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Re: Digital Photography
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lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Date: 
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:22:14 GMT
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jsproat@geocities.SPAMLESScom
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Todd Lehman wrote:
Say, BTW, did you know that the origin of the Mavica brand name is a pseudo-
acronym?  It stands for MAgnetic VIdeo CAmera.  Sony had a short-lived
digital video camera out for a few months back in 1981.  It didn't sell, but
it's interesting that they resurrected the name!

Wow -- I wonder if their technology 18 years ago was up to par with the
digital video cameras on the market today?  Knowing the tricks Sony can
pull, I suspect it probably was.

Anyone know the story on higher-res (> 640x480x24bit) digital cameras?  Are
they available yet?

Cheers,
- jsproat

--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@geocities.com>
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/5249/
Darth Maul Lives



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  Re: Digital Photography
 
(...) Hrmmm.... do you mean digital video? Dunno about that, but digital still cameras surpassed 640x480 a LONG time ago. (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Digital Photography
 
(...) We've love our Mavica! The old one was damaged, but it was a good excuse to get the new model... I can't imagine ever going back to traditional film photography. Carrying around a pocket full of floppies is pretty fun too. Say, BTW, did you (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish)

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