DIGITAL IMAGING MAKES HOLIDAYS A SNAP

Market Wire, 20050229

Sony also offers a floppy disk printer, the FVP-1 Mavica(tm) printer. With the FVP-1 consumers can instantly print high-quality photos directly from a standard floppy disk without having to connect to a computer. The FVP-1, which sells for about $500, is equipped with video-out for playback of images on a TV or video monitor.

Sony's Cyber-shot line features the DSC-F505, a 2.1 million mega-pixel digital camera that combines Carl ZeissÒ lens optics with the industry's only 5X optical zoom to deliver unprecedented image quality. The Cyber-shot DSC-F505 digital camera is part of Sony's line of Cyber-shot Memory Stick cameras that includes the Cyber-shot DSC-F55 and Cyber-shot Pro DSC-D770 models.

The Cyber-shot DSC-F505 digital camera offers the flexibility of digital imaging with the performance features and manual adjustments that give users precise control over the outcome of their pictures. The Cyber-shot DSC-F505 camera also has a high-speed USB interface, MPEG Movie mode, and a Crop and Save feature to edit pictures right inside the camera. The DSC-F505 is available now for about $1,000.

Sony also offers the DPP-MS300 printer that prints in JPEG format using Memory Stick digital media, PC card, Smart Media(tm) and CompactFlash(tm) memory cards using a PC adapter card.

Consumers can print images recorded on any of Sony's Memory Stick-based Cyber-shot digital cameras or Handycam(r) camcorders by simply inserting the Memory Stick media into the slot for high-quality photo prints. The DPP-MS300 is available now for approximately $500.

Sony Electronics Inc. Background: Headquartered in Park Ridge, N.J., Sony Electronics has more than 26,000 employees in North America. Sony leads the worldwide personal video market with its line of 8mm and Digital Handycam(r) camcorders and its top-selling Digital Mavica(r). Sony is the co-developer of CD and DVD technologies. Sony Electronics has annual sales of more that $10.6 billion.

Editor's Note: For information regarding the nearest Sony retailer, readers can call 1-800-222-SONY, or visit Sony Digital Imaging on the Internet at www.sony.com/imaging.