Fred Meyer Stores to Carry the Agfa ePhoto CL18; Major Retail Chain Welcomes the Agfa ePhoto CL18.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 Agfa Corporation's Consumer Digital Imaging Group (USA-CDI), a leading provider of award-winning digital cameras and desktop scanners, today announced that the ePhoto CL18(R) is currently available at most locations of Fred Meyer Stores. The ePhoto CL18 is an affordable, simple-to-use dual-mode digital camera that opens the door for a variety of uses such as capturing both still images or video footage. Small enough to take anywhere - it can capture a moment, record an event or anything in between. "We are pleased to offer the ePhoto CL18 at Fred Meyer Stores," said Reggie Payne, Retail Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → , USA-CDI. "Agfa is the first company to offer a quality digital camera combining the ease of a point and shoot digital camera and video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. . Through Fred Meyer's chain of multidepartment stores, our cameras will be more accessible for our customers." About the ePhoto CL18 The ePhoto CL18 is the first digital camera in Agfa's ePhoto line to have web-cam capabilities. Shipped with a video cradle, the digital camera can be easily attached to a monitor resulting in the facilitation of either video conferencing or online chats. The set-up process is simple and fast. The ePhoto CL18 is slipped into its cradle, and connected by its USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. cable to both the camera and computer. Shortly thereafter, two, three or even several people can communicate face-to-face online. The compact and stylish ePhoto CL18 has 2 MB of internal memory and true 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. optical resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The new dual-action digital camera offers industry-standard video format and can hold up to 32 VGA (640 x 480 pixels) images. Using Agfa's image-enhancing PhotoGenie(TM) technology, the ePhoto CL18 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 can be common in some digitally captured images. Adding to the fun, Agfa also includes Corel Print Office(TM) 2000, which incorporates Print Office 5, Corel Photo House(TM) 5 and ArcSoft VideoImpression(TM), and Microsoft Net Meeting(TM), in all ePhoto CL18 packaging. Corel Photo House(TM) 5 is an image-editing application that allows users to touch up, enhance or alter an image before adding it to a document. With Corel Print Office(TM) 2000 users can create a wide range of items like photo greeting cards, invitations, illustrated documents or even Web pages. ArcSoft VideoImpression(TM) is an easy-to-use video and image editing software program enabling users to animate, edit and create new desktop video presentation for home, business and the Web using existing video and image files. Pricing and Availability The ePhoto CL18 is currently available at the manufacturer's suggested retail price of $129.99 (MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) 8/00). About Fred Meyer's Store Fred Meyer Stores is based in Portland, Oregon and features 127 multidepartment stores in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Utah that offer one-stop shopping for a wide range of food, apparel, and general merchandise products. Fred Meyer is part of The Kroger Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ; KR), which is the largest food retailer in the United States About Agfa Agfa Corporation is the U.S. subsidiary of the Agfa-Gevaert, N.V, which ranks among the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, produces and markets analog and digital systems, primarily for the graphics industry, medical and industrial radiography, micrographics The production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche. Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques. and motion picture film and consumer imaging and photography markets. Agfa has its headquarters in Mortsel, Belgium, employing about 22,000 people in 40 countries. Worldwide sales for 1999 were $4.7 billion Euro. In the U.S., Agfa is headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, and employs 4,500 people. Product and company information may be found on Agfa's home page on the World Wide Web at www.agfaus.com/cdi. |
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