Logitech Fotoman

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The Dycam Model 1, also known as the Logitech Fotoman, was an early greyscale digital camera launched by Logitech in 1990. It was the first commercially-available digital camera. The camera was aimed at businesses requiring fast turn-around images. The images were greyscale and low-resolution, at 284x376 pixels, and the camera only had enough storage for 32 of them, compressed in its 4Mb of RAM. The memory was volatile, that is, when the batteries ran down or were removed, the pictures would be lost. The high price (£499 in the UK) limited its market. The camera could connect to a PC via a cable to the serial port for uploading. It had a fixed focus f4.5 lens 55mm 35mm equivalent, with a shutter running from 1/25 to 1/1000s, and a built-in flash. The CCD sensor was rated at ~200ISO, and a neutral-density filter was supplied for use in very bright light.

It was designed by Dycam.

• Logitech Digital Camera review from 1993.