02-20-2012, 01:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-20-2012, 04:22 PM by Brightcolours.)
Sony bought the DSLR and lens part of (Konica) Minolta early 2006. This brought us the Sony Alpha A100, Sony's first DSLR.
Right?
Not quite. Sony has had a range of DSLRs before, starting in 1998 with the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-D700, an 1.5mp DSLR. In 1999 it was followed up by the improved 1.5mp DSC-D770, and the "professional" 1.5mp DKC-FP3, which sported a firewire connection.
Sony then beat Canon and Nikon to market with a DSLR. Canon only introduced its first DSLR in early 2000 (the D30). And Nikon introduced their first DSLR in the 2nd quarter of 1999 (the professional D1).
The Cyber-Shot DSC-D700:
![[Image: Sony%20DSC-D700%20large.jpg]](http://www.digicamhistory.com/Sony%20DSC-D700%20large.jpg)
Right?
Not quite. Sony has had a range of DSLRs before, starting in 1998 with the Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-D700, an 1.5mp DSLR. In 1999 it was followed up by the improved 1.5mp DSC-D770, and the "professional" 1.5mp DKC-FP3, which sported a firewire connection.
Sony then beat Canon and Nikon to market with a DSLR. Canon only introduced its first DSLR in early 2000 (the D30). And Nikon introduced their first DSLR in the 2nd quarter of 1999 (the professional D1).
The Cyber-Shot DSC-D700: