Kodak Simplifies Digital Photography With New EasyShare System and Two New Digital Cameras

ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 23 - Eastman Kodak Company today introduced a camera docking system, making it easier than ever for people to print and share digital pictures. Called EasyShare, the new line of cameras and docking system will set the standard for ease of use for digital photography.

The Kodak EasyShare system features a camera dock and two new digital camera models-the Kodak DX3500 Digital Camera and the Kodak DX3600 Zoom Digital Camera. The camera dock addresses two of the biggest objections to digital cameras: easy connection and battery charging. Once the camera is placed in the dock, pictures are automatically uploaded to the computer and the dock recharges the camera?s battery pack. The system also includes software that allows users to connect to the Internet to e-mail or print their pictures. EasyShare makes picture sharing as easy as picture taking: one-button simple.

Using Kodak Picture Software, the EasyShare system makes digital picture taking and sharing one-button simple. Features of the system include:

• Fast Picture Transfer: At the touch of a button, the camera dock automatically transfers the pictures into the computer within seconds, avoiding the need to fuss with connecting cables or load memory cards into reading devices. Consumers no longer face a mystery of how to get their pictures out of the digital camera.
• Easy Picture Sharing: The Kodak Picture Software incorporated into the EasyShare system lets you simply e-mail or print your favorite pictures. A few more clicks, and you can also edit and enhance them.
• Simple Picture Management: The system lets you organize your pictures automatically in folders the way you want them: by date, name or event. It also lets you automatically delete all pictures on the camera after they are transferred to a computer, readying the camera for more picture taking.
• Convenient Battery Recharging: The camera is powered and recharged in the dock in less than two and a half hours, or half the time required by competing chargers.

The Kodak DX3500 priced at .95 and DX3600 Zoom priced at .95 are the first two models in Kodak?s line of EasyShare compatible digital cameras. With 2.2-megapixel resolution, both cameras take high quality pictures suitable for everything from e-mailing to printing 8 x 10-inch photos. The DX3500 features a 3X digital zoom, auto white balance and close-up mode that are designed to deliver better pictures.

The DX3600 Zoom, features a 6X zoom (2X optical, 3X digital), continuous digital video and sound. Both cameras offer 8MB of internal memory so your camera can capture up to 48 pictures without a CompactFlash memory card. For more pictures there is an expansion slot for removable CompactFlash memory cards. The camera dock, priced at .95, includes a rechargeable NiMH battery pack and AC adaptor. It connects via USB, so that it?s always ready for your camera to upload and recharge. The DX3500 and camera dock will be available worldwide in early May, the DX3600 Zoom will be available in early July.