America's First Built-in Camera Phone Now Available Nationwide From Sprint and Sanyo
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, Nov 18, 2002 - Just one month after unveiling the new built-in camera phone,
the PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300, Sprint and Sanyo have delivered this US-industry first to retail stores nationwide. The PCS Phone by Sanyo
5300 combines the functionality of a digital camera with the clear calls of a PCS Phone enabling Sprint wireless customers to instantly shoot,
view and share photos nationwide in addition to making crystal clear calls on the enhanced Sprint nationwide PCS network. The 5300 is
designed to support the PCS Vision applications and services, including downloadable Java-based games, animated ringers and screen savers.
Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS), which operates the largest all-digital, nationwide PCS network, offers the phone for $399.99 at Sprint Stores
and through http://www.sprintpcs.com .
The PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300 offers a VGA digital camera (640 x 480) with digital zoom, portrait flash and Vision-enabled wireless voice
and data communications capabilities. The 2.1-inch internal color screen supports 65,536 colors and provides a vibrant, multi-dimensional
experience when viewing photos, screen savers, animated ringers and games. The external Caller ID screen offers the convenience of quickly
identifying an incoming call through the number or through one of six color selections and Photo- Caller ID.
"Sprint and Sanyo unveiled the 5300 in mid-October and since that time have heard from the industry and customers who anxiously awaited
its arrival. Today, we are letting all wireless customers know that Sprint is delivering the only built-in camera phone in the US and it is now
available at Sprint Stores nationwide," said John Garcia, senior vice president for sales and distribution for the PCS division of Sprint.
"Customers will find the process of taking and sharing photos nationwide with the 5300 intuitive and easy-to- use and the immediacy of sharing
pictures will clearly change the way Sprint customers can communicate."
"Sanyo is proud to be the first wireless phone manufacturer to deliver a built-in camera phone to the U.S. market," said Atsushi Kodera, group
vice president, general manager of Sanyo Fisher Company's Communications/Information Technology Division. "The Sprint/Sanyo partnership
will continue to delight and amaze consumers with the multi-featured 5300, a phone that makes it easy to point, shoot and share a digital
picture virtually anywhere and anytime."
Specific product features of the 5300 include:
Built-in Camera:
* Camera built-in, with flash: VGA 310,000 Pixels
* Camera Resolution: High (VGA: 640 x 480), Med (QVGA: 320 x 240),
Low (QQVGA: 160 X 120)
* Options: Flash (On/Off), Self-timer (10 sec, 5 sec, Off)
* Brightness (Auto, Manual-9 steps)
* White Balance (Auto, Sunny, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Manual-9
steps)
* Color Tone (Antique, Black & White, Negative)
* Quality (Fine, Normal)
* Adjustable Shutter Volume (Loud, Soft, Off)
* Zoom: X4 (when QVGA), X4 and X16 (when QQVGA)
* Flash: Flash by high-luminance LED is most effective when the
object is about 2 or 3 feet from the handset
Photo Enhancement Options:
* Upload/Share: Captured photo can be shared with family and friends,
and can be uploaded to Pictures account at PCS Vision Pictures web
site,
http://www.pictures.sprintpcs.com.
* Assign Photo: Captured photo can be assigned for Incoming Calls,
Screen Saver and Phone Book entries.
* Online Pictures: Access the PCS Vision Pictures web site to manage
and view online photo albums.
PCS Phone:
* Dual Band/ Tri Mode PCS Phone
* WAP 2.0 Browser
* Java TM ready
* GPS-enabled for future emergency and location-based services
* Weight: 4.13 oz
* Dimensions: 3.7" x 1.9" x 1.1"
* Expected battery Life: The 5300 will come packaged with a standard
battery and an extended battery providing 2.7 hours talk and
10.4 days standby and 3.8 hours talk and 15 days standby,
respectively.
* Main LCD: 65,536-color, 2.1 inch TFT half-permeable type
External LCD: 65,536-color, 1 inch STN half-permeable type
* Built-in Answering Machine
* Allows the user to listen in as the caller leaves a message; in
addition the user is able to answer the call anytime while the
caller leaves their message.
* Multiple Language
* Supports voice and text prompts in English and Spanish.
* Calculator, World Clock, Game
PCS Vision(SM) from Sprint is available when using this phone. The service allows customers to browse the Internet wirelessly with speeds
comparable to a home computer's dial-up connection; check personal and corporate e-mail; download polyphonic ringers and full-color,
graphically-rich games and screen savers; and take and receive pictures on select Vision- enabled PCS Phones.
The PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300 specifically supports the following PCS Vision applications:
Pictures -- Capture, view and instantly send images wirelessly using
the PCS Phone by Sanyo 5300.
Web -- PCS Vision provides an improved Web experience with downloads, icons and full-color graphic versions of popular Internet
sites.
Games -- PCS Vision enables Sprint and its development partners to move the wireless game experience from the text-based games of today
to graphically rich, full-color brand name games on Vision-enabled PCS Phones using the Java 2 platform, Micro
Edition (J2ME(TM)).
Ringers -- Sprint was the first to offer polyphonic ringtones and now, with Vision-enabled PCS Phones from Sprint, users can express even
more personality with hundreds of unique downloadable ringers, including the latest music releases, showtunes and sound effects that can be
assigned to
specific numbers in the address book.
Messaging -- PCS Vision makes wireless messaging services from Sprint
an extension of the desktop experience with fully
functioning Web-based PCS Mail, PCS Short Mail, Wireless
Chat and Messaging Fun games.
Screen Savers -- PCS Vision allows customers to personalize their
wireless service by wirelessly downloading screen
savers right from their phone, many featuring
synchronized animation.
About Sprint
Sprint is a global communications company serving more than 26 million business and residential customers in over 70 countries. With
approximately 75,000 employees worldwide and more than $26 billion in annual revenues, Sprint is widely recognized for developing,
engineering and deploying state-of-the-art network technologies, including the United States' first nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network
and Sprint's award-winning Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint provides local voice and data services in 18 states and operates the largest
100-percent digital, nationwide PCS wireless network in the United States.
About Sanyo
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: SANYY) is a $20 billion manufacturer and distributor of consumer and commercial electronics, including
multimedia and telecommunication products. Based in Chatsworth, California, Sanyo Fisher Company (a division of Sanyo North America
Corporation, a subsidiary of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.) markets PCS phones, audio systems, portable and mobile audio equipment, televisions,
DVD players, dictation machines, digital still cameras, home appliances, LCD projectors, security video equipment and air conditioning
systems.
For more information, visit Sanyo's U.S. web sites at http://www.sanyo.com and http://www.sanyowireless.com .
