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*** Mini-Challenge #700 Nostalgia: Your Early Digital Camera Pictures ***

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The_WB Contributing Member • Posts: 566
Re: *** Mini-Challenge #700 Nostalgia - My #1

First digital camera -- Fujifilm MX-1200. Purchased on December 31, 1999 as a Happy New Millenia present to myself and a brave new venture into digital photography after shooting film for 25+ years.

Not the greatest camera available at the time - camera cost $$$, P&S, 1.3MP resolution, fixed lens, SmartMedia flash cards that were astronomical in price.  Due to limited space on these cards, I was shooting 640*480 resolution so I can capture the picture, but knowing that I sacrificing size as a result.  A bad trade off looking back now.

My jump into digital was a real leap of faith on my part.

SOOC pic. Taken the evening of December 31, 1999 at my house. My son playing with my computer back in the day.

The software that came with the camera - Fujifilm Pictureshuttle wiped the EXIF information upon transfer. Serial port transfer of an 8 MB (not GB) card took forever!

One last point, I still have this camera.  Shot 22 pictures back on December 31, 2019 (20th anniversary) and they came out well, considering the age, technology of the times and how the media held up after all these years.

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