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Megapixel Digital
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 NEW 12MP HighResolution DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER CAMERA  US $49.95
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 NEW Handheld HD 1280x720p Digital Camcorder12MP Camera US $62.99
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 DXG Pro Gear DXG A85V 128 MB Camcorder Black US $80.00
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 Sony DCR HC90E Digital MiniDV PAL Camcorder US $275.00
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 Sony bloggie MHS FS1 B 4 GB Camcorder Black NEW IN BOX NEVER OPENED US $150.00
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 HD 1280x720p DUAL DIGITAL VIDEO CAMCORDER 12MP CAMERA US $64.99
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 Sony MHS TS20 8GB HD Bloggie Touch Video Camera Black US $99.95
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 Sony bloggie Touch MHS TS10 B 4 GB Camcorder Black US $74.99
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 Canon DC 230 Camcorder 35x optical zoom Silver New US $250.00
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Aven 26700-300 ZipScope USB Digital Microscope with 2 Mega-Pixel, 10x-50x Optical, 200x Digital Magnification List Price: $99.00 Sale Price: $75.14  |
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The Aven 26700-300 zipScope is a tabletop, 2.0 megapixel digital microscope that has a USB interface, eight white LED lights with two intensity settings, a snapshot button for image capture, optical magnification of 10X to 50X, and digital magnification of 200X... |
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Veho VMS-001 x20-x200 Magnification Discovery Digital USB Microscope with Alloy Stand List Price: $79.99 Sale Price: $36.88 |
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The Veho VMS-001 Discovery USB desktop microscope has a 1.3 Mega Pixel CMOS lens that enables upto x200 magnification.The software bundled with the VMS-001 allows ;- Snapshot photo capture- Video Capture- Point to point measurement- Save and Share JPG images or AVI movies- Supports Win2k/XP/Vista/Win7/Mac The VMS-001 has a multiude of home and office uses including ;Science education, laboratory research, computer parts examination, printing inspection, presentation tool, medical analysis, reading aid, collectables magnification and cataloging, hallmark inspection, home studies and fun family gadget... |
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Carson Z-Pix 34-168x Digital Zoom Microscope List Price: $129.00 Sale Price: Too low to display |
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The Carson Optical zPix is a powerful digital zoom microscope that displays a magnified image right on your computer screen. Impressive 34-to-168X magnification allows you to see details of ordinary objects you never knew existed, and you can additionally capture images with an onboard 1... |
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Transcend 32 GB Class SDHC 10 Flash Memory Card TS32GSDHC10E List Price: $69.99 Sale Price: $38.13 |
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As high-tech gadgets become increasingly advanced with ever-improving video and audio quality, we find ourselves needing extra speed and memory capacity to store our high-resolution digital masterpieces. |
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Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS 12.1 MP Digital Camera (Black) List Price: $229.00 Sale Price: Too low to display |
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The Canon 5096B001 PowerShot ELPH 300 HS Black 12MP Digital Camera with 5x Zoom and 2.7 In. LCD Display has a slim profile that will not only make you stand out from the crowd, but it will also deliver incredibly brilliant still images and amazing 1080p HD videos... |
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Ken-A-Vision 910-171-200 FlexCam 2 - 3.2 Megapixel Digital High Definition Document Camera / Visualiser List Price: $399.00 Sale Price: $382.96 |
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This innovative and sleek document camera has a stable flat stand that offers more usable surface area by virtually disappearing under documents or books. The 3.2 megapixel camera head is coated in textured over-molded rubber, making it easy to grip and adjust on a flexible, sturdy neck that retains its position without sagging... |
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Transcend 8 GB Class SDHC 10 Flash Memory Card TS8GSDHC10E Sale Price: $9.86 |
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As high-tech gadgets become increasingly advanced with ever-improving video and audio quality, we find ourselves needing extra speed and memory capacity to store our high-resolution digital masterpieces. |
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Samsung PL170 DualView 16 Megapixel Black Digital Camera, Dual LCDs, 5x Wide-Angle Zoom Lens, HD Video, Dual Image Stabilization. Bundle Includes 8 GB Memory Card, Card Reader, Deluxe Carrying Case, Mini Tripod, and 3Pcs. Lens Cleaning Kit. Sale Price: $144.00 |
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Put yourself in the right frame with the Dual-LCD display PL170! Generous dual-view displays of large 1.5 front and wide 3.0 back let you choreograph flawless self-shots, previewed with ease on a larger screen... |
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Celestron 44302 Handheld Digital Microscope 1.3MP List Price: $79.95 Sale Price: $41.97 |
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This innovative microscope design allows you to view specimens or objects on a computer screen and allows you to take snapshot images or short videos. A rugged, metal stand is included for holding the microscope steady at various positions for viewing and/or imaging. |
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Celestron 44340 LCD Digital LDM Biological Microscope List Price: $316.95 Sale Price: $159.95 |
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Digital biological microscope. View with 3.5" LCD screen, 40x to 400x Power and up to 1600x with 4x digital zoom, built-in 2mp digital camera, 128 MB internal memory, SD card slot, top and bottom LED illumination, mechanical stage, AC power cord, carrying case, 5 prepared slides. |
How much did a 1 Megapixel Digital Camera cost in 2002?
What was the average cost?
I don't have any kind of real timeline other than my memory, but I believe the pixels were coming up by 2002. In the late 90s, the Sony Mavica range of Digital Cameras were about all there was available. They wrote to a floppy disc, and resolution was 1.5 megapixels if I remember correctly. Cost was near $1000. Photo quality was horrid, but it was digital, and had uses for web content and for putting small photos into Word documents.
Then as the new century rolled around, more point and shoot cameras started being produced. My first digital was a Nikon 990, 3.3 MP, which I got in early 2001. Cost was over $900 by the time I got a Memory Card and Card Reader. By the way, memory cards were VERY expensive at that time. A 2 gig CF card was an almost unheard of amount of storage, and it cost over $400. Most cards were only 256 MB or 512 MB. The Nikon 900 series of cameras were considered top of the line at the time, and even now can still give some decent photos. Most all cameras during this time frame were in the 2 MP area, so the 3.3 MP of the Nikon seemed really amazing.
DSLRs were almost non-existent. Canon was one of the first to produce a consumer DSLR, (it might have even been THE first). Anyway, the camera was the D30, and was 3 megapixels. I believe the price was over $5000 for the body. The D60 6 MP DSLR followed that, which was my first DSLR, which I still have and use. It became almost a cult item and was very hard to obtain. I had to pay almost $2500 for mine in 2002.
As each year has passed, cameras have become more prolific, much cheaper, and in most cases better.
Hope that is of some help to you.
steve