Agfa Cements Leadership in Digital Camera Marketplace, Announces Worldwide Launch of ePhoto 1280.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. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1997-- Latest Member of Agfa's Digital Camera Family Offers Photo- Quality Images,Unique Swivel-Zoom Lens For Under $1,000 Visit Agfa's ePhoto Website at http://www.agfahome.com/ephoto Agfa, the market's leading manufacturer of high-end digital imaging equipment, today announced the worldwide launch of the ePhoto 1280 a feature-rich, top-of-the-line digital camera for under $1,000. Agfa's ePhoto 1280 is the latest addition to the company's affordably-priced line of digital cameras, providing photo-quality, 1.2 million pixel images and elegant design for professionals who use photos in their work. "At Agfa, we're committed to creating a strong family of advanced, affordable digital cameras that give our customers a wide range of choices to match their needs," said Klaus Schleicher, Agfa's senior marketing manager for ePhoto products. "All professionals use digital images differently, so they should be able to choose the digital camera that best fits their needs. With our ePhoto family, Agfa is committed to providing this choice, while giving customers high-quality and ease-of-use." The ePhoto 1280 is designed for the quality-conscious, and those business professionals who need to capture images for documentation or communication in fields such as real estate, insurance, law enforcement, contracting, and design. Several key features of the ePhoto 1280 make this camera truly unique to the digital camera marketplace. First is the camera's FlashTrack (TM) 3x optical swivel zoom lens. The movable lens permits maximum flexibility when taking hard-to-get photos, while the flash remains in line with the lens at all times, ensuring proper exposure. In addition, the ePhoto 1280 includes a superior 2-inch, high resolution color-LCD, providing crisp images for framing or playing back shots under any light conditions. The camera also provides virtually unlimited picture storage with SmartMedia (TM) removable flash memory. PhotoGenie and EasyPilot Agfa's ePhoto 1280 allows photographers to achieve the best-in-class quality pictures from an 810,000 pixel CCD sensor See CCD. using the company's breakthrough PhotoGenie (TM) technology. This unique technology can take any ePhoto 1280 picture and polish it to meet professional standards, generating up to 1.228 million pixel images from its 1280 mode. Through use of artificial intelligence techniques, Agfa's PhotoGenie removes image artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , such as those from JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. compression, pixelation This article is about the graphics artifact. For the stop motion animation technique, see pixilation. For the censorship method, see pixelization. In computer graphics, pixelation , jagged edges, and posterization The effect produced when a photographic image is displayed or printed with a small number of colors or shades of gray. For example, displaying color photographs or video with 16 colors produces a visible posterization, but the images are discernible. which are common in digitally captured images. Image features are then interpreted and reconstructed mimicking the human visual system, much in the same way the human eye recognizes features and sees them as they should be seen. "This is the breakthrough technology the entire industry has been waiting for," said Patrick Pandelaers, Agfa senior manager for the ePhoto digital camera products group. "And by visiting our web site, everyone will be able to see the true power of PhotoGenie." Pictures taken in 1280 mode (960 x 1280 pixels) can be zoomed up to 4x their normal size without any loss of quality and be used to output prints at least 8 x 10 on any photo-quality inkjet printer A printer that propels droplets of ink directly onto the medium. Today, almost all inkjet printers produce color. Low-end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan, magenta and yellow), but produce a composite black that is often muddy. . For smaller prints, web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. , proofs or placement only applications, users can choose from four other modes: 780-High (XGA (EXtended Graphics Array) A screen resolution of 1,024x768 pixels. The term stems from IBM's XGA display standard introduced in 1990, which extended VGA to 132-column text and interlaced 1,024x768x256 resolution. XGA-2 later added non-interlaced 1,024x768x64K. - 768 x 1024 pixels), 780-Standard (768 x 1024 pixels), 307-High (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. - 480 x 640 pixels), and 307-Standard (480 x 640 pixels). All camera settings on the ePhoto 1280 are accessed using the EasyPilot (TM) button. The EasyPilot is a powerful multi-function control that works like a computer mouse. The feature lets users scroll through menus, while providing point-and-click selection control. Agfa's PhotoWise Software The ePhoto 1280 ships with Agfa's award-winning PhotoWise(TM) software, a full-featured application for accessing, managing and enhancing digital photos. PhotoWise provides complete OLE 2.0 support for drag-and-drop as well as in-place editing for any OLE compliant application. With PhotoWise, users can organize images on their computer and create slide shows that can be viewed by even those who don't have the PhotoWise application. PhotoWise consists of a standalone application with integrated camera controls, a QuickLink(TM) applet for instant access to camera images from any application via the desktop, as well as TWAIN (Technology Without An Interesting Name) A programming interface that lets a graphics application, such as an image editing program or desktop publishing program, activate a scanner, frame grabber or other image-capturing device. drivers and Adobe PhotoShop See Photoshop. (TM) plug-ins. PhotoWise runs under both Windows(R) 95 and Windows(R) NT, as well as MacOS(R) 7.0 or higher. In addition, software bundled with the ePhoto 1280 includes Live Picture's PhotoVista(TM), for stitching together seamless panoramic and 360 surround images, and LivePix SE(TM), a superb photo-editing application with full FlashPix(TM) compatibility. Pricing and Availability The ePhoto 1280 package is an out-of-the-box solution for most applications. Included are: the camera, cables (PC, Macintosh, TV), powerful software, 4 MB SmartMedia removable memory card and high capacity Ni-NH batteries and charger CHARGER, Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it. Ersk. Pr. L. Scot. 4, 3, 7. . The ePhoto 1280 is priced at $899 in the US and $980 worldwide and will ship in mid-October. About Agfa The Agfa-Gevaert Group is a worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with worldwide sales of $4.5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the electronic and photographic prepress, medical, and technical diagnostic and amateur and professional photographic markets. Headquartered in Europe, Agfa-Gevaert is wholly-owned by Bayer AG Bayer AG German chemical and pharmaceutical company. Founded in 1863 by Friedrich Bayer (1825–1880), it now operates plants in more than 30 countries. Bayer has originated scores of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and synthetic materials; it was the first developer and . In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Agfa operates as a division of Bayer Corporation, with headquarters in Ridgefield Park, N.J. Bayer, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., has major businesses in chemicals, health care and imaging technologies. -0- (Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.) 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 products are available for download from Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfapress.com or by contacting Kevin Rudden at Miller/Shandwick Technologies at 617-351-4140. CONTACT: Agfa Division, Bayer Corporation Mark Sullivan, 201/440-0111, ext. 4204 mark.sullivan.b@bayer.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Craig Librett, 617/351-4129 clibrett@miller.shandwick.com or Kevin Rudden, 617/351-4140 krudden@miller.shandwick.com |
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