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To: Mel Boreham who wrote (3076)	10/6/1999 2:14:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) of 5023

>>the Afga Clik! camera ... doesn't have much sex appeal (high end features)<< In fact, the CL30 Bomb camera has NO high end features. No optical zoom lens Very small, outdated CCD 1.0 megapixel reslolution. No sound No AVI movie mode No flash hotshoe No panarama mode No image authentication ...just to name a few. In fact, the Agfa CL30 Bomb is a very LOW-level camera selling at a Mid-level price tag. It only has a 1.0 megapixel CCD chip for Pete's sake!* This is totally old outdated technology. There are cameras selling for $379 MSRP and less right now that offer a 50% better resolution 1.5 Megapixel CCD. The CL30 Bomb is totally outclassed by other cameras with the features most desired by digital camera buyers. Those here that think otherwise have not done their research (as usual) into the digicam market; ie- have not closely monitored the rec.photo.digital newsgroup, nor steves-digicams.com, dpreview.com and their message boards, etc. This same lack of research is exactly the type of fallacy that led a lot here to dump more money in IOM based on the Bomb! for digital cameras (now reportedly collecting dust in a warehouse and soon to be cancelled). I have extensively researched the digital camera market. And I know that Agfa CL30 is an ignored camera worldwide and that a Bomb! drive is nowehere near the top of the list as far as a desired feature in digital cameras. The Agfa CL30 will sell a few units to Iomega Investors, then...Nothing as usual. *do not be fooled by yet more Marketing Hype by Agfa or other digicam makers... the "1.5 megapixel" rating given by Agfa for the CL30 is because it has to use software interpolation to fake this rating- it is really a lowly 1.0 megapixel CCD. The Epson PhotoPC 850Z camera I just bought is a real 2.1 megapixel CCD camera, but 2.7 Megapixel with Epson's built-in software interpolation-- But I know it is still only a real 2.1 Megapixel. "Digital Zoom" and Software-enhanced CCD reslolution...Do not be Suckered in by more Digicam Marketing Hype of this type.

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