# DigitaOS

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Operating system

Digita Operating Environment Developer Flashpoint Technology, Inc Written in C Working state Discontinued Source model Closed-source Initial release May 20, 1998; 28 years ago (1998-05-20) Final release 1.5 / November 18, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-11-18)[1] Marketing target Digital cameras Official website digitadev.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2001-08-14)

**DigitaOS** was a short lived [digital camera](/source/Digital_camera) [operating system](/source/Operating_system) created by Flashpoint Technology and used on various [Kodak](/source/Kodak), [Pentax](/source/Pentax), [Minolta](/source/Minolta), and [HP](/source/HP_Inc.) cameras in the late 1990s.[2][3][4]

## History

DigitaOS debuted with the [Kodak DC220 and DC260](/source/Kodak_DC_Series) on 20 May 1998;[5] both cameras were equipped with [PowerPC](/source/PowerPC) [800](/source/PowerQUICC#PowerQUICC_I) processors and USB interfaces.[6] In total, it was released on 11 camera models[7] before it was abandoned in 2001.[8] DigitaOS was notable for its ability to run third-party software,[9] a concept that was not again realized until the release of various [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) based digital cameras in the early 2010s.[10][11]

DigitaOS applications were programmed either as [JIT compiled](/source/Just-in-time_compilation) [scripts](/source/Scripting_language) using "Digita Script",[12][13] which ran on the cameras,[14] or [AOT compiled](/source/Ahead-of-time_compilation) [programs](/source/Computer_program) written in [C](/source/C_(programming_language))[15] using an official [SDK](/source/Software_development_kit).[16] The operating system [abstracted](/source/Abstraction) away most camera functionality and hardware platform differences, allowing software to be compatible with most DigitaOS cameras.[17] Additionally, DigitaOS handled the GUI presented to the user and basic camera functionality.[17]

DigitaOS was intended to extend the features of the camera. Examples of functions provided by scripts included in-camera image database and document generation, in-camera image editing, and custom logo / watermark and/or date imprinting. Printers with DigitaOS could resize photographs without connecting to a computer.[14] Digita File allowed the user to rename and copy image and system files on the camera, while Digita Presents was able to output a [slideshow](/source/Slideshow) with audio and transition effects.[18]

Because of its ability to run third-party software, several games were ported to it. The most notable of these being [DOOM](/source/Doom_(1993_video_game))[19] and [MAME](/source/MAME).[20]

## Cameras using DigitaOS

DigitaOS cameras, clockwise from top right: [Minolta Dimâge EX](/source/Minolta_Dim%C3%A2ge_EX), Kodak DC290, Kodak DC265

- Kodak DC220

- Kodak DC260

- Kodak DC265

- Kodak DC290

- [Minolta Dimâge EX](/source/Minolta_Dim%C3%A2ge_EX) 1500

- Minolta Dimâge 3D 1500

- HP C500 Photosmart

- HP C618 Photosmart

- HP C912 Photosmart

- PENTAX EI-200

- PENTAX EI-2000[7][21][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["DigitaOS memorial page"](http://lisas.de/digita/). *lisas.de*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["digitacamera.com: home"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010202063300/http://www.digitacamera.com/). 2001-02-02. Archived from [the original](http://www.digitacamera.com/) on 2001-02-02. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["DIGITA OS"](https://mesh.brown.edu/en193s08-2003/refs/digita.html). *mesh.brown.edu*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-dpreview.com_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-dpreview.com_4-1) ["Pentax to release a range of digital cameras?"](https://www.dpreview.com/articles/1835430953/flashpntpentax). *DPReview*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kodak DC220: Digital Photography Review"](https://www.dpreview.com/products/kodak/compacts/kodak_dc220). *www.dpreview.com*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PCMag-1998_6-0)** Brown, Bruce (October 6, 1998). ["First Looks: An OS to Smile For"](https://books.google.com/books?id=TodvBDXmM_oC&pg=PA73). *PC Mag*. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_7-1) ["MAMED! - Camera Info"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071215020402/http://digita.mame.net/reviews.htm). 2007-12-15. Archived from [the original](https://digita.mame.net/reviews.htm) on 2007-12-15. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** OUT!, Froyo Tam 💽 Ferrite Core DX (2019-07-06). ["DigitaOS was abandoned after 2001, with digicams reaching their end of life after just 1 year. The promise of upgradeable digicams quickly burst. The millennium vision of smart devices came to pass, but it wasn't until a decade later the vision was fully realized with Android"](https://twitter.com/FroyoTam/status/1147594168606191618). *@FroyoTam*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200518232506/https://twitter.com/FroyoTam/status/1147594168606191618) from the original on 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Global smartphones reaching peak sales point"](https://thedeadpixelssociety.com/as-digital-camera-struggle-global-smartphones-reaching-peak-sales-point/). *The Dead Pixels Society*. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Did you know: Android was originally designed for digital cameras not phones"](https://www.androidauthority.com/android-history-digital-cameras-1111795/). *Android Authority*. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Samsung announces EK-GC100 Galaxy Camera with Android Jelly Bean, massive 4.8-inch display, 21x zoom, WiFi and 4G connectivity (hands-on)"](https://www.engadget.com/2012-08-29-samsung-ek-gc100-galaxy-camera-hands-on.html). *Engadget*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Flashpoint Technology (1999-11-08). ["Script Guide Digita™ Operating Environment"](http://lisas.de/digita/Script%20Guide.PDF) (PDF). *DigitaOS memorial page*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030626155304/http://lisas.de:80/digita/Script%20Guide.PDF) (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-26. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Flashpoint Technology (1999-12-07). ["Script Reference Digita™ Operating Environment"](http://lisas.de/digita/Script%20Reference.PDF) (PDF). *DigitaOS memorial page*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030626155954/http://lisas.de:80/digita/Script%20Reference.PDF) (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-26. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CW-2000_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CW-2000_14-1) Kay, Russell (April 17, 2000). ["Apps Provide Lure For New Digicams"](https://books.google.com/books?id=pyXLFAU1pgcC&pg=PA73). *ComputerWorld*. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Dr. Dobb's | Good stuff for serious developers: Programming Tools, Code, C++, Java, HTML5, Cloud, Mobile, Testing"](http://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/sourcecode/the-digita-os-an-extensible-imaging-pl/30202222). *Dr. Dobb's*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["DigitaDev.com for Digita application developers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20010814080824/http://www.digitadev.com:80/home.emm). 2001-08-14. Archived from [the original](http://www.digitadev.com:80/home.emm) on 2001-08-14. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:1_17-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:1_17-1) Vidales, Carlos E.; Farrelly, Eugene M. ["The Digita OS: An Extensible Imaging Platform"](http://www.drdobbs.com/embedded-systems/the-digita-os-an-extensible-imaging-pl/184404353). *Dr. Dobb's*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Brown, Bruce; Brown, Marge (May 23, 2000). ["Do More with a Digital Camera"](https://books.google.com/books?id=FnxFfhjz2-gC&pg=PA36). *PC Magazine*. Retrieved 12 August 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [*DOOM on a Digital Camera from 1998!*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gCZZkBATSc), retrieved 2020-05-13

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["MAMED!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090219123954/http://digita.mame.net:80/). 2009-02-19. Archived from [the original](https://digita.mame.net:80/) on 2009-02-19. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["HP and Pentax announce two new Digital Cameras"](https://www.dpreview.com/articles/4302985751/hpdigicams). *DPReview*. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

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