Phillip,
Since you are 'da man with your excellent review of the clik! drive with great pictures to boot, I thought I would post this from the AOL Motley Fool Iomega board.
A lot of good stuff, with links, about Agfa cameras. Their high-end ePhoto 1680 model can be purchased for less than $700, and if that price includes a free clik! drive bundle, I'm thinking seriously about buying one.
Let's see....with the clik! bundle, that would make the cost of the camera about $450....oh, what to do!!! *g*
Phillip, If you don't mind, I would really appreciate your comments/impressions of the Agfa ePhoto 1680 model.
Here is the post from AOL:
I found the Agfa ePhoto 1680 at Buy.com this morning for $733. This puts them much more in the realm of competitiveness because my impression (no pun intended) is that this is a really nice camera. ... >>
Please go to pricewatch.com to take check it out.
"Agfa Division" happens to list as the first one among digital camera makers there.
And on page 2 of the Agfa digital cameras, I think you may be able to find ePhoto 1680 at as low as $689!
I posted about Agfa cameras awhile back.
Here again are some links about Agfa cameras and ePhoto1680:
ePhoto Digital Cameras (Home)
agfahome.com
Agfa's new ePhoto 1680 enables you to produce photo-quality prints with over 1.9 million pixels, and features a 6x zoom capability.
(Please click at ePhoto 1680 to find out more)
Agfa ePhoto Digital Cameras (Compare)
agfahome.com
ePhoto 1680
Megapixel Zoom Digital Camera
Resolution:
1600 x 1200 pixels (1600 mode with PhotoGenie)
1280 x 960 pixels (1280 mode)
640 x 480 pixels (307 or VGA mode)
black & white document mode
Number of Pictures:
Between 6 - 48 (depending on selected resolution) on a 4 MB SmartMedia card
Note: Number of pictures is based on the included 4 MB SmartMedia memory card.
Removable Storage: External only; SSFDC card slot for removable memory, ATA compatible (4 MB, 3.3V card included)
CCD Resolution: 1.3M (1343 x 972) pixels
Screen: 2" color low-temp poly-silicon TFT LCD, 110,000 pixels
Lens:
3x continuous optical zoom with macro
38-114 mm (equivalent to 35 mm camera)
2x digital zoom (VGA only)
Lighting:
4 Flash Modes: Auto, Fill-in, Red eye reduction, and Off
External flash synchronization
Lens aperture: F2.8 (wide), 3.5 (telephoto)
Lens focal range:
20 cm - infinity (wide)
50 cm - infinity (telephoto)
Focusing: Automatic and manual focus and exposure settings
Shutter Speed: 1/2 sec. - 1/500 sec.
Image format: JPEG
Color depth of sensor: 30 bits (10 bits per RGB channel, produces 24-bit color output, 8 bits per RGB channel)
Battery: 4 AA NiMH (included)
Timer: 5 and 10 second self timer
Interface:
Serial cable for PC (included)
Serial cable adapter for Macintosh (included)
Video cable for TV (PAL and NTSC)
Power Supply: Universal adapter (90-264V, 47/60 Hz)
Video out: NTSC or PAL
White balance control: Automatic with manual white point override
Camera user-interface languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
Mount: Standard tripod mount
Filter size: 46 mm thread for filters and lenes
Dimensions:
2" H x 6 1/8" W x 3 ¾" D
(52 mm H x 157 mm W x 92mm D)
Weight: 380 g (13.3 oz.) excluding batteries
Software: (included) ........
I don't know if the above specs are up-to-date or not, but they should give you an idea of what kind of a digital camera the ePhoto 1680 may be.
Actually, as I pointed out quite a while back, ePhoto 1680 may have been the camera used in the Clik! demo at Iomega Web Site:
Demo for digital cameras
iomega.com
You can go there to take a look again.....
And let's not forget about the earlier Agfa announcement about digital imaging products with the Clik! Built-In (supposedly coming in 2Q99):
Agfa And Iomega To Clik! In 1999
agfahome.com
Dave
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