Agfa Offers $50 Mail-in Rebate for ePhoto CL50 Digital Camera; $50 Mail-In Rebate Available for Customers Who Purchase the ePhoto CL50 - Between Now and December 31st.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1999-- Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA-DTP), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that it is offering a $50 mail-in rebate to those customers who purchase an ePhoto CL50 digital camera between now and the end of the year. The ePhoto CL50 is a high performing digital camera targeted to both business professionals and technology enthusiasts who require advance features, ease-of-use and a photo-quality image. Currently available in the U.S. for the suggested price of $549, the ePhoto CL50 delivers "best-in-class" quality in an easy to use, point-and-shoot design. "The mail-in rebate helps anyone who is weighing their camera purchase -- make a final decision," said Peter Spollett, National Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , Agfa Desktop Products. "Right now is the best time to buy an ePhoto CL50." To obtain rebate coupons, customers are suggested to check local retail stores carrying the ePhoto CL50. In addition, rebate coupons are available for download from the Agfa Web site at www.agfahome.com/promotions/usa.html ePhoto CL50 The ePhoto CL50 offers an optical resolution of 1.3 million pixels (1280 x 960) and through Agfa's PhotoGenie(TM) image enhancement See image editing. technology, the ability to produce images of 1.9 million pixels (1600 x 1200). The ePhoto CL50 features four resolution settings (1600 x 1200 - Super, 1280 x 960 - High, 1280 x 960 - B/W B/W Black and White B/W Between B/W be with B/W Bundled With B/W Backed With (recording industry) B/W backwash B/W B-Wing (Star Wars) B/W Back of Walk text, 640 x 480 - 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. ) and four flash modes. In addition, the ePhoto CL50 features a 3X optical zoom Changing the focal length of a camera by adjusting the physical zoom lens. All zoom lenses in film cameras and digital single lens reflex (DSLR) cameras are optical zoom. Digital point-and-shoot cameras as well as consumer and prosumer video camcorders have optical zoom, but they also lens and a 2X digital zoom Simulating a longer focal length in a digital camera via software. The digital zoom is accomplished via image enhancement software within the camera itself rather than the inherent mechanics of the physical zoom lens. For more details, see optical zoom. in both capture and playback mode. Advanced Features In addition to resolution settings that parallel the ePhoto 1680 (1.2 million pixels optical, 1.9 million pixels maximum), the ePhoto CL50 includes a variety of features which are unique to the marketplace, including: --LCD with SunCatcher(TM) -- To address the issue of battery consumption and an LCD that "washes out" in bright sunlight, the ePhoto CL50 includes a built-in prism which directs sunlight behind the LCD screen, conserves battery power and enhances its overall brightness. The SunCatcher is accessed by opening the door above the LCD screen, on the top face of the cam era. --Sound -- The CL50 is the first camera in the ePhoto family with a built-in microphone for adding voice or sound to each image. Particularly useful in business applications such as real estate, insurance, education and law enforcement, this feature allows users to add a description or comment to each picture. --Burst Mode -- Another first for the ePhoto family, the CL50 features a burst mode, allowing users to hold the shutter for continuous shots at half second intervals. The burst mode, allows up to 10 continuous pictures in VGA mode See VGA. (640 X 480) resolution. --QuickReview -- The ePhoto CL50's QuickReview allows users to control whether to keep or erase a photo immediately after capturing it. After taking a picture, the image is displayed on the LCD with the option to save or delete the photo. The picture can be deleted immediately -- even before the image has been saved to the SmartMedia card. --Panorama -- A panorama mode is available with the ePhoto CL50, allowing users to tag shots for creating panoramas. Photos marked for panoramas are "stitched" together to create panoramas using PhotoWise (Version 1.8) (included). In addition to these advanced functions, the ePhoto CL50 features both automatic and manual control over exposure, focus and white balance. Just like previous ePhoto family cameras, the CL50 allows advanced users the opportunity to manually control the photographic settings so he or she can get the best results. PhotoGenie Agfa's ePhoto CL50 delivers best-in-class quality pictures from a 1.3 million pixel CCD sensor See CCD. using the company's breakthrough PhotoGenie technology. 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. PhotoGenie also increases the resolution of pictures taken using the ePhoto CL50's highest capture mode, to produce photo quality images with 1600 x 1200 pixels -- or 1.9 megapixels. Pictures taken with the ePhoto CL50 in the "Super" setting (1600 x 1200 pixels) can be used to output prints of 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 other applications, users can choose from three other modes: High (1280 x 960 pixels), B/W text (1280 x 960 pixels) , Low-VGA (640 x 480 pixels). Agfa's PhotoWise Software The ePhoto CL50 ships with Agfa's award-winning PhotoWise(R) software (V 1.8), 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, print contact sheets or 8" by 10" prints, and create slide shows that can even be viewed by those who don't have the PhotoWise application. On the PC Platform, PhotoWise runs under Windows(R) 98, Windows(R) 95 and Windows(R) NT(TM). On the Macintosh platform, PhotoWise runs on a System 7.5.3 or higher, or on a Power PC(TM) processor or higher. The ePhoto CL50 is a complete, out-of-the-box solution for most applications. Included are: the camera, cables (PC, Video), powerful software, an 8MB SmartMedia(TM) removable memory card, four AA-sized alkaline batteries and a soft protective case. 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, NJ, employs 5,000 people. Worldwide, Agfa's annual sales are nearly $5 billion. EDITOR'S NOTE: 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 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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