Toshiba Ships New PDR-33003.2-Megapixel Digital Camera for

IRVINE, CA, June 5, 2002 ­ Reinforcing a commitment to provide consumers with the most value, performance and ease-of-use of any digital camera manufacturer today, Toshiba Imaging Systems, a division of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., announces it is shipping to retailers the new PDR-3300, a 3.2 megapixel digital camera that presents consumers with an affordable means to experience high-quality digital photography.

"With an MSRP of only , our new PDR-3300 puts digital imaging excellence well within reach of budget-conscious shoppers," said Doug Freck, Vice President & General Manager, Toshiba Imaging Systems Division. "Building upon the success and popularity of our PDR-M71 digital camera introduced last year, the PDR-3300 combines a host of important legacy features with all the advantages of SecureDigital storage and a wireless remote control, a first for a Toshiba camera."

Designed as the next generation of the popular PDR-M71, the PDR-3300 retains and improves upon the features that resulted in PC World recognizing the PDR-M71 with its World Class Award in this year's "digital cameras under " category. It joins the entire family of Toshiba digital cameras including the newly introduced PDR-3310 and PDR-T10 models.

The PDR-3300 makes a striking impression with its highly polished black and slate gray color scheme. Employing a 1/1.8 inch, 3.2 million pixel CCD the camera gives digital photographers greater edge detail in picture file sizes up to 2048 x 1536 pixels. The PDR-3300 is equipped with functions that make it attractive to the more experienced shutterbug. These include a Canon all-glass 35-100mm F2.8 optical zoom with Macro mode, a five-mode flash system; Aperture-priority AE, Shutter-priority AE and Full Manual AE; 1.6 inch (60K pixels) LCD monitor, Manual White Balance and Exposure Compensation (+/- 2.0 at 0.3EV); ISO sensitivity (100/200/400); and enhanced signal processing technology for smooth burst mode shooting.

The camera records JPEG images at three compression modes ? Fine, Normal and Basic ? and in three resolution settings (2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480). The camera is compatible with SD media up to 256MB that can store as many as 3,901 images on a single, postage-stamp sized card. It also captures AVI video clips (PAL/NTSC) at QVGA (320 x 240) or Q2VGA (160 x 120) resolution at frame rates up to 15 FPS. As many as 180 seconds of AVI video can be stored on a single 8MB SD® card.

The PDR-3300 is immediately available at leading retailers with an MSRP of . It comes bundled with 8MB SD card, USB cable, video cable, hand strap, wireless remote control, and a CD-ROM loaded with award-winning ACD Systems imaging software, USB driver and instruction manual. Toshiba backs the PDR-3300 with a one-year warranty.

For more information, U.S. customers can call 1-800-288-1354. Fax, 1-800-640-8674. Or visit Toshiba on the Web at www.dsc.toshiba.com. Consumers are encouraged to visit www.shoptoshiba.com for on-line shopping.