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Kodak EasyShare-One Digital CameraMobileWhack takes a closer look at the KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Camera, it was announced a while back at CES 2005 and since then it has received 100's of accolades of praise for it's groundbreaking design and functionality. Kodak announced that it was first digital camera in the world to feature Wi-Fi.

Kodak has a interactive tour of the EASYSHARE-ONE camera, at http://www.kodak.com/go/easyshare-one.

The KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE camera does more than just incorporate basic Wi-Fi functionality. It combines Kodak's signature ease-of-use with groundbreaking technology to give people a single, innovative device for sharing, taking, organizing, and printing pictures, said Mary Hadley, general manager, digital cameras, Eastman Kodak Company.

With its ability to send e-mail from the camera, to connect to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery at home and on-the-go from thousands of public hotspots worldwide, to store up to 1,500 favorite pictures, and to simplify viewing and operation via its unique touch screen and graphical menus, the Kodak EASYSHARE-ONE camera marks a new era in digital photography. As the ultimate picture sharing device, it delivers a completely new digital photography experience unmatched by any other camera.

Global Praise:
The Kodak EASYSHARE-ONE camera continues to win global praise for its multi-faceted innovation. In addition to receiving extremely high praise from hundreds of journalists and analysts, it has also won some of the consumer electronics industry's top awards, including:

Next Big Thing 2005 from C|NET
Best of CES: Picture Perfect from G4techTV
Editor's Choice from American Photo
Innovative Digital Product from the Digital Imaging Marketing Association
Best of CES – Show Star from Stuff (U.K.)
From Point-and-Shoot to Point-and-Share

Hotspot Providers and Retailers Prepare:
Kodak is working with the world's leading wireless companies to make sharing pictures across town, across the country, or across the globe as easy and convenient as possible. All EASYSHARE-ONE camera purchasers receive a complementary, camera-specific trial service in conjunction with major hotspot providers. In addition to service from T-Mobile USA, with more than 6,000 T-Mobile HotSpots across the United States, EASYSHARE-ONE camera owners will also be able to enjoy public connections in other key world markets. Kodak plans to announce further market-specific service providers, as well as retailers that will sell the EASYSHARE-ONE camera, in the coming weeks.

It incorporates multiple benefits that avid picture sharers could only dream of until now, including:

E-mail and online picture sharing without a computer, using a direct, wireless connection to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery service. By connecting to the Gallery through a compatible home or public network*, people can upload pictures and videos for near instantaneous electronic sharing with friends around the world.

On-the-spot sharing of up to 1,500 favorite pictures, synchronized with a person's PC-based picture collection, thanks to a huge, 3-inch, high resolution, rotating LCD touch screen that's protected when not in use, plus a generous 256 megabytes of internal memory†. In addition, when connected wirelessly to the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery, Kodak EASYSHARE-ONE camera owners can also view thousands more of their pictures stored online, including albums shared by their friends and family.

Significantly enhanced ease-of-use for picture sharing and taking, including the ability to create on-camera albums in which to store pictures, intuitive menu options with touch screen selection, automatic organization of pictures by date taken, and even richer, graphical scene modes to help get the best possible picture in a variety of outdoor and indoor environments. The dynamic user interface was developed in MACROMEDIA FLASH, a first for digital cameras.

Wireless picture printing with KODAK PERFECT TOUCH Technology when used with the new KODAK EASYSHARE snapshot printers (optional KODAK WI-FI card required for the printer).

Pictures with professional-quality color and sharpness, with the use of a renowned SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON 3X optical zoom lens (36 – 108 mm equivalent), a 4-megapixel sensor, and the exclusive KODAK Color Science image processing chip.

Smooth, vibrant video taking and sharing, with its built-in high frame-rate motion and sound recording, plus the ability to share those videos via the KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery.

Premium customer service from Kodak, providing EASYSHARE-ONE model owners with priority inquiry handling, assistance with the camera’s wireless setup and operation, and other benefits made available to only these customers.

The innovative KODAK EASYSHARE digital photography system - consisting of cameras, viewers, software, docks, home snapshot printers, services, papers and accessories - makes taking, organizing, sharing, and printing high quality digital pictures effortless. More information on KODAK EASYSHARE products is available at www.kodak.com/go/EasyShare.

* At launch, the KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE camera will be compatible with most in-home and public Wi-Fi networks that support 802.11b technology, with the option to enable 64- and 128-bit WEP security. 802.1x support and WPA security is planned for a future firmware release.

† Up to 1500 images, marked as Favorites, optimized for viewing on the camera. 256 MB internal memory/185 MB available for picture storage (1 MB equals one million bytes).

Kodak, EasyShare, EasyShare-one and Perfect Touch are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. Schneider-Kreuznach, and Variogon are trademarks of Jos. Schneider Optische Werke GmbH used under license by Eastman Kodak Company. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance. 2005

Kodak EasyShare-One Digital Camera Features Include:

  • Create awe-inspiring pictures at the touch of a button—you’ve got the brilliance of KODAK Imaging Technology and professional-quality optics working for you.
  • Get beautiful prints—up to 20 × 30 in. (50 × 76 cm) —and the freedom to crop and edit with 4.0 mega pixels of resolution
  • Shoot with confidence and precision, thanks to the SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH C-VARIOGON 3X Optical Zoom Lens
  • Capture rich, vibrant color in any lighting condition with the KODAK Color Science Chip
  • Keep 1500 of your treasured memories right at your fingertips.
  • Wherever you go, there they are. All your favorite pictures, ready to share on a moment’s notice.
  • Store and organize up to 1500 of your favorite pictures with 256 MB of internal memory
  • Easily organize your pictures into albums with the intuitive touch screen menus and stylus
  • Add more picture capacity with the SD/MMC card expansion slot
  • Enjoy a whole new twist on sharing with a 3-inch rotating display.
  • Transform on-camera viewing into a memorable group activity with a big, bright, rotating display.
  • 3.0 in. (7.6 cm) indoor/outdoor, high-resolution rotating display
  • Share bright, sharp pictures even in extreme lighting conditions
  • Adjust the viewing angle to accommodate your friends
  • Interactive touch screen with stylus and one-touch menu options let you easily organize pictures
  • When you’re done, just flip the display back around until you’re ready to shoot and share again
  • No wires. No worries. Share here, share anywhere.
  • Staying connected is faster and infinitely more convenient with the freedom of wireless photography.
  • Print real KODAK Pictures—from anywhere in your home—with the optional wireless KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus
  • Share albums instantly with friends and family around the world
  • Transfer pictures and videos to your computer without USBs
  • The KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Camera is compatible with in-home networks and open public hotspots
  • Create just the picture you want. Keep it simple with programmed scene modes or explore new possibilities with creative settings and on-camera editing tools.
  • Challenging subject matter modes—snow, beach, party, museum/manner
  • Night modes—ideal for night scenes or low light situations
  • Sport mode—captures the action without blurring
  • Landscape mode—ensures maximum sharpness for distant scenes
  • Close-up mode—capture sharp, full-frame images as close as 4 inches
  • Burst mode—capture up to six pictures in rapid-fire succession
  • Color modes—color, black and white, sepia
  • Cropping—enhance your composition with on-camera cropping tool
  • Red-eye reduction
  • White balance—automatic, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent
  • Exposure compensation (+/- 2.0, in 0.5 EV step increments)
  • ISO equivalents—automatic (80–160) and selectable (80, 100, 200, 400, 800)
  • Long time exposure settings—0.5–16 seconds
  • Zoom in and out of the action with TV-quality VGA video (30 fps)
  • Audio capture and on-camera playback
  • The KODAK EASYSHARE-ONE Digital Camera is compatible with the KODAK EASYSHARE System and Software, so you know it’s simple to use.
  • Use the on-camera Share button to tag pictures for instant printing, sharing or emailing
  • Camera Dock Series 3 (optional)
  • Charges high-capacity, lithium-ion battery in three hours or less
  • Transfer button instantly uploads pictures
  • USB connection (USB 2.0 compatible) to computer
  • Printer docks (optional)
  • Transfers pictures and charges battery just like the Camera Dock Series 3
  • Plus prints real KODAK Pictures up to 4 × 6 in. (10 × 15 cm) with the simple touch of a button
  • Print with or without a computer
  • Print wirelessly with KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus
  • See Dock compatibility chart for specific dock recommendations

    Kodak EasyShare-One Digital Camera Specifications:

    CCD resolution 4.23 MP (2408 × 1758 pixels)
    Image resolution 4.0 MP (2304 × 1728 pixels)
    Picture quality 4.0 MP—best (print, enlargement)
    3.5 MP—best (optimized ratio for 4 × 6 in. (10 × 15 cm) prints; 3:2)
    2.1 MP—better (small prints)
    1.1 MP—good (email)
    Zoom 3.0X optical zoom, 6.0–16.6 mm (35 mm equivalent: 36–108 mm)
    3.3X advanced digital zoom
    10X total zoom
    Auto focus TTL auto-focus with selectable modes: multi-zone, center-spot
    Focus distance wide—23.6 in. (60 cm) to infinity; tele—23.6 in. (60 cm) to infinity
    Display 3.0 in. (7.6 cm) high-resolution (230K pixel) indoor/outdoor display with polarizer and touchscreen with stylus
    Aperture f/2.9 or f/4.7 (wide); f/4.9 or f/8.1 (tele)
    Shutter speed 4–1/1400 second
    ISO equivalent automatic; manual (80, 100, 200, 400)
    White balance auto, daylight, tungsten, fluorescent
    Flash mode auto, red-eye, fill, off
    Flash range wide—2.0–10.2 ft (0.6–3.1 m); tele—2.0–6.9 ft (0.6–2.1 m)
    Self-timer user-selectable 2–30 seconds
    Performance Features
    Scene modes auto, portrait, close-up, self-portrait, museum/manner, night landscape, night portrait, sport, landscape, snow, beach, party, children, flower, backlight, fireworks
    Macro/close-up mode wide—4–27 in. (10–70 cm); tele—17–27 in. (43–70 cm);
    Burst modes 2 fps, up to 6 pictures
    Color modes high color, standard color, low color, black and white, sepia
    Light metering method automatic: TTL-AE; selectable: multi-pattern, center-weighted, center spot
    Exposure compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV step increments
    Exposure control programmed AE
    Click to capture <0.5 seconds (wide)
    Shot to shot <1.5 seconds
    Movie mode continuous digital MPEG-4 video with audio capture, playback on camera
    Movie image resolution VGA (640 × 480 pixels) at 30 fps
     
    Zoom during movie capture 3X optical zoom
    Movie length limited by capacity of external memory card
    Sound selectable sound themes
    Ease of Use Features
    Auto-orientation auto picture rotation, auto display orientation
    Dedicated buttons power, delete, menu, Share, flash, back, info, capture/review mode
    Review mode slide show, multi-up, protect, share/print, image storage, copy, picture info, favorites, view by date, view by album
    Video out NTSC, PAL (user-selectable)
    Software KODAK EASYSHARE Software
    Compatibility Dock compatability—KODAK EASYSHARE Camera Dock Series 3, KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Series 3, KODAK EASYSHARE Printer Dock Plus
    Additional Features
    Storage 256 MB internal memory*, SD/MMC card expansion slot
    Wireless SDIO WiFi 802.11b
    Power options KODAK Rechargeable Li-Ion Digital Camera Battery KLIC-5000, DC-in jack on side of camera for 5V adapter, via the KODAK EASYSHARE Dock Terminals
    Image file format Still: JPEG/EXIF v2.21, Video: Quicktime MOV
    Interface USB compliant, KODAK EASYSHARE Docks Series 3, audio/video connectors
    Lens protection built-in lens barrier
    Tripod mount 1/4 in. standard
    Weight 7.9 oz (225 g)
    Dimensions W × H × D: 4.1 × 2.5 × 1.0 in. (103 × 63 × 26 mm)
    Warranty 1 year
    Kodak EasyShare-One Digital Camera