List of digital cameras with CCD sensors

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Olympus XZ-1

There has been renewed interest in vintage digital cameras , also known as digicams, due to their ability to take photos with a particular nostalgic look without the expense of analog film. [1] [2] [3] [4] This trend coincides with the resurgence of other early digital and late analog technologies, such as camcorders, film photography, vinyl records, and turntables. [5]

Contents

This is a list of digicams that contain a 1/1.7″ CCD sensor or larger, include a fixed lens, and support SDHC memory cards and one or more of the following: SDXC memory cards, [6] raw image format capture, [7] and AA or AAA batteries. [a] These are features that help make an old camera easy to use today.

Model Sensor
size 		Optical
zoom 		Focal length [b] Aperture Pixel
count 		SDXCRawAA/
AAA		Release
year
WideTeleWideTele
Olympus XZ-1 [9] [10] [11] [12] 1/1.63″4.0×28mm112mmf/1.8f/2.510 MPYesYesNo2010
Panasonic Lumix LX5 [c] [9] [13] 1/1.63″3.8×24mm90mmf/2.0f/3.310 MPYesYesNo2010
Panasonic Lumix LX3 [d] [14] 1/1.63″2.5×24mm60mmf/2.0f/2.810 MPNoYesNo2008
Panasonic Lumix LX2 [e] [9] [15] 1/1.65″4.0×28mm112mmf/2.8f/4.910 MPNoYesNo2006
Panasonic Lumix LX1 [f] [16] 1/1.65″4.0×28mm112mmf/2.8f/4.98 MPNoYesNo2005
Canon PowerShot S200 1/1.70″5.0×24mm120mmf/2.0f/5.910 MPYesNoNo2014
Canon PowerShot S95 [17] [18] 1/1.70″3.8×28mm105mmf/2.0f/4.910 MPYesYesNo2010
Canon PowerShot S90 [17] 1/1.70″3.8×28mm105mmf/2.0f/4.910 MPYesYesNo2009
Canon PowerShot G12 [19] 1/1.70″5.0×28mm140mmf/2.8f/4.510 MPYesYesNo2010
Canon PowerShot G11 [20] [21] 1/1.70″5.0×28mm140mmf/2.8f/4.510 MPNoYesNo2009
Canon PowerShot G10 [22] 1/1.70″5.0×28mm140mmf/2.8f/4.515 MPNoYesNo2008
Canon PowerShot G9 [23] 1/1.70″6.0×35mm210mmf/2.8f/4.812 MPNoYesNo2007
Canon PowerShot A650 IS 1/1.70″6.0×35mm210mmf/2.8f/4.812 MPNoNoYes [g] 2007
Nikon Coolpix P7100 1/1.70″7.1×28mm200mmf/2.8f/5.610 MPYesYesNo2011
Nikon Coolpix P7000 [25] 1/1.70″7.1×28mm200mmf/2.8f/5.610 MPYesYesNo2010
Samsung TL500 [h] [26] [27] 1/1.70″3.0×24mm72mmf/1.8f/2.410 MPNoYesNo2010
Ricoh Caplio GX200 [28] 1/1.70″3.0×24mm72mmf/2.5f/4.412 MPNoYesYes [i] 2008
Ricoh GR Digital IV [17] [30] [31] 1/1.70″1.0×28mmf/1.910 MPNoYesYes [i] 2011
Ricoh GR Digital III [17] 1/1.70″1.0×28mmf/1.910 MPNoYesYes [i] 2009

Notably, no Fujifilm Super CCD digicams qualify, because none support SDXC, raw capture, or AA/AAA batteries. Arguably their best models ever released, such as the FinePix F31fd, only support xD memory cards, which are now obsolete.

Rationale for criteria

Fixed lens

Although the term “digicam” originated as a syllabic abbreviation for “digital camera”, it is now used primarily to refer to an old compact digital camera or, in other words, a discontinued point-and-shoot camera with a fixed lens. [32] [33] [34] Digicams emphasize portability and ease of use, and they often include a built-in flash. [35]

1/1.7″ CCD sensor or larger

CMOS sensors have entirely replaced CCD sensors in recent consumer digital cameras due to cost effectiveness and high ISO performance. However, in good lighting conditions, many people find that the CCD sensors in digicams yield a more pleasing color rendition than CMOS sensors. [33] Some liken CCD to slide film (also known as positive film) and CMOS to negative film. [36]

While there were larger CCD sensors made for interchangeable-lens cameras, such as the Leica M9, CCD sensors in fixed-lens cameras maxed out at 2/3″ (1/1.5″). Premium compact cameras of the time contained sensors around 1/1.7″ in size, whereas entry-level models used 1/2.3″ sensors or smaller. [37] [38] [39]

SDHC and SDXC cards

Early digital cameras used a variety of formats for storage. Eventually SD cards won the format war, and they are still widely used and readily available. However, the original SD format maxes out at 2GB and is now rare. Cards today far exceed that by using one of two format extensions: SDHC, which maxes out at 32 GB, or SDXC, which maxes out at 2 TB. SDXC support is more future-proof, but SDHC cards are still common and inexpensive. Support for the newer formats is important, because memory card slots are not usually forward compatible. [40]

Raw image format

While the appeal of digicams stems from the ability of obtain pleasing results with a nostalgic look straight out of camera, capturing in a raw format maximizes the ability to edit an image to one's taste or recover details (such as highlights and shadows) that might otherwise be lost in the JPEG version, especially given the low dynamic range of these small-sensor cameras. [41]

AA or AAA batteries

New consumer digital cameras with CCD sensors stopped being released in the early 2010s, and the few that offered USB charging only supported it via a non-standard cable. [42] Proprietary cables, chargers, and batteries can be difficult to come by, especially when discontinued, which makes support for standard AA or AAA batteries (especially rechargeable NiMH cells) a desirable feature. [43]

Larger CCD sensors

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Panasonic Lumix LC1

The following digicams include a 2⁄3-inch CCD sensor, a fixed lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.4 or wider, and SD or CompactFlash (CF) memory card slots. However, none of them support SDHC/SDXC memory cards or AA/AAA batteries.

Even larger CCD sensors were only included in interchangeable-lens cameras, such as the Canon 1D, Nikon D60, and Leica M9. Nearly all such models were more expensive and less beginner-friendly than the point-and-shoot cameras listed here.

Model Sensor
size 		Optical
zoom 		Focal length [b] Aperture Pixel
count 		SD CF RawRelease
year
WideTeleWideTele
Leica Digilux 2 [17] 2/3″3.2×28mm90mmf/2.0f/2.45 MPYesNoYes2004
Panasonic Lumix LC1 [44] 2/3″3.2×28mm90mmf/2.0f/2.45 MPYesNoYes2004
Samsung Pro8152/3″15.0×28mm420mmf/2.2f/4.68 MPNoYesYes2005
Sony Cyber-shot F828 [45] 2/3″7.1×28mm200mmf/2.0f/2.88 MPNoYesYes2003
Canon Powershot Pro1 [46] [47] [48] 2/3″7.1×28mm200mmf/2.4f/3.58 MPNoYesYes2004
Olympus C-8080 [49] [50] 2/3″5.0×28mm140mmf/2.4f/3.58 MPNoYesYes2004
Olympus E-20 [9] [51] 2/3″4.0×35mm140mmf/2.0f/2.45 MPNoYesYes2001
Olympus E-10 2/3″4.0×35mm140mmf/2.0f/2.44 MPNoYesYes2000

Smaller CCD sensors

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Canon IXUS 115

There are hundreds of digicam models — the most popular of which are from the Canon PowerShot ELPH, IXUS, and IXY series — that contain a smaller CCD sensor and support SDXC memory cards. [52] Unfortunately none of them support USB charging. [53] However several dozen, such as the Nikon Coolpix A10, do support AA batteries. [54]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There is no model with a CCD image sensor that is known to support all three. [8]
  2. 1 2 35mm equivalent.
  3. ↑ Rebadged by Leica as the D-Lux 5.
  4. ↑ Rebadged by Leica as the D-Lux 4.
  5. ↑ Rebadged by Leica as the D-Lux 3.
  6. ↑ Rebadged by Leica as the D-Lux 2.
  7. ↑ Can be powered by 4 AA batteries. [24]
  8. ↑ Known as the Samsung EX1 in Europe.
  9. 1 2 3 Can be powered by 2 AAA batteries. [29]

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