On Sat, 29 May 2004, Stan Barr wrote:
> > I do have a digital camera, and it's on-topic (as it's well over 10 years
> > old). It's a Datacopy 300, which uses a linear (1 - dimensional) CCD
> > tracked across the image plane with a leadscrew. I also have the
> > interface card for it, for the PERQ of course. One day I must have a go
> > at getting it all working...
>
> I remember reading about those, or one like it, at the time.
>
> The Apple Quicktake 100 is 10 years old now, and mine still works fine.
> I wonder, what was the first digital camera on sale to the general
> public - as opposed to being aimed at a commercial market?
That would be the Dycam Model 1 I believe. It was apparently the firsy to
include the digitizer in the camera itself (as opposed to a host PC doing
the digitizing).
http://www.digicamhistory.com/1990.html
Here's a terrific site on digital camera history. Spend a good many
minutes reading through this because you'll learn a lot about digital
photography (prepare to be surprised).
http://www.digicamhistory.com/
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