Cromemco Cyclops

Cromemco Cyclops Camera
First all-digital solid-state camera.
Overview
MakerCromemco
Released1975
Lens
Lens mountD-mount
Lens25mm f2.8
Sensor/medium
Sensormodified 1kb RAM IC
Sensor typedigital
Maximum resolution32 × 32 pixels, 4 bits per pixel
Shutter
Frame rate30 Hz

The Cromemco Cyclops, introduced in 1975 by Cromemco, was the first commercial all-digital camera using a digital metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) image sensor.[1] It was also the first digital camera to be interfaced to a microcomputer. The digital sensor for the camera was a modified 1 kb dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that offered a resolution of 32 × 32 pixels (0.001 megapixels).[1]

  1. ^ a b Benchoff, Brian (17 April 2016). "Building the First Digital Camera". Hackaday. Retrieved 30 April 2016. the Cyclops was the first digital camera