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OT: Kodak Professional and Pretec Team Up to Show 640MB CompactFlash Card


May 29, 2001--The largest capacity CompactFlash card in the world, 640MB from Pretec Electronics Corp. has been tested and approved by Eastman Kodak Company to be compatible with Kodak Professional DCS760 (3032 x 2008, 6 megapixel) and DCS Pro Back (4080 X 4080; 16 megapixel) digital cameras running current firmware.
Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back is the highest resolution one-shot digital camera in the world with superb image quality and excellent color editing capability. It is ideal for studio but can be used as portable photography as well with sophisticated digital controls. The uncompressed file size can be as large as 48MB for 8 bits per color RGB TIFF to 128MB for 16 bits per color CMYK TIFF. Pretec's 640MB CF card provides needed capacity for super high-resolution cameras such as Pro Back, yet maintains the excellent reliability due to flash memory devices compared with rotating magnetic media. "We are glad to see that Pretec offers the low power and reliable alternative flash storage solution for Kodak Professional digital camera users," said Madhav Mehra, Worldwide Product Business Manager, Photographer Capture Products and Systems, Kodak Professional. "The dual CF slots of Pro Back can provide unprecedented 1.2GB ultra-reliable storage using Pretec 640MB CF card."

Pretec 640MB CF card also offers unparallel speed among all flash memory card solution providers for Kodak Professional digital cameras, preliminary test using DCS 760 shows the average write speed for Pretec 640MB CF card is 1.94MB/sec (with LCD ON) and 2.1MB/sec (with LCD OFF).

Industrial and Military grade 640MB CF card is also available from Pretec. Designed with precision mechanics, and full metal protection, the breakthrough product sustains a wide range ( -40 ~125 ) working temperature and offers ultimate level of new data protection and security features to prevent user's image files, software, crucial data and products from being damaged. The card supports ATA/True IDE standard and consumes low power when operating, ideal for the applications used in harsh environment such as military aircraft, medical instrumentation, transportation vehicles, test and measurement equipments. The new ruggedized 640MB CF card is another excellent track record of Pretec's relentless pursuit of innovation.

About Pretec
Pretec(TM) Electronics Corp. (http://www.pretec.com ) offers a complete spectrum of small form factor memory cards and card readers such as ATA/CF card, Mini-IDE flash drive (MIDE(TM)), Smart Media, and MultiMedia Card for digital imaging, mobile computing, and Military/Industrial control market, and is the creator of Innovative CompactI/O(TM) card for PocketPC(TM), digital cameras and many IA devices. Pretec has consistently demonstrated the highest capacity CF card in the world; such as 80MB, 128MB, 160MB, and 320MB CF card at various locations around the world for the past three years.

About Kodak Professional
Kodak Professional provides imaging professionals with quality products and solutions for virtually every step of the imaging chain -- from capture and production to archiving and distribution. The division serves a diverse set of customers, including commercial photographers, photojournalists, and portrait & wedding photographers, as well photo labs, commercial imaging service providers and the graphic services industry. These demanding imaging professionals constantly push the boundaries of quality, creativity, and skill -- and demand products and applications solutions that do the same. Kodak Professional is a leader in the infoimaging industry, a $225 billion industry created by the convergence of images and information technology. Infoimaging unites three closely related imaging segments -- devices (such as the DCS Pro Back and DCS 760 cameras), infrastructure, and services / media -- that enable people to more easily enjoy, share and profit from images.

SOURCE Businesswire

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