Kodak DC240i Digital Camera Ships In Five Stylish Colors: Strawberry, Blueberry, Grape, Tangerine and Lime.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- New Camera Colors Visually Complement Apple's iMac Personal Computers All dressed up and ready to shoot, the latest megapixel digital camera from Eastman Kodak Company, the DC240i, comes in five, mouth-watering colors --blueberry, grape, strawberry, tangerine and lime. The new camera offers the same great performance as the Kodak DC240, packaged in five brilliant colors that match those of the iMac personal computer. Like the DC240, these models feature a compact industrial design with an automatic focus, automatic exposure with a built-in automatic flash and a self-timer. Its 6X zoom capability (3X optical, 2X digital, the equivalent of a 39 to 117 mm lens) offers close-up focus to 10 inches (25 cm), and its 1.3-megapixel CCD sensor captures highly detailed images suitable for prints even larger than a standard 5- x 7-inch photo. "People like color--in their pictures and in their cameras," said Philip Gerskovich, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. and vice president, Digital & Applied Imaging. "These colors will encourage more people to carry cameras. When they do, they'll take pictures, and that's what we want. "Last spring we announced our intent to grow the picture business and our top line along with it. This is just one direction we're following." With a suggested retail price of $699, the DC240i comes ready to use right out of the box. The camera's Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (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. ) interface ensures fast downloading to both Macintosh computers and Windows systems. The camera has a fast powerup (less than 2.5 seconds), a nimble shutter response and takes less than half a second between shots. The user can review pictures immediately after capture or preview pictures before shooting at over 15 frames/second on a 1.8-inch color LCD screen. The DC240i ships with an 8 MB Kodak picture card, serial and USB cables for (Macintosh and PC), audio/video cables, Ni-MH batteries and charger. Also included are CD-ROMs containing software for ArcSoft Photo Printer software, which lets users access digital pictures with point-and-click simplicity through its intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , and Adobe PhotoDeluxe and Adobe PageMill software. The new camera supports the digital print order format (DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) A file format for digital camera memory cards that stipulates which images are to be printed. At the time of shooting or when reviewing on the camera, it allows the user to specify how many of each image are to be printed. ), a proposed industry standard that simplifies printing digital images and ordering prints from photofinishers. The DPOF enables users to order prints of specific images from all the files on the camera's storage card. Other features of the DC240i include -- An extended version of Kodak's award-winning graphic user interface See GUI. for easy use -- Four nickel metal hydride (NiMH) A rechargeable battery technology that has approximately 30-50% more charge per pound than nickel cadmium. Introduced in the early 1990s, it uses nickel and metal hydride plates with potassium hydroxide as the electrolyte. (Ni-MH) AA batteries, for longer battery life, and a charger -- Finished 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. (EXIF (EXchangeable Image Format) Extensions to image file formats that hold the camera settings used to take the picture. Developed in 1995 by JEIDA for JPEG images, EXIF data was added to TIFF, RAW and other formats later. version 2.1) files for immediate access from a broad range of applications -- Year 2000 compliance as detailed on the Kodak Web site The DC240i will be available in October through value-added resellers, camera dealers, catalogs and traditional computer channels. -0- (Kodak is a trademark.) Editor's Note: For additional information about Kodak, visit our web site on the Internet at www.kodak.com/ |
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