Agfa's ePhoto Smile Digital Camera Named "A Consumers Digest Best Buy".Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 7, 2000 Agfa Corporation's Consumer Digital Imaging Group (USA-CDI), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, today announced that their ePhoto Smile(TM) Digital Camera was named a Best Buy by Consumers Digest Consumers Digest is an American for-profit magazine that allows companies to use its reviews for marketing purposes. The magazine awards its Consumers Digest Best Buy seal to products its staff judges to be of the best quality for the most reasonable price. . The ePhoto Smile was placed in a midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually category for digital cameras that were under $100. Only a select few of the products reviewed receive this prestigious award. A midrange best buy affirms that the product is of high quality but yet is affordable to the general public. The ePhoto Smile digital camera is a user friendly camera that allows consumers to capture images and allows them to transport them to their computer, e-mail applications and the Internet. ePhoto Smile Using Agfa's image-enhancing PhotoGenie technology, the compact and stylish ePhoto Smile offers a maximum resolution of 640 by 480 pixels. The 2MB of internal memory (not removable) can hold up to 16 VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. (640 by 480 pixels) images. The ePhoto Smile is designed for use on a PC platform only, and ships with a serial cable for downloading images. The ePhoto Smile includes features that are usually reserved for a higher-end digital camera model, including video-out capability, for playing images on television monitors, and a 10-second self-timer. Both can be considered as added benefits - contributing to the overall cost-consciousness of the ePhoto Smile. Price and Availability The ePhoto Smile is currently available in the U.S. for $99. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of the Agfa Group, which ranks among the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics industry, medical and industrial radiography Radiography is the use of ionising electromagnetic radiation to view objects in a way that can't be seen otherwise. Radiography in general should not be confused with the use of ionizing radiation to change or modify objects; radiography's purpose is strictly for viewing. , micrographics The production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche. Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques. and motion picture film and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa has its headquarters in Mortsel, Belgium, employing about 22,000 people in 40 countries. Worldwide sales for 1999 were $4.7 billion Euro. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park Ridgefield Park, village (1990 pop. 12,454), Bergen co., NE N.J., on the Hackensack River; inc. 1892. Chiefly residential, it manufactures some paper goods. , NJ, and employs 4,500 people. Product and company information may be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at www.agfa.com. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Color images of Agfa desktop products are available for download from Agfa's press site on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Michael DiChiara(of Agfa CDI CDI compact disc interactive: a system for storing a mix of software, data, audio, and compressed video for interactive use under processor control ) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5031. Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfaus.com/cdi |
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