Agfa Introduces ePhoto 1680 LE Digital Camera; Agfa Re-Launches Streamlined Version of the Original ePhoto 1680; Now Available for $549.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1999-- Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA-DTP), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners today introduces the ePhoto 1680 LE (limited edition) - a streamlined version of the award-winning ePhoto 1680 digital camera. The ePhoto 1680 LE will be available in the U.S. in October, for the suggested price of $549. The new streamlined version of the ePhoto 1680 includes Agfa PhotoWise(TM) (V 1.6) for accessing, managing and enhancing images, a serial cable for transferring images, a 4 MB SmartMedia(TM) card for storing images, 4 AA alkaline batteries Alkaline batteries are a type of power cell dependent upon the reaction between zinc and manganese dioxide (Zn/MnO2). Compared with original zinc-carbon batteries, while both produce approximately 1. , a cable for direct video output and a soft traveling case. "By offering a streamlined version of the original ePhoto 1680, we are able to reduce the price," said Peter Spollett, National Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → (USA-DTP). "At a lower price the ePhoto 1680 is available to a whole new segment of consumers looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a high-quality digital camera." ePhoto 1680 LE The ePhoto 1680 is a feature-rich solution for professionals who use photos in their work or require high-quality images for personal use. This digital camera solution provides photo-quality, 1.3-million pixel images, in a unique, user-friendly design. Agfa's breakthrough PhotoGenie(TM) technology further expands the 1680's overall image-quality, allowing the camera to achieve an image quality of up to 1.9 million pixels. Several key features of the ePhoto 1680 make Agfa's digital camera truly unique to the marketplace. First is the camera's FlashTrack(TM) swivel zoom lens, enabling the user to zoom up to 6 times (3x optical and 2x digital). The rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. lens (up to 280(Degree)) 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 1680 includes a superior 2-inch high-resolution color LCD screen, providing crisp images for framing or playing back shots under any light conditions. The camera also provides virtually unlimited picture storage with the included 4MB SmartMedia(TM) removable flash memory card. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is a subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, one of the world's leading imaging companies, headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics, 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. , and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa Corporation, 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, employs 5,000 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. 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 A (digital) color image is a digital image that includes color information for each pixel. For visually acceptable results, it is necessary (and almost sufficient) to provide three samples (color channels 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 Mandy Heikkila (of Agfa DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ) at 978/658-5600, ext. 5651. Product and company information can be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at http://www.agfahome.com. |
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