Kodak DC Series

Most of these early digital cameras supported RS-232 serial port connections because USB hardware was not widely available before 1998.

Some models in the DC series ran on the short lived DigitaOS, a camera operating system that allowed third party software to be installed.

It had a manufacturer's suggested retail price of US$299 when most other digital cameras at the time cost well over $1000, and was the first product sold by Kodak through its website.

Its sleek compact size would remain unrivaled until the release of the Canon Digital Ixus and Casio Exilim.

The design was also licensed to other manufacturers and sold as, Dycam 10-C, Promaster Digital One, and Dakota DCC-9500; but with improved software, a higher resolution sensor, and a dark gray case.

[10] The Kodak DC50 featured a 3:1 zoom lens (37 mm to 111 mm-equivalent),[11]: 21  built-in photo flash and a PCMCIA slot for Type I and II ATA cards.

The camera had an optical viewfinder with dual target rings in the center to account for parallax over the zoom range.

Although nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) 1.25 V or nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) 1.2 V cells could be used, due to their lower capacity and discharge characteristics they needed to be replaced frequently — every 20 to 30 pictures, or so.

An optional external AC adapter could also be used, supplying 7-8 VDC via a coaxial power plug, for transferring pictures to a computer or for fixed use indoors.

The DC240i was a limited edition camera that was released in 1999 and was identical to the DC240 but included a skeleton USB and video cable.

It was rebadged and re-issued in the style of the iMac G3 and available in the identical five colors as the G3 at this time: blueberry (blue), strawberry (pinkish), lime (green), grape (lilac) and tangerine (orange).