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Kodak Announces New EasyShare Digital Camera System
May 21, 2002 – Eastman Kodak Company today introduced
the new
Kodak EasyShare system, combining enhanced software, digital cameras
and an
enhanced camera dock to take digital photography beyond e-mail and take
the
challenge out of obtaining high-quality prints. Until today, printing
photos from digital cameras was difficult, time-consuming and
frustrating.
With the new EasyShare system, making high-quality prints becomes fun
and
easy because of EasyShare’s one-touch simplicity.
The new EasyShare system provides the industry’s broadest number of
integrated printing options that allow consumers to easily print at
home
using One Touch to Better Pictures and Kodak inkjet paper, from home by
choosing to upload to either the EasyShare print service or another
retail
online photofinisher of choice, or at retail using Kodak
digitally-enabled
kiosks or over the counter.
A recent worldwide survey conducted by the research firm Market Facts
confirms that easy uploading and the ability to print high-quality
photos
are the two most important purchase considerations for potential
digital
camera buyers. Last year, Kodak unveiled the award-winning EasyShare
system, which made it simple to transfer images from a camera to a
computer – at the touch of a button. The enhanced Kodak EasyShare
system
introduced today makes getting prints simpler than ever, letting
consumers
print at home, from home or at retail – driven by software that offers
the
widest range of printing choices available on the market.
“Kodak set the standard for consumer satisfaction a century ago, and
today
the enhanced EasyShare system has set a new standard for ease-of-use in
the
digital age,” said Chairman and CEO Daniel A. Carp. “Kodak offers
consumers
more ways to get high-quality prints more conveniently than ever
before.”
The new Kodak EasyShare system features a series of technological
advances
that give consumers an unmatched digital photography experience. They
include:
- The new Kodak EasyShare software, which simplifies how picture-takers
print, e-mail, edit and organize their digital pictures. The
software’s One
Touch to Better Pictures feature, combined with Premium Kodak Inkjet
Photo
Paper, delivers hassle-free, stunning prints from any inkjet printer.
To
help generate more high-quality prints, users can see on the computer
screen
exactly what they will print with the dynamic print preview feature.
For
printing online, the software connects seamlessly to the Kodak
EasyShare
print service or any other online photo finisher, reflecting Kodak’s
commitment to consumer choice, open systems and services.
- The 2-megapixel Kodak EasyShare CX4230 Zoom Digital Camera, the first
EasyShare camera with a “share” button that allows users to tag
pictures for
printing, e-mailing or as favorites right on the camera’s preview
screen.
On-camera print tagging is as simple as choosing the print and
selecting the
number of prints required. When the camera is docked and images
transferred, the Kodak EasyShare software automatically opens the print
screen for printing at home or online. On-camera e-mail tagging is
also
simple and powerful. The camera stores up to 32 e-mail addresses
directly
from the software. Users simply tag the image for e-mailing and select
an
address.
- The CX4230 is the only camera in the world that automatically rotates
pictures on the camera, so pictures taken vertically appear correctly.
- The CX4230 offers stunning prints up to 8”x10”, a result assured by a
new,
all-glass Kodak Retinar lens, 3X optical zoom and built-in Kodak color
science that deliver high-quality digital images.
- The CX4230 and all current Kodak EasyShare cameras are compatible
with the
improved Kodak EasyShare Camera Dock, which allows consumers to upload
their
digital images at the touch of a button and benefit from enhanced
battery
charging.
“We’ve used our technology – the world’s deepest pool of digital
imaging
patents – to make the consumer experience better, not just to add
features
for features’ sake,” said Willy Shih, President of Kodak’s Digital &
Applied
Imaging division. “Whether at home with inkjet media, online, or at
retail
stores using Kodak Picture Maker kiosks, the Kodak EasyShare System
makes it
easy to get the highest-quality prints from your digital camera.”
For more information visit www.kodak.com.
SOURCE Kodak
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