Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/03
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This is just in from Rob Galbraith Online:
(http://www.robgalbraith.com/diginews/index2.html)
Kodak announces DCS 620 feature set Jeff Snyder of Penn
Camera indicates that Kodak has announced the Nikon F5-based
DCS 620 and its companion flash the SB-28D. Scheduled to begin
shipping in March, the DCS 620 is shaping up to be a near-clone
of the Canon-based Kodak DCS 520/EOS D2000. According to an
email from Jeff Snyder, which cites Kodak as the source of the
information, Kodak DCS 620 features include:
--Nikon F5 Camera System
--Metal Frame to complement the Nikon System
--NEW M15 CCD technology
--Calibrated exposure and color
--Calibrated Flash
--Auto white balance sensor with manual (4 settings) override
--Custom white balance
--Full Viewfinder
--Color LCD for image review on rear of camera
--Single, 4 up, and 9 up display functions on color LCD
--Capability to tag images on color LCD for selective downloading
or transmission
--High Speed serial interface connector (IEEE 1394) on exterior
of
camera
--Dual type II/single type III PC Card removable storage
--Red LCD indicator for PC Card busy
--Back status LCD to display white balance, battery, frame
number, frames left on disk
--Menu driven approach on color LCD to control date/time,
compression, raw data, disk format, erase all, overexposure
highlighting
--4 buttons to control menu, display, white balance, delete
image, select, and microphone
--Sound annotation via rear mounted microphone
--Vertical shooting capability, vertical shutter release, vertical
control, vertical AE lock on bottom right of camera
--Main switch/Navigator button
--AC adapter connector on camera
--removable rechargeable battery
--2 million pixel images (2:3 aspect ratio) operating at 200-1600
ISO
--0.5 fps continuous frame rate with 3.5 fps burst for up to 12
images
--172mm tall, 162mm wide, and 82mm deep
--1.83 kg
Snyder also indicates that:
The DCS620 is the twin of the DCS520, but based on the Nikon
F5 camera body.This camera works exactly like the film camera
that all photographers are used to. The SB28D Speedlight flash
has been designed by Nikon specifically for use with the DCS620
Digital Camera. This flash when used with the DCS620 provides
accurate TTL flash exposures. The SB28D is available
exclusively from Kodak.
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