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NEWS • AUGUST 1 , 2000
Kodak Ships DC3400
2 megapixel camera for less than $500

by David Nagel
Executive Producer
dnagel@digitalmedianet.com

Kodak today announced the latest adition to its DC line of digital still cameras. The DC 3400 is among only two cameras on the market now offering 2 megapixels of resolution for less than $500. The camera offers a 2x optical zoom (38 mm to 76 mm) and a 3x digital zoom. It also has a macro mode for shooting subjects as close as 9.8". A built-in electronic flash offers auto, fill and red-eye reduction modes and has a 9.8' range. It can also handle black and white and sepia image capture and comes with effects like borders.

Other features include:

• CCD Resolution: 2.3 megapixel (1,901 x 1,212)
• Image Resolution: 2.1 megapixel—1,760 x 1,168 (High), 896 x 592 (Standard)
• Image Quality Settings: Best, Better, Good
• Lens: TTL AE Autofocus, 2x optical zoom, 38 mm to 76 mm, f/8.1-f/15.3
• Focus Distance: Wide/tele: 1.6' to infinity; close-up mode: 9.8" to 1.6 feet'
• Exposure Control: Auto: center weight, multi-pattern
• Shutter Speed: 1/2 second to 1/755 second
• ISO Equivalent: 100
• LCD: 1.8" color review/preview display
• File Format: JPEG: EXIF version 2.1
• Video Out: NTSC/PAL (user-selectable)

The Kodak DC3400 zoom digital camera ships with an 8 MB CompactFlash memory card, USB and serial cables, serial adapter for Macintosh computers, wrist strap, lens cap, four AA alkaline batteries and all necessary capture software. It's available now at a suggested price of $499. For more information, visit http://www.kodak.com.

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