Kodak DC Series
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Kodak was an early pioneer in the development of digital cameras. The DC series http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=10/3905/3915&pq-locale=en_US is Kodak's consumer-grade budget line of digital cameras as opposed to the more expensive professional Kodak DCS
series. Cameras in the DC series were mostly manufactured and sold during the mid-to-late 1990's and early 2000's. Some were branded as "Digital Science". Most of these early digital cameras only supported serial port connections and did not have USB connectivity. This series was eventually superseded by the Kodak Easy Share camera series.
With physical dimensions of 31mm by 102mm by 61mm, the Kodak DC20 was the first ultracompact digital camera. Its sleek compact size will remain unrivalled until the release of the Canon Digital Ixus
and Casio Exilim
There were several add-on lens released for the Kodak DC20. These include a macro adapter, a telephoto converter, and a wide-angle converter from Tiffen
. There was also an add-on camera flash unit made by Kodak.
image file format and stored images in Kodak's proprietary K25 file format.
image file format and stored images in Kodak's proprietary KDC file format
external memory storage. It also has a color LCD for picture review.
Kodak DCS
The Kodak Digital Camera System is a series of digital single-lens reflex cameras and digital camera backs that were released by Kodak in the 1990s and 2000s, and discontinued in 2005. They were all based on existing 35mm film SLRs from Nikon and Canon...
series. Cameras in the DC series were mostly manufactured and sold during the mid-to-late 1990's and early 2000's. Some were branded as "Digital Science". Most of these early digital cameras only supported serial port connections and did not have USB connectivity. This series was eventually superseded by the Kodak Easy Share camera series.
- DC20 - 0.2 megapixel, 47mm equiv. fixed
- DC25 - 0.2 megapixel, 47mm equiv. fixed, compact flash slot
- DC40 - 0.38 megapixel, 37mm equiv. fixed
- DC50 - 0.38 megapixel, 38-114mm equivalent, PCMCIA slot
- DC120 - 1 megapixel, 38-114mm equivalent, compact flash slot
- DC200
- DC200 Plus
- DC210
- DC210 Plus
- DC215Kodak DC215The Kodak DC215 is a discontinued model of digital camera produced in Japan by the Eastman Kodak Company. This model does not have internal memory , but a 4MB card is supplied with the camera. The camera has a 1 Megapixel sensor, a fixed focus lens with 2x optical zoom and macro-setting and a...
- 1 megapixel, 2x zoom lens - DC220
- DC240
- DC260
- DC265
- DC280
- DC290
- DC3200Kodak DC3200The Kodak DC3200 is a model of digital camera produced by the Eastman Kodak Company in 2001-2002. The camera was connected via a serial cable in order to download pictures. Kodak ceased supporting the model a couple years later. A PDF file of the manual is available on their site...
- 1 megapixel, fixed lens - DC3400
- DC3800
- DC4800
- DC5000 - 2 megapixel, 2x zoom, weatherproof rugged camera
Kodak DC20
The Kodak DC20 was an early digital camera released by Kodak in 1996. It had an MSRP of $299 when most other digital cameras at the time cost well over $1000. Needless to say, the DC20 only had the most basic features of a digital camera. It has no LCD. It comes with only 1Mb of internal flash memory which can only store 8 or 16 images, depending on image quality. It does not support external flash memory. It has no built-in camera flash. Its CCD sensor has a maximum resolution of 493x373. It has a fixed focal length f/4 lens which is equivalent to 47mm for standard 35mm cameras.With physical dimensions of 31mm by 102mm by 61mm, the Kodak DC20 was the first ultracompact digital camera. Its sleek compact size will remain unrivalled until the release of the Canon Digital Ixus
Canon Digital IXUS
The Digital IXUS is a series of digital cameras released by Canon. It is a line of ultracompact cameras, originally based on the design of Canon's IXUS/IXY/ELPH line of APS cameras....
and Casio Exilim
Casio Exilim
Exilim is a brand of digital cameras introduced in 2002 by Casio.The Exilim Card series was notably thinner than other small digital cameras at the time of its introduction, typically 10–15 millimetres thick compared to other manufacturers' comparable models that were 25–35 millimeters thick...
There were several add-on lens released for the Kodak DC20. These include a macro adapter, a telephoto converter, and a wide-angle converter from Tiffen
Tiffen
Tiffen Manufacturing Corporation is a company in Hauppauge, New York, U.S.A. which manufactures filters for photography, and other professional film and photography-related products. Founded in 1945, by Sol Tiffen, the company has won several Academy Awards for technical achievements infiltration...
. There was also an add-on camera flash unit made by Kodak.
Kodak DC25
The Kodak DC25 was released around the same time as the Kodak DC20. They both share the same form factor and shape but the DC25 is considerably larger than the DC20. They also share the same 493x373 CCD sensor and 47mm (35mm-equivalent) lens. The Kodak DC25, however, comes with an LCD display for picture review. Morever, the Kodak DC25 is among the first cameras to support compact flash cards for external storage. It did not support the JPEGJPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
image file format and stored images in Kodak's proprietary K25 file format.
Kodak DC40
Released in 1995, the Kodak DC40 came with fixed focal length lens of 37mm equivalent and a 756x504 CCD sensor. It came with 4Mb of internal flash memory storage and did not have any capabilities for using external flash memory storage.Kodak DC50
This early digital camera is essential the same as the Chinon ES-3000, Dycam 10C, and Ritz Dakota; but with improved software. The Kodak DC50 features a 3x zoom lens (38-114mm equivalent) and a PCMCIA slot for external flash memory storage. It came with a black and white text LCD to report basic camera statistics but did not come with a graphical LCD for picture review. The Kodak DC50 has a 756x504 color CCD sensor, just like the Kodak DC40. It did not support the JPEGJPEG
In computing, JPEG . The degree of compression can be adjusted, allowing a selectable tradeoff between storage size and image quality. JPEG typically achieves 10:1 compression with little perceptible loss in image quality....
image file format and stored images in Kodak's proprietary KDC file format
Kodak DC120
Released in 1997, the Kodak DC120 has a similar size and form factor as the DC40 and the DC50. Like the DC50, it also has a 3x zoom lens. However, it boasts a larger 1280x960 CCD sensor and supports CompactFlashCompactFlash
CompactFlash is a mass storage device format used in portable electronic devices. Most CompactFlash devices contain flash memory in a standardized enclosure. The format was first specified and produced by SanDisk in 1994...
external memory storage. It also has a color LCD for picture review.