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Flickr Find: Apple's first camera now 20-years-old

Flickr Find


This lovely photograph from James Rose captures the size and scale of Apple's only digital camera line. Built by Kodak, the QuickTake 100 was introduced twenty-years ago by Apple and was one of the first consumer digital cameras ever released. It cost $749 when it first went on sale in 1994.

The QuickTake 100 was the first generation QuickTake model with support for eight photos at 640 x 480 resolution or 16 photos at 320 x 340. It was a minimal product with no manual focus, no zoom and a basic flash. The 100 series was succeeded by the QuickTake 150 in 1995 and QuickTake 200 in 1996

Apple's foray into the consumer camera market was short, ending in 1997 after Steve Jobs returned to lead the then struggling company. Similar to the Apple Newton, the QuickTake is now a collector's item sought after by Apple enthusiasts.

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