Agfa SnapScan 1212u Desktop Scanner Receives a "Best Buy" Award From Consumer's Digest Magazine

WILMINGTON, Mass.--Jan. 12, 2000--Agfa Corporation's Desktop Products Group (USA- DTP) announced today that the SnapScan 1212u will receive a "Best Buy" award in the February 2000 issue of Consumer's Digest Magazine. The SnapScan 1212u, a USB- compatible flatbed scanner designed for home and small office use.

Offering 36-bit color depth and an optical resolution of 600 x 1200 dpi, the SnapScan 1212u is ideal for home and small office environments. The SnapScan 1212u now ships with ScanWise Agfa's simple-to-use, revolutionary new scanner driver. A key element in the SnapScan 1212u package is ScanWise, the revolutionary scanner driver that brings a truly one-button approach to desktop scanning.

In the U.S., the SnapScan 1212u is available for the suggested price of . Agfa will offer a mail-in rebate on the SnapScan 1212u - available now through May 31, 2000. Rebate coupons will be available to customers at national retail chain stores that carry the camera, as well as via the Agfa DTP Web site.