What was your very first didtal camera?

[mitgonk]

first digital camera- Sony DSC-T1!

[JohnRA]

The first one I used was a Kodak, can't recall the model No. Purchased by the company where I worked & used for photographing items which were then added to the sales catalogues.
Internal memory, no LCD screen, 12 shots & went through AA's like there was no tomorrow. This was about 14 years ago.
The first dig cam I bought for myself around 1998 was a Kodak, internal memory, LCD & viewfinder, better battery life & about 24 shots, this cost just on $800 & died about a year later. Tossed up between this & a Mavicam at the time.

[sonofcoco]

My first digital camera was the Sony Cybershot DSC-V1. Was expensive at the time too, back in 2003. Then got the Canon G7, and after that the 40D I have now.

Before I bought the Sony I had an Olympus film camera.

[swifty]

Canon Powershot A70

[super duper]

Dad bought me a fuji Digital Camera in 2002 when I got married. I have no idea on the details of it. In 2006 we got another fuji....it was horrible. It never quite focused properly, all the new born shots of my son are slightly out of focus So we bought a Canon Powershot (hybrid type), and used fully automatic 100% of the time. It wasn't until the end of last year I finally got an SLR, welcome the Nikon D3000. A great starter camera...........and then I got a D300s too........

[wanderer51]

My first digital camera (besides a 384k pixel webcam!) was an HP C20....1 Megapixel, used AA batteries although it fared a bit better on them than the one JohnRA mentions......unless you used the batteries to download the images to your PC, stored images on a CF card (I think). Can't remember when I bought it but must have been 1999 or 2000. I know I sold it in about 2004 for $50!...didn't need it as I had a Canon MVX150i DV camera (bought September 2003 to go on my first trip to England) that also took still images (about 1 MP). I still have that DV camera, still works but the fold out LCD screen is a bit flaky and sometimes 'looses' the green or red. Still use it occasionally when I am feeling nostalgic and I am still not convinced that my newer (2009) Canon FS21 DV camera that stores movies on SD card has better(or equal) video quality than the MVX150i which uses DV tapes.

[KeeFy]

ixus 40

[Darey]

My first Digital camera was a Canon Powershot S45 and I still have it today. I used it today and it still works ok.

[andylo]

When my dad used to have a photo shop when I was very little, I have briefly played with the 1st generation digital cameras from Kodak. Oh and I sort of tried some Casio products.... but back then I never interest in photography, so I didn't ask Dad to give me one of those.

I think my 1st digital camera really is a Ericsson P800 smart phone, but they say if it has a ring tone, it's not a camera

And the 1st digital camera I have sort of possession is really belonged to my missus. Its a Pentax Optio 4mp thingy. But again I never played with it and the only time I have used it for more than 5 mins is the moment my missus gave birth to our Aaron.

2.5 years down the line, the Canon 500D is REALLY MY FIRST digital camera.

[peterb666]

My first digital camera was a Pentax Optio 330 GS which had a neat fold out LCD on the back that you could turn around when making self-portraits and watch the self-timer count down in large numbers.

AF was terrible as was exposure accuracy, but it sold me on the world of digital and I never went back to film.

After the Pentax came a Sony DSC-V3 advanced compact which did everying I ever used my old Nikon F and FM cameras for. It also did it well. I had a "shoot out" with a friend at the Sydney International Motor Show. He had a Canon 300D and guess what produced the better pics?

The Sony DSC-V3 had a fair whack of image noise and was next to unusable at ISO800 but it was par for the course for compact cameras in its day.

Then a Fujifilm Z100 as a small pocket camera which was a neat little camera I could take anywhere.

Next a Nikon S710 which was reasonable but packed too many mp into it so image quality was no better than my old Sony DSC-V3 which I retained.

Being somewhat unsatisfied with the S710, I went to an Olympus E-P1 which gave me a big leap in quality and good performance to boot.

Last came my Nikon D90 which got me playing with the bigger boys.

[selaw]

First film was a Canon 1000n.
First digital was a Canon EOS 350D.

[larrywen]

My first digital camera. Hmm. it was a gift when I attended a promotation seminar and that camera worth perhaps less than $30.

[Captured frame]

A Kodak not sure what model but 1mp,then a Fuji S5000 - still have it not a bad little camera - spurred me on to get a Canon 350D.

[Bally]

My first DSLR was the 300D to go with my film EOS 620/630

[rafikicat]

My first digital camera is a Canon Powershot A430, 4mp. which I still have and use, it takes great photos. Then there was a Canon 400D, and now a 5DMk.1 and I've just got a Canon S95, to replace the A430 as my pocket camera. First film camera was a Zeiss Ikonette (circa 1930) which belonged to my father, it took 127 film and was as sharp as a tack, then to Canon and eventually a couple of AE1 Program cameras - and I still use the lenses on the 5D.

[WannaBe]

My first film camera was a Kodak Brownie.

My first digital camera was a Dick Smith Electronics one and I *think* it was only 3.2megapixels.

I now have a 16.1 P&S Sony that I only got a couple of days ago and am yet to have a play.

Waiting for July to come so I can buy a DSLR...

[peterking]

Sony DCSP something or other. It's in a storage box at work. We use it there. Cost me a grand then two weeks later they released the new model at $500.00. I did good. The optics in the new ones were crap.

[Mark L]

I'm sitting at home feeling sorry for myself
Every time I save up for my 60D something happens and I have to use that money for other things,
Teressa

The first DSLR I'll buy will be a 60D. Your quote is my experience. Nearly there, though, and part of the thrill is looking forward to posting photos on AP.

[Scotty72]

Mine was a Kodak DC4800 3.2 Mp.

I paid about 1,200,000 Korean won for it in October 2000 (Which was about US$1000 / AU$1,800 - at that time the Aust was around 55cents)

The first photos it took were of my new born daughter then, the DMZ between North/South Korea.

[jim]

My first DSLR was a Nikon D80, bought after 37 years of photography.

My first SLR was a Pentax SFX, bought after 19 years of taking photographs, most of those with a Kodak Instamatic. I thoroughly enjoyed every one of them, and can remember cycling 5 miles to the local town to pick up the (invariably crappy) prints. Full of excitement.

I used to look at the Olympus OM 10 (if I remember rightly) in shop windows and be overcome with yearning... then I went and took more photos with the Instamatic.

Take lots of photos with your P100. It's quite capable enough to produce good ones, and the experience will only help you when you do get that 60D.

And have fun with it!