Kyocera's new SL400R digital camera, bundled with iTunes
 and QuickTime Pro software for Macintosh and Windows,
will be sold at Apple Stores
The new model, available in five colors, offers customers a way to create
more compelling content and a new way of enjoying digital photos |
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(This document was translated from the Japanese press release.)
August 11, 2004
Kyocera Corporation (President: Yasuo Nishiguchi) is pleased to announce that KYOCERA Finecam SL400R digital camera, unveiled on July 22, is the first digital camera to be bundled with Apple Computer, Inc.'s (hereinafter referred to as "Apple") iTunes and QuickTime Pro, and is available in five new colors. Apple Stores will begin taking advance orders online, and the new products will go on sale on August 28, 2004.
Bundled with both QuickTime Pro and iTunes software, the new models enable customers to create more compelling content , offering users an all-new way of enjoying their digital photos on their Macintosh and other PCs in a "high-resolution slideshow" format.
* QuickTime Pro and iTunes are for use on PCs.
The world's first digital camera to come bundled with both Apple's QuickTime Pro and iTunes software.
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The five new color models of the KYOCERA Finecam SL400R include
(counterclockwise from top) iSilver, iGold, iGreen, iBlue, and iPink |
Release details
| Product name |
KYOCERA Finecam SL400R |
| Colors |
iSilver, iGold, iBlue, iPink, iGreen |
| Release date |
* Apple Stores will start taking advance orders online on August 12, 2004
Product will officially go on sale August 28, 2004 |
| Sales channels |
On-line: Apple Stores (Japan)
Apple outlets: Apple Store |
| Price |
Price set by outlets |
| Package includes |
Body, camera case, cleaner, PC connection cable (USB), lithium-ion battery pack,
AC adapter, hand strap, CD-ROM |
| Bundled software |
QuickTime Pro, iTunes |
Concept
The KYOCERA Finecam SL400R's five new color models are set to become favorites among digital camera users for their fashionable styling and functionality. Apple's functional and intuitive PC software combined with Kyocera's proprietary optical and image processing technology adds new value and provides users with a new way of enjoying their digital photos on their PCs and is perfect for today's lifestyle in which music and images play an integral part.
"High-resolution slideshow" *1-- a new way of enjoying digital photos
High-resolution images from the KYOCERA Finecam SL400R can be uploaded easily to PCs. After installing QuickTime Pro and iTunes, users can display the images with their favorite music to create a uniquely personalized, high-resolution slideshow, complete with a custom soundtrack. The KYOCERA Finecam SL400R's high-speed consecutive shooting*2 function allows users to capture a sequence of photographs. This group of images can then either be edited or saved as a sequence set to music for a unique, movie-like experience.
[KYOCERA Finecam SL400R]
Kyocera's proprietary image processing technology allows high-speed consecutive shooting (at up to 3.3 frames/second) *2 up to the full capacity of the memory card. Images shot at high-resolution settings can be compressed with no loss of picture quality, which leaves room on the memory card for more shots.
[QuickTime Pro]
Apple's QuickTime Pro software enables users to create and replay digital content using high-quality sound and images. It offers a variety of features, including the full-screen replay of movies, the ability to create slideshows with still images, and video image editing for mobile phone use.
[iTunes]
Apple's iTunes software helps users to organize and replay their music for maximum enjoyment.
Main specifications of the KYOCERA Finecam SL400R
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Effective pixels: |
4 million pixels |
| Lens: |
Kyocera zoom lens; Focal length: 5.8-17.4 mm (equivalent to approximately
38-115 mm in the 35-mm format camera); Brightness: f2.8-4.7 |
| Image pickup device: |
1/2.7" square pixel original color filter interlace reading system CCD |
| Images per charge: |
Approximately 90 (When used with the attached new lithium-ion battery, at room temperature, according to the Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) guidelines.) |
| Dimensions: |
100 (W)×62.5 (H)×15mm (D) , excluding protrusions |
| Weight: |
Approximately 125 g, excluding battery and recording media |
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The “high-resolution slideshow” cannot be created on the camera. |
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The KYOCERA Finecam SL400R features a “full-memory consecutive shooting function” capable of continuously shooting high-resolution still images at high speed (at up to 3.3 frames/second) until the capacity of the memory card is reached. This function is available when using a formatted SD memory card with a transfer speed of at least 10 Mbps for high-speed recording in the camera. The transfer speed may differ depending on the type of memory card used even if 10 Mbps is indicated. Free capacity may remain in the memory card depending on images to be photographed. Consecutive shooting speed may differ depending on the shooting conditions, the camera settings and memory card status. |
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Apple Store, QuickTime Pro, iTunes, and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. |
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| Inquiries |
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From Customers |
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Kyocera Corporation
Optical Equipment Group
Tel: 03-3708-3790 (Direct) |
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From the Press |
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Kyocera Corporation Corporate Communications
Head Office
Tel: 075-604-3416 (Direct)
Tokyo
Tel: 03-3274-1577 (Direct) |
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