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| − | Apple Computer produced some of the first consumer digital cameras. | + | '''Apple Computer''' produced some of the first consumer digital cameras. |
| − | The Quicktake cameras had a [[resolution]] of 640x480 [[pixel]]s (i.e. VGA computer screen size), with a colour depth of 24 bits They were designed to connect to an Apple Macintosh computer via a V.24 serial cable (which is no longer supported by OS-X, or on current Mac hardware). | + | The '''Quicktake''' cameras had a [[resolution]] of 640x480 [[pixel]]s (i.e. [[VGA]] computer screen size), with a colour depth of 24 bits They were designed to connect to an Apple Macintosh computer via a V.24 serial cable (which is no longer supported by OS-X, or on current Mac hardware). |
The Quicktake cameras did not sell well, and were discontinued late in 1997. | The Quicktake cameras did not sell well, and were discontinued late in 1997. | ||
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== Alphabetical List of Apple Cameras == | == Alphabetical List of Apple Cameras == | ||
=== Quicktake 100 (Feb 1994) === | === Quicktake 100 (Feb 1994) === | ||
| − | The binocular-format '''Quicktake 100''' was introduced in 1994. It had an optical viewfinder, and no viewing screen, but there was an [[LCD]] screen showing the frame number and other info. There were controls for shutter-release, flash, [[self-timer]], resolution and an "erase whole camera" button. It had only internal flash memory - with no slots for extension, providing enough storage for a mere eight photos at full | + | {| |
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| + | The binocular-format '''Quicktake 100''' was introduced in 1994. It had an optical viewfinder, and no viewing screen, but there was an [[LCD]] screen showing the frame number and other info. There were controls for shutter-release, flash, [[self-timer]], resolution and an "erase whole camera" button. It had only internal flash memory - with no slots for extension, providing enough storage for a mere eight photos at full 640x480 resolution, or 32 at 320x240. Images were stored in Apple's own QuickTake or PICT formats. | ||
=== Quicktake 150 (May 1995) === | === Quicktake 150 (May 1995) === | ||
Revision as of 02:17, 26 June 2008
Apple Computer produced some of the first consumer digital cameras. The Quicktake cameras had a resolution of 640x480 pixels (i.e. VGA computer screen size), with a colour depth of 24 bits They were designed to connect to an Apple Macintosh computer via a V.24 serial cable (which is no longer supported by OS-X, or on current Mac hardware).
The Quicktake cameras did not sell well, and were discontinued late in 1997.
Contents
Alphabetical List of Apple Cameras
Quicktake 100 (Feb 1994)
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The binocular-format Quicktake 100 was introduced in 1994. It had an optical viewfinder, and no viewing screen, but there was an LCD screen showing the frame number and other info. There were controls for shutter-release, flash, self-timer, resolution and an "erase whole camera" button. It had only internal flash memory - with no slots for extension, providing enough storage for a mere eight photos at full 640x480 resolution, or 32 at 320x240. Images were stored in Apple's own QuickTake or PICT formats.
Quicktake 150 (May 1995)
The Quicktake 150 was very similar to the 100, but added the more standard jpeg, BMP, TIFF and PCX file formats.
Quicktake 200 (c.Feb 1997)
The Quicktake 200 was a more conventionally-shaped camera, to current eyes, having a compact-camera outline, a 1.8-inch LCD viewing screen, a mode dial and a SmartMedia memory card slot (along with 2Mb of internal memory). There was no built-in optical viewfinder, but there was a clip-on accessory optical finder. The 200 was made by Fuji - as a rebadged Fuji DS-7[1] - and also sold as the Samsung Kenox SSC-350N - however, the Fuji and Samsung had the added advantage of connecting to a PC as well as a Macintosh[2].
- ↑ See John Henshall article
- ↑ [http://www.andybaird.com/qt200/miscellany.html Andy Baird's Miscellany
Links/Sources
- Quicktake camera manuals at Apple.com
- Quicktake 150 at Sylvain Halgand's www.collection-appareils.fr
- Apple Quicktake 100 by John Henshall
- Apple Quicktake 200 & Fuji DS-7 by John Henshall
- Andy Baird's tips for Quicktake 200/Fuji DS-7/Samsung Kenox owners
