Fujifilm's 1998 entry digicam — 0.8MP CCD, fixed-focus 5.5mm f/4 lens, SmartMedia, AA power; Japan's CLIP-IT 80
The Fujifilm DX-10 was an entry-level digital camera announced in September 1998 and sold internationally from 1999, marketed in Japan as the CLIP-IT 80. It sat at the very bottom of Fujifilm's early digicam range, offering basic point-and-shoot digital capture at a budget price in the era when sub-megapixel cameras were still the consumer norm.
Specifications: an 810,000-pixel CCD delivering images at 1024x768 or 640x480, a fixed-focus 5.5mm f/4 Fujinon lens with a switchable macro mode (normal range 0.7m to infinity, macro to about 10cm), fixed ISO 150 sensitivity, 64-zone TTL metering, a built-in flash effective from 0.7 to 3m, a 1.8in 70k-pixel LCD alongside an optical viewfinder, SmartMedia card storage and power from AA cells (alkaline or NiMH recommended). It measures 110x77x33mm and weighs about 200g.
The DX-10 is strictly a collector's piece today: 0.8-megapixel output is unusable for prints beyond snapshot size, and fixed focus plus fixed ISO leave no room to work. Its interest lies in charting Fujifilm's first steps in consumer digital, and its late-1990s output has a distinct low-resolution character some enthusiasts of early digicams enjoy.
Buying used, the SmartMedia format is the main hurdle — cards have been discontinued for over two decades, max out at small capacities and need a compatible reader, so a working card included in the sale adds real value. AA power is no problem, but check the battery contacts for corrosion, confirm the LCD still works and inspect the card slot pins before paying anything beyond curiosity money.