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	Ritz Dakota Digital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Ritz Dakota Digital is a type of point-and-shoot digital camera, introduced in July of 2003, and sold by the Ritz Camera Centers.
		The Dakota Digital was the first digital camera ever manufactured using the single-use concept.
		Almost immediately after introduction, several people began work on hacking the single-use Dakota Digital in attempts to transform it into what would be the least expensive reusable digital camera available at the time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ritz_Dakota_Digital (787 words)

	digital photography - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
		Digital photography, as opposed to film photography, uses an electronic sensor to record the image as a piece of electronic data rather than as chemical changes on film.
		Following the familiar single-use concept long in use with film cameras, the Dakota Digital was intended to be used by a consumer one time only, be returned to the store, and the consumer would receive back prints and a CD with the digital photos, but not the camera (The camera gets refurbished and resold).
		Since the introduction of the Dakota Digital, a handful of similar single-use digital cameras have appeared, most of which are functionally identical to the original Dakota Digital, and others that have superior specifications, such as higher resolutions and LCD displays that show the previous picture taken.
	www.onpedia.com /encyclopedia/digital-photography (3645 words)

	Digital photography - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Digital photography was used in astronomy long before its use by the general public and had almost completely displaced photographic plates by the early 1980s.
		Cameras with digital sensors that are smaller than the typical 35mm film size will have a smaller field or angle of view when used with a lens of the same focal length.
		If the digital sensor has approximately the same resolution (effective pixels per unit area) as the 35mm film surface (24 x 36 mm), then the result is similar to taking the image from the film camera and cutting it down (cropping) to the size of the sensor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Digital_photograph (5021 words)

	NEWS! - Ritz prepares to sell single-use digicams
		Ritz isn't the first to do so - Pentax and Sanyo were first to announce a trial run of a single-use digicam in Japan almost two years ago - but to the best of our knowledge this would be the first such scheme in the USA.
		The Dakota Digital's lens is approximately equivalent to 45mm on a 35mm camera.
		Ritz advertises a free index print and photo CD with images from the camera, but for $10.99 plus an undisclosed processing fee when the camera is returned, the cost could quickly add up to that of a cheap entry-level digital camera from retailers like WalMart.
	www.imaging-resource.com /NEWS/1059636915.html (1761 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Digital Photography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Digital Photography: Sept. 7, 14, 21 from 6 to 8 p.m.
		Digital images stored on a computer can be lost if a hard drive fails; CD-ROMs may be a good alternative, but no one knows if computers that can read them will be widely available 100 years from now.
		Since most people who take digital pictures store them on their computer hard drives, loss of images because a hard drive fails or because a computer is otherwise broken, lost, or stolen has become a new problem people need to consider when archiving their pictures.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/digital_photography (5499 words)

	Steamboat Ventures - Recent News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Digital cameras sales have grown 23% over the past year and are expected to be present in almost 30% of US homes by year's end.
		Despite the increasing popularity of digital, less than 19% of digital pictures are printed, primarily due to the complexity, cost, and time requirements of home printing.
		Ritz Camera Centers, headquartered in Beltsville, MD, is the largest retail camera and photo chain in the United States with approximately 1200 locations in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
	disney.go.com /steamboatvc/recentnews_031017ritz.html (623 words)

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		Ritz Camera and Wolf Camera locations across Chicagoland on Monday began offering a single-use digital camera with an automatic flash, metered exposure control, a self-timer feature and the ability to delete unwanted pictures.
		Ritz says he can't promise that the camera will stay at the same price with the added LCD preview screen, adding that single-use cameras never will be used in place of better cameras with a zoom lens.
		Sales of digital cameras have grown 23 percent over the past year and are expected to be present in 30 percent of U.S. homes by the end of the year.
	www.midwestbusiness.com /printer/article.asp?newsletterID=4795 (692 words)

	The Mossberg Solution -- Personal Technology from The Wall Street Journal. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Now, the digital technology is moving in on one of the last strongholds of the film business: disposable one-time-use cameras.
		The only screen on the back of the Ritz camera is a small gray window that displays the battery strength and number of remaining exposures.
		So, even though Ritz touts the fact that you can delete pictures on the Dakota, this feature is nearly useless because, if you can't see the image, you can't easily judge whether it should be purged.
	ptech.wsj.com /archive/solution-20030806.html (1198 words)

	UK Digital_Camera - Free UK Delivery on many items
		Digital cameras can be smaller and lighter than film cameras of equivalent quality.
		If you send your digital pictures to a lab to print, either the top and bottom parts of your pictures will be gone, or you will see ugly blanks on the right and left edges.
		Some commercial photographers, and some amateurs interested in artistic photography, tend to avoid digital photography at this stage, as they believe that the image quality available from a digital camera of a given price is still inferior to that available from a film camera, and the quality of images taken on
	www.rtaylor.co.uk /e/Digital_Camera.html (2037 words)

	USATODAY.com - For $11, skittish photographers can dip into digital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The 2-megapixel Dakota Digital, which offers the image quality of a $200-$250 digital camera, doesn't have an LCD screen to view images, and doesn't connect to a computer.
		A CD of digital images is included, so users can manipulate the files on their computer and share them via e-mail and Web sites.
		Ritz and Walgreens will be churning out 4-by-6 prints, though Pure Digital says the images can be enlarged to 8 by 10 inches.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2003-07-27-digital_x.htm (604 words)

	Protein® Feed - Disposable Digital Cameras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Digital cameras usually sell for $200 and up, a lot more than their film equivalents.
		But Ritz Camera has begun to sell a single-use digital camera that costs about as much as, and works like, a disposable film camera.
		The Ritz Dakota Digital and the Studio 35 Digital from Walgreens hold 25 pictures with a two-megapixel resolution, enough for enlargements of up to 8 by 10 inches.
	feed.proteinos.com /item/1490 (283 words)

	Single-Use Digital - a good thing?: Digital Photography Review
		Each camera allows for 25 images to be taken (although you can apparently delete), the camera must then be returned to Ritz Camera or Wolf Camera where you can produce digital prints and a Photo CD (although the exact cost of this service isn't declared).
		BELTSVILLE, Md. July 25, 2003 –; Ritz Camera Centers, the largest retail camera and photo chain in the United States, announced today the nationwide launch of the Dakota Digital Single-Use Camera at select Ritz Camera and Wolf Camera locations.
		The Dakota Digital Single-Use Camera will be available beginning July 28th at Ritz Camera and Wolf Camera locations in more than 14 cities, including Washington, Baltimore, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, and Dallas.
	www.dpreview.com /news/0307/03073101dakotadigital.asp (568 words)

	Ritz/Wolf Camera Dakota Digital Single-Use Camera PC Magazine - Find Articles
		Ritz then ships the spent camera back to the manufacturer for repackaging and new batteries.
		Sure, the D-390 costs 10 times as much as the Dakota Digital, but prints from the Olympus would be only $0.28 at a Ritz Camera.
		This is one way to get more for your money, but Pure Digital claims that images it processes will be of higher quality, and that, in any case, it will shortly release a model that incorporates stronger security measures aimed at preventing this sort of hacking.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_zdpcm/is_200402/ai_ziff118100 (523 words)

	Technology: Verizon Wireless tops J.D. Power ranking
		But Ritz Camera has begun to sell (and in Wisconsin, Walgreens is test-marketing) a single-use digital camera that costs about as much as, and works like, a disposable film camera.
		The Ritz Dakota Digital and the Studio 35 Digital from Walgreens hold 25 pictures with a 2-megapixel resolution, enough for enlargements of up to 6 by 8 inches.
		Ritz (www.ritzcamera.com) has 1,200 locations across the country under the Ritz, Wolf, Kits, Inkleys and Camera Shop names.
	www.sptimes.com /2003/08/04/Technology/Verizon_Wireless_tops.shtml (1100 words)

	Disposable, Digital, Camera Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Dakota digital is a low cost digital camera, adapted for a specialized business model.
		Digital is the fastest growing camera sales segment, says Lampert, one that saw 18 billion to 20 billion in global revenue last year.
		The two megapixel Dakota Digital, which offers the image quality of a 200 250 digital camera, can be returned from the film processor within 15 minutes because no film has to be developed.
	www.disposablecamera-online.info /disposable,-digital,-camera.html (1102 words)

	Technogadgets® -Technogadgets Tuesday- (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ritz Camera stores yesterday launched a new, single-use digital camera that's easy to use and very affordable.
		The 2-Megapixel camera, part of the Dakota Digital line, costs only $10.99, includes an automatic flash, metered exposure control and a self-timer.
		Instead, the camera is returned to a Ritz Camera store where photos can be printed and/or stored to a CD in minutes.
	www.technogadgets.com /dispdigital.html (132 words)

	PC World - Digital Cameras Go Disposable
		The camera could help users get past one of the biggest hurdles in digital photography: Despite its increasing popularity, less than 19 percent of digital pictures are printed because of the complexity, cost, and time requirements of home printing, according to the Photo Marketing Association.
		This means that unlike disposable film cameras, the Dakota Digital allows users to delete a bad photo--for example, when users know a subject has inadvertently moved or blinked.
		After capturing 25 pictures on the Dakota Digital, users return the camera to a Ritz or Wolf lab that has the equipment to process the images.
	www.pcworld.com /article/id,111841-page,1/article.html (676 words)

	nbc4.com - Digital Edge - Dakota Single Use Camera
		I'm handing her the new Dakota Digital Single Use Camera, available at some Ritz and Wolf Camera stores.
		I told you the Dakota single use is a 2-megapixel camera.
		The one thing the Dakota is missing is an LCD to view a shot after you take it.
	www.nbc4.com /technology/2375741/detail.html (504 words)

	Ritz Digital Cameras - Full Information
		Here are all the cameras we know about made by Ritz.
		Models not being manufactured any more are marked "discontinued," although you may still find recent models in stores, even after Ritz has stopped building them.
		Other than this explicit usage, it may not be published, reproduced, or distributed in print or electronic and/or digital media without the express written consent of
	www.imaging-resource.com /MFR1.HTM?view=Ritz (163 words)

	Cheap Cameras for Kids - the Ritz Dakota "Single Use" camera
		After all, the big advantage of digital photography is you don't need to make a trip to the mall to get your pictures back, and you don't pay for pictures you don't want.
		A couple months ago, Slashdot ran an article describing how to tap into the Dakota "single use" camera so anybody with an ordinary PC could get the pictures out of it and re-use the camera.
		I got an extra camera for my wife to keep in her car, for those moments when something interesting happens and the "real" camera is left at home.
	www.saccade.com /writing/projects/DakotaCams (758 words)

	Hidden features of the Dakota Digital Camera
		In the course of hacking the camera, a number of bonus features were discovered that Ritz / Wolf Camera probably never intended.
		These are mostly features of the underlying chipset (used in a variety of similar cameras) which were never explicitly crippled for the Dakota single-use camera.
		The Dakota camera supports streaming continuous video in a variety of formats, ranging from raw 8-bit (B&W) to compressed raw YUV (color) data.
	cexx.org /dakota/hidden.htm (804 words)

	Ritz Dakota Digital Camera
		For $11, you get a 25-shot 1.2 megapixel digital camera that is intended to be processed where you purchased it, at an additional cost of $11.
		Unlike disposable film cameras that are built on an internal frame and come encased in a replaceable cover, this camera is built on its external plastic case - a case that, when becomes damaged, requires an unreasonable amount of labor to replace.
		Pure Digital is the original manufacturer for Ritz Camera, and also has been supplying cameras for a much more limited test in various Wisconsin-area Walgreens stores.
	www.maushammer.com /systems/dakotadigital/DakotaDigital.html (1956 words)

	Ritz Dakota Digital / Pure Digital PV2 Camera
		This is Pure Digital's second attempt at the low-cost "disposable" digital camera market.
		The original version version was relatively costly to manufacture, was not really designed to be recycled easily, and had poor image quality; this version seems to be an attempt to fix those problems.
		As both cameras use FLASH memory provided by the same manufacturer, this is probably the default format that Samsung pre-programs into its flash memory.
	www.maushammer.com /systems/dakotadigital/lcd.html (1944 words)

	ConsumerReports.org - Digital cameras, single-use digital cameras 7/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The two single-use digitals now in stores have some drawbacks that limit their usefulness, even for spur-of-the-moment snapshots.
		Here's what we found in tests of the Ritz Dakota, sold at Ritz Photo stores, and the CVS Digital, sold at CVS pharmacies.
		It was worse than with most digital cameras in the Ratings (available to subscribers).
	www.consumerreports.org /cro/electronics-computers/digital-cameras-singleuse-digital-cameras-705/index.htm (252 words)

	Take Vacation Snapshots With Plenty of Do-Overs
		Ritz (www.ritzcamera.com) has 1,200 locations around the country under the Ritz, Wolf, Kits, Inkleys, and Camera Shop names.
		Corrections: A brief report in Circuits on Thursday about single-use digital cameras misstated their price at Walgreens stores in Wisconsin, where they are being test-marketed, and referred incorrectly to what the price includes.
		The price includes only the camera; Ritz charges $10.99 more and Walgreens $9.99 more for a set of 4-by-6-inch prints, an index print of all 25 images, and a photo CD.
	www.nytimes.com /2003/07/31/technology/circuits/31digi.html?ex=1375070400&en=edbf82b729d94243&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (376 words)

	Dakota PV2 series Single-Use Digital Camera
		Ritz loves us hardware hackers so much, they've gone ahead and released a new-and-improved version of the Dakota for us to play with.
		Scoping of the electrical signals to the CMOS image sensor - sort of a very rough guess at pinout.
		The edge connector of the PV2 electrically matches that of the classic Dakota, at least as far as the USB pins go; whatever cable/contraption used to access the classic should work for this one without modifications.
	cexx.org /dakota/pv2.htm (1146 words)

	Disposable Digital Camera Webpage \| Disposable Digital Camera Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ritz wolf camera Dakota digital single use camera review by PC magazine.
		This worry free digital camera is a perfect choice to capture the moments.
		The shiny new digital cameras, point and shoot units, SLRs, telephoto lenses and compact APS units were all left at home.
	www.disposablecamera-online.info /disposable-digital-camera.html (1175 words)

	Scoopt: Disposable digital cameras (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		US firm Ritz Camera Centers has unveiled the disposable digital camera.
		The Dakota Digital, which was developed by San Francisco-based Pure Digital Technologies, captures up to 25 snapshots and uses a CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor.
		However, the camera is tied to Ritz's photo shops: it uses its own, proprietary image format that only Ritz can process.
	www.scoopt.com /blog/2006/05/disposable-digital-cameras.html (211 words)

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