1998

1998 was the year when digital photography becomes very interesting for amateur photographers.

Nikon CoolPix 900 Sample Image
www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/C900/ORTNER1.HTM

When I saw this photo and another that I can no longer find on the net.
On my Power Mac 7200/120 MHz HD 1.2GB + Applevision 17"

The quality seemed good enough to spend $1,200.00 CAD for a digital camera with a 4MB card
and an additional $180.00 CAD for a 10MB compact flash.

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998)
1,300,000 pixel sensor (1280x960)
Storage: 4MB CompactFlash
$899.00 USD

I loved this camera!

My Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998)

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I realized later (for my personal pleasure) a comparison between my first real digital camera, the Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998)
and my first FF the Nikon D600 (2012)

Nikon Coolpix 900 (1998) / Nikon D600 (2012)

Coolpix 900 (1998) / Nikon D600 (2012) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

If this interests you, it's here

Coolpix 900 (1998) 100% / Nikon D600 (2012) 100% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

*See here a video of Gordon Laing on the Nikon COOLPIX 900 👍🏻

Particularly difficult to find

The Nikon Coolpix 910 (1998)
1,300,000 pixel sensor (1280x960)
Storage: 8MB CompactFlash
$800.00 USD

Nikon Coolpix 910 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A beautiful camera in Cosmic Violet colors :)
The Coolpix 910 was only sold in Japan as an equivalent of the Coolpix 900S model

Nikon Coolpix 910 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 910 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998)

A very nice little compact here, with 1.5 MP digital photography becomes interesting!

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998)
1,500,000 pixels (1280x1024)
$800.00 USD

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

1998 was the year when digital photography becomes very interesting for amateur photographers.

The First Digital Leica :)

Leica digilux (1998)
1,500,000 pixels (1280x1024)
$800.00 USD
2 MByte SmartMedia

Leica digilux (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Leica digilux (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Leica digilux (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Leica digilux (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Leica digilux is actually just a clone of the MX-700 released several months before it.

Fujifilm FinePix MX-700 (1998) / Leica digilux (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A new Agfa for 98

The Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998)
1,300,000 pixel sensor (1280x960) Int.
Storage: 4MB Smart Media
$899.00 USD

Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Agfa ePHOTO 1680 (1998) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

That's a great series - thanks so much. I don't want to interrupt somewhere in it the middle.
Looking forward when/if my first digital (March 1998) - the Olympus Camedia 820 L will arrive.
It's amazing to watch a new technology to develop until it's mature or close to being mature.

Your History of Digital Compacts is a wonderful starter for this site.

Thanks a lot Marc :)

No, on the contrary, you do well to mention it. It's the right time!
Here I only make an overview of my collection, an overview of the first digital cameras.
With the cameras which for me were important (very personal decision)
Just to situate you, I have more than 255 cameras listed between 1991 and 1998

I have in my possession 27 of the first 30 compact cameras from 1991 to July 1996
As an example, I have the first two Casio QV-10 and 10A, but the multiplication of QV-30, QV-100, and QV-300 from 1996 becomes less interesting for me.

Your Olympus Camedia 820 L, is the fifth camera released under the Olympus brand.
I have the first two, and once again the C401L, C820L, C410L, C840L, etc, become less interesting.

And from 1999 came the arrival of Nikon and Canon DSLRs
I will start another thread soon with the history of DSLR/ML from 1991 to today.

In the meantime I still have some beautiful specimens... to follow ;)

Thank you! 👍🏻

A real fake SLR

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1998)

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1998-99)
1,680,000 pixel sensor (1536x1024)
Storage: CompactFlash (two slots)
$1,500.00 USD

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

* The Canon PowerShot Pro70 is the first camera ever tested for the site DPReview

Canon Pro 70 Review
Published Dec 25, 1998, | Phil Askey
Just Here

Canon PowerShot Pro70 added to the studio scene
Published Mar 30, 2023, | Richard Butler
Just Here

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Canon PowerShot Pro70 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

This brings us to 1999

1999

Sony released a very impressive camera in 1999

The Sony DSC-F505, with its magnificent Carl Zeiss lens
A lens that could rotate about 140°
A serious competitor at the time for the Nikon Coolpix 950

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999)
2,110,000 pixel sensor (1600x1200)
Storage: 4MB Memory Stick
$950 USD

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sky is the limit, for Sony …

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Cybershot DSC-F505 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999)

Special Millennium for the year 2000 (limited edition) with serial # 0001 to 2000 Sold exclusively on the Nikon Store site.

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999)
2,100,000 pixel (2MP) 1600x1200 sensor
Storage: 8MB CompactFlash
$2000USD

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon Coolpix 950 Millennium (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

If digital photography lacks transparency for you.
I have here the two cameras for you.

The DIGITAL DSCPro (1999)
True Digital VGA
2MP sensor (640x480)

DSCPro (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

DSCPro (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

And the Samsung SDC-80 Nexca (2000)
800,000 pixel sensor (1024x768)
Storage: 4mb Smart Media
$250 USD
€300.00

Samsung SDC-80 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Samsung SDC-80 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Samsung SDC-80 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Kodak DC3200 (2000)
1.2 MP sensor (1152x864)
Storage: 2mb Internal and CF
$250.00 USD

Kodak DC3200 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

• Gift to my daughter (9 years old), Christmas 2002, His first digital camera.

Here with his camera

Attention! by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The First Digital Minox

Minox DC 1311 (2001)
Capteur de 1.3 MP ( 1280x960 )
Stockage : 8mb Int. & CF
$190.00 USD

Minox DC 1311 (2001) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Minox DC 1311 (2001) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Hi,

You have a heck of a collection. You keep reminding me of cameras I had long ago forgotten about. This is great! :)

Stan

A little reminder is good 😄

Ferrari 2003 digital model

Ferrari Digital Model 2003 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Ferrari Digital Model 2003
4 MP sensor (2272x1704)
Storage: xD-Picture Card
¥80,000 or 700 €

Limited edition of 10,000 units
Here the # 00189

Ferrari Digital Model 2003 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Ferrari Digital Model 2003 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Ferrari Digital Model 2003 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr