Sony Delivers Professional-Grade Time-Lapse Tape to the Security Market.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1999--ISC West Show, (Booth No. 1028) Sony Electronics has once again set a new standard in the security industry with the introduction of its new professional-grade tape (model T-120TLV). Ideal for time-lapse recorders used in security-based applications, Sony's T-120TLV videotape offers an increase in signal strength for better image quality and a decrease in data loss compared to the standard VHS consumer tapes that are currently used by surveillance professionals.

"In reviewing the contents of a surveillance tape, it is critical that the end-user can watch a high-quality tape with clear, true-color images one hour, one week or one month after its original recording," said Ken LaMarca, director of security systems for Sony Electronics' Broadcast and Professional Company. "Sony's renown recording media technology brings to the security market a videotape that answers the demand for higher retentivity and better image quality -- a demand no other security manufacturer has been able to provide to date."

Sony's T-120TLV time-lapse tape achieves a higher S/N ratio than consumer tapes as a result of Sony's specialized Hi-Packing(tm) technology, which raises energy and reduces modulation noise. With nearly a 40 percent decrease in dropouts per minute than standard VHS tapes, Sony's videotape delivers images with less disturbances, such as white flashes, streaks and black lines, and provides an optimum solution for surveillance professionals who need high-quality, long-lasting tapes.

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Sony Electronics offers a wide array of products and systems for image capture, production and display. Sony also provides specialized equipment and systems for data recording, duplication, electronic photography/publishing, videoconferencing, high-definition video, interactive and security applications. In the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 1998, Sony Electronics had record sales of $10.5 billion.