Casio QV-100 — 1996 early digital compact with swivel lens, successor to the QV-10
The Casio QV-100 is an early digital camera that Casio released in 1996 as a direct successor to the pioneering QV-10, one of the first consumer digital cameras with a built-in colour LCD screen for instant image review, a format-defining feature at the time.
Like the QV-10, the QV-100 uses a low-resolution CCD sensor producing roughly 320 x 240 pixel images, with a fixed-focus lens and no optical zoom. It adds a built-in flash and improved connectivity over its predecessor, storing a limited number of images in internal memory rather than on removable cards.
The QV-100's swivelling lens-and-body design, inherited from the QV-10, let users point the lens independently of the screen for self-portraits and awkward angles, a feature that was distinctive well before front-facing cameras became commonplace.
These early digicams are now bought mainly by collectors rather than for practical photography; check that the swivel hinge still moves freely, that the LCD screen lights up without dead patches, and that the camera powers on given the age of its internal circuitry.