OBSIDIAN IMAGING IC-100 - 1996.   This camera was designed to prevent image tampering by creating an image signature within the camera when the photo was taken.  The camera software was able to compare any subsequent copy of the image with the original and detect alteration.  A cross-hatch grid showed where an image had been altered.  The system also allowed for encryption and for a watermark to be embedded in the image to control unauthorized use (see above). 

http://www.epi-centre.com/reports/9612bcs.html

OLYMPUS D-200L - 1996.  640 x 480 pixel CCD.  ISO 130.  36mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1 to 1/10,000 second.  Price $600.  http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs.asp

OLYMPUS C-400    OLYMPUS C-400L         OLYMPUS C-410L (Marketed 1997)

Key features the same for all three cameras.  1/3-inch 640 x 480 pixel CCD.  Fixed-focus, 36mm f/2.8 lens.  ISO 130.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/10,000 second. 

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

OLYMPUS C-800L - 1996.  1/3-inch 1024 x 768 pixel CCD.  ISO 50.  36mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second.  Autofocus and built-in flash.

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

PANSONIC VZ-XP1 - 1996.   Prototype for the Panasonic CardShot NV-DCF-1.  The VZ-XP1 was shown at Fall '96 Comdex.   The NV-DCF-1 was introduced in 1997.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/article/961007/pana.htm

PENTAX EI-C90 - 1996.   Displayed at PMA1996.  An unusual first in digicams, the EI-C90 could be separated into two sections so that the section containing the camera (on the right in the photo) could be carried alone if desired while the section containing the LCD could be left at home.   The marketed version featured small improvements over the PMA prototype and was put on sale in July 1997.  768 x 560 pixel CCD. ISO 200. 50 mm f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/4000 second.  PC card type I/II.  Price, $915.

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

PIXERA Professional - 1996.  Example of a tethered digicam.  Images were stored on the PC hard drive. 1/3-inch 1280 x 1024 pixel CCD.  ISO 50.  40mm f/2.1 lens.  Shutter 1/16 to 1/1000 second. MSRP $1,195.

http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:4xirC9Q8d2cJ:findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_June_5/ai_50060208+%22PIXERA+Professional%22+1996&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=26&gl=us

http://seminars.seyboldreports.com/1996_san_francisco/HTML/SR540012.HTM

POLAROID PDC-2000 Series -  PDC 2000/40, PDC-2000/60, PDC-2000T - 1996. 1600 x 600 pixel CCD (vertical was interpolated to 1200 pixels).  ISO 100.  38mm f/2.8 autofocus lens.  Shutter 1/25 to 1/500 second.  JPEG compression not used.  The /40 had 40MB of storage and the /60 had 60MB.  The /T was a tethered model ($2,995).  The  /40 was originally $3,695 but was later lowered to $1,350.  The /60 was originally $4,995, but was lowered to $1,999.
http://www.fromorbit.com/drutter/digicams.htm

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

              RICOH RDC-1S - 1995                                       RICOH RDC-2, 2E, 2L - 1996

RDC-1S:  1/3-inch 768 576 pixel CCD.  ISO 70.  3X 50mm to 150mm zom f/2.8 lens.  Shutter 1/8 to 1/500 second. The RDC-1 was a top of the line multimedia machine capable of capturing moving video, moving video with sound, stills and just audio alone. It featured a 3:1 zoom lens. The RDC-2 was a scaled down version of the RDC-1 without the ability to capture moving video. It had a dual focal length lens equivalent to a 35mm/55mm lens on a 35mm camera. It had five recording modes; still image, still image with sound, sound only, document mode, and continuous (aka motor drive) shooting mode. The RDC-2 had a built in flash - the RDC-2E did not. The RDC-2 came in a variety of "packages" bundled with various flash memory cards, LCD monitor, etc. The RDC-2E had a 410,000-pixel CCD with a mechanical shutter that recorded S-VHS quality images (768x576 pixels) in full frame. The lens was a fixed focal length f:3.7  

http://www.steves-digicams.com/ricoh.html

http://www1.harenet.ne.jp/~hiharada/plink/pl42/pl4205.htm

The Ricoh DM-2 LCD monitor could be purchased separately to be added to any of the RDC-2 series cameras.

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