Agfa ePhoto CL50 Digital Camera Now Shipping; Top-of-the-Line, Mega-Pixel Digital Camera Shipping to National Distribution and National Retail Sales Locations.WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999--Agfa Desktop Products Group (DTP-USA), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, announced today that the ePhoto CL50 digital camera is now shipping, nationally. The ePhoto CL50, originally introduced at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy ) show in February, will be available at sales locations currently carrying Agfa desktop products, including CompUSA, Micro Center and Fry's Electronics Fry's Electronics is a specialty retailer of software, consumer electronics, computer hardware and household appliances with a chain of superstores headquartered in Silicon Valley. Starting with one store located in Sunnyvale, California, USA, the chain now boasts sales of $2. . The ePhoto CL50 is a high-performing digital camera designed for business professionals and technology enthusiasts who require advanced features, ease-of-use and a photo-quality image. "Offering a superior image quality and advanced features at an affordable price, the ePhoto CL50 is an ideal solution for all levels of digital camera users," said John Phillips John Phillips or John Philips may refer to:
About the ePhoto CL50 The newest addition to Agfa's ePhoto family 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 Many advanced features make the ePhoto CL50 unique to the marketplace, including: -0-
-- 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 camera.
-- 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 (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).
-0- 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, 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. Pricing and Availability 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. In the U.S., the ePhoto CL50 is currently available for the suggested price of $799. About Agfa Agfa Corporation is part of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, a leading worldwide manufacturer of imaging products and systems, with annual sales of over $5 billion. Agfa-Gevaert manufactures and markets products and systems for the photographic and digital graphic communications markets, medical and technical diagnostic markets, and amateur and professional photographic markets. Agfa-Gevaert is headquartered in Europe. In the United States, Agfa Corporation maintains its headquarters in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Ridgefield Park is a village in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The population was 12,873 at the 2000 census. Out of 566 municipalities statewide, Ridgefield Park is only one of four villages in New Jersey, joining Loch Arbour, Ridgewood and South Orange. . It employs 3,500 people in locations throughout the nation. |
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