Press Release: IMAGELINK Compatible Cameras and Printers Hit the
Market
One year after the announcement of the IMAGELINK
print system — a specification designed to simplify at-home picture
printing — new cameras and printers supporting the standard are being
released. Joining a host of KODAK EASYSHARE cameras and printer docks already
released this year, Olympus has announced the Camedia C315 zoom digital camera,
the D555 zoom digital camera and ILP-100 printer dock which are all IMAGELINK
compatible.
“Since the IMAGELINK print system was
announced last September by Kodak and a group of the world’s largest
consumer digital photography companies, the response has been
overwhelming,” said Yusuke Kojima, vice president, Eastman Kodak Company;
and president, Kodak Japan Ltd. “Now with the first compatible products
hitting the market and others expected over the next year, people can begin to
experience the greater ease of use and higher satisfaction that this system
provides.”
“The IMAGELINK print system is one of the
world’s most important digital photography advancements for consumers and
we at Olympus are very pleased to be among the first to introduce products
compatible with this system,” said Mr. Bang Il Seok, director, Marketing
Division Manager of Olympus Imaging Corp.
Millions of consumer
digital cameras from Eastman Kodak Company, Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.,
Nikon Corporation, Olympus Corporation, Pentax Corporation, Ricoh Co., Ltd. and
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. will provide effortless, one-touch picture printing
from snapshot printers that incorporate the IMAGELINK print system, including
new KODAK EASYSHARE printer docks.
A consumer Web site dedicated to
the IMAGELINK print system went live earlier this year. The site –
www.imagelinkprintsystem.com – includes links to compatible digital camera
and printer information, an animated presentation to help people visualize the
camera-printer connection, frequently asked questions and news related to the
specification.
About Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak is the
leader in helping people take, share, print and view images – for
memories, for information, for business, and for entertainment. With sales of
$13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth
strategy focused on four businesses: Digital & Film Imaging Systems –
providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and
traditional products and services; Health – supplying the medical and
dental professions with traditional and digital imaging and information systems,
IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications – providing customers
with a range of solutions for prepress, traditional and digital printing, and
document scanning and multi-vendor IT services; and Display & Components
– supplying original equipment manufacturers with imaging sensors as well
as intellectual property and materials for the organic light-emitting diode
(OLED) and LCD display industries. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is
available at www.kodak.com.
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Posted: Mon - September 19, 2005 at 03:13 PM