PhotoAccess Announces Web-Enabled Digital eCamera™ Reference Design

New eCamera™ to give consumers feature-rich Web functionality to upload,
e-mail, and process digital images without a computer

Mountain View, CA, June 27, 2000
PhotoAccess.com Corporation, a leading provider of digital imaging solutions for the Internet, today announced its Web-enabled eCamera™ reference design. The eCamera design enables manufacturers to equip their digital cameras so that consumers can connect them directly to the Internet for seamless uploading, e-mailing and processing (sharing, printing, storing) of digital photos without the intermediary use of a computer. At present, consumers must connect a digital camera to a computer in order to upload digital photos to the Web. The eCamera gives consumers the convenience of sending images directly to the PhotoAccess.com or partner Web site by connecting the eCamera to a standard phone line.

PhotoAccess' eCamera reference design delivers value to digital camera manufacturers by implementing its proprietary PhotoChip™ (see PhotoAccess release dated June 19, 2000) for unprecedented high-speed digital image processing, and an in-camera modem and graphical user interface software for direct Internet connectivity. This revolutionary approach enables consumers to take full advantage of the Internet in a way not before possible by enabling them-without a computer-to connect from anywhere within the continental U.S. via a standard phone jack. Once a picture is taken it can be e-mailed to any number of people and prints can be ordered and mailed to friends and family-all directly from the control of a digital camera.

Camera manufacturers can license the fully programmable eCamera and PhotoChip from PhotoAccess to embed into their own digital camera products, and customize the design as desired for a completely seamless interface. The eCamera reference design includes a programmable GUI, hardware drivers and VX Works operating system from WindRiver.

Consumer availability of the Web-enabled eCamera is anticipated before the end of 2000. PhotoAccess.com is seeking corporate partners with interest in the eCamera reference design and PhotoChip. To find out more, please direct all inquiries to eCamera@photoaccess.com.

"Having to connect your digital camera to a PC has been a major obstacle to mainstream adoption of digital photography," said Gene Wang, chairman and CEO of PhotoAccess. "The eCamera reference design provides consumers with the easiest way to e-mail photos and get film-quality prints from a digital camera."

Wang added, "Imagine capturing photographic memories with your eCamera while on vacation, sending your favorite digital images to family and friends and returning home to find photos waiting in your mail box-all without having to connect to a PC."

"With the advent of the eCamera and PhotoChip, the next generation of digital cameras will offer superior performance with an untethered operation and much faster processing speeds," said Mammad Safai, vice president and general manager of eCamera Systems for PhotoAccess. "We are very pleased to make the eCamera and PhotoChip technologies available and to have the opportunity to contribute toward the next significant step in this rapidly growing market."

About the eCamera™
The proprietary eCamera™ reference design-including PhotoChip™, the world's fastest digital camera engine-provides camera manufacturers with all the necessary tools to develop complete digital camera products. The reference design includes:

• DCA 3000 eCamera development platform
• Software development tool kit with programmable graphical user interface (GUI)
• Hardware driver tool kit with board support package
• VX Works OS Kernal from WindRiver
• Soft modem driver

About PhotoAccess
Founded in 1997, PhotoAccess.com is a leading provider of digital imaging solutions for the Internet. Its mission is to provide partners and consumers worldwide with the most convenient, cost-effective way to obtain film-quality prints from digital photos. The privately funded company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in Seattle, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan. PhotoAccess recently expanded into Asia, founding PhotoAccess.com K.K. and launching their Japanese Web site, www.PhotoAccess.co.jp. PhotoAccess has received venture capital funding from AVI Capital, JAFCO America and Allegro Capital. For more information on PhotoAccess and its products, please visit the U.S. Web site at www.PhotoAccess.com.

Press Contact:

Mammad Safai
PhotoAccess.com
(650) 965-6315
msafai@photoaccess.com