Have We Come Far Or What?
In 1994, Apple launched the camera pictured above. Given the name Apple Quicktake and built by Fujifilm, it boasted a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels at a maximum of 0.3 Megapixels. Models 100 and 200 were only compatible with the Apple Macintosh, while the 150 was compatible with both the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.
The QuickTake 100 was released as an easy-to-use digital camera that connected to any Macintosh computer by way of an Apple serial cable. The camera had a built-in flash, but no focus or zoom controls. The QuickTake 150 kit included a separate close-up lens that allowed focusing at approximately 30 cm. Other than downloading the photos to a computer, there was no way to preview them on the camera, nor was there any way to delete individual photos from the camera (though there was a recessed ‘trash’ button which would delete the entire contents of the camera).
The QuickTake 100 and 150 stored images internally, not on cards, so they had to be used with an Apple serial cable and the QuickTake driver software.
The introductory prices for the cameras are as follows (prices U.S.),
Model 100: $749
Model 150: $700
Model 200: $600
Wikipedia has the full specs here.
If they knew where we’d be in 15 short years! Makes you wonder what is in store for the next 15.
May 28th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
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