Back in ’97, Mariko and I bought a Sony Cybershot DSC-F1 digital camera, for about 60,000. It was fantastic. It boasted a whopping 4MB of internal memory, a 640×480 image, and best of all, a swiveling lens. That swivel lens was so cool because you turn it around to point at yourself, and see the lcd screen at the same time. It was fun to use this self-portrait feature while out with friends at dinner or karaoke. Unfortunately, after I dropped it once, it never charged the battery fully, so we gave it away. But while we had it (for about a year), it was awesome!

A couple photos I took with the Cybershot DSC-F1:

Shinjuku in the evening
Ginza Line
Yokosuka-sen platform
Yakitori Stalls in Kichijoji (with a little Photoshop filter; that’s me walking)
Yamanote Closeup