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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (20308)	5/22/2001 9:16:14 AM
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Nikon Selects SanDisk CompactFlash Cards for the New Coolpix 775 -- the World's Lightest 3X Zoom Digital Camera SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2001-- Pocket-Sized Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera Includes SanDisk Card to Capture Digital Photos and Video Clips SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq:SNDK) announced today that Nikon has selected SanDisk's CompactFlash(TM) cards for its latest ultra-portable digital camera, the Coolpix(R) 775. An 8-megabyte (MB) SanDisk CompactFlash card will be included with each camera. Nelson Chan, senior vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at SanDisk, said, "Nikon is a leader in bringing the advantages of digital photography to a broader range of consumers and we are proud to continue our close relationship with them. With more than 20,000 retail outlets in North America, Europe, Canada, South America, Japan and Asia, Nikon customers can be assured of finding original equipment SanDisk CompactFlash cards and accessories wherever they want to take pictures." Deborah Sauer, general manager, marketing, Nikon Consumer photography, said, " The Nikon Coolpix 775 was designed as an easy to use, go-anywhere point-and- shoot digital camera. We partnered with SanDisk due to its deep history of developing rugged, industry-standard removable storage cards that help us to deliver the digital cameras our customers demand." The Nikon Coolpix 775 features a 3x zoom lens, 2.14 megapixel CCD, USB cable for one-touch image transfers to the web and a Movie Mode that allows users to create video clips. The Coolpix 775 is the lightest pocket-sized point-and-shoot digital camera and is expected to be available in July at a suggested retail price of $449.95. SanDisk CompactFlash cards are rugged, reusable, matchbook-sized storage cards that are available in capacities ranging from 8 to 512 MB, with suggested retail prices starting at $34.99.