digicams
i love digicams!! i collect and use older digital cameras because i’ve always loved their designs, but also the effect that working with seemingly anachronistic technology and pixels has on the photos that are produced. i’m particularly fond of “ultracompact” cameras – the smaller the better! sometimes limitations are just more fun!! here’s the tag for all my digicam photos in one place, and below is a list of some of the cameras i have and use – i might write up full reviews at some point, if i have the time! i hope you enjoy them as much as i do :^)
“Just when you thought a 2 megapixel, 3x optical zoom digital camera couldn’t get any smaller Minolta turn things on their heads (literally) and produce the diminutive DiMAGE X. This shirt-pocket sized digital camera is just 20 mm thin (0.8 in) and 84 x 72 mm (3.3 x 2.8 in) from the front and weighs in (fully loaded) at just 155 g (5.5 oz). With specs like that you’d be expecting a fixed focal length lens, but no Minolta have innovated, the zoom mechanism is actually on its side within the body of the camera with a prism reflecting the image seen through the first lens element (Minolta dub this ‘Folded Optics’).”
“The Kyocera Finecam SL300R is the world’s thinnest 3x optical zoom camera as of November 2003. Sleek in size at approx. 15mm thin, Kyocera’s cool new digicam features a swivel lens for obtaining images from virtually any vantage point.
The 3.2 Megapixel Finecam SL300R offers a solution for digital camera fans who have been frustrated by “missing the moment” due to the combination of the shutter speed lag time and slow “click to click” speed. Utilizing RTUNE Rapid Tuning Technology, the SL300R offers a virtually non-existent lag time of 0.07 second, and it can capture images at an incredible unlimited 3.5 frames per second! The Finecam SL300R is only limited by the size of the SD memory card in terms of how many images can be consecutively captured.
The swivel lens/flash body of the Finecam SL300R revolves, enabling easy framing of any scene from high overhead to low angle shots. The rotating lens provides easy movement for perfect framing in every scene such as self-portrait, low and high angle shots and macro mode. Its diminutive size (3.9″ wide x 2.5″ high x .6″ thin) and sleek body with brushed aluminum panels are sure to make a fashion statement.”
casio exilim EX-Z50 (2004)
i’ll be perfectly honest with you, i mostly got this one because it had a dock. and because i still can’t get my hands on my one true love, the exilim EX-S20 (maybe even in yellow?! or the mp3 version????! i would die!!!)
shimu over at kotobako summarizes my thoughts on both the EX-S20 and digicams in general:
“This camera is the latest in the T line of ultra-compact digital cameras, the unique feature of this amazing little digital camera is that it is only 14.8 mm / 0.6 in ‘thin’ (9.8 mm / 0.4 in at the thinnest part). It feels about half the thickness of the recently announced DSC-T33 and is approximately the same size from the front. Sony has achieved this by placing the LCD monitor to the side of the lens assembly (yes, this camera still has a three times optical zoom folded lens).”
the DSC-T7 had some great ads, too:
sony cyber-shot U
nikon coolpix 2500
fuuvi biscuit camera
