DALSA to Demonstrate Packaging Inspection Applications at EastPack 2008 on June 3 - 5

Market Wire, May, 2008

DALSA Corporation (TSX: DSA), a global leader in machine vision technology, plans to demonstrate its end user applications for packaging inspection next week at the EastPack show at DALSA Booth #3405. The company will also announce the release of its new iNspect Color software, which enables verification, sorting and inspection based on color.

   Who:         DALSA Corporation ( www.dalsa.com ) is an international
                leader in high performance digital imaging and
                semiconductors

   What:        Visit DALSA's booth (#3405) at EastPack 2008 where DALSA
                will be exhibiting its end user machine vision solutions,
                enabling easy-to-implement packaging inspection. The
                Company will demonstrate:

                --  DALSA Vision Appliance IPD VA61 with 2 asynchronous
                    Genie cameras using Sherlock software to inspect two
                    sides of a pharmaceutical bottle for optical character
                    recognition (OCR) and barcode
                --  DALSA Vision Appliance IPD VA31 with Sherlock software
                    conducting assembly verification on a medical device
                --  DALSA Vision Appliance IPD VA61 with Genie camera using
                    new iNspect Color software to verify color on deodorant
                    stick

   Where:       EastPack ( http://www.devicelink.com/expo/epack08/ )
                Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
                New York, NY
                Booth #3405

   When:        June 3-5, 2008

   Media Note:  For interview requests, please email  maria@redjavelin.com 
                or visit booth #3405. DALSA Management will be available
                for media interviews during the show.

About DALSA's Machine Vision Products and Services

For more than 25 years DALSA has led the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision market. Today, DALSA image sensors, cameras, frame grabbers and software are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, flat panel display, electronics, and manufacturing.

About DALSA Corporation

DALSA is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1000 employees world-wide. Established in 1980, the Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products and services include image sensor components (CCD and CMOS); electronic digital cameras; vision processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA" and has its corporate offices in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

All trademarks are registered by their respective companies. DALSA reserves the right to make changes at anytime without notice.

Media Contacts: Kumi Verma Marketing Communications Manager DALSA Tel: 1-514-333-1301 Email Contact www.dalsa.com Maria Doyle Red Javelin Communications, Inc. Tel: 1-781-964-3536 Email Contact