Agfa ePHOTO 307 (1996)
Agfa ePHOTO 307 (1996) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Agfa ePHOTO 307 (1996)
310,000 pixels (640x480)
The First Consumer Digital Agfa
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My Little History of Digital Compacts
April 14, 2023
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Agfa’s second consumer digital camera
Agfa ePHOTO 1280 (1997)
Agfa ePHOTO 1280 (1997) by Marc Aubry, sur FlickrPivoting compact, 280° rotatable lens
810,000-pixel sensor (1024x768) Int.
Storage: 4MB Smart Media
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I remember some of these cameras and I thank you for posting images of these oldies.
What I find interesting is that at the dawn of the ‘consumer digital camera’ manufacturers were really experimenting with various shapes, configurations, styles, etc. But seemingly none of them really caught on and we moved back to the “brick shape with a lens” design. I guess that points to both consumer preference and actually how functionally well-evolved the “brick/lens” form factor actually is?
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To add to this, a few years down the road, they tried modular with video cameras. Despite several tries from various manufacturers big and small, never really caught on either. Consumers at all levels, like what they like it seems.
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A new Agfa for 1998
The Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998)
1,300,000 pixel sensor (1280x960) Int.
Storage: 4MB Smart Media
$899.00 USD
Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr -
Agfa ePHOTO 307 (1996) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Agfa ePHOTO 1280 (1997) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr
Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur FlickrUnboxing 😁