Canon and Coach Introduce a Special Holiday Gift Package for the Photo Savvy and Fashion Conscious Consumer.Business/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 Custom Coach Case Highlights PowerShot S230 Limited Edition Gift Package Holiday Gift Package Complete with Digital ELPH ELPH electronic photography (Canon camera model) ELPH Electronic Physics Kit, Custom Leather Case by Coach, Metal Neck Strap and Bonus 32MB CompactFlash Card Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CAJ CAJ Canadian Association of Journalists CAJ Christliche Arbeiterjugend (German Young Christian Workers) CAJ China Academic Journals CAJ Christian Academy in Japan CAJ Canaima, Venezuela (Airport Code) ), and Coach, a leading American marketer of quality leather goods and fine accessories, announced today an agreement to create an exclusive leather case for its renowned PowerShot S230 Digital ELPH. Now the fashionable digital camera has added a new dimension to its physical and functional appeal and elegance. The "Digital ELPH Coach Edition Gift Pack" offers everything needed to take great photographs, protect the camera from the elements and travel in style including the PowerShot S230 camera, metal neck strap, bonus 32MB CompactFlash card and is complete with a custom-designed leather Coach case. Only 2,500 kits have been produced and are available only in the U.S. "Canon is extremely pleased to offer a special Digital ELPH kit that includes a custom carrying case from one of the most prestigious brand names in the leather and accessory business," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, vice president and general manager, Photographic Products Group, Canon U.S.A. "The Coach name provides an added feeling of elegance and style to a camera model that has reached near-legendary status in the fashion world." "Canon's Digital ELPH combines both style and function," said Kate Buggeln, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. and Business Development, for Coach. "The quality and reputation of our leather products works in perfect unison with a camera such as the Digital ELPH." The new PowerShot S230 Digital ELPH incorporates a 3.2-megapixel CCD sensor See CCD. while maintaining the same size and elegant design that has made Canon's line of digital ELPHs one of the best-selling digital camera series in the industry. In addition to its 3-megapixel sensor, the S230 includes a new Imaging Sensor called "DIGIC DIGIC Digital Imaging Integrated Circuit (Canon) DIGIC Digital Imaging Core " to improve overall image quality, increase processing speed See MHz. and further enhance other features including the camera's Movie Mode for shooting Motion-JPEG movie clips. Other camera features incorporated into the new PowerShot S230 include a 9-point AiAF autofocus autofocus Noun a camera system in which the lens is focused automatically Noun 1. autofocus - an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically system makes focusing quick and easy, even with off-center subjects; 2x optical / 3.2x digital / 6.4x combined zoom lens; Photo Effects mode; shutter speed range of 15 seconds to 1/1500 second; spot metering; selectable ISO settings from 50-400; built-in red-eye reduction light-guide flash; zoom playback up to 10x for convenient image review; and direct print capabilities with Canon's optional Card Photo Printer CP-100 as well as Bubble Jet Direct Photo Printers for making borderless prints up to 8.5 x 11-inches. The Digital ELPH Coach Edition Gift Pack will be available at select retailers in November and have a suggested retail price of $599. Special Edition Gift Pack includes: PowerShot S230 camera Coach Case Metal Neck Strap 32 MB Compact Flash Card and 16 MB Compact Flash Card (48MB total) Battery Battery Charger Software Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. In 2001, the Company was listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America, and was ranked #41 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent-holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2001, with global revenues of $22 billion. Canon U.S.A. employs approximately 11,000 people at over 30 locations. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com. Coach, with headquarters in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , is a leading American marketer of fine accessories and gifts for women and men, including handbags, women's and men's small leathergoods, business cases, weekend and travel accessories, footwear, watches, outerwear, jewelry, sunwear, furniture and related accessories. Coach is sold worldwide through Coach stores, select department stores and specialty stores, through the Coach catalogue in the U.S. by calling 800/223-8647 and through Coach's website at www.coach.com. Coach's shares are traded on The New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. 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