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PROFESSIONAL & STUDIO CAMERAS

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CONSUMER CAMERAS


CAMERA Agfa ePhoto 307 Apple QuickTake 150 Casio QV10 Casio QV10a Casio QV-30 Casio QV-100 Connectix Color QuickCam Kodak DC 20 Kodak DC 25 Kodak DC 40 Kodak DC 50 Polaroid PDC-2000 Sony DKC-ID1 CAMERA
RESOLUTION 640x480 high
320x240 std.
640x480 base resolution n/a n/a n/a 640x480 fine
320x240 normal
640x480 493x373 high
320x240 std.
493x373 high
320x240 std.
756x504 756x504 1600x1200 super high
800x600 high
768x576 RESOLUTION
LENS 43mm glass 50mm lens equivalent Fixed focus w/ Macro Fixed Focus w/ Macro 2 focal length w/ Macro Fixed focus w/ Macro 5.7mm "focus free" "focus free" "focus free" zoom lens 11mm (38mm equ.) 38mm-460mm equivalent LENS
ZOOM no snap-on close up lens no no yes? no yes no no telephoto lens available yes optional attachment yes -- 12x ZOOM
IMAGE/SEC. n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 24 fps video n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a IMAGE/SEC.
AUTO FOCUS yes yes fixed focus fixed focus fixed focii fixed focus no fixed focus fixed focus fixed focus yes yes yes AUTO FOCUS
FLASH yes yes no no no no no no yes yes yes yes yes FLASH
WEIGHT 0.82 lbs. 1.0 lbs. 6.7oz. w/o battery 6.7oz. w/o battery 8.5oz. w/o battery n/a (similar to other Casio) n/a (tiny) 4.2oz. w/o battery 9.5oz. inc. battery 1lb. inc. battery 22oz. inc. battery 2 lbs. n/a WEIGHT
# OF IMAGES 36 hi-res,
72 standard
16 hi-res,
32 standard
96 96 96 64 fine,
192 normal
n/a 8 high,
16 standard
14 high,
29 standard
48 high,
99 standard
7 best, 11 better
22 good (per MB)
varies w/ model up to: 42 fine,
158 normal
# OF IMAGES
MEMORY TYPE internal 1Mb Flash EPROM 2Mb flash memory 2Mb flash memory 16Mb flash memory 4Mb flash memory n/a 1 Mb internal 2 Mb int.
2Mb removable Picture Card
n/a 1Mb Flash EPROM
PCMCIA removable card
varies w/model (none in 2000t) PCMCIA cards, up to 10MB MEMORY TYPE
PORTABLE yes yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes PORTABLE
SOFTWARE INCLUDED Agfa PhotoWise/Adobe PhotoDeluxe PhotoFlash 2.0; QuickTake Image Access control panel Windows/Mac connection kit Adobe PhotoDeluxe, Windows/Mac connection kit Adobe PhotoDeluxe, connection kit Adobe PhotoDeluxe, connection kit driver Kodak Picture Easy; Photoenhance Special Fun Edition; Kai's Power Goo; Plug in module for Adobe Photoshop Kodak Picture Easy; Photoenhance Special Fun Edition; Kai's Power Goo; Plug in module for Adobe Photoshop n/a driver n/a MAC and Windows Twain drivers, Arcsoft PhotoStudio SOFTWARE INCLUDED
OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES drag & drop images from camera to application feature LCD monitor to view pictures easily while shooting. LCD monitor to view pictures easily; can display up to 9 pictures simulatneously on monitor. LCD monitor to view pictures easily while shooting. Lens block rotates; LCD monitor Very inexpensive (~$229); can do video Shutter speeds of 1/30 to 1/4000 second; ISO rating of 800/1600 Shutter speeds of 1/30 to 1/4000 second; ISO rating of 800/1600; LCD monitor Battery charge lasts for up to 500 images 3x zoom lens; 3 image qualities; automatic flash adjustment SCSI-2 interface with Mac or Windows SCSI-2 interface; LCD viewfinder with playback capabilities; images can be erased in the camera OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES


PROFESSIONAL & STUDIO CAMERAS



CAMERA Agfa Studio Cam Agfa Action Cam Canon EOS DCS 1 Canon EOS DCS 3 Nikon E2
RESOLUTION 4500x3648 1528x1146 3060x2036 n/a 1280x1000
LENS Nikon 35-80 mm zoom Minolta AF 28-80 mm any Canon EF lens any Canon Lens AF Nikkor & Ai-S type Nikkor
ZOOM yes yes yes yes yes
IMAGE/SEC. n/a 24/min. 2/1.7sec then 1/8sec 2.7 fps for 12 frames 1 fps (E2N)
3 fps up to 7 frames (E2Ns)
AUTO FOCUS no yes n/a n/a yes
FLASH no yes optional optional optional
WEIGHT 5.29 lbs. 2.42 lbs. w/o battery & lens 3.9 lbs. 3.9 lbs. E2N: 63.1oz.
E2Ns: 65.3oz.
# OF IMAGES n/a 114 26 120 5 hi, 21 fine, 43 norm, 84 basic
MEMORY TYPE n/a 130Mb int. & PCMCIA cards PCMCIA cards 170Mb int. & PCMCIA cards 15Mb PCMCIA
PORTABLE no yes yes yes yes
SOFTWARE INCLUDED Agfa FotoLook, FotoTune and FotoFlavor; Adobe Photoshop; data archiving software Driver; Agfa FotoTune, and FotoFlavor; Adobe Photoshop; archiving image database n/a Driver software for Mac/PC n/a
OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES CCD units rotate so portrait or landscape formats can be taken w/o moving camera Connects directly to SCSI port Battery charge is good for up to 200 shots Battery charge is good for up to 700 shots Video output terminal allows preview on any TV monitor with input terminals