DUBAI, UAE, September 9 2003 - The Kodak EasyShare digital photography system, renowned for providing consumers the best ‘one touch solution’ across a range of cameras, software and paper, has continued to deliver high performance solutions at realistic retail prices.
Leveraging upon the popularity of the Kodak EasyShare camera docking system, Kodak has introduced several exciting new products during 2003. The Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000 - the world’s first combined printer-and-dock for digital cameras, and most recently, the Kodak EasyShare DX6490 – the most advanced EasyShare camera to date, both demonstrate Kodak’s commitment to ease of use for consumers.
Kodak EasyShare DX6490
The Kodak EasyShare DX6490 zoom digital camera is the most advanced EasyShare camera to date. With its unique combination of sophisticated features and exceptional performance, it establishes a new price-to-performance benchmark for ‘advanced amateur’ photography, giving more people the opportunity to shoot like a professional.
The DX6490 camera is the first to unite a professional quality Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 10X optical zoom lens (38-380 mm equivalent) with a f/2.8 – f/3.7 maximum aperture; exclusive, enhanced Kodak color science image processing for richer, more accurate colours; low-light precision auto-focusing and multiple shooting modes for optimal creative control all with effortless user control.
Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000
Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000 combines award-winning simplicity with printing for durable, 4" x 6" photos at home - in as little as 90 seconds, directly from the latest series of Kodak EasyShare digital cameras, with or without a computer.
The printer dock 6000 the world’s first combined printer-and-dock for digital cameras gives consumers the ultimate in printing convenience and the immediacy of Kodak prints at home. It combines all the benefits of an EasyShare dock, including one-touch picture transfer and battery recharging, with continuous tone thermal dye transfer printing.
The printer dock 6000 is a convenient printing option for users of all the 6000/600 series of Kodak EasyShare cameras. The printer dock 6000 produces prints with vivid colour and the printing process automatically adds a special XtraLife laminate coating, which helps ensure the prints are durable, waterproof, and lasts a life time just like prints from traditional photographic processes. The printer dock 6000 uses ink that dries instantly.
In addition consumers can use the new printer dock 6000 as a stand-alone photo printer, connect it to their computer to upload photos or even attach it to their TV to view a slide show.
Kodak EasyShare DX6340
The 3.1 megapixel (MP) camera features a fully automatic mode, as well as advanced creative controls for the photographer who wants to do more, including aperture and shutter priority modes, as well as sport, night, portrait, landscape, macro and regular program modes. The camera’s new high-speed precision auto-focus system, while providing focus lock capability in almost complete darkness, also offers exceptionally fast click-to-capture times.
The large maximum aperture of the f/2.2-13 Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 4X zoom lens is the result of close collaboration with Schneider-Kreuznach, the German developer of high quality, technologically advanced lenses. The DX6340 lens delivers professional-level sharpness and brightness across the image, and in addition, the camera’s new high-speed auto-focus system allows an impressive flash range of almost 6 metres (20 feet). The high-speed, low-light precision auto-focus system is better than most AF illuminators at longer distances, and eliminates confusing pre-light sensors that give subjects the impression a picture has already been taken before it actually is.
Kodak EasyShare LS633
The Kodak EasyShare LS633 zoom digital camera is designed for photographers who want to capture and share photos while enjoying the benefits of advanced technology. The Kodak EasyShare LS633 camera features an innovative 2.2" OLED display, a new technology pioneered by Kodak. This large, full colour, full motion, flat panel display is sharp, bright and features 165º viewing angles for on-camera viewing and sharing. Packaged in a stylish, metal body, the LS633 is perfect for users who want to show off their pictures on a cutting-edge OLED display.
The camera boasts 3.1 MP resolution and a Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon professional quality 3X optical zoom lens, along with continuous 3.3X advanced digital zoom for detailed, sharper pictures up to 11" x 14".
Kodak EasyShare DX6440
The EasyShare DX6440 digital camera features aperture and shutter priority modes, as well as sport, night, portrait, landscape, close-up and automatic program modes. Its new high-speed, low-light precision auto-focus system combines rapid passive phase detection with highly accurate through the lens (TTL) contrast detection to precisely fine-tune and sharply define a subject while providing focus lock in almost complete darkness. An impressive flash range of nearly 17 feet also aids low light shooting. In addition, the camera senses bright backlit subjects and can automatically trigger a fill flash to help ensure that a subject is appropriately illuminated.
The large maximum aperture of the f/2.2-13 Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon 4X zoom lens is one benefit of close collaboration with Schneider-Kreuznach. Another is striking edge-to-edge brightness and sharpness across the image.
Kodak EasyShare CX6200
A perfect choice for a digital first-timer, the Kodak EasyShare CX6200 digital camera offers all the simplicity of the EasyShare system for those on a budget. Getting great prints up to 10” x 8’’ is no problem, thanks to 2 MP resolution and 3X continuous digital zoom. The 1.6-inch LCD screen can be used to both preview a shot and instantly review the snapped picture. The CX6200 camera’s “Share” button encourages printing, e-mailing, and tagging (e.g. mark as a favourite), allowing others to relive a moment in time.
Kodak EasyShare CX6330
The Kodak EasyShare CX6330 zoom digital camera is ideal for taking pictures that can be made into crisper, sharper prints up to 14” x 11”. Multiple scene modes such as a sport, night, landscape and close-up make it simple to shoot under various conditions. It provides 3.1 MP resolution, a 3X optical Kodak Retinar aspheric all-glass zoom lens, 3.3X advanced digital zoom, exclusive Kodak colour science technology, multi-zone auto-focus, and auto picture rotation. The camera can also capture continuous digital video with audio, only restricted by the level of memory.
Kodak EasyShare DX4530
The Kodak EasyShare DX4530 zoom digital camera features a 3X optical Kodak Retinar all-glass aspherical lens, 3.3X advanced digital zoom and Kodak colour science technology for unsurpassed image quality, which combine to provide stunning prints from wallet-size to poster-size. The EasyShare DX4530 digital camera features a fully automatic mode, as well as sport, night, close-up, and landscape modes. It also comes with 32 MB of internal memory, plus a MultiMediaCard/SD Card memory expansion slot.
With a large 1.8-inch high-resolution indoor/outdoor LCD screen, the Kodak EasyShare DX4530 camera is equipped for on-camera viewing and sharing in almost any picture-taking situation.
Kodak EasyShare printer dock 4000
Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock 4000 makes in-home, 4” x 6’’ Kodak picture printing possible for Kodak EasyShare digital camera owners. Compatible with EasyShare CX/DX 3000 and 4000-Series digital cameras, this dock is similar to the popular Kodak EasyShare printer dock 6000, producing durable, borderless 4” x 6” Kodak pictures in as little as 90 seconds directly from the EasyShare CX/DX 3000 and 4000-series digital cameras with or without a computer.
The printer dock 4000 gives people the ultimate in home printing convenience and the immediacy of Kodak photos at home. It provides triple functionality: one-touch picture transfer to a connected computer, rapid camera battery recharging, and continuous tone thermal dye transfer printing. The application of an exclusive XtraLife laminate coating makes the photos durable and water resistant.
Kodak EasyShare CX6230
The Kodak EasyShare CX6230 zoom digital camera combines the award-winning simplicity of the EasyShare digital photography system with the quality and features that new digital camera owners want. The CX6230 camera features point-and-shoot capabilities similar to those of a film camera and 2 megapixel resolution for great prints up to 8” x 10”.
The 1.5-inch display screen makes it easy to preview and review pictures. In addition to its 2 megapixel resolution, the camera provides a 3X optical Kodak Retinar all-glass aspherical zoom lens, 3.3X continuous digital zoom and auto-focus for crisper prints suitable for framing. Eight picture modes including night, close-up, landscape, black and white and sepia are easily accessed, making it simple to shoot in various situations, whether taking pictures of friends on the dance floor or snapping panoramic vistas while on holiday. The camera also incorporates Kodak colour science to produce realistic, outstanding pictures even in difficult lighting conditions. This allows people to focus more on why they are taking the picture, rather than how they are taking the picture.
All EasyShare cameras are shipped with:
* CD-ROM containing:
* KODAK EasyShare Software
* User’s Manual
* Cables for USB and video
* 7-volt AC adapter
* KODAK Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery pack
* Documentation Kit
Kodak EasyShare camera dock
Each of the 6 series Kodak EasyShare digital cameras is compatible with the Kodak EasyShare camera dock 6000 and printer dock 6000 for one-touch picture upload and quick battery recharging. The EasyShare camera dock continues to be an integral part of the EasyShare System process, it performs numerous functions simply at the press of a button: it automatically transfers images to the computer, opens the software ready to print and email, plus it cleans the images from the camera’s internal memory – all in an instant. What’s more, the camera dock simultaneously recharges the battery pack, ready to capture the next spontaneous moment. The other added benefit of this system is that users always know where their camera is and can be confident that it is always ready whenever they need it.
EasyShare system features
Each camera in this years EasyShare range has a set of features common amongst the range that are central to Kodak’s ease of use and sharing ethos. This year’s range of cameras each feature a “Share” button which allows a person to immediately select printing, emailing and mark as favourite options on the screen.
The “Share” button which is an integral feature in this years EasyShare system, tags images for printing, email or as favourites at the time of review. When the pictures are transferred from the camera to PC the EasyShare software automatically picks up on these tags and generates emails as requested and sends images to print with the minimum of effort from the user. The cameras also let consumer’s store up to 32 e-mail addresses on the camera for simple photo sharing.
The Kodak EasyShare cameras also offer an automatic picture rotation feature that makes pictures taken vertically appear right side up on the camera, computer or television. In addition, these cameras are always ready to snap pictures by depressing the shutter button, regardless of what mode or menu may currently be active.
Kodak EasyShare software
All of Kodak’s EasyShare digital cameras are boxed with Kodak’s new EasyShare software which provides effortless digital picture transfer, organisation, editing, emailing, and printing.
Perfect prints are now possible everytime, thanks to the ‘One Touch to Better Pictures’ button, which automatically creates richer, truer colours and professional looking prints in a single fuss-free step. Unlike any other software package, it automatically adjusts the print and ink settings on more than 70 popular inkjet printers, to ensure the best possible quality of your home prints.
Kodak understands that people taking pictures want to spend their time sharing and printing their images, not fiddling with printer and email settings; the Kodak EasyShare software therefore:
* Allows you to ‘Name’ individual and groups of pictures transferred from your camera to make image organising, storing and retrieving easier than ever before.
* Recognises all of the images on your PC, no matter what they’re called or where they are saved and creates a photo album of thumbnail prints.
* Shows you exactly how the image will look on paper before you print which saves time, waste and money.
* Allows quick picture improvement including one click red-eye reduction, cropping and light correction.
The EasyShare system brings the benefit of simplicity to people in the digital age by integrating digital cameras, imaging networks and services / media into one system. The EasyShare camera portfolio, inkjet papers and online photofinishing is an example of how Kodak is taking advantage of the ever increasing infoimaging market by connecting devices to its infrastructure, online services and media to provide people with easy ways to print and share great pictures. Infoimaging is an industry created by the convergence of images and information technology.
EasyShare software is free to download from the Kodak web site (www.kodak.co.uk/go/easysharesw) and can be used with any make and model of digital camera. A CD containing the EasyShare software is also boxed with every Kodak EasyShare digital camera.
Inkjet Photo Papers
Kodak now offers consumers more choice when it comes to obtaining prints from your digital camera. The following inkjet papers are available for top quality printing results:
Kodak Premium Picture Paper range, allowing consumers the best way to showcase their favourite memories with brilliant colours and richer detail, available in both A4 and small format packs including Kodak Ultima Picture Paper, Kodak Premium Picture Paper and Kodak Picture Paper.
Alongside this the Kodak Everyday Picture Paper range is designed for fun, quick picture printing, the new economical way to print larger numbers of photos. Kodak Everyday Picture Paper is Kodak’s entry-range product that has been introduced in a larger pack size, to highlight the increased demand for home printing.
The Kodak Photo Communications range offers the simplest way to do better business and includes presentation paper for impressive documents with quality photo-reproduction at exceptional value. As well as Kodak Bright White Inkjet Paper for inkjet printers, laser printers and photocopiers.
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About Eastman Kodak Company and infoimaging
Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images – for memories, for information, for entertainment. The company is a major participant in infoimaging, a $385 billion industry composed of devices (digital cameras and flat-panel displays), infrastructure (online networks and delivery systems for images) and services & media (software, film and paper enabling people to access, analyze and print images). With sales of $12.8 billion in 2002, the company comprises several businesses: Health, supplying the healthcare industry with traditional and digital image capture and output products and services; Commercial Printing, offering on-demand color printing and networking publishing systems; Commercial Imaging, offering image capture, output and storage products and services to businesses and government; Display & Components, which designs and manufactures state-of-the-art organic light-emitting diode displays as well as other specialty materials, and delivers optics and imaging sensors to original equipment manufacturers; and Digital & Film Imaging Systems, providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services.
For more information please contact:
Nicolaos Valtetsiotis
Kodak D&AI, Middle East Sales Director
Tel: +30 210 618 9210
nicolaos.valtetsiotis@kodak.com
Melissa Zandman/Mira Sadek
Gambate! Communications
Tel: +971 4 391 6424
Fax: +971 4 391 6634
Melissa@gambate.biz
mira@gambate.biz
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