Kodak Announces New 10-Megapixel High Zoom Digital Camera that Places Advanced Features and High Performance into the Palm of Your Hand

Feature-Packed Compact Camera Makes It Easy to Take Pictures in Almost Any Environment

LAS VEGAS, NV, January 31, 2008 – At the Photo Marketing Association Show (PMA), Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) today announced the latest addition to its award-winning line of KODAK EASYSHARE Consumer Digital Cameras. The KODAK EASYSHARE Z1012 IS Digital Camera – with 10-megapixel resolution and 12X optical zoom with optical image stabilization – brings an advanced, high performance feature set to a compact size that is ready to go anywhere your life takes you.

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SONY INTRODUCES TWO MAINSTREAM DSLR CAMERAS WITH
UNIQUE “QUICK AF LIVE” VIEW SYSTEM

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – Sony is bringing live-view shooting to its digital SLR camera line with today’s introduction of a 14.2-megapixel  (alpha) DSLR-A350 camera and 10.2-megapixel α (alpha) DSLR-A300 model. Both cameras feature new technologies that make picture taking faster, easier, and more familiar for first-time DSLR users.

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CARRY CREATIVITY ALONG WITH SONY’S DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTERS
Lightweight Picture Station Products Enhance and Personalize Your Prints

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – To simplify the process of printing your digital pictures, Sony today introduced two photo printers with one-touch printing and in-printer photo editing features.

The transportable PictureStation DPP-FP95 or the DPP-FP75 photo printers can be taken to birthday celebrations, family reunions or scrapbooking parties. They produce lab-quality 4 x 6-inch prints in about a minute.

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CARRY CREATIVITY ALONG WITH SONY’S DIGITAL PHOTO PRINTERS
Lightweight Picture Station Products Enhance and Personalize Your Prints

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – To simplify the process of printing your digital pictures, Sony today introduced two photo printers with one-touch printing and in-printer photo editing features.

The transportable PictureStation DPP-FP95 or the DPP-FP75 photo printers can be taken to birthday celebrations, family reunions or scrapbooking parties. They produce lab-quality 4 x 6-inch prints in about a minute.

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SONY EXPANDS α (ALPHA) LENS SYSTEM WITH THE ADDITION OF
TWO HIGH-PERFORMANCE ZOOMS

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – Sony today announced two new high performance zoom lenses that offer α (alpha) digital SLR camera users more options for high picture quality.

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MEDIA ALERT: Sony Adds Video Compatibly to Digital Imaging GPS Receiver
Subject: Sony GPS-CS1KASP device able to trace video footage with GPS coordinates

To update an announcement made last year, Sony today said it will bundle new versions of Picture Motion Browser software and Image Tracker software with its GPS receiver for digital imaging products.

With this new software, the GPS-CS1KASP device can trace the GPS coordinates of your Handycam video footage to an online map, courtesy of Google. The product will continue to support GPS tagging of digital still photos.

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DISPLAY PHOTOS IN STYLE WITH SONY’S NEW DIGITAL PHOTO FRAMES
S-Frame Brand Features an Elegant Design, Internal Memory and HDMI Outputs

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30, 2008 – Sony today unveiled its S-Frame brand of digital photo frames, offering vibrant LCD screens and stylish designs suitable for the living room, bedroom or office.

The new DPF-V900, DPF-V700 and DPF-D70 digital photo frame models have WVGA resolution (800 x 480 pixels) along with 15:9 aspect-ratio screens to showcase your digital pictures with detail and clarity. Inside the black bezels of these thin frames is an advanced image processor that scales and displays images up to 48 megapixels, making the frames capable of handling photos taken with the most advanced digital cameras.

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Sony Develops 35mm full size CMOS Image Sensor with 24.81 Effective Megapixel
resolution and extremely high signal conversion speed for use in Digital SLR Cameras
~ All-pixel scan mode of 6.3 frame/s ~

Tokyo, Japan – Sony Corporation today announced the development of a 35mm full size (diagonal:43.3mm/Type 2.7) 24.81 effective megapixel, ultra-high speed high image quality CMOS image sensor designed to meet the increasing requirement for rapid image capture and advanced picture quality within digital SLR cameras.

Development background
In recent years, the demand for digital SLR cameras featuring high resolution and wide graduation ranges capable of capturing every detail of the subject matter has continued to increase, particularly among high-end amateur users. Additionally, the increasing user requirement to shoot from the same focal length and angle as 35mm film cameras using interchangeable lenses has led to significant interest in the development of 35mm, full size CMOS image sensors.

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8.1-Megapixel LUMIX DMC-FS3 with 3x Optical Zoom f2.8 Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens* Combines Simple Operation and Slim, Stylish Profile Featuring Intelligent Auto Mode

*35mm film camera equivalent: 33-100mm

Panasonic is pleased to introduce the new 8.1-megapixel DMC-FS3 with f2.8 Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 3x optical zoom (equivalent to 33mm to 100 mm on a 35mm film camera) as part of the new Lumix FS series. The new FS series is similar to the world-acclaimed FX series, pursuing easy and simple operation with its high-grade profile for users at every stage to enjoy taking beautiful pictures.

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PANASONIC’S NEW SUPER-SLIM LUMIX FX35 DIGITAL CAMERA OFFERS LINE’S FIRST 25MM WIDE-ANGLE LENS
LUMIX FX35 Packs a 25mm Ultra-Wide-Angle Leica Lens, Capturing Almost Double the Viewing Area*, Plus Panasonic’s Advanced Intelligent Auto Mode

LAS VEGAS (January 29, 2008) – Panasonic today announced the newest addition to its popular line of super-slim LUMIX FX-Series digital cameras, with the introduction of the DMC-FX35, complete with Panasonic’s first-ever 25mm ultra-wide-lens. The FX35, with 10.1 megapixels, also features a 4x optical zoom, Panasonic’s Advanced Intelligent Auto mode, a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens offering f2.8 brightness and the new fourth-generation new fourth-generation Venus Engine image processor.

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PANASONIC INTRODUCES LUMIX LZ-SERIES DIGITAL CAMERAS, AFFORDABLE MODELS WITH PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY FEATURES
New Point-and-Shoot Models Feature Wide-Angle Shooting, Leica DC Lenses, Manual Controls and Intelligent Auto Technologies

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 29, 2008) – Panasonic today announced new members to its growing family of full-featured and high-performing LUMIX digital cameras with the introduction of two more point-and-shoot models, the DMC-LZ10 and DMC-LZ8. Featuring two key enhancements from last year’s DMC-LZ7, the new LZ-Series models feature Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lenses and wide-angle shooting – 30mm on the LZ10 and 32mm on the LZ8. Furthermore, each new LZ-Series model boasts manual controls, convenient AA-battery operation, a 5x optical zoom, Intelligent Auto Mode and the Venus Engine IV, the new high-speed, image-processing LSI.

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PANASONIC INTRODUCES LUMIX LZ-SERIES DIGITAL CAMERAS, AFFORDABLE MODELS WITH PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY FEATURES
New Point-and-Shoot Models Feature Wide-Angle Shooting, Leica DC Lenses, Manual Controls and Intelligent Auto Technologies

LAS VEGAS, NV (January 29, 2008) – Panasonic today announced new members to its growing family of full-featured and high-performing LUMIX digital cameras with the introduction of two more point-and-shoot models, the DMC-LZ10 and DMC-LZ8. Featuring two key enhancements from last year’s DMC-LZ7, the new LZ-Series models feature Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lenses and wide-angle shooting – 30mm on the LZ10 and 32mm on the LZ8. Furthermore, each new LZ-Series model boasts manual controls, convenient AA-battery operation, a 5x optical zoom, Intelligent Auto Mode and the Venus Engine IV, the new high-speed, image-processing LSI.

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