com/_yashica/2100.htm

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

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