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Fl_Gulfer · 10-10-2009, 12:43 PM

2001 we got a HP 2mg camera for about 200 dollars I think. Then in 2003 I got a Olympus C-750 UZ and stull use it from time to time. It's a great little camera. The HP still works to but the pictures are too small. lol

legacyb4 · 10-10-2009, 04:51 PM

I started down the "digital" path with a Casio QV-10, if I recall correctly.

pingflood · 10-10-2009, 05:29 PM

Sony F707, in 2001. It had some funky features like EVF, "night vision" mode, a red "laser focusing grid" that popped up when it got too dark for the AF system to work reliably, and a damned fine (fast, too!) Zeiss lens.

Had it for a couple of years and then sold it to a friend who was using it up until about a year ago when he passed away. Far as I know the camera still works...

bbluesman · 10-10-2009, 05:36 PM

Sony Mavica=IQ was craptastic recorded on floppy disc. Extremely convenient and cool at the time.

reeftool · 10-10-2009, 08:10 PM

A Fuji FinePix 2650. I still have it and use it when all I want to carry is a P&S.

Blue · 10-10-2009, 08:41 PM

Mine was a Nikon Coolpix 5700 hybrid. It could take good pictures for the time but really sucked relative to what it cost. It can do videos though.

Spock · 10-10-2009, 10:26 PM

Originally posted by legacyb4

I started down the "digital" path with a Casio QV-10, if I recall correctly.

Ditto - in 1995.

I got the camera on a 7 day try-before-you-buy offer. It took 640x480 images and was interesting but ultimately had unsatisfactory performance. I returned the camera but was left with no doubt that digital was the way of the future.

Bart · 10-11-2009, 10:50 AM

Pentax K10D...

Spongefingers · 10-11-2009, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by bbluesman

Sony Mavica=IQ was craptastic recorded on floppy disc. Extremely convenient and cool at the time.

My uncle used to own a Sony Mavica. Looking back, they were very strange pieces of kit. Floppy discs indeed! I can attest to the bad IQ.

A few years ago I occasionally used a Panasonic NV-DS28 camcorder. That could record still images on DV tape, but it was only a freeze-frame that lasted a couple of seconds. You had to grab the stills off imported DV footage...

Thankfully, image quality took a great leap after that.
My first digital still camera was a K10D (got in 2007.)
It's my only one, and with any luck, will still be for a good few more years.

forensicscientist · 10-11-2009, 02:22 PM

Whopping 1.3MP. Came with 4 MB CF card! I remember upgrading to a 16MB and then up to 32! WOW, I could store quite a few pics on a card. Oddly enough, as long as I print at 5x7 or less, the pics are pretty good.

jmc7104 · 10-11-2009, 06:37 PM

Vivitar 2700 1.3 mp. no memory card, internal memory only. Actually took good photo's, came with serf's photo4plus. jim

seacapt · 10-11-2009, 08:14 PM

I went and spent allmost $800 on the Sony Mavica that used CD's when it first came out . Had a Ziess lens and pretty decent IQ for that era. Now you can buy them on Ebay for $10. My kid still uses it.

Blue · 10-11-2009, 08:34 PM

My Nikon may be 8 years old but at least it is still usable as a point & shoot.

graphicgr8s · 10-11-2009, 08:34 PM

A Kodak Easy Share 6 mp deal. Still use it. And I get decent shots with it. The wife uses it for shots of G4 since she hasn't a clue how to use any of my other cameras.

yu.arvin · 10-12-2009, 01:57 AM

Canon Powershot S3is

10-11-2009, 02:22 PM	#25
forensicscientist Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: DFW Texas and Michigan - I commute :) Posts: 1,012	epson 750z Whopping 1.3MP. Came with 4 MB CF card! I remember upgrading to a 16MB and then up to 32! WOW, I could store quite a few pics on a card. Oddly enough, as long as I print at 5x7 or less, the pics are pretty good.

10-11-2009, 08:34 PM	#28
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	My Nikon may be 8 years old but at least it is still usable as a point & shoot. Last edited by Blue; 10-26-2009 at 01:15 PM.

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Fl_Gulfer Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Gulfer Photos: Albums Posts: 3,054	2001 we got a HP 2mg camera for about 200 dollars I think. Then in 2003 I got a Olympus C-750 UZ and stull use it from time to time. It's a great little camera. The HP still works to but the pictures are too small. lol

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legacyb4 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri-Cities, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,784	I started down the "digital" path with a Casio QV-10, if I recall correctly.

10-10-2009, 05:29 PM	#18
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Sony F707, in 2001. It had some funky features like EVF, "night vision" mode, a red "laser focusing grid" that popped up when it got too dark for the AF system to work reliably, and a damned fine (fast, too!) Zeiss lens. Had it for a couple of years and then sold it to a friend who was using it up until about a year ago when he passed away. Far as I know the camera still works...

10-10-2009, 05:36 PM	#19
bbluesman Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,615	Sony Mavica=IQ was craptastic recorded on floppy disc. Extremely convenient and cool at the time.

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reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,555	A Fuji FinePix 2650. I still have it and use it when all I want to carry is a P&S.

10-10-2009, 08:41 PM	#21
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Mine was a Nikon Coolpix 5700 hybrid. It could take good pictures for the time but really sucked relative to what it cost. It can do videos though.

10-10-2009, 10:26 PM	#22
Spock Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 674	Originally posted by legacyb4 I started down the "digital" path with a Casio QV-10, if I recall correctly. Ditto - in 1995. I got the camera on a 7 day try-before-you-buy offer. It took 640x480 images and was interesting but ultimately had unsatisfactory performance. I returned the camera but was left with no doubt that digital was the way of the future.

10-11-2009, 10:50 AM	#23
Bart Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: WW community of Pentax users Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,646	Pentax K10D...

10-11-2009, 12:36 PM	#24
Spongefingers Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 237	Originally posted by bbluesman Sony Mavica=IQ was craptastic recorded on floppy disc. Extremely convenient and cool at the time. My uncle used to own a Sony Mavica. Looking back, they were very strange pieces of kit. Floppy discs indeed! I can attest to the bad IQ. A few years ago I occasionally used a Panasonic NV-DS28 camcorder. That could record still images on DV tape, but it was only a freeze-frame that lasted a couple of seconds. You had to grab the stills off imported DV footage... Thankfully, image quality took a great leap after that. My first digital still camera was a K10D (got in 2007.) It's my only one, and with any luck, will still be for a good few more years.

10-11-2009, 06:37 PM	#26
jmc7104 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rock Island, Illinois 61201 Photos: Gallery Posts: 436	Vivitar 2700 1.3 mp. no memory card, internal memory only. Actually took good photo's, came with serf's photo4plus. jim

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seacapt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Carolina , USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,271	I went and spent allmost $800 on the Sony Mavica that used CD's when it first came out . Had a Ziess lens and pretty decent IQ for that era. Now you can buy them on Ebay for $10. My kid still uses it.

10-11-2009, 08:34 PM	#29
graphicgr8s Guest	A Kodak Easy Share 6 mp deal. Still use it. And I get decent shots with it. The wife uses it for shots of G4 since she hasn't a clue how to use any of my other cameras.

10-12-2009, 01:57 AM	#30
yu.arvin Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 59	Canon Powershot S3is

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