Digital photos as fuzzy snapshots
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Epson America's $500 PhotoPC color digital camera suffers from the same drawbacks as more expensive digital cameras, producing fuzzy snapshots and offering limited photographic capabilities. The PhotoPC comes with a fixed-focus lens that cannot zoom. Although the camera will work with close-up lenses, the viewfinder cannot accomodate them. PhotoPC does offer a self-timer and a built-in flash. The camera stores 16 images with 640-by-480 resolution with its standard 1MB of flash memory or 32 images at 320-by-240 resolution. Users can erase the latest shots, but once the camera is full, the images can only be downloaded by a computer and the included Easy Photo software. The software provides thumbnails images, and users select the shots they wish to keep, which the software then moves from the camera to the computer. Users can then crop and resize the images. The chief advantage of digital cameras is the speed with which they make images available.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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Epson and Casio lead push to bring you cheap digital camera
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Epson America's $499 PhotoPC digital camera provides better picture quality and is easier to manipulate than Casio's $499 QV-10A, although both offer useful features and functionality at a relatively low price. The PhotoPC maintains the appearance of a traditional camera, providing dual resolution levels and the ability to erase unwanted shots. The PhotoPC stores 16 high-resolution images, includes superior photo software but is not compatible with Macintosh computers. Casio's QV-10A is a smaller, more stylish camera, can store 96 pictures at one time, provides an adjustable lens and offers a variety of aperture settings. However, the QV-10A's non-adjustable resolution does not always adequately regulate light amounts, and the proprietary image-porting technique must be converted for use with most photo software.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Digital cameras do new tricks
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Sony Electronics' $700 Mavica FD-7 and $700 DSC-F1 are digital cameras with several nice features, but both products lack some important utilities. The Mavica has a 10:1 optical zoom that allows users to frame a picture tightly. An optical viewfinder was not included in the Mavica but it does have a LCD display that is brighter than most digital cameras. The camera is easy to use and has several special effects. The Sony DSC-F1 is a small, lightweight camera that comes with a variety of features, including a cable that allows users to show their pictures on a television set. Removable memory is the most annoying omission of the camera. It can hold up to 55 pictures at time, but after that pictures have to be either uploaded or deleted.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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