Hitachi Intros New M2L MPeG Camera

BRISBANE, Calif.--April 12, 1999--Continuing on the success of its landmark M2 digital recorder for mobile business professionals and Web developers, Hitachi America, Ltd., today unveiled a fun and affordable addition to the M2 family, the M2L.

Priced at , the M2L goes beyond traditional digital cameras in offering the unmatched ability to capture video, audio and still photographs in one lightweight and easy-to-use product. The M2L saves video and still images on one 16-MB PC card that can be immediately popped into a computer or laptop. Images are saved immediately for quick viewing, editing and sharing.

Hitachi's M2L can be taken anywhere, and is an ideal way to record holidays and special occasions, travel and vacations, sporting events and informal social gatherings. Up to 1 1/2 minutes of VHS-quality video footage or 200 still images can be stored on a 16-MB PC card, which quickly and easily transfers the images to a computer. Images can then be emailed to friends and family, or uploaded to a personal Web site.

The M2L digital recorder can be easily upgraded to higher storage capacities. For users who develop and edit high levels of multimedia content, such as Web developers, graphic designers and multimedia production specialists, the M2L can be upgraded to a 260-MB or one-gigabyte PC card. The 260-MB PC Card is capable of 27 minutes of full-motion video, 3,000 still images and four hours of audio. The one-gigabyte PC Card is capable of up to two hours of full motion video, 12,000 photographs and 16 hours of audio.