<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
QuickTake	I-Device
(	O
codenamed	O
Venus	O
,	O
Mars	O
,	O
Neptune	O
)	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
cameras	O
had	O
a	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
640	O
x	O
480	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
maximum	O
(	O
0.3	O
Mpx	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
magazine	O
profiled	O
QuickTake	B-Device
as	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
"	O
and	O
ranked	O
it	O
among	O
its	O
"	O
100	O
greatest	O
and	O
most	O
influential	O
gadgets	O
from	O
1923	O
to	O
the	O
present	O
"	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
greyscale	O
Dycam	O
Model	O
1	O
(	O
also	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	O
Logitech	O
FotoMan	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
to	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
(	O
starting	O
in	O
November	O
1990	O
)	O
and	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
other	O
camera	O
,	O
the	O
Fuji	O
DS-X	O
,	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
even	O
earlier	O
,	O
in	O
late	O
1989	O
,	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
was	O
probably	O
the	O
first	O
digicam	B-Device
to	O
have	O
wide	O
consumer	O
acceptance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	O
had	O
been	O
developing	O
CCD-based	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
since	O
the	O
mid-1970s	O
,	O
when	O
Steve	O
Sasson	O
built	O
a	O
toaster-sized	O
experimental	O
model	O
that	O
recorded	O
data	O
to	O
a	O
cassette	O
tape	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
digital	B-Device
photograph	O
was	O
captured	O
at	O
a	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
100	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
square	O
in	O
December	O
1975	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
electronic	B-Algorithm
still	I-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
marketed	O
were	O
shown	O
early	O
as	O
1981	O
,	O
when	O
Sony	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
prototype	O
Pro	B-Algorithm
Mavica	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
early	O
filmless	O
cameras	O
recorded	O
still	O
video	O
frames	O
instead	O
of	O
creating	O
digital	B-Device
files	O
;	O
the	O
Pro	B-Algorithm
Mavica	I-Algorithm
recorded	O
its	O
still	O
frames	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
the	O
technologies	O
were	O
beginning	O
to	O
converge	O
and	O
mature	O
;	O
Fuji	O
showed	O
the	O
DS-1P	O
,	O
a	O
still	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
that	O
stored	O
its	O
images	O
in	O
solid-state	O
memory	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
,	O
at	O
Photokina	O
1988	O
and	O
developed	O
the	O
technologies	O
into	O
the	O
Fuji	O
DS-X	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
sold	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kodak	O
introduced	O
a	O
prototype	O
of	O
its	O
DCS	B-Device
100	I-Device
,	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
F3	I-Algorithm
in	O
1986	O
and	O
began	O
commercial	O
sales	O
to	O
news	O
photographers	O
in	O
1991	O
;	O
the	O
DCS	B-Device
100	I-Device
used	O
a	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
stored	O
its	O
images	O
on	O
a	O
tethered	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
started	O
marketing	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
codenamed	O
Venus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
searched	O
for	O
a	O
company	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
manufacture	O
their	O
QuickTake	B-Device
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Apple	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
non-disclosure	O
agreements	O
with	O
Kodak	O
to	O
share	O
its	O
proprietary	O
digital	B-Device
camera	I-Device
architecture	O
and	O
cooperate	O
in	O
its	O
further	O
development	O
;	O
Kodak	O
contributed	O
the	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
final	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
rumors	O
of	O
Venus	O
and	O
its	O
capabilities	O
had	O
publicly	O
tied	O
Kodak	O
,	O
Apple	O
,	O
and	O
Chinon	O
together	O
;	O
the	O
cost	O
was	O
anticipated	O
to	O
be	O
relatively	O
low	O
compared	O
to	O
existing	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
was	O
first	O
shown	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
MacWorld	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
exhibited	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
America	O
at	O
the	O
Photo	O
Marketing	O
Association	O
trade	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
June	O
20	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
digital	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
marketed	O
to	O
consumers	O
,	O
emphasizing	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
separate	O
models	O
(	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
or	O
Windows	O
)	O
were	O
sold	O
;	O
the	O
bundled	O
software	O
and	O
serial	O
cable	O
were	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
host	O
computer	O
's	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
camera	O
hardware	O
itself	O
was	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
December	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CCD	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
sensor	O
fitted	O
to	O
the	O
Kodak	B-Device
DCS	I-Device
100	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
had	O
a	O
built-in	O
flash	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
focus	O
or	O
zoom	O
controls	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
fixed-focal	O
length	O
lens	O
had	O
an	O
equivalent	O
angle	O
of	O
view	O
as	O
a	O
standard	O
50mm	O
lens	O
for	O
a	O
35mm	O
film	O
camera	O
;	O
the	O
fixed-focus	O
lens	O
captured	O
a	O
range	O
from	O
to	O
infinity	O
;	O
autoexposure	O
was	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
which	O
controlled	O
both	O
shutter	O
speeds	O
(	O
ranging	O
from	O
to	O
)	O
and	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
(	O
from	O
2.8	O
to	O
16	O
)	O
using	O
a	O
film	O
speed	O
equivalent	O
to	O
ISO	O
85	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
storing	O
eight	O
photos	O
at	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
resolution	B-Algorithm
,	O
32	O
photos	O
at	O
320×240	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
,	O
or	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
both	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bundled	O
Apple	B-Device
QuickTake	I-Device
software	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
retrieve	O
photographs	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
internal	O
memory	O
,	O
providing	O
basic	O
editing	O
tools	O
(	O
rotating	O
,	O
resizing	O
,	O
and	O
cropping	O
)	O
and	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
file	O
format	O
and	O
color	O
bit	O
depth	O
for	O
export	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
offered	O
a	O
factory	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
changing	O
the	O
name	O
to	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
Plus	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
all	O
the	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
improved	O
the	O
file	O
compression	O
technology	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
in	O
April	O
1995	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
150	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
100	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
improved	O
compression	O
enabled	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
to	O
capture	O
16	O
best-quality	O
or	O
32	O
standard-quality	O
images	O
,	O
with	O
either	O
quality	O
level	O
now	O
stored	O
at	O
the	O
full	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
1MB	O
of	O
built-in	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Kodak	O
introduced	O
its	O
DC40	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
and	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
,	O
but	O
captured	O
images	O
at	O
an	O
increased	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
to	O
a	O
larger	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
sensor	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
DC40	O
,	O
but	O
masked	O
to	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
;	O
the	O
DC40	O
used	O
the	O
entire	O
sensor	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
kit	O
also	O
included	O
PhotoFlash	O
software	O
(	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
)	O
or	O
PhotoNow	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
offered	O
several	O
different	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
150	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
travel	O
case	O
,	O
AC	O
adapter	O
,	O
battery	O
booster	O
pack	O
(	O
using	O
8×AA	O
batteries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
connection	O
kit	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
QuickTake	B-Device
model	O
was	O
the	O
Fujifilm-built	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
was	O
a	O
still	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
which	O
captured	O
images	O
at	O
640×480	B-General_Concept
resolution	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
2MB	O
SmartMedia	B-Operating_System
flashRAM	O
card	O
(	O
SSFDC	B-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Apple-branded	O
4MB	O
card	O
was	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
accessory	O
purchase	O
;	O
using	O
the	O
2MB	O
card	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
20	O
(	O
high-quality	O
)	O
or	O
40	O
(	O
standard-quality	O
)	O
images	O
could	O
be	O
captured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
Kodak/Chinon	O
-based	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
noticeable	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
was	O
an	O
color	O
LCD	O
screen	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
panel	O
to	O
preview	O
stored	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
200	O
added	O
focus	O
and	O
aperture	B-General_Concept
controls	O
;	O
apertures	B-General_Concept
were	O
now	O
user-selectable	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
the	O
lens	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
fixed-focus	O
lens	O
,	O
three	O
separate	O
focus	O
modes	O
could	O
be	O
selected	O
:	O
close-up	O
,	O
;	O
portrait	O
,	O
;	O
and	O
standard	O
,	O
to	O
infinity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
models	O
sold	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
education	O
and	O
small	O
business	O
markets	O
,	O
other	O
companies	O
such	O
as	O
Kodak	O
,	O
Fujifilm	O
,	O
Canon	O
,	O
and	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
shortly	O
thereafter	O
entered	O
the	O
digital	B-Device
market	O
with	O
brands	O
that	O
consumers	O
associated	O
with	O
photography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
line	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1997	O
shortly	O
after	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
came	O
back	O
to	O
Apple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
streamline	O
Apple	O
's	O
operations	O
,	O
Jobs	O
discontinued	O
many	O
non-computer	O
products	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
line	O
of	O
products	O
,	O
the	O
LaserWriter	O
printer	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	B-Device
QuickTake	I-Device
camera	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
item	O
for	O
Apple	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
name	O
was	O
later	O
reused	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
iPhones	O
released	O
since	O
2018	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
its	O
camera	O
app	O
that	O
allows	O
videos	O
to	O
be	O
recorded	O
without	O
switching	O
out	O
of	O
still	O
camera	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
100	O
150	O
200	O
Image	O
125px	O
125px	O
125px	O
Image	O
file	O
Color	O
depth	O
24-bit	O
Resolution	B-Algorithm
640×480	B-General_Concept
pixels	B-Algorithm
Format	O
QuickTake	B-Device
,	O
PICT	B-Language
QuickTake	B-Device
,	O
BMP	B-Device
,	O
JPEG	O
,	O
PCX	O
,	O
TIFF	O
Optics	O
Focal	B-Algorithm
length	I-Algorithm
8	O
mm	O
5.7	O
mm	O
35	O
mm	O
equivalent	O
50	O
mm	O
38	O
mm	O
Aperture	B-General_Concept
2.8	O
to	O
16	O
2.2	O
to	O
8(user-selectable )	O
Camera	O
features	O
Viewfinder	O
Optical	O
with	O
brightlines	O
LCD	O
;	O
optional	O
clip-on	O
optical	O
included	O
Shutter	O
speed	O
to	O
second	O
to	O
second	O
Storage	O
1	O
MB	O
Flash	O
EPROM	B-General_Concept
2	O
or	O
4	O
MB	O
5	O
V	O
SmartMedia	B-Operating_System
card	I-Operating_System
Connection	O
GeoPort	B-Device
,	O
RS-232C	O
GeoPort	B-Device
,	O
RS-422	O
,	O
RS-232C	O
RS-232C	O
,	O
NTSC	O
Video	O
I/O	O
Battery	O
3AA	O
4AA	O
Marketing	O
Introduced	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
1994	O
May	O
1995	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
1997	O
Discontinued	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
card-readers	O
that	O
can	O
read	O
5V	O
media	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
with	O
an	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
running	O
System	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
up	O
to	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
serial	B-Protocol
port	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
can	O
be	O
plugged	O
directly	O
into	O
the	O
computer	O
using	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
QuickTake	I-Device
camera	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
QuickTake	B-Device
100	O
and	O
150	O
store	O
images	O
internally	O
,	O
not	O
on	O
cards	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
an	O
Apple	O
serial	O
cable	O
and	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
driver	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
200	O
model	O
is	O
only	O
officially	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
for	O
direct	O
connections	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
100	O
and	O
150	O
model	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Fuji	O
DS-7	O
or	O
to	O
Samsung	O
's	O
Kenox	O
SSC-350N	O
,	O
Fuji	O
's	O
software	O
for	O
that	O
camera	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
gain	O
Windows	O
compatibility	O
for	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
other	O
software	O
replacements	O
also	O
exist	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
using	O
an	O
external	O
reader	O
for	O
the	O
removable	O
media	O
of	O
the	O
QuickTake	B-Device
200	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickTake	B-Device
cameras	O
cannot	O
be	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
Macintoshes	B-Device
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
as	O
these	O
machines	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
old	O
Apple	O
Serial	O
protocol	O
,	O
but	O
image	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
QTK	O
format	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
decoded	O
on	O
modern	O
operating	O
systems	O
using	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
program	O
dcraw	B-Algorithm
or	O
the	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
application	O
GraphicConverter	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
