小型高性能デジタルカメラ

抄録

In recent years, electronic still cameras (SV cameras) have been important items as image input tools, or "image capturing tools" in the EP system. By commercializing a series of MAVICA cameras for business/home use, starting in 1987,Sony proved that there was potential market for electronic still cameras which conventional still cameras and video cameras couldn't handle. In recent years, the demand for downloading, processing and data-bank images on a computer has been rapidly increased in the business field. And the more widespread personal computers have been rapidly getting to offices and homes, the more opportunities we have had to handle color still images on personal computers. On the other hand, at the same time the demand for digital still cameras as capturing tools have been increased for the last a couple of years, we have started requiring higher image quality, a higher magnification zoom lens and more functions for those cameras. To meet such requirements, this fall SONY will introduce an easy-to-use digital still camera with high image quality and a high magnification zoom lens (12 times lens)-the DKC-ID1. Here we introduce the DKC-ID1 and describe its technical features.