1996
A-C
AGFA
ePhoto 307 - 1996. 640 x 480 pixel
CCD.
2MB internal memory. ISO 125. Fixed-focus lens.
Shutter
1/8 to 1/10,000 second. Shown on right in Agfa carrying case. MSRP $499.
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalkamera.de%2FKamera.aspx&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Click on camera quick access
APPLE
QuickTake 200 (Fuji DS-7, Samsung Kenox SSC-350N) - 1996. Manufactured
by Fuji an marketed in 1997. 640 x 480 pixel CCD.
SmartMedia
memory card. ISO 100. Shutter 1/4 to 1/5000 second.
Fixed-focus
38mm f/2.2 lens. Some variation in marketing dates, pricing,
programming
and accessories between brands. MSRP $599 (Apple).
http://www.andybaird.com/qt200/
CANON
POWERSHOT 600 - 1996. 1/3-inch, 832
x 608 pixel CCD. ISO 100. 50mm lens. Shutter 1/30 to
1/500 second. Built-in flash, auto white balance. Optical
viewfinder
plus LCD. First consumer digicam able to use harddisk drive. Able to store up to 176MB of images. MSRP $949.
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/f_index.html
CANON POWERSHOT
30 and 30t - 1996. First PC card slot camera with separate lens.
1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCDs. 55mm f/2.8 lens. ISO
100. Shutter 1/20-1/5000 second. Auto white balance.
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/history/canon_story/f_index.html
CASIO QV-10A, QV-10A PLUS, QV-30, QV-100, QV-300 - 1996. Entry level digicams that generally sold for $400 to $600 when new. Earlier models had 320 x 240 pixel CCDs (QV-10A, 10A Plus, QV-30) and 2MB of internal memory while later models had 640 x 480 pixel CCDs and 4MB of memory. ISO 100. Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second. Some models with fixed-focus lens, others with variable. http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42.htm
QV-10A
QV-10A
Plus
QV-30
QV-100
QV-300
QV-100.
Similar to the QV-10A, but with a 640 x 480 pixel CCD. MSRP $650.
http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42.htm
QV-300.
1/4-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD. ISO 120. 47mm to 106mm zoom
f/2.6
lens. Autofocus, built-in flash. MSRP $549.
http://www.dpreview.com
CHINON
ES-1000 (Kodak DC-20) - 1996. Shown
at Comdex Fall '95, marketed in 1996. 501 x 370 pixel CCD (Chinon) or
493
x 373 pixel CCD (Kodak). 1MB internal memory. Fixed-focus
6.5mm
lens. Shutter 1/30 to 1/4000 second. Although
specifications
were the same, the software for the two cameras varied. Price,
$300
(Chinon), $560 (Kodak).
http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digitalkamera.de%2FKamera.aspx&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8 Click on camera quick access
COMPRO D-Cam
(ACS Innovations International) - 1996. Typical webcam capable of either still or video images.
640 x 480 pixels. Shutter 1/50 to 1/30/000 second. Adjustable focus
lens.
1996
A-C