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From: kbickel@terminus.saic.com (Ken Bickel)
Subject: Re: CD Camera?
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In article <1994May31.190409.9674@vicorp.com>, jeff@vicorp.com (Jeff Naus) writes:
> 
> 	I'm become interested in those write to CD cameras ( e.g. the Logitec 
> PhotoMan ).  Does anyone out there have one? if so how good is it, is it worth
> the price.  The Logitec is the only one I know of so, if you know of others
> Please give me some info.  Thanks.
> 

Jeff,

I've never heard of a camera that writes to CD, as in CD-ROM.  There are
cameras available that write to other storage media.  The two basic types
of cameras are still video cameras and digital cameras.  Still video cameras
usually store the images as an analog NTSC video signal on a small (2") floppy 
disk.  To get the images onto a computer's hard disk, they must be captured 
through a video frame grabber.  Each disk can hold about 50 low resolution or 
25 high resolution images.  Digital cameras actually store the images onto 
a disk as digital data.

I've used Canon's RC-460 (discontinued) and RC-570 still video cameras in the 
past and found them to take good quality pictures.  The RC-570 camera lists 
for around $2000 and you'll still need the video frame grabber.  Canon sells
an FV-540 Video Floppy Disk Drive which will capture your images to digital 
format.  The FV-540 is approximately another $2000.  For high-end quality
pictures, Kodak sells a digital camera - the DCS 200.  This camera uses a 
standard 35mm cameras body and exchangeable lenses with an electronic Charged
Couple Device (CCD) camera back.  The DCS 200 lists for about $9995.  Ouch!

Following are some names and numbers of camera vendors.  These came from 
Computer Graphics World, Feb. '92 so some might be outdated.

Hope this helps.

-Ken

Dycam Inc.
9588 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
Chatsworth, CA 91311

Eastman Kodak Co.
343 State St.
Rochester, NY 14650

For-A-Corp
313 Speen St.
Natick, MA 01760

Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.
Cardinal Technologies Inc. (distributor)
1827 Freedom Rd.
Lancaster, PA 17601
(717) 293-3000

Logitech Inc.
6505 Kaiser Dr.
Fremont, CA 94555

Nikon Inc.
1300 Walt Whitman Rd.
Melville, NY 11747
(516) 547-4200

Roche Image Analysis Systems
112 Orange Dr.
Elon College, NC 27244

Sony Corp. of America
Sony Dr.
Park Ridge, NJ 07656

Toshiba America Consumer Products
1010 Johnson Dr.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(708) 541-9400