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The QuickTake 100 was a digital camera that was announced by Apple Computer in Febuary 1994. It was the first model of the QuickTake line.

Description

The QuickTake 100 was first shown at Macworld Expo Tokyo in Japan on February 17, 1994,[1] exhibited for the first time in America at the Photo Marketing Association trade show,[2] and released for sale on June 20 of that year.[3] The initial list price was US$ 749.[4] It was one of the first digital cameras marketed to consumers, emphasizing ease of use.[5] It received a Product Design Award in 1995,[6] and early reviews were enthusiastic about the industrial design and ease of use.[7] Two separate models (for Macintosh or Windows) were sold; the bundled software and serial cable were specific to the host computer's operating system, but the camera hardware itself was identical.[5] The Windows version of the QuickTake 100 was released by December 1994.[8] The CCD sensor was claimed to be derived from the sensor fitted to the Kodak DCS 100 SLR.[2]

The camera had a built-in flash, but no focus or zoom controls, as the fixed-focal length lens had an equivalent angle of view as a standard 50mm lens for a 35mm film camera; the fixed-focus lens captured a range from 4 feet (1.2 m) to infinity;[2] autoexposure was set by the camera, which controlled both shutter speeds (ranging from 1/30 to 1/175) and aperture (from f/2.8 to f/2.8) using a film speed equivalent to ISO 85.[5][9] The flash has a maximum range of 9 feet (2.7 m).[9]

The QuickTake 100 was capable of storing eight photos at 640×480 resolution, 32 photos at 320×240 resolution, or a mixture of both sizes. All photos were stored in 24-bit color. There was no way to preview them on the camera, nor was there any way to delete individual photos from the camera (though there was a recessed 'trash' button which would delete the entire contents of the camera). The bundled Apple QuickTake software was used to retrieve photographs from the camera's internal memory, providing basic editing tools (rotating, resizing, and cropping) and allowing the user to select a file format and color bit depth for export.[5]

Upgrade path

In 1995, the QuickTake 100 was superseded by the QuickTake 150, in which Apple retained the underlying Kodak hardware while improving the image compression technology.[10][11] The improved compression enabled the QuickTake 150 to capture 16 best-quality or 32 standard-quality images, with either quality level now stored at the full resolution of 640×480 in the 1 MB of built-in EPROM storage.[12][13] Apple offered a factory upgrade to the QuickTake 100, changing the name to the QuickTake 100 Plus, which included all the functionality of the QuickTake 150.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Henshall, John. "Apple QuickTake 100: Apple's first digital camera - a 'serial killer'", Digital Imaging Plus, March 1994. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 White, Larry. "Frontiers: Input", June 1994, p. 18. 
  3. ↑ Wolpin, Stewart. "20 Years Ago, Apple and Kodak Luanched the Digital Camera Revolution", Mashable, June 21, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Kantra, Suzanne. "Newsfront: Computers & Software | Hands On: Digital Cameras", December 1994. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Santalesa, Rich. "Forget Film! Apple's QuickTake Saves to Disk", PC Mag, April 12, 1994, p. 44. 
  6. ↑ Quicktake 100 / Portable digital camera. iF World Design Guide.
  7. ↑ Error on call to Template:cite book: Parameter title must be specifiedZeegen, Lawrence (2010). Complete Digital Illustration: A Master Class in Image-Making. RotoVision SA.
  8. ↑ "Apple's Digital Camera Goes Windows", December 6, 1994, p. 40. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Hardware: The Death of Film?", February 6, 1996, pp. 145–148;152;155–158;163;165–166;171. 
  10. ↑ Miner, Nicola. "Apple upgrades StyleWriter ink-jet, QuickTake camera", InfoWorld, April 17, 1995. 
  11. ↑ Antonoff, Michael. "A hands-on tour of digital cameras", June 1995, p. 76. “The only difference is a smarter compression scheme that makes it possible to shoot 16 high-resolution images rather than eight.” 
  12. ↑ "Digital Cameras: Heave-Ho, Silver!", January 7, 1997, pp. 145–148;153;156;158;162–169;172–173;176–177. “Its predecessor, the QuickTake 100, became a best-seller among users at small and mid-size businesses and in the education market.” 
  13. ↑ Apple QuickTake 150. Apple Computer, Inc. (1995).
  14. ↑ Duncan, Geoff. "QuickTake 100 to 150 Upgrade", TidBITS, 7 August 1995. 

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