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Sony’s first consumer digital camera

Maoby
April 11, 2023
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    Maoby
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    April 11, 2023, 9:33 p.m. April 11, 2023, 9:33 p.m.
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    Sony DKC-ID1 (1996) with an Electronic Viewfinder (EVF)
    $1,800.00 USD in 1996
    450,000 pixels (768 x 576) with 2 mb Internal & PCMCIA

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    Sony DKC-ID1 (1996)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    My Little History of Digital Compacts

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    johnapper10
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    April 12, 2023, 2:45 a.m. April 12, 2023, 2:45 a.m.
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    very nice find

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    TheDavinator
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    April 12, 2023, 2:50 a.m. April 12, 2023, 2:50 a.m.
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    Wow. Cool piece of history.

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    Maoby
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    April 12, 2023, 11 a.m. April 12, 2023, 11 a.m.
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    @johnapper10 has written:

    very nice find

    Thanks! 👍🏻

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    Maoby
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    April 12, 2023, 11:02 a.m. April 12, 2023, 11:02 a.m.
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    @TheDavinator has written:

    Wow. Cool piece of history.

    And it still works great after 27 years 🙂

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    Sony DKC-ID1 (1996)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    Sony DKC-ID1 (1996)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    Stillstihl
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    April 13, 2023, 8:15 a.m. April 13, 2023, 8:15 a.m.
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    Some of those early digitals took surprisingly good pics, I have several taken with a 1.3mp 1998 Olympus that are not bad at all.

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    Maoby
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    April 13, 2023, 10:04 a.m. April 13, 2023, 10:04 a.m.
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    @Stillstihl has written:

    Some of those early digitals took surprisingly good pics, I have several taken with a 1.3mp 1998 Olympus that are not bad at all.

    Indeed from 1998-99, affordable digital photography (compacts) began to become usable for enthusiasts. 😎

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    Nikon Coolpix 950
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    Maoby
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    April 20, 2023, 3:52 p.m. April 20, 2023, 3:52 p.m.
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    The first, with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 to be able to record photos on a simple 3.5" floppy disk.

    Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 (1997)
    310,000 pixels sensor (640x480)
    Storage: 3.5 Floppy 1.44M
    $850.00 USD

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    Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 (1997)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    johnapper10
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    April 20, 2023, 10:02 p.m. April 20, 2023, 10:02 p.m.
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    Thanks for sharing this is so cool

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    Maoby
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    April 21, 2023, 12:55 a.m. April 21, 2023, 12:55 a.m.
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    @johnapper10 has written:

    Thanks for sharing this is so cool

    Thanks again 🙂

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    Maoby
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    May 6, 2023, 1:13 p.m. May 6, 2023, 1:13 p.m.
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    Sony released a very impressive camera in 1999

    The Sony DSC-F505, with its magnificent Carl Zeiss lens
    A lens that could rotate about 140°
    
A serious competitor at the time for the Nikon Coolpix 950

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    Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999)
    2,110,000 pixel sensor (1600x1200)
    Storage: 4MB Memory Stick
    $950 USD

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    MissTilly
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    May 6, 2023, 2 p.m. May 6, 2023, 2 p.m.
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    Thank you, I love this series of posts. Fascinating.
    Regards
    Gary

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    Maoby
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    May 6, 2023, 4:14 p.m. May 6, 2023, 4:14 p.m.
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    @MissTilly has written:

    Thank you, I love this series of posts. Fascinating

    Thank you for your feedback 👍🏻

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    swandy
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    June 12, 2023, 8:47 p.m. June 12, 2023, 8:47 p.m.
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    @Maoby has written:

    The first, with the Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 to be able to record photos on a simple 3.5" floppy disk.

    Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 (1997)
    310,000 pixels sensor (640x480)
    Storage: 3.5 Floppy 1.44M
    $850.00 USD

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    Sony Mavica MVC-FD7 (1997)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    I had a Mavica - don't remember which model. I sold it years ago and gave the purchaser (because I knew him from the bookstore his mom and he owned) several boxes of floppy disks so he would have lots of film! It was really cool to use (at least until you realized the limitation of the number of pixels you were getting LOL). Actually took it to a hockey game at Madison Square Garden and I had to show the guard when he came to my seat that it was a still camera (which was allowed for sporting events) and not a video camera. He thought it was amazing.

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