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New KODAK EASYSHARE C-Series Digital
Cameras Provide a Simple Way to Take, Share
and Print Pictures
KODAK EASYSHARE C300 and C340 Digital
Cameras Combine New Compact Design, On-Camera
Cropping and High Image Quality, Resulting
in Great Pictures
ORLANDO, Fla., February 20, 2005
-- Eastman Kodak Company today introduced
two new, compact digital cameras to its
KODAK EASYSHARE line: the EASYSHARE C340
zoom digital camera, with 5 megapixel (MP)
resolution, 3X optical zoom and on-camera
cropping; and the EASYSHARE C300
digital camera, with 3 MP resolution and
a fixed-focus lens. Both models provide
people with an affordable entry point to
the KODAK EASYSHARE consumer digital photography
system for simplified shooting, sharing,
organizing and printing of high-quality
digital pictures.
“EASYSHARE C-series digital cameras
blend simplicity, quality and value, making
it possible for everyone to take and share
both everyday and once-in-a-lifetime moments,”
said Greg Morrison, Digital Product Marketing
Manager, Kodak Canada Inc. “Pictures
taken with the new C-Series models can quickly
and easily be shared on the camera’s
LCD screen, e-mailed, or printed for lasting
memories for years to come.”
KODAK EASYSHARE C340 zoom digital camera
The EASYSHARE C340 camera (US$249.95
/ CDN$349.95 MSRP) is the ideal
solution for people looking for a compact,
all-purpose digital camera that delivers
outstanding picture quality and Kodak’s
hallmark simplicity of operation. The C340
features fully automatic point-and-shoot
convenience -- including 16 scene and color
modes -- plus 5-megapixel resolution, new
on-camera cropping and KODAK Color Science
resulting in vibrant prints up to 20 x 30
inches.
Taking advantage of the KODAK RETINAR aspheric,
all-glass 3X optical zoom lens, plus selectable
exposure metering, ISO equivalents, and
focus zones, camera owners can capture breathtaking
pictures under multiple lighting conditions.
For capturing more than just still pictures,
the C340 also features video (VGA) and audio
capture and playback capability. Automatic
picture rotation makes pictures taken vertically
appear right side up on the camera, television
or computer screen when used with EASYSHARE
software. In addition, the camera is always
ready to snap a picture by simply depressing
the shutter button, regardless of which
capture mode or menu is active.
The KODAK EASYSHARE C340 zoom digital camera
will be available worldwide (including Canada)
beginning in May
2005.
KODAK EASYSHARE C300 digital camera
The EASYSHARE C300 digital camera (US$99.95
/ CDN$139.95 MSRP) is a simple
and affordable model for consumers interested
in exploring digital photography. This point-and-shoot
camera provides high quality images and
access to the award-winning KODAK EASYSHARE
digital photography system at an economical
price.
Its 3.0-megapixel resolution and fixed
focus lens provide crisp, vibrant prints
up to 11 x 14 inches. Additional features
make it simple for people to take pictures
and video clips in a variety of settings;
preview and review their pictures; and share
pictures right on the camera, by e-mail,
or as prints made at home, online, or at
a retail location.
The KODAK EASYSHARE C300 digital camera
will be available worldwide (including Canada)
beginning in May
2005.
Making the EASYSHARE System Connection
C-Series camera owners can quickly print
KODAK 4 x 6-inch pictures with just one
touch in as little as 90 seconds, using
the new KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Series
3. This version is the first to support
the new IMAGELINK print system, working
with new EASYSHARE cameras and other manufacturers’
compatible cameras.
The Printer Dock Series 3 also transfers
pictures to a connected computer, and recharges
and reconditions the cameras’ batteries.
Pictures made from EASYSHARE printer docks
are vibrant, borderless, waterproof, and
will last a lifetime.
Only the EASYSHARE line of printer docks
makes printing truly one-touch simple, and
does not require people to connect a cable
between camera and printer. Their convenience,
print speed, ease-of-use and phenomenal
picture quality have resulted in overwhelming
demand from picture takers worldwide, with
the line having achieved the number one
market position in the United States and
the United Kingdom, according to The NPD
Group and GfK. Since Q2 2003, Kodak has
shipped more than two million EASYSHARE
printer docks worldwide.
Kodak has also announced the EASYSHARE
Camera Dock Series 3 (May
2005 availability;
US$79 / CDN$99 MSRP), which
provides one-touch picture transfer to a
connected computer, video out for television
viewing, and battery recharging and reconditioning.
The C-Series cameras include new KODAK
EASYSHARE software version 4.0 for WINDOWS
and MACINTOSH systems, providing effortless
digital picture organization, editing, sharing
and printing. The exclusive One Touch to
Better Pictures feature takes advantage
of proprietary color technologies developed
by Kodak to help users get vibrant, true-to-life
prints from inkjet printers. Version 4.0
-- also available for free download from
www.kodak.ca
-- now includes the ability to edit pictures
in third-party applications and optional
Video CD and DVD burning.
In the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Digital
Camera Satisfaction Study SM evaluating
performance, connectivity, cost and appearance,
KODAK EASYSHARE cameras in the US$200-399
and US$400-599 price ranges ranked highest
in customer satisfaction. Digital cameras
in these segments comprise more than 60
percent of the U.S. market, according to
data from The NPD Group.
The award-winning KODAK EASYSHARE digital
photography system -- consisting of cameras,
printer docks and camera docks, software,
inkjet and thermal photo papers, and accessories
-- makes taking, organizing, sharing, and
printing high quality digital pictures effortless.
Further information on KODAK EASYSHARE products
is available at www.kodak.ca/go/EasyShare.
About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the leader in helping people
take, share, print and view images –
for memories, for information, for entertainment.
With sales of US$13.5 billion in 2004, the
company is committed to a digitally oriented
growth strategy focused on the following
businesses: Health - supplying the healthcare
industry with traditional and digital image
capture and output products and services;
Graphic Communications - offering on-demand
color and black and white printing, wide-format
inkjet printing, high-speed, high-volume
continuous inkjet printing, as well as document
scanning, archiving and multi-vendor IT
services; Digital & Film Imaging Systems
- providing consumers, professionals and
cinematographers with digital and traditional
products and services; and Display &
Components - which designs and manufactures
state-of-the-art organic light-emitting
diode displays as well as other specialty
materials, and delivers imaging sensors
to original equipment manufacturers. More
information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available
at www.kodak.com.
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