Shoot first, E-mail photos to Grandma later; the newest digital cameras offer crisp pictures and can even cut out trips to the drugstore
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Technological breakthroughs in digital cameras are resulting in unprecedented popularity with consumers. Megapixel cameras are less-expensive digital products that outperform their conventional film counterparts in applications such as image manipulation and storage. The Kodak DC260, the Fuji MX-700, the Olympus D-600L and the Nikon Coolpix 900 are among the top megapixel cameras that cost between $500 and $1,000. Their image resultion calls to mind high-end digital cameras, targeted to professionals, which range from $2,500 to at least $15,000. Declining prices in PCs and other technology also have created a new opportunity for consumers to get started in digital photography. Options allow users to place pictures in printers, a computer's hard disk drive, the World Wide Web or E-mail. Megapixel cameras, which have emerged only in recent months, far exceed the cost of conventional film cameras and the first generation of digital cameras.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Kodak sees a future where film is optional
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Electronic cameras and digital photography are becoming more popular as the technology becomes more advanced. News organizations are using the technology in order to allow their photographers to capture images at the scene of an event and then transmit the images from a microchip over the telephone all over the world. Kodak makes a number of electronic cameras, including the high-end DCS 460, which is priced at $28,000 and the less expensive DCS 420, which is priced at $11,000. The cameras are designed so that the microchip that holds the images is located in about the same place where the film would be in a conventional camera. The memory and a removable drive are located under the camera, and a user removes the card in order to download images onto a desktop system.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Are digital cameras good enough?
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When choosing a digital camera, there are several features that should be considered before making a final decision. Image quality is not necessarily the same between two cameras that claim to have identical resolutions. The viewfinder is handy and most digital cameras offer built-in color LCD screens. However, some LCDs are frustrating to use, because they update the images slowly and jerkily. The ease of data transferring needs to be considered, as does the storage capacity of the camera for both film and memory. Batteries should be considered as well, the type the camera requires and how long a life the batteries will have. Lens quality is often poor on digital cameras. It is unknown how long digital negatives will last.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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