CONNECTIX SHIPS COLOR QUICKCAM FOR MACINTOSH

Color digital video camera provides easy to use video solution for under
$200

SAN MATEO, CA, APRIL 16, 1996- Connectix Corporation announced it is
shipping Connectix Color QuickCam for Macintosh, a 24-bit color digital
video camera that plugs right into a Macintosh serial port, requiring no
additional hardware. With an expected retail price of US$199 (after a $30
manufacturer's rebate, offer expires July 31, 1996), Color QuickCam is the
most affordable color digital video camera available today. Its release
builds on the success of the original Connectix QuickCam, the leading
digital video camera for computer users.

Color QuickCam retains the award-winning design of the original grayscale
QuickCam and is just as easy to use. In less than five minutes, users can
install Color QuickCam and start taking brilliant color images at 640 x
480 pixels in 24-bit color (millions of colors). Color QuickCam
incorporates several new features including a manually adjustable focus
lens, Auto-Capture for live Web images, a self-timer mode, and proprietary
compression technology that expand its usefulness on the Internet, at work
and at home. Color QuickCam also uses a pass-through Apple Desktop Bus
(ADB) connector for power, providing portability and international
compatibility.

"We're seeing an explosion in the number of computer users adding still
image and video capability to their systems, and Connectix QuickCam has
been by far the most popular device to do that," said Alexis Gerard,
President of Future Image in Burlingame, CA. "Connectix has used its
leadership position to acquire a superior knowledge of users1 needs, and
that's enabled them to respond with a second generation product which
should vastly expand the market."

VIDEC Means Faster Frame Rates

Using Connectix' proprietary, VIDEC Video Digitally Enhanced Compression
(patent pending) compression technology, Color QuickCam compresses the
video data at a 4:1 ratio with virtually no loss of picture quality. As a
result, users get faster frame rates, larger frame sizes and significantly
smaller files to store on their hard drives. In fact, frame rates are even
faster than the original grayscale QuickCam. Typical Color QuickCam frame
rates at thousands of colors are:

   * Power Macintosh (160 x 120): over 24 fps
   * Power Macintosh (320 x 240): over 10 fps

Sharp Images From Under One Inch To Infinity Color QuickCam uses a fast,
f/1.6, 5.7 mm wide-angle, manual focus lens that can record close-ups of
objects as small as the serial numbers on a dollar bill or as large as a
conference room full of people. Color QuickCam1s 48-degree angle of view
is especially well-suited for videoconferencing.

Excellent Images In Virtually All Indoor Lighting Conditions Combining its
fast lens with sophisticated software, Color QuickCam adapts to virtually
any indoor lighting conditions at home or at work. The new Auto Hue
feature automatically adjusts Color QuickCam to get the most natural
colors possible in incandescent, fluorescent or natural lighting. Auto
Brightness adjusts for different amounts of light, but all camera controls
remain accessible to the user. Digital special effects for mirroring, flip
and landscape/portrait make Color QuickCam versatile for any application.

Thousands of Uses On the Net, At Home and At Work

A complete digital video solution, Color QuickCam includes all of the
software a user needs to get started. Included in every Color QuickCam
package are: QuickPICT, an application for capturing color still images;
QuickMovie, an application for recording color digital video movies, and
Apple Computer1s QuickTime multimedia extension.

Connectix QuickCam is already the most popular camera on the Web, and now
includes a new Auto-Capture feature to enable automatic updating of live
images to Web pages. Auto-Capture can even be set to take pictures only at
certain times of day and days of the week. Home users trying to photograph
a child will appreciate the new Self Timer feature, which counts down a
few extra seconds to allow him or her to pose for the picture. Home
computer users can also create multimedia greeting cards to send to
friends and relatives on disk or via email using the free version of
Connectix QuickCards Limited included with Color QuickCam. "I had the
Color QuickCam installed in seconds and up and running in a few minutes,"
said Brian Chiko, a Color QuickCam beta tester from Saratoga, CA. "It's
intuitive, supports all the key video and image standards, and integrates
without a hitch with applications like Adobe Photoshop."

Additional Software Applications for QuickCam Available Separately
Businesses and home office users alike can use Color QuickCam to video
conference using Connectix VideoPhone (ESP US$59-software only). "We built
VIDEC compression into QuickCam so videoconferencing software wouldn't
have to impose further demands on the computer to compress data, making it
easier to run Connectix Videophone on more computers," said Roy McDonald,
CEO of Connectix.

Since its introduction in 1994, Connectix QuickCam has become the most
popular digital video camera. The grayscale QuickCam has already:

 * Sold over 250,000 units
 * Attracted over 1,000 developers building QuickCam-based solutions

US Pricing and Availability

Connectix Color QuickCam for Macintosh is available now at many popular
retail and mail order outlets throughout North America. Color QuickCam
carries a suggested retail price of $299 (US). Connectix estimates a US
street price of $229 and offers a $30 direct rebate to all purchasers
through July 31, 1996. Color QuickCam comes with a one year warranty and a
30-day money back guarantee.

Connectix Color QuickCam for Windows has entered the beta testing phase,
and is expected to be available for North America in May with the same
pricing and similar features. More information will be available at that
time.

Founded in 1988 and based in San Mateo, CA, Connectix Corporation designs,
manufactures, distributes and publishes award-winning personal computer
enhancement products. The company's flagship products include QuickCam,
RAM Doubler, Speed Doubler, and Connectix VideoPhone. For more
information, contact Connectix at 800.950.5880, 415.571.5100 or fax
415.571.5195. The company can be contacted at http://www.connectix.com
 
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