SCM Provides Canon with ZiO! Readers for New S800 Photo Printers

Guilford, CT - June 4, 2001 - SCM Microsystems announced today that it is supplying Canon U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ) with its Microtech brand ZiO! digital film reader for bundling with the Canon S800 Color Bubble Jet Photo Printer.

The Canon S800 Color Bubble Jet Photo Printer allows consumers to achieve professional quality results from home without the need for expensive specialty paper, add-ons or attachments. Canon's breakthrough technological advancements in the S800 result in an inexpensive professional quality photo printer offering better photo-printing quality, faster speed and more versatility.

By offering the CompactFlash ZiO! with the Canon S800 Color Bubble Jet Photo Printer, consumers will be able to speed up their entire digital photography printing experience. Use of the Microtech ZiO! will allow consumers to quickly and easily download images from their digital media to their computers and be ready for printing within seconds.