Re: Some info from CL20 FAQ at Agfa pages

From: <poml_at_poeml.de>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 14:05:18 +0200
On Tue, Sep 10, 2002 at 01:44:09PM +0300, Dennis Noordsij wrote:
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> 
> 
> Question:
>  What operating systems should I use with the ePhoto CL20? 
> 
> 
> Answer:
>  The CL20 is supported with Windows 98, 2000, or ME (Millennium Edition).
>  Windows 3.xx, Windows 95, and Windows NT are not supported due to incomplete 
> USB support.
>  MAC is not supported at this time. Information on a MAC-compliant version 
> release will follow.
Linux will be supported in the next days/weeks...
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> 
> 
> Question:
>  What are the main features of the ePhoto CL20? 
> 
> Answer:
>  * Built-in PRINT button for direct access to AGFAnet print service.
>  * Dual mode: Point-and-shoot digital camera with video capabilities, e.g. 
> video conferencing and video clip.
>  * 1.3 megapixel image quality with Agfa PhotoGenie technology. 
>     ^^^^^^
>    Is this legal ????????????????????
>    The camera is 0.8 megapixels. PERIOD. The camera does NOT do any scaling, 
> the Agfa PhotoGenie is on the driver (PC) side.

Actually I think this can't really be legal. It is cheating on people
who are not experts in imagin technology. I mean, we know better, but
the standard "buyer" does not I think...

>   IDEA: "Upgrade your CL20 to 2.6 megapixels by using Linux. Using Linux
>              PhotoGenius Technology the images taken by your CL20 are now
>              double the resolution they are while using Windows!"

:-)))))))

Why not 4.1 megapixels????

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> Question:
>  What is the resolution of the ePhoto CL20 digital camera? 
> 
> 
> Answer:
>  The ePhoto CL20 offers three image resolution modes:
> 
>  PhotoGenie: 1280 x 960 pixels with low compression

That's reallt bullshit. This is not fair marketing!!!
We should take thsese su**ers to court...

>  High: 1024 x 768 pixels with standard compression
>  Low: 512 x 338 pixels with standard compression
> 
> REAL ANSWER:
>  The ePhoto CL20 offers 3 image resolution modes:
>  High: 1024x768 with low compression
>  Medium: 1024x768 with standard compression
>  Low: 512x338 with standard compression
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> 
> 
> Question:
>  What is Agfa PhotoGenie and how does it work? 
> 
> Answer:
>  Agfa PhotoGenie is a breakthrough in imaging technology that gives ePhoto 
> digital cameras several important advantages over competitors in terms of 
> image quality. 

Do you believe they have a special algorithm for the upscaling? I
don't...
So what's this crap about this "breakthrough" Agfa PhotoCrap?

Ph

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