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DIGITAL CAMERASMost of the following cameras use standard video outputs that work with a variety of computers. Many are TWAIN compliant, a common format of Mac and PC graphics software (used by many scanners). Some use floppies.
Note that we have listed only the highest resolution possible. Some of these cameras have only one resolution; some have several. The number of images you can store depends on whether you use low or high resolution. We have indicated a range in most cases.
AC Adapters, interface cables and docking stations are usually optional extras ranging from $50 to $180.
Chart last updated 21 May 1999
DIGITAL STILL (primarily) CAMERAS
Brand Model Retail Highest res. Capacity Memory Interface Comments
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Agfa ePhoto 307 $400 640 x 480 36 - 72 Autoflash, self timer
ePhoto 780 $400 1024 x 768 up to 96 2 MB
ePhoto 1280 $600 1280 x 960 up to 60 4 MB Mac/PC serial Swivel zoom, 2" LCD, 3Xzoom
NTSC/PAL f 2.8/5.6/8.0, 46mm,13.3 oz.
ePhoto 1680 $900 1600 x 1200 12 MB SmartCard BW/Color, software
Canon PowerShot 350 $400 640 x 480 1 MB Mac/PC cable 1.8" LCD, image compression
PowerShot 600 no LCD, bulky
PowerShot A5 $700 1024 x 768 f2.5, 2" LCD, flash, 24-bit
Casio QV-11 $270 480 x 240 up to 96 Video 1.8" LCD, lots of software
QV-70 $320 480 x 240 up to 96 2 MB PC/Mac NTSC 1.8" LCD,
QV-100 $360 640 x 480 64 to 92 4 MB NTSC/Serial 1.8" color LCD
QV-200 $400 640 x 480 up to 64 4 MB Video 1.8" LCD, lots of software
QV-700 $450 640 x 480 14 - 47 2 MB Video/cartridge Continuous motion, spec. f/x
QV-770 $400 640 x 480 14 - 47 2 MB Video/cartridge Continuous motion, spec. f/x
QV-7000SX $700 1280 x 960 8 MB Infrared/Video 32mm 4x zoom, 5 modes, motion
Epson PhotoPC $200 640 x 480 16 - 32 4 MB PC/Mac serial 24bit, 43mm lens
PhotoPC 500 $400 640 x 480 30 - 60 2 MB
PhotoPC 550 $300 640 x 480 6 - 24 4MB Smart opt. Audio annotation, macro close
PhotoPC 600XGA $700 1024 x 768 up to 50 4 MB Video JPEG Smartcd opt./autofocus 2" LCD
PhotoPC 700
PhotoPC 750
PhotoPC 900
Fuji DX-5 $300 640 x 480 22 - 30 2 MB Mac/PC cables Point and shoot style
DX-7 $500 640 x 480 22 - 30 2 MB TWAIN, PictureWorks/PhotoEnh
DX-9 $500 640 x 480 up to 30 2 MB Mac/PC cables 2" LCD, autofoc, flash, 3Xzoom
serial 4,9,or 16 JPG pics in 2 secnds
f 2.4/3.3, up to 1/10,000/sec.
DX-10
DS-7 $300 ? ? PC adapt incl. Captures 60 fps. ActiveMatrix
MX-600 1280 x 1024
MX-700 $800 1280 x 1024 ? 2 MB video/digital 2x zoom AC adapt., 1/1000 shut
MX-2700 New
Hitachi MPEG-Cam $2400 3,000 Video/Opt. SCSI 20 min. of audio/video, 1 lb
JVC DSC $450 ? up to 100 Wireless transfer, autofocus, flash, 10:1 zoom
Kodak DC 50 zoom $500 ?
DC 120 zoom $800 1280 x 960 ? CompactFlash crd.
DC 200 $600 1152 x 864 u CompactFl.card Color LCD. Video out.
DC 210 $800 1152 x 864 16 - 60 4 MB Infrared IrDA Removable storage, LCD disp.
DC 220 $800 1174 x 884 8 MB
DC 260 $1000 1536 x 1024 16 MB
DC 265 1536 x 1024 USB/serial/IR LCD, 3x/2x zoom, audio
DVC-323 640 x 480
Konica Q-EZ $400 640 x 480 up to 47 Mini card Inc. PhotoDeluxe
Q-mini 3501 $500 640 x 480 up to 47 Mini card Many auto features
Minolta Dimage Pic $260 480 x 360 up to 64 2 MB Comp/TV interf. Flash, macro, timer
Dimage V $400 640 x 480 16 - 80 SmartMedia card Detachable rotating zoom lens
Dimage EX1500 1344 x 1008 LCD, 3x zoom, fast
RD-175 $4800 1528 x 1146 114 131 MB Lenses sold separately
Mitsubishi
DJ-1000 $200 504 x 378 up to 15 2 MB PC only f 2.8, 60mm, TWAIN-compatib.
Nikon Coolpix 300 $500 640 x 480 131 norm. res SCSI or serial Audio recording & pen input
Coolpix 600 $600 1024 x 768 30 to 100 8 MB Mac/PC serial 7.4 oz.,zoom,macro,2"LCD
CoolPix 900 $860 1280 x 960
CoolPix 900s $900 1280 x 960 8 MB Mac/PC serial 2"LCD,3Xzoom,Autofocus
Nikkor lens, 2fps
CoolPix 950 $1000
Olympus D-200L $450 640 x 480 up to 20
D-220L $500 640 x 480 20 to 80 2 MB Video Exp. cntrl. 1/3" CCD, 24-bit
2" LCD, interchangeable memory
D-300L This is the older, less-featured, and slightly bulkier model replaced by the D-320L.
D-320L $500 1024 x 768 4 to 120 2 MB Video Exp. cntrl 1/3" CCD,f2.8
Floppy adaptor opt., 2" LCD
D-340L $700 1280 x 960 9 to 60 4 MB Video/Computer SmartMedia, Adobe PhotoDeluxe
D-500L $900 1024 x 768 3 to 25 2 MB Serial Parallel 3x zoom, autoflash, Mac/Wndows
aspherical zoom lens, TTL SLR
D-600L $900 1280 x 1024 4 to 49 4 MB Serial Parallel 9.2-28mm zoom 1.8" LCD, TTL
Similar shape/design to SLR
D-620L $1200 1280 x 1024 8 MB Newer model of the 600L with more features and
faster shutter. SLR camera.
C-2000 zoom 1600 x 1200 8 MB
Panasonic Coolshot $300 640 x 480 up to 96 2 MB LCD display $100 extra
PalmCam $390 640 x 480 16 to 94 2 MB Docking Station Mac/PC software
Philips ESP2 $400 640 x 480 up to 100 4 MB Mac/PC cables PhotoStudio, 1/16000 sec.
Polaroid PDC-2000 $2200
PDC-3000 $2500 1600 x 1200 20 MB SCSI Flexible file format, inter-
Photoshop or changeable lenses. 30mm/60mm
TWAIN (PC) f2.8-f 11.
Pretec DC300 $300 480 x 360 up to 64 2 MB Mac/PC serial 1.8"LCD,4/sec,f4.6,up to1/2000
flash, JPG, 210 gram (no bat.)
Ricoh RDC-2 $560 768 x 576 up to 39 2 MB Sound and continuous motion
RD300 $380 640 x 480 up to 100 4 MB Autofocus, macro 1.8" LCD
RDC300 Zoom $470 640 x 480 up to 100 4 MB NTSC
Sony Mavica MVC-FD5 $500 640 x 480 Floppies 1.4 MB Floppy Mac or PC floppy storage
Mavica MVC-FD7 $700 Similar to FD5 with added optical zoom, special f/x
Toshiba PDR-2 $500 640 x 480 up to 48 2 MB PC card LCD display
PDR-2VP $280 640 x 480 up to 48 2 MB PC card LCD display, PC Card interfac
PDR-5 640 x 480 4 MB LCD
PDR-M1 1280 x 1024 4 MB
PDR-M3 1280 x 1024 4 MB
UMAX Photo Run $225 504 x 378 ? ? Parallel/PCMCIA TWAIN. Incl.software. 2.8oz
Vivitar Vivican 500 $240 320 x 240 up to 50 2 MB NTSC/Serial 1.8" LCD, autoflash, timer
Vivican 2700 $340 640 x 480 up to 50 2 MB NTSC/Serial 1.8" LCD, autoflash, timer
Yashika Samurai 1300DG $1000 1280 x 960 9 - 276 8 MB PC/Mac/Video 1.8" LCD 3:1 zoom, 10.6 zo.
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DIGITAL CAMCORDERS (more to be listed soon)
The distinction between digital still cameras and digital camcorders is not really cut and dry, since a
digital camcorder actually takes a series of still frames. Camcorders incorporate sound, which still cameras
generally to not. Many of the following are motion and still cameras, depending on how you use them:
Canon Optura $2700 ? CCD imaging 35x zoom Optic. stabil. 2" LCD 16-bit audio
ZR Mini-DV IEEE 1394 DV interface Image stabilizer, rotating 2.5" LCD screen.
XL-1 High end Broadcast quality. 3 CCD Interchang. lens. 6 AE modes.
JVC GRDVM5U $1600 2.5" LCD. Assemble editing. JLIP computer interface. 10x optical
zoom, 100x digital zoom. PCM digital stereo. Composite and DV output.
Panas. PV-DV700 $2000 IEEE 1394 DV. Image stabil. Small size.
PV-DV710 $2500 Like PV-DV700 with 3.8" LCD.
Sony DCR-SC100 480,000 pixels, 1/4" color CCD. 90 min. of video on 60 min. cassette
DCR-TRV7 $2700 IEEE 1394 DV interface 680,000 pixels, 1/3" color CCD. PCM audio.
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DIGITAL VIDEOCAMS (more to be listed soon)
The following are not standalone/take-along digital cameras, but rather are small computer-attached video
cameras for video conferencing, digitizing, Web cams and other uses:
Connectix QuickCam $ 50 Grayscale Mac - yes, PC - ?
Connectix QuickCam $200 Color Mac/PC, 640 x 480 up to 30 fps, f 1.6, 48 degree viewing angle
EZ-Cam PC/USB/Windows 352 x 288, up to 30 fps
Kritter Digital $300 Color 16-bit video stream Mac 2400/3400/G3 Bundled image software.
Multican $150 Color or BW Res: ? x 380 lines, 3.6mm lens, built-in microphone
Philips EasyCam color PC
QuickCam VC Logitech Mac (USB 8.1+)/PC 352 x 288 up to 30 fps, f 2.0, 46 degree viewing angle
QuickVideo DVC1 $130 508 x 492 (motion) 1600x1200 (still) Parallel Motion video capture (30 fps).
SunCam SDC-250A PC/AT 100 MHz+ 320 x 240 up to 10 fps, f 3.8/2.2, parallel interface
Todai web cam PC (PS2 keyboard), 320 x 240, up to 4 fps, f 3.8/2.8
ViCAM EPP or USB $200 1280 x 960 8/16/24-bit RGB and YUV, low light, parallel port, 3 lens options
Video Blaster WebCam II
Zoom VideoCam 1575 $200 352 x 288 up to 15 fps, color PC/Windows videocam. With card, 10 ft. cord.
