Antique_Camera_Guy
Kodak DC3200
(Once again, I am well aware that this is not an "antique", but I thought that it would be nice to upload a picture of another old digital camera from my collection).
This is the "Kodak DC3200"; it is one of many cameras from Kodak's "DC" series of digital cameras which were produced from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. This particular model was only manufactured by Kodak for a couple of years, from about 2001 to 2002. When this camera was produced digital photography was still very new to most people and digital camera equipment was also very expensive. The main idea behind the DC3200 was to have an inexpensive (approximately $200 to $300), entry level digital camera; which would also be easy to operate so that people could get into digital photography. Much like what Kodak did almost a century earlier with their "Brownie" line of box cameras, which helped spawn the whole concept of the amateur photographer and "snap-shot" photography.
This camera features a whopping 1 Megapixel resolution, a massive 2 MB of internal memory (which can be expanded with a CompactFlash card), optical viewfinder, with a 1.6 inch color LCD screen, fix focused lens (autofocus/autoexposure), 2x digital zoom, three image quality modes ("Good", "Better", and "Best), as well as a built-in flash.
Overall, I have found that this is an extremely simple camera to use. For a 1 Megapixel resolution digital camera the image quality is actually quite good.
My only real two complaints about this camera are unusually strong flash and the lack of USB compatibility. I have found that when shooting indoors the flash is extremely bright, which has a tendency to make everything look washed out. Also to transfer pictures from the camera to a PC, it requires the computer to have the older (and slower) serial port. Not to mention the lack of a tripod socket.
I won this camera for $5 in a silent auction; it even came with the original box which contained the original manual, software, as well as the all important serial cable. Recently, I have been thinking of hunting down an old CompactFlash card (probably in the 128MB to 512MB storage range), to make the transferring of images more convenient.
I love how the manual states:
"Congratulations on your purchase of a new KODAK DC3200 Digital Camera—the camera that takes pictures digitally, without the use of film".
To view a downloadable PDF version of the manual:
resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/digCam/dc3200/manual/d...
Kodak DC3200
(Once again, I am well aware that this is not an "antique", but I thought that it would be nice to upload a picture of another old digital camera from my collection).
This is the "Kodak DC3200"; it is one of many cameras from Kodak's "DC" series of digital cameras which were produced from the late 1990's to the early 2000's. This particular model was only manufactured by Kodak for a couple of years, from about 2001 to 2002. When this camera was produced digital photography was still very new to most people and digital camera equipment was also very expensive. The main idea behind the DC3200 was to have an inexpensive (approximately $200 to $300), entry level digital camera; which would also be easy to operate so that people could get into digital photography. Much like what Kodak did almost a century earlier with their "Brownie" line of box cameras, which helped spawn the whole concept of the amateur photographer and "snap-shot" photography.
This camera features a whopping 1 Megapixel resolution, a massive 2 MB of internal memory (which can be expanded with a CompactFlash card), optical viewfinder, with a 1.6 inch color LCD screen, fix focused lens (autofocus/autoexposure), 2x digital zoom, three image quality modes ("Good", "Better", and "Best), as well as a built-in flash.
Overall, I have found that this is an extremely simple camera to use. For a 1 Megapixel resolution digital camera the image quality is actually quite good.
My only real two complaints about this camera are unusually strong flash and the lack of USB compatibility. I have found that when shooting indoors the flash is extremely bright, which has a tendency to make everything look washed out. Also to transfer pictures from the camera to a PC, it requires the computer to have the older (and slower) serial port. Not to mention the lack of a tripod socket.
I won this camera for $5 in a silent auction; it even came with the original box which contained the original manual, software, as well as the all important serial cable. Recently, I have been thinking of hunting down an old CompactFlash card (probably in the 128MB to 512MB storage range), to make the transferring of images more convenient.
I love how the manual states:
"Congratulations on your purchase of a new KODAK DC3200 Digital Camera—the camera that takes pictures digitally, without the use of film".
To view a downloadable PDF version of the manual:
resources.kodak.com/support/pdf/en/digCam/dc3200/manual/d...