Photokina

Lexar Media's new Digital Photo Player connects directly to a TV, and allows you to view images stored on digital media. The remote allows you to manage all images displayed on the television's screen. You can use the remote to view pictures in slide show mode, scan thumbnails, or select an image and zoom, pan, rotate or delete. Digital Photo Player accepts Type I/II CompactFlash and SmartMedia cards and connects to the television set via a standard composite video port or S-video port. Digital Photo Player comes with free technical support and one-year warranty. $80. www.lexarmedia.com

PHOTOKINA 2002– Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the debut of the FinePix M603, a new type of product that combines state-of-the-art digital still camera and digital movie camera capabilities in a unique vertically oriented body that represents a new concept in digital camera design. Built around Fujifilm’s exclusive 3rd-Generation Super CCD, the FinePix M603 delivers ultra-high quality still images, ultra-high sensitivity for low-light and fast action shooting and “Motion Photo” VGA-size full-frame movie recording with sound. The camera supports xD-Picture Card, the new digital camera media. Read more

PHOTOKINA 2002– Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the international debut of the FinePix F402 digital camera incorporating Fujifilm’s 3rd-Generation Super CCD. A companion to the currently available FinePix F401, the FinePix F402 is designed to offer the new style and value of today’s point-and-shoot digital cameras. Read more

PHOTOKINA 2002– Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. continues to expand the world of photography with the release of eight new cameras this autumn, starting with the flagship Zoom Date F2.8, the company’s first compact camera with a 24mm ~ 50mm ultra-wide and bright lens.Read more

October 2002 -- Kyocera Optics, Inc., announces the newest addition to Yashica's acclaimed and popular T4 series of point and shoot cameras: the Yashica T4 Zoom. Sleek and elegant in design, this popular camera now sports a Carl Zeiss T* Vario Tessar 28-70mm f/4.5-8 Zoom Lens, ensuring the highest of quality with every photo taken.

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September 25, 2002 – Minolta Canada Inc. will launch the FLASH METER VI (6) high-performance exposure meter. The FLASH METER VI newly incorporates the spot meter function as the highest-end model of the MINOLTA photographic-use exposure meters that have earned excellent reputations. Read more

September 25, 2002 –Minolta is expanding its film scanner line with the release of the affordable DiMAGE Scan Dual III. But don’t let the price tag fool you. The DiMAGE Scan Dual III produces high-quality scans that rival or surpass more expensive scanners.Read more

September 25, 2002– Tamron Co., Ltd. (President CEO: Morio Ono) announces the release of a medium telephoto lens enabling 1:1 macro shooting:

SP AF180mm F/3.5 Di LD [IF] MACRO 1:1 (Model B01)Read more

September 2002 — Agfa just introducee a new CD-Burning Robot at photokina for use with its digital minilabs. The robot is connected by the plug-and-play method to the workstation linked to the minilab. It imports the image data that the minilab generates and uses it to automatically record an Agfa Pix CD as part of a print order.Read more

September 25, 2002 -- At photokina in Cologne, Germany, Agfa today launched its new AGFAnet Web Album, its second online service for partner labs and retailers. Read more