Kodak EOS-DCS 1 (1995–1998)
The Kodak EOS-DCS 1 was Kodak's third Canon-based digital SLR, introduced in December 1995. It was the top of the first three DCS models to carry the Canon name - the EOS DCS 1, DCS 3, and DCS 5, all built on the professional Canon EOS-1N body. It was essentially the same camera as the cheaper EOS DCS 3 released earlier that year, but with a 6MP APS-H CCD sensor (the Kodak KAF-6300) resolving 3060×2036 pixels. When new, it carried a quoted price of US$28,000.
A single battery powers both the Kodak digital back and the Canon EOS-1N camera body. The manual says to ignore the Canon's own battery check display. The camera has 16MB of DRAM buffer memory, which gives a two-image burst, and it stores images on PC Card III media. It is limited to ISO 80. Shutter speeds run from 30 to 1/8000s, and there is a 1.8″ LCD viewer. The EOS-DCS 1 was produced from 1995 until 1998, and its successor was the DCS 560.
Information on this model is thin in places. No original lens kit specs, autofocus details, or production numbers are documented. The Kodak DCS series was a line of professional DSLRs, the first commercially available digital SLRs, and it helped move photography from film to digital capture in the early 1990s. Kodak's lead engineer for the DCS range in that decade was Jim McGarvey.
Known specs at a glance:
- 6MP CCD sensor (Kodak KAF-6300), APS-H format, 3060×2036 resolution
- Base body: Canon EOS-1N
- Shutter: 30 to 1/8000s, electronic focal plane
- Storage: PC Card III; 16MB DRAM buffer (two-image burst)
- ISO 80 only; single Kodak NiMH battery powering both back and body
- 1.8″ LCD viewer
- Produced 1995–1998; introduced at US$28,000
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