Cromemco Cyclops
First all-digital solid-state camera. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Cromemco |
| Released | 1975 |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | D-mount |
| Lens | 25mm f2.8 |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | modified 1kb RAM IC |
| Sensor type | digital |
| Maximum resolution | 32 × 32 pixels, 4 bits per pixel |
| Shutter | |
| Frame rate | 30 Hz |
The Cromemco Cyclops, introduced in 1975 by Cromemco, was the first commercial all-digital camera using a digital metal–oxide–semiconductor (MOS) image sensor. It was also the first digital camera to be interfaced to a microcomputer. The digital sensor for the camera was a modified 1 kb dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that offered a resolution of 32 × 32 pixels (0.001 megapixels).