{"id":64347,"date":"2020-08-18T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=64347"},"modified":"2020-08-27T22:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T03:03:51","slug":"apple-quicktake-100-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64347-apple-quicktake-100-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Apple: The QuickTake 100 Digital Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838.jpg\" alt=\"The Apple QuickTake 100 Digital Camera. All Photos \u00a92020, Steven Sande\" class=\"wp-image-64377\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-190x143.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0838-190x143@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Apple QuickTake 100 Digital Camera.<br \/>All Photos \u00a92020, Steven Sande except where noted.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Photography Begins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1994, photography was a rather involved affair. You put film \u2014 in either a roll or cartridge \u2014 into your camera, took photos without knowing immediately how the image turned out, then took the film out of the camera and either developed it yourself in a darkroom or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fotomat\">took it to a location to be developed for you<\/a>. Apple helped to popularize digital cameras beginning in 1994, and today we\u2019re taking a look at what is considered the first digital camera to have consumer acceptance: the <strong>Apple QuickTake 100<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The QuickTake 100 wasn\u2019t the first consumer digital camera to hit the market; the Fuji DS-X was sold in Japan starting in late 1989, while the Dycam Model 1 (marketed as the Logitech Fotoman) was in US stores as early as November of 1990. But the QuickTake 100 \u2014 which was available in versions for both Mac and Windows \u2014 had the advantage of being sold by a well-known tech company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845.jpg\" alt=\"QuickTake 100 (left) and iPhone 11 Max (right)\" class=\"wp-image-64378\" width=\"640\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-161x120.jpg 161w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-284x212.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-161x120@2x.jpg 322w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-284x212@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0845-190x142@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>QuickTake 100 (left) and iPhone 11 Max (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Value &amp; Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the QuickTake 100 was released for sale on June 20, 1994, the initial list price was $749 \u2014 that\u2019s roughly equivalent to $1,300 in 2020 dollars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The specs of the camera were revolutionary for the time. It had a maximum resolution of 640 x 480 pixels with 24-bit color. At that resolution, only eight photos could be stored in the QuickTake\u2019s 1MB of storage. At the lower resolution of 320 x 240 pixels, a whopping 32 photos could be held on the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840.jpg\" alt=\"v\" class=\"wp-image-64379\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-190x142.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0840-190x142@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The fixed-focus lens at left. The optical viewfinder and gear for determining exposure are center, the flash at right.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The QuickTake 100 had a fixed-focus lens that gave it an angle of view equivalent to a 50mm lens on a 35mm camera. There was no zoom and no focus, but those who wanted to take low-light photos were in luck \u2014 there was a built-in flash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exposure was set by the camera. Using a slow film speed equivalent of ISO 85, the shutter speeds ran from 1\/30 to 1\/175 of a second and aperture from f\/2.8 to f\/16.&nbsp;Here&#8217;s a sample photo at the &#8220;high-resolution&#8221; 640 x 480 mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild.jpg\" alt=\"QuickTake 150 photo via Wikimedia.\" class=\"wp-image-64348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-190x143.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Quicktake-bild-190x143@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Quicktake-bild.jpg\">Gmhofmann 14:49, 7. Jun. 2007 (CEST)<\/a> \/ Public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to today\u2019s digital cameras (both standalone and built into smartphones and tablets), these specs are not that impressive. You couldn\u2019t preview the images on the camera, and there wasn\u2019t a way to delete just one photo \u2014 a special \u201ctrash\u201d button on the back of the camera deleted all photos on the QuickTake 100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842.jpg\" alt=\"The back side of the QuickTake 100, with the control display at right. The trash button is the recessed one at lower right.\" class=\"wp-image-64382\" width=\"640\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-207x120.jpg 207w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-284x165.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-190x110.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-207x120@2x.jpg 414w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-284x165@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0842-190x110@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The back side of the QuickTake 100, with the control display at right. The trash button is the recessed one at lower right.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing &amp; Storage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To view your photos, users connected the camera to either a Mac or Windows machine using a serial cable. The Apple QuickTake software imported the photos from the camera to the computer and allowed basic editing \u2014 rotation, resizing, and cropping. Files were stored in a proprietary QuickTake format and could be exported as <strong>PICT files<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The QuickTake 100 was surpassed by the QuickTake 150, which used better file compression technology to store up to 16 of the best-quality images. It was possible to send a QuickTake 100 back to Apple for a factory upgrade called the QuickTake 100 Plus; this made the camera identical in specifications to the QuickTake 150.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple released the QuickTake 200 in 1996 with a removable 2MB <strong>SmartMedia flashRAM<\/strong> card. This looked more like a \u201creal\u201d digital camera and even had a 1.8-inch diagonal color LCD screen on the back for previewing photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843.jpg\" alt=\"Power came from three AA batteries...which didn't last long even if you weren't using the flash.\" class=\"wp-image-64384\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-190x143.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0843-190x143@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Power came from three AA batteries&#8230;which didn&#8217;t last long even if you weren&#8217;t using the flash.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When <strong>Steve Jobs<\/strong> returned to Apple in 1997, the QuickTake line was one of the first discontinued products. Other Apple products of the time, like the&nbsp;<strong>LaserWriter<\/strong>&nbsp;printer line, the Apple&nbsp;<strong>Newton MessagePad<\/strong>&nbsp;personal digital assistant, and a line of scanners, were also axed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Personal Memories of the QuickTake 100<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My first \u201ceyes-on\u201d experience with the QuickTake 100 was at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in 1994. The camera had been shown at Tokyo MacWorld in February of that year, and all of the Mac magazines of the time featured it in glowing cover stories. Since it hadn\u2019t been released to the public in May when the WWDC was held, I was thrilled to see one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple and one of the magazines at the time (I think it was MacWorld) had set up a booth where they would take your photo with the QuickTake 100, then mock up a personalized magazine cover. Great idea, but in execution, it was horrible. Downloading the camera\u2019s images to a Mac over a serial (GeoPort) cable was dreadfully slow, so moving 32 320 x 240 images to the Mac took a long, long time. Next, an Apple employee had to mock up the magazine cover and print it out on a QMS ColorScript Laser 1000\u2026 which was also quite slow. Needless to say, only a relative handful of the WWDC attendees actually got one of the mock magazine covers (I was lucky enough to have been one of the first in line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844.jpg\" alt=\"A sliding door covers the external power jack and GeoPort serial cable socket.\" class=\"wp-image-64383\" width=\"640\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-262x120.jpg 262w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-284x130.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-190x87.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-262x120@2x.jpg 524w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-284x130@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0844-190x87@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A sliding door covers the external power jack and GeoPort serial cable socket.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I never purchased a QuickTake 100 when they were available, but I was given one by my nephew many years later. He was attending MIT as a grad student about ten years ago and was given access to a roomful of old equipment that was going to be thrown out. One of those items was a QuickTake 100, so I asked him to send it to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera still works, but there\u2019s one issue \u2014 it\u2019s impossible to get the photos off of it. I suppose what I should do is find a mid-1990s Mac running&nbsp; System 7 or System 8, find an Apple serial cable and the QuickTake software, and give it a go\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Macs don\u2019t support the old Apple serial protocol, and I\u2019m pretty sure that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the Macintosh.js emulator (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64297-go-retro-with-macintosh-js\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Macintosh.js emulator<\/a> wouldn\u2019t be able to \u201ctalk\u201d to a USB to serial connector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839.jpg\" alt=\"The bottom of the QuickTake 100, showing the product label and threaded hole for tripod attachment.\" class=\"wp-image-64385\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-284x213.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-190x143.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-160x120@2x.jpg 320w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-284x213@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0839-190x143@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The bottom of the QuickTake 100, showing the product label and threaded hole for tripod attachment.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is still one Mac app that can read the PICT format files generated by the QuickTake 100. Lemkesoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemkesoft.de\/en\/products\/graphicconverter\/\">GraphicConverter<\/a> has been around for a long time, and it can convert just about any graphic format to another.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it\u2019s currently nothing more than a museum piece, I still like the sleek design of the QuickTake 100. It was easy to hold two-handed, and the gray exterior was similar to that on the Apple PowerBooks of the era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-284x173.png\" alt=\"Apple QuickTake 100 Transparent Logo\" class=\"wp-image-64413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-284x173.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-197x120.png 197w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-190x116.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo.png 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-284x173@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-197x120@2x.png 394w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/QuickTake100-Logo-190x116@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coming Up&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll be taking a look at other vintage Apple products in the next few weeks, including the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/64664-apple-newton-messagepad\/\">Newton MessagePad 2100<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1994, photography was a rather involved affair. You put film \u2014 in either a roll or cartridge \u2014 into your camera, took photos without knowing immediately how the image turned out, then took the film out of the camera and either developed it yourself in a darkroom or took it to a location to be developed for you. 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