| In the beginning, MegaVision's objective was simple and of a purely scientific nature: to create a state-of-the-art computer that processes images and thereby advances the state-of-the-art of image processing. Today, 15 years later, MegaVision has not strayed from its original course.
Today, with a leading presence in the three pass and single shot markets, MegaVision is a prominent player in the digital imaging arena. The MegaVision T2 three-pass back and its predecessor (the Tessera system), designed for high-resolution still product photography, led the way to the development of the T32 three-pass back which has become the studio workhorse and has been instrumental in high-volume catalog production environments and commercial applications for almost a decade. MegaVision's first single-shot digital camera back, the S2, set milestones with the design and implementat |
Its 1983 image processor, the 1024XM, offered both speed and image manipulation capabilities not effectively surpassed by any computer other than supercomputers and mainframes until 1997. Today, MegaVision's state-of-the-art digital cameras continue to push the pace of the digital imaging revolution.
In 1984, MegaVision started selling the 1024XM to companies such as Kodak, Westinghouse, Texas Instruments, and Intel to aid in the development and testing of their digital imaging sensors (later to be used in many digital cameras). To more easily transfer images into the 1024XM image processor, MegaVision designed their own 1000-line digital camera (a scanline, vidicon tube camera). 
In 1986, MegaVision introduced a new high-resolution 2000-line tube camera that also worked in conjunction with the 1024XM. This system, called the Tessera, created professional-looking images in color, perfect for catalog production. MegaVision, just a small employee-owned company near Santa Barbara, California, is credited with introducing the very first digital camera to be used in commercial photographic applications.
As the leader in the effort to develop and define digital capture since the early days, MegaVision is also credited with many of today's industry standards. These include Live Video Focus, three-pass RGB capture, Color Coded Light Metering™, and high-resolution digital capture on the back of a view camera. In the late '80s, when many film industry giants first joined the digital imaging race, MegaVision was already servicing and supporting large national accounts such as American Color with its digital imaging equipment.
ion of the BatPac™, MegaVision's 
solution to high-resolution digital capture on location and the use of a RAM buffer for rapid and continuous image capture and storage. The introduction of MegaVision's S3 and S3Pro single-shot digital backs continue the expansion of MegaVision's line of professional digital products. Most recent introductions include the S4 (16mega pixel) back , HotLink "Firewire" portable solution and PhotoShootPC Software.