Playing with Apple’s First Digital Camera
Well, technically the QuickTake 150 was Apple’s second camera, the first being the QuickTake 100.
Released in 1995, for a whopping $700, this pup stores only 32 pictures at a resolution of 640x480, a mere ~0.3 megapixels.
Turning the camera on and taking pictures was the easy part. After it arrived, some friends came over to my apartment, and I snapped photos of them while we hung out. Each time the shutter clicked and the flash went off I got more excited.
Unfortunately, the original QuickTake software is not compatible with OSX. Therefore, I had to install a Virtual Machine that ran Windows XP and download the software through there. Thanks to this blogpost for providing the link.
When I was finally able to view the pictures, I was surprised that there were a couple still on the device from its previous owner.
I have no idea who these kids are, so let me know if you recognize any of them! I can only assume this picture was taken in the 1990’s and has been rotting in digital purgatory ever since.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy some of the very grainy pictures I was able to take with my Apple QuickTake 150!