Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Tue, March 10, 2009
Mon, March 9, 2009
Zoran Corporation: Zoran's COACH Processors Power Over 60 Digital Camera Models on Display at PMA 2009 in Las Vegas
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - Zoran Corporation (
The COACH single-chip processors power digital camera models from manufacturers such as Casio, Emerson, Fujifilm, Kodak, Nikon, Olympus, Pure Digital, Samsung, Sony, Vivitar and others.
"At PMA, Zoran demonstrated the COACH 12 digital camera processor's advanced new features including noise reduction, real-time lens distortion compensation, real-time lighting correction for High Definition video, and accurate color reproduction capabilities. There will be new camera models from top-tier brands using the COACH 12 processor coming to market later this year," said Ohad Meitav, vice president marketing Zoran's digital camera product line.
The COACH product line maintains its leading market position due to its cutting-edge image processing and video technologies that meet the high quality standards of top brand digital camera makers. Zoran's COACH family of digital camera processors addresses a growing segment of converging digital still cameras that also perform video encoding, rivaling the results from digital camcorders. Compact tapeless camcorders benefit the consumer by making high quality video easy to playback and share on a PC or other consumer devices. To enhance the user experience the COACH embeds High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) for viewing photos and video on a high definition television, utilizing the HDTV capabilities to its fullest.
About Zoran Corporation
Zoran Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is a leading provider of digital solutions in the digital entertainment and digital imaging markets. With two decades of expertise developing and delivering digital signal processing technologies, Zoran has pioneered high-performance digital audio and video, imaging applications, and Connect Share Entertain technologies for the digital home. Zoran's proficiency in integration delivers major benefits for OEM customers, including greater capabilities within each product generation, reduced system costs, and shorter time to market. Zoran-based DVD, digital camera, DTV, multimedia mobile phone, and multifunction printer products have received recognition for excellence and are now in hundreds of millions of homes and offices worldwide. With headquarters in the U.S. and additional operations in Canada, China, England, France, India, Israel, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, Zoran may be contacted on the World Wide Web at [ www.zoran.com ] or at 408-523-6500.
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