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KODAK Mini Photo Printers print vibrant images with a special printing technology that layers each color onto high-strength photo paper, resulting in gorgeous, long-lasting photos anyone can take home to commemorate all the special moments in one’s life.
One Touch Printing – Convenient KODAK Printer Docks let you print photos direct from your smartphone; includes Android Dock Pin & iOS Lightning Adapter. Compatible with Android & iOS.
More than just a photo printer, connect to the free, easy-to-use KODAK SMILE App, which comes packed with editing features, filters and augmented reality technology that brings your photos to life – literally.
KODAK Digitizing Box is a simple and easy way to professionally digitize your old tapes, film, photos, and audio recordings so that generations can relive and enjoy your priceless recorded family moments.
The Mini Digital Film Scanner is compatible with multiple film types, so you can scan, edit, and save film negatives and slides directly onto an SD card.
Love looking at your old films, but tired of messy wires and bulky scanning equipment? Skip the expensive fees and keep things simple with the KODAK Mobile Film Scanner.
Don’t let your memories fade into obscurity—preserve and proudly display them with the KODAK SLIDE N SCAN Digital Film Scanner. It’s easy to see why this scanner’s large, clear LCD screen makes viewing images a pleasure.
KODAK All-in-One Mini Cartridges leverage 4Pass printing technology, also known as dye-sublimation, resulting in beautiful, long-lasting prints. Available in 20, 30 and 50 packs (for 2.1 x 3.4” prints).
For all your photo projects on the KODAK Photo Printer Dock, depend on Kodak’s premium line of color ink. Utilizing state-of-the-art D2T2 dye diffusion transfer technology, these quality cartridges deliver fast prints with the touch of a button.
For use with KODAK Photo Printer Mini. Photos that last with laminated protection layer and fingerprint and water resistant. Convenient paper / ribbon sets: 20, 30, 50 mini-sheet sets. 20 sticker sets.
KODAK ZINK"s premium-quality photo paper recreates every color and memorable moment with outstanding and brilliant detail. Every image boasts remarkable color integrity that is perfect for printing smartphone shots, augmented reality images, or photos from social media networks.
Discover endless creative possibilities for all your paper and photo projects with KODAK Photo Creatives. Our products feature a vast assortment of colors for all your artistic endeavors.
A wide range of inkjet papers for the high-quality results that you expect from KODAK branded products. Compatible to work with any consumer desktop printer.
Kodak is the most experienced in the world when it comes to providing high-resolution photographic paper. We also offer a versatile line of products compatible with aqueous, solvent and latex wide format printers that can be used for POP, retail signage, displays and more — wherever you want to make a statement with rich, vibrant images.
Bring your prints to life with Kodak Remanufactured Ink Cartridges KODAK Remanufactured Ink Cartridges are cost-effective, eco-friendly alternatives with high quality from a trusted name.
Bring your pages to life with KODAK Remanufactured Toner Cartridges. KODAK Remanufactured Toner Cartridges are made by recycling empty, used, original HP, Brother or Samsung toner cartridges.
KODAK VERITÉ 5 Ink Cartridges - For print needs big and small, you have expectations. High quality pages every single time you click print. And should those pages come with solid savings in ink from a brand known for performance … expectations exceeded. Print happy.
Now, with the KODAK 35mm Slide Viewer, no nostalgic slides gets left behind! This unique little device allows you to view memories from your old 35mm slides and similar film negatives.
Celebrate the stork’s surprise with these baby-themed stickers by Kodak. Our heartwarming collection features an array of delightful decals commemorating the birth of a newborn.
With the NEW Film Scan Tool from KODAK, you can view, edit and convert your old photos—no tech savvy necessary! This simplified scanner delivers crisp, clear, beautiful images with the press of a single button.
KODAK Thermal Laminating Pouches A family of laminating pouches, laminators, trimmers and guillotines for DIY consumers, businesses and schools. Protects and preserves prints & documents, such as signage, warning signs, menus & price lists, posters, advertisements.
Tell the story of your life with the archival-quality Cloth Memory Scrapbook from Kodak! This 8”x 8” fabric-covered album features 10 top-loading pages for exhibiting your most cherished memories.
Colorful 2x3 frames includes classic camera frames and eight magnetic multicolor clips and rope string. Turn your instant photos into DIY décor in seconds. Compatible with the KODAK PRINTOMATIC, Mini Shot & Mini 2.
For all your photo projects on the KODAK Photo Printer Dock, depend on Kodak’s premium line of color ink. Utilizing state-of-the-art D2T2 dye diffusion transfer technology, these quality cartridges and photo sheets deliver fast, dependable prints with the touch of a button.
Download the free KODAK STEP Prints app and connect this pocket-sized printer to your smartphone to create brilliant 2″ x 3″ prints whenever and wherever the whim strikes you.
Works with KODAK PRINTOMATIC Instant Print Camera. ZINK Zero Ink™ printing technology -- no ink cartridges needed. Creates vibrant, full-color prints on 2" x 3" adhesive-backed paper. Smudge proof, water resistant, tear resistant.
©2017 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. The Kodak trademark and trade dress are used under license from Eastman Kodak Company. * Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of included KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL Black and XL Color cartridges is $42. A >$64 value when compared to the CPP of other leading manufacturer’s ink cartridges for leading color inkjet printers less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS 2016. Ink page yield values for color graphics and text document obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary. CPP is based on manufacturer’s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports 2016 and manufacturers websites respectively.
** Up to 50% or more savings claim is based on the cost per page ("CPP") of replacement KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL or VERITÉ 5 XXL Ink cartridges as compared to the CPP of similarly priced branded cartridges for leading manufacturer"s color inkjet printers less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS Reports 2016. CPP savings are less when comparing KODAK VERITÉ 5 standard fill to the leading manufacturer"s standard capacity inkjet cartridges. CPP is based on manufacturer"s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports and manufacturers web sites respectively. Actual savings may vary depending on number of pages actually printed per month and content of pages printed.
©2017 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. The Kodak trademark and trade dress are used under license from Eastman Kodak Company. * Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of included KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL Black and XL Color cartridges is $42. A >$64 value when compared to the CPP of other leading manufacturer’s ink cartridges for leading color inkjet printers less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS 2016. Ink page yield values for color graphics and text document obtained by continuous printing in accordance with ISO/IEC 24711. Actual results may vary. CPP is based on manufacturer’s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports 2016 and manufacturers websites respectively.
** Up to 50% or more savings claim is based on the cost per page ("CPP") of replacement KODAK VERITÉ 5 XL or VERITÉ 5 XXL Ink cartridges as compared to the CPP of similarly priced branded cartridges for leading manufacturer"s color inkjet printers less than $100, market share reported by NPD POS Reports 2016. CPP savings are less when comparing KODAK VERITÉ 5 standard fill to the leading manufacturer"s standard capacity inkjet cartridges. CPP is based on manufacturer"s recommended street price and page yield as reported by NPD POS Reports and manufacturers web sites respectively. Actual savings may vary depending on number of pages actually printed per month and content of pages printed.
Cheap ink. Reliable printer? That"s the reason I gave for bringing in Kodak"s ESP 7 printer for testing. Kodak says its lower cost ink will save you a bundle in printing costs. These are tough times, and frankly, ink is expensive. It"s not just ink-jet printers that are the problem. A replacement toner cartridge for my laser printer costs more than I paid for the printer itself. It hurts to spend $50, $75 or more for replacement ink cartridges.
Replacement cartridges for ink-jet printers don"t go nearly as far as laser printer toner cartridges, so they can burn through your budget in no time especially if you do any photo printing at home.
The ESP 7 is a multifunction consumer-grade printer with built-in printing, copying and scanning functions for a list price of $199.99 (street prices start at about $160). Kodak entered the consumer multifunction printer market in 2007, fairly late and against entrenched competition. To differentiate its ink-jet line from those of its competitors and to get a toehold in this competitive market, Kodak did two things differently with the ESP 7.
1.It improved print longevity. It uses a pigment-based ink that Kodak says creates photo prints that last a lifetime, without fading, while providing as good or better image quality than the more common dye-based inks. Competitors say dye-based inks produce more vibrant colors. My previous Kodak prints looked a bit washed out, while prints from an HP ink-jet were too vibrant (oversaturated). The right paper choice helped get a more realistic image in both cases.
2. It offered lower cost replacement ink cartridges. Lower consumables cost means substantially lower cost per print than competing printers -- a fact borne out by my testing of the ESP 7"s predecessor, as well as in a recent PC World test of the ESP 7.
Kodak has taken a populist marketing approach, trying to play off what it sees as consumer frustrations at the high cost of replacement ink. It has implied that its competitors are ripping off the consumer -- a tactic that has irritated leading vendors including HP and Canon. Canon filed a complaint about Kodak"s advertising claims with the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus (unsuccessful) last year; HP recently filed a similar complaint. Although Kodak still has a very small market share, competitors have taken it seriously, and for good reason:
The business model is built on selling highly profitable ink, not the printers. In a market where people are printing less, Kodak"s strategy is to siphon off consumers who spend the most on ink: the most profitable customers.
Ink cost per page. Clearly, the Kodak ESP 7 is less expensive to operate in ink costs. Print cartridge prices haven"t changed since my original review, and recent PC World tests bear this out as well.
Paper costs and image quality are also important. If special paper is required for good quality, that drives up the cost per page. PC World, in its review of the ESP 7, was unhappy with photo printing results on plain paper. I"ve also read complaints about the ESP 7"s image quality (banding) using non-Kodak brands of printer paper. Others report that Kodak-brand plain paper works better -- but it"s more expensive. On the other hand, if you have to go with Kodak paper, Kodak also sells "value packs." While a color cartridge sells for $14.99, the same cartridge sold with 180 sheets of everyday photo paper in a value pack sells for $17.95 at Amazon.com. That"s a pretty good deal.
Speed. PC World"s tests show the ESP 7 falling short of the manufacturer"s specifications. It clocked the ESP 7 at 6.7 pages per minute for text and 2.3 ppm for graphics (Kodak specs are 32 ppm and 30 ppm, respectively). I"ve read other reviews that showed performance results well below the Kodak specs.
I take some of this with a grain of salt. On a home printer, speed is not a big issue, at least not in our household. And I tend to use photo-grade paper for photos, not the cheap copy paper I throw into the laser printer.
Reliability. Quite a few readers have voiced concerns about the reliability of Kodak AIO series printers in comments to various posts, especially with regard to performance of the print head. I had no such problems with the EasyShare 5300, which I tested over an extended period. I am eager to see how this unit performs over time.
Getting the ESP 7 up and running went without a hitch. The colorful "Start Here" setup guide sits right on top when you open the box. Kodak also added some troubleshooting instructions, those being a black-and-white four-page printout that tells users how to run a print head cleaning process if prints don"t look right initially. Fortunately, my unit worked fine right out of the box.
Assembling the machine involves installing the print head, which can be a bit tricky. Fortunately it"s not something you replace often. After some fiddling with the correct orientation, I positioned it, pressed gingerly and it snapped into place as described. The ink tanks snapped right in. The unit uses a single-color tank (no buying colors separately, as with some HP printers) and a separate black tank.
The ESP 7 has a couple of cool features, including the ability to access it over a wired Ethernet or wireless network, the ability to automatically choose the tray with the correct paper size, and a sensor that tells you if there"s enough paper loaded to finish the current job. Let"s look at some specific features.
Printing using Wi-Fi. I"m forever having problems getting Wi-Fi security to work with new devices, so I was pleasantly surprised when the printer connected immediately. The unit detected my access point, let me choose from a list that included my neighbors" unsecured units and then prompted me to enter the security key using a small LCD on the front of the printer.
If you set up security on your wireless network, you"ll need to enter the pass phrase or key code using a small LCD panel on the front of the unit. The ESP 7 supports wireless networks that use WPA and WP2 encryption. The ESP 7 prompts you for the pass phrase, which you must enter using an alphanumeric grid of letters and numbers that appears on the unit"s LCD. You use the arrow key buttons to navigate to the right character position and push the enter key to select it. If you have a long code, as I do, it"s a bit cumbersome, but you shouldn"t have to do it again. Unfortunately, I lost the connection to my flaky Linksys wireless access point several times in the first week of testing. Reentering the 26-character key code turned into a tedious chore.
Using the software. Kodak"s software for the ESP 7, called Kodak Home Center Software, is much improved over the software that came with the EasyShare 5300 I tested last time. The program is designed to allow you to control the print, copy and scan functions, but I have other software that can do that. For daily use, I"d prefer to just use the device driver but I didn"t see an option to install only the printer driver.
The default software made quick scans and snapshot printing easy, but I had problems detecting and connecting to the printer using the wireless option. After some fiddling with the software, the printer suddenly appeared and I was able to print. But the next day I could not detect it, even after resetting the printer, wireless router and computer.
However, I have had trouble with the Wi-Fi router disappearing or failing to connect with all of the clients on the network. When Wi-Fi works, it"s great but it"s not a very consumer-friendly technology: when something goes wrong, it can be a frustrating exercise to troubleshoot it, even for those who know what they"re doing. I plan to bring in another wireless access point for further testing.
Noise. I have run quite a few pages through the unit using the Kodak paper samples that came with the unit, as well as other paper I"ve purchased to judge image quality. The unit is a bit noisy as it selects between the 8.5" x 11" and snapshot paper trays and as it shuttles the paper to the print head. The actual printing is considerably quieter. I didn"t find the noise to be a significant concern in my office. It is nowhere near as noisy as a copy machine, for example.
Performance.The ESP 7 cranked out a single 4" x 6" color photograph in about 50 seconds. I measured the time starting when I pressed the "OK" button on the front of the unit until the time when the final picture was ejected from the printer. I"d selected the test image from a USB disk I inserted into the printer and used the controls on the front of the unit to preview, select and print the image. I plan to do a bit more testing in this area.
Das Gerät ist schnell eingerichtet: App (Kodak Dock) runterladen, Bluetooth im Handy aktivieren, Drucker an der einzigen Taste einschalten, Bluetooth verbinden, App starten: Das wars.
Mit meinem Citizen CW01 konnte man das natürlich noch feiner einstellen, und der war auch noch einen Tuck schneller. Aber was hat der PD460 mit dem Citizen CW01 noch gemeinsam? Richtig! Beide drucken nicht unter Windows 10! Beim Kodak geht das NUR über den Umweg: PC-Bild aufs Handy laden, und dann vom Handy aus drucken. Hier ist der Canon Selphy 1300 eindeutig überlegen: Der druckt von Android, iOS UND von Windows aus! Und: Beim Kodak kommt man minimal runter auf 41 ct/Bild (120 Bilder für 49,99 €), beim Selphy auf 20 Ct (108 Bilder für 21 Euro).
Ein Vorteil, der vielleicht schon schlagend für den Kodak ist: Man kann den Drucker zum Transport in seine Papierkasette stellen, dann ist das Teil nur noch so groß wie eine große Männerhand: prima! Wobei das Netzteil (im schicken Weiß gehalten) natürlich auch noch mit muss: Der Kodak hat keinen Akku und kein Display (braucht er aber auch nicht, er hängt eh 100% an der App).
For more than 100 years, Eastman Kodak Company has been a pioneer in photographic and digital imaging technology, as well as an acknowledged leader in many aspects of organic and digital color science. Since 1888, when it introduced the first consumer camera and coined the phrase, "You push the button, we do the rest," Kodak has pursued its mission to develop and deliver cutting edge imaging technology to the consumer, providing new product innovations that are both easily accessible and pushbutton friendly.
A little more than a year ago, Kodak teamed with Lexmark International, an industry-leading developer and manufacturer of color inkjet printing solutions, to introduce the first home version of Kodak"s popular Kodak Picture Maker retail kiosk. The Personal Picture Maker 120 combined Kodak"s new Color Rich Technology (an outgrowth of Kodak"s color management solutions) with advanced six color inks and high-quality papers, to make digital color inkjet printing a simple, pushbutton affair. This second offering in the line, the Personal Picture Maker 200, is just as easy to use, with or without a computer. Consumers can insert CompactFlash or SmartMedia cards directly from their digital cameras into the printer, and view stored images on a 1.8-inch LCD color monitor. An easy-to-use menu system enables them to print their images in dozens of different formats and configurations, without having to worry about color and quality. The PPM200 also connects to the USB port of a PC or Zip drive to offer extended capabilities and resolution.
While it"s not intended to compete with professional-quality inkjet printers costing $500 or more, or the faster business color printers in terms of speed, the Personal Picture Maker delivers outstanding consumer-quality photographs at a very affordable price.
These figures seem fairly typical, compared to numbers we"ve seen in other photo inkjet printers. If you factor in typical savings you might find at retail, per-print cost could be as low as $2.00 for a full-page photo. (Not bad, compared to what you"d pay at the corner camera store for an 8x10 photo print!)
This is a rather uncertain area, but one of great concern to our readers, thanks in part to the bad name inkjet technology has earned for itself, andarising from some manufacturer"s prints fading noticeably in less than a year, even in brightly lit home and office interiors. (Some excuse could perhaps be made for fading in direct sunlight, but just hanging on the wall in a home or office? Really!)
Unfortunately, no data has been published on the Personal Picture Maker 200"s projected print life as yet, so we can"t comment one way or the other. Most current inkjet printers are rated as having a print life between 6 months and 3 years in normal residential viewing conditions. Print fading is caused by light and environmental contaminants. Prints from even a low-rated printer could easily last a decade or two in a photo album, kept out of sunlight and away from polluted air. On the other hand, a print left in a sunny window could show noticeable fading in as little as a week or two. Without any specific information about print life for the Picture Maker, about all we can suggest is to take the usual precautions in storing and displaying them, and you shouldn"t fare any worse than with other inkjets.
In terms of durability, it is also important to note that most inkjet prints (at least those made with consumer printers) are very susceptible to moisture. We waited 24 hours after our test prints were made and subjected them to both light (a few very small droplets) and heavy (held under running water) contact with moisture. While Kodak"s Premium grade paper might survive a few small drops, there was noticeable bleeding in the running water test, and blotting the lightly wetted print with a paper towel picked up spots of wet ink. This is yet another good argument for keeping your prints well-protected!
The Personal Picture Maker 200"s user interface is relatively straightforward to navigate when operating in standalone mode, with just a handful of control buttons on the printer"s top panel. The LCD menu system controls the printer"s standalone operation, with a design that is very similar to Kodak"s digital camera menus. The accompanying User"s Manual offers step-by-step guidelines for operating the printer, and also includes a well-rounded troubleshooting section. We found the driver software simple to use, and had no trouble operating the printer from a computer. The following list outlines the printer controls and their functions, as well as a detailed description of the printer"s operating menus.
Arrow Rocker Button: The largest button on the printer control panel, this button has four arrows, one each pointing up, down, right, or left. All four arrow buttons navigate through the LCD menu screens. The left and right buttons scroll through images on the memory card when in normal image review mode. In View Photos mode, the up and down arrows select the number of print copies to be made for each image selected.
Select Button: Just to the right of the arrow rocker button, this button confirms menu choices. In View Photos mode, this button marks images on the memory card for printing. It also cancels the printing process once it has been started.
View/Return Button: Directly below the Select button, this button returns the LCD display to the main image preview screen from any other screen. It also backs out of sub-menus without making changes.
Print Button: Positioned below the View/Return button, the Print button starts the printing process from any LCD menu screen. Printing can be canceled by pressing the Select button.
Panoramics: Available with 8 x 10 and A4 paper sizes only, this option sets the position of the panoramic image, with options of Center, Lower Center, Lower, Top, and Upper Center.
Paper Type: Identifies the type of paper being used. Choices are: Photo, Plain, Kodak Formats, T-Shirt, and Transparencies. When the Kodak Formats option is selected, a list of 14 Kodak specialty papers appears on the display.
PC Card Reader: Only available when the printer is connected to a computer, this allows the printer to be used as a card reader, transferring images from a memory card to the computer.
Clean Cartridge: Cleans the print nozzles and realigns them. The printer generates a test print for checking the alignment.(This menu option not shown)
Quick Start Menu: Displayed whenever a new memory card is inserted into the printer, or an external USB device is connected. (This menu not shown) Options are:
This ultra-macro photo shows a portion of an image printed on the Personal Picture Maker 200 at 300/600 dpi from a host computer. Viewed from a distance it looks fine, but close-up, detail is a little coarse and the ink dots are visible enough to give the print a slightly grainy appearance.
Even though the Personal Picture Maker is an inkjet device, this macro shot of a print shows it produces very smooth edges, rivaling more expensive units.
Colorimetrically, the PPM200 seems pretty accurate, although overall color reproduction is more saturated than in the original files (perhaps due in part to the rather high contrast we observed). We suspect both these factors are deliberate choices, arising from Kodak"s desire to create a printer that would be popular with consumers. The film world has proven that consumers like bright, highly saturated, contrasty prints, and the Personal Picture Maker is designed to produce just that sort of image. Visually, the printer seems to do quite well across the color spectrum, and is particularly adept at rendering deep blue and purple tones with amazing richness and vitality. Its color balance is neutral to slightly cool, and most color hues look quite accurate.
The illustration below shows a projection of the Personal Picture Maker 200"s color gamut map onto a two-dimensional color plane. This gives a basic idea of how broad a range of colors different printers can reproduce, particularly in relation to the RGB color spaces employed by digital cameras and image-editing programs. In the figure, the elongated colored area represents the total range of colors that can be seen by the human eye. (For the techies out there, this "Yxy" color space is plotted on a two-dimensional xy color plane, in which equal distances correspond to equal differences in perceived color value. Thus, it fairly accurately represents the range of human vision.)
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For the company that owns the surviving photographic assets, based in Hertfordshire, UK, see Kodak Alaris. For other uses, see Kodak (disambiguation).
The Eastman Kodak Company (referred to simply as Kodak Rochester, New York, and is incorporated in New Jersey.Inkjet Systems, Micro 3D Printing and Packaging, Software and Solutions, and Consumer and Film.photographic film products.
Kodak was founded by George Eastman and Henry A. Strong on May 23, 1892.Kodak moment" tagline entered the common lexicon to describe a personal event that deserved to be recorded for posterity.digital photography, despite developing the first self-contained digital camera.digital printing, and attempted to generate revenues through aggressive patent litigation.
In January 2012, Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.photographic film, commercial scanners and kiosk operations, as a measure to emerge from bankruptcy, but not its motion picture film operations.Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, Adobe Systems, and HTC) under the names Intellectual Ventures and RPX Corporation.Kodak Alaris, a separate company owned by the UK-based Kodak Pension Plan.
The letter k was a favorite of Eastman"s; he is quoted as saying, "it seems a strong, incisive sort of letter."Kodak using an Anagrams set. Eastman said that there were three principal concepts he used in creating the name: it should be short, easy to pronounce, and not resemble any other name or be associated with anything else.
From the company"s founding by George Eastman in 1888, Kodak followed the razor and blades business model of selling inexpensive cameras and making large margins from consumables – film, chemicals, and paper. As late as 1976, Kodak commanded 90% of film sales and 85% of camera sales in the U.S.Kodak developed and patented the first handheld digital camera in 1975.
Kodak began selling its original camera, created by George Eastman, in 1888 in the US for $25. It was a leather-covered box camera that came pre-loaded with 100-exposure roll film. When used up, the entire camera could be sent to the Kodak factory, after which it would be returned loaded with fresh film along with the negatives and mounted prints, for a cost of $10. It was advertised with the slogan "You Press the Button, We Do the Rest".photographic processing.
The Kodak was a camera box built in the shape of a parallelepiped, with a fixed-focus lens on the front and no viewfinder; two V shape silhouettes at the top aided in aiming in the direction of the subject. At the top it had a rotating key to advance the film, a pull-string to set the shutter, and a button on the side to release it, exposing the celluloid film. Inside, it had a rotating bar (this bar was soon replaced by a simpler mechanism due to its manufacturing price) to operate the shutter: when the user pressed the button to take a photograph, an inner rope was tightened and the photographic exposure began. Once the photograph had been taken, the user had to rotate the upper key to change the selected frame within the celluloid tape.
Japanese competitor Fujifilm entered the U.S. market (via Fuji Photo Film U.S.A.) with lower-priced film and supplies, but Kodak did not believe that American consumers would ever desert its brand.1984 Los Angeles Olympics; Fuji won these sponsorship rights, which gave it a permanent foothold in the market. Fuji opened a film plant in the U.S., and its aggressive marketing and price cutting began taking market share from Kodak. Fuji went from a 10% share in the early 1990s to 17% in 1997. Fuji also made headway into the professional market with specialty transparency films such as Velvia and Provia, which competed successfully with Kodak"s signature professional product, Kodachrome, but used the more economical and common E-6 processing machines which were standard in most processing labs, rather than the dedicated machines required by Kodachrome. Fuji"s films soon also found a competitive edge in higher-speed negative films, with a tighter grain structure.
In May 1995, Kodak filed a petition with the US Commerce Department under section 301 of the Commerce Act arguing that its poor performance in the Japanese market was a direct result of unfair practices adopted by Fuji. The complaint was lodged by the United States with the World Trade Organization.
Although from the 1970s both Fuji and Kodak recognized the upcoming threat of digital photography, and although both sought diversification as a mitigation strategy, Fuji was more successful at diversification.
The Kodak "K" logo was introduced in 1971. The version seen here – with the "Kodak" name in a more modern typeface – was used from 1987 until the logo"s discontinuation in 2006. A revised version was reintroduced in 2016.
Although Kodak developed the first handheld digital camera in 1975, the product was dropped for fear it would threaten Kodak"s main income, its photographic film business.George M. C. Fisher reached out to Microsoft and other new consumer merchandisers. Apple"s pioneering QuickTake consumer digital cameras, introduced in 1994, had the Apple label but were produced by Kodak. The DC-20 and DC-25 launched in 1996. Overall, though, there was little implementation of the new digital strategy. Kodak"s core business faced no pressure from competing technologies, and as Kodak executives could not imagine a world without traditional film there was little incentive to deviate from that course. Consumers gradually switched to the digital offerings from companies such as Sony. In 2001 film sales dropped, which was attributed by Kodak to the financial shocks caused by the September 11 attacks. Executives hoped that Kodak might be able to slow the shift to digital through aggressive marketing.
Under Daniel Carp, Fisher"s successor as CEO, Kodak made its move in the digital camera market, with its EasyShare family of digital cameras. Kodak spent tremendous resources studying customer behavior, finding out that women in particular loved taking digital photos but were frustrated in moving them to their computers. This key unmet consumer need became a major opportunity. Once Kodak got its product development machine started, it released a wide range of products which made it easy to share photos via PCs. One of their key innovations was a printer dock, where consumers could insert their cameras into this compact device, press a button, and watch their photos roll out. By 2005, Kodak ranked No. 1 in the U.S. in digital camera sales that surged 40% to $5.7 billion.
Despite the high growth, Kodak failed to anticipate how fast digital cameras became commodities, with low profit margins, as more companies entered the market in the mid-2000s.Sony) but it lost $60 on every camera sold, while there was also a disputeCanon, Sony, Nikon, and others, according to research firm IDC.smartphones, and tablets.
Kodak then began a strategy shift: while Kodak had previously done everything in-house, CEO Antonio Pérez shut down film factories and eliminated 27,000 jobs as it outsourced its manufacturing.razor and blades business model used by dominant market leader Hewlett-Packard in that Kodak"s printers were expensive but the ink was cheaper.
In 2010, Apple filed a patent-infringement claim against Kodak. On May 12, 2011, Judge Robert Rogers rejected Apple"s claims that two of its digital photography patents were being violated by Kodak.
On July 1, 2011, the U.S. International Trade Commission partially reversed a January decision by an administrative law judge stating that neither Apple nor Research in Motion had infringed upon Kodak"s patents. The ITC remanded the matter for further proceedings before the ALJ.
In 2011, despite the turnaround progress, Kodak rapidly used up its cash reserves, stoking fears of bankruptcy; it had $957 million in cash in June 2011, down from $1.6 billion in January 2001.Citigroup to provide debtor-in-possession financing.Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and obtained a $950 million, 18-month credit facility from Citigroup to enable it to continue operations.
On January 1, 2015, Kodak announced a new five business division structure; Print Systems, Enterprise Inkjet Systems, Micro 3D Printing and Packaging, Software and Solutions, and Consumer and Film.
1884: The Eastman-Strong partnership was dissolved and the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company formed with 14 shareowners. The Eastman Dry Plate Company was responsible for the first cameras suitable for non-expert use.
1885: George Eastman bought David Houston"s patents for roll film and developed them further. These were the basis for the invention of motion picture film, as used by early filmmakers and Thomas Edison.
1888: The first model of the Kodak camera appeared. It took round pictures 6.4 cm (2.5 in) in diameter, was of the fixed focus type, and carried a roll of film enough for 100 exposures. Its invention practically marked the advent of amateur photography, as before that time both apparatus and processes were too burdensome to classify photography as recreation. The roll film used in the first model of the Kodak camera had a paper base but was soon superseded by a film with a cellulose base, a practical transparent flexible film.box form and of fixed focus, and as various sizes were added, devices for focusing the lenses were incorporated.
1898: George Eastman purchased the patent for Velox photographic paper from Leo Baekeland for $1,000,000. After this time, Velox paper was then sold by Eastman Kodak.
1901: The present company, Eastman Kodak Company of New Jersey, was formed under the laws of that state. Eventually, the business in Jamestown was moved in its entirety to Rochester, and the plants in Jamestown were demolished.
1908: Kodak acquires the exclusive right to supply film stock for the MPPC cartel. A similar attempt to secure an arrangement with European producers at the Paris Film Congress the following year falls through when French courts rule it illegal.
By 1920: An "Autographic Feature" provided a means for recording data on the margin of the negative at the time of exposure. This feature was supplied on all Kodak cameras with the exception of a box camera designed for making panoramic pictures
1920: Tennessee Eastman was founded as a wholly owned subsidiary. The company"s primary purpose was the manufacture of chemicals, such as acetyls, needed for Kodak"s film photography products.
1930: Eastman Kodak Company was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average index on July 18, 1930. The company remained listed as one of the DJIA companies for the next 74 years, ending in 2004.
1932: George Eastman dies at age 77 on March 14, 1932, taking his own life with a gunshot. The suicide note he leaves behind reads, "To my friends: My work is done. Why wait?"
1945: Kodak researchers discover the first ever detonation of an atomic bomb in New Mexico, because a radioactive contaminant was encountered in strawboard material used by the Eastman Kodak Company for packaging photographic sensitive films.
1976: The Bayer pattern color filter array (CFA) was invented by Eastman Kodak researcher Bryce Bayer. The order in which dyes are placed on an image sensor photosite is still in use today. The basic technology is still the most commonly used of its kind to date.
1976: The company sold 90% of the photographic film in the US along with 85% of the cameras as well as Kodak introducing a new president to the company, named Robert Moyer. Robert Moyer stayed on the board as a chairman until 1989.
1978: Kodak introduces the Ektachem clinical chemistry testing system. The system employs dry film technology, and within 5 years was being used by most hospitals in the country.
1981: Kodak was sued by Polaroid for infringement of its Instant Picture patents. The suit ran for five years, the court finally finding in favour of Polaroid in 1986.
1986: Kodak scientists created the world"s first megapixel sensor, capable of recording 1.4 million pixels and producing a photo-quality 12.5 cm × 17.5 cm (4.9 in × 6.9 in) print.
1987: Ching W. Tang, a senior research associate, and his colleague, Steven Van Slyke, developed the first multi-layer OLEDs at the Kodak Research Laboratories, for which he later became a Fellow of the Society for Information Display (SID)
1991: The Kodak Professional Digital Camera System or DCS, the first commercially available digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. A customized camera back bearing the digital image sensor was mounted on a Nikon F3 body and released by Kodak in May; the company had previously shown the camera at photokina in 1990.
1993: Eastman Chemical, a Kodak subsidiary founded by George Eastman in 1920 to supply Kodak"s chemical needs, was spun off as a separate corporation. Eastman Chemical became a Fortune 500 company in its own right.
2003: Kodak introduced the Kodak EasyShare LS633 Digital Camera, the first camera to feature an AMOLED display, and the Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock 6000, the world"s first printer-and-camera dock combination.
November 2003: Kodak acquired the Israel-based company Algotec Systems, a developer of advanced picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), which enable radiology departments to digitally manage and store medical images and information.
January 2004: Kodak announced that it would stop selling traditional film cameras in Europe and North America, and cut up to 15,000 jobs (around a fifth of its total workforce at the time).
May 2004: Kodak signed an exclusive long-term agreement with Lexar Media, licensing the Kodak brand for use on digital memory cards designed, manufactured, sold, and distributed by Lexar.
January 2005: The Kodak EasyShare-One Digital Camera, the world"s first Wi-Fi consumer digital camera capable of sending pictures by email, was unveiled at the 2005 CES.
January 2005: Kodak acquired the Israel-based company OREX Computed Radiography, a provider of compact computed radiography systems that enable medical practitioners to acquire patient x-ray images digitally.
January 2006: Kodak unveiled the Kodak EasyShare V570 Dual Lens Digital Camera, the world"s first dual-lens digital still camera and smallest ultra-wide-angle optical zoom digital camera, at the CES. Using proprietary Kodak Retina Dual Lens technology, the V570 wrapped an ultra-wide angle lens (23 mm) and a second optical zoom lens (39–117 mm) into a body less than 2.5 cm (an inch) thick.
April 2006: Kodak introduced the Kodak EasyShare V610 Dual Lens Digital Camera, at that time the world"s smallest 10× (38–380 mm) optical zoom camera at less than 2.5 cm (an inch) thick.
January 10, 2007: Kodak agreed to sell Kodak Health Group to Onex Corporation for $2.35 billion in cash, and up to $200 million in additional future payments if Onex achieved specified returns on the acquisition.Carestream Health. Kodak Health Group had revenue of $2.54 billion for the 12 months to September 30, 2006.
April 19, 2007: Kodak announced an agreement to sell its light management films business, which produced films designed to improve the brightness and efficiency of liquid crystal displays, to Rohm and Haas. The divested business comprised 125 workers. As part of the transaction Rohm and Haas agreed to license technology and purchase equipment from Kodak, and lease Building 318 at Kodak Park. The sale price was not disclosed.
May 25, 2007: Kodak announced a cross-licensing agreement with Chi Mei Optoelectronics and its affiliate Chi Mei EL (CMEL), enabling CMEL to use Kodak technology for active matrix OLED modules in a variety of small to medium size display applications.
June 14, 2007: Kodak announced a two to fourfold increase in sensitivity to light (from one to two stops) compared to current sensor designs. This design was a departure from the classic "Bayer filter" by adding panchromatic or "clear" pixels to the RGB elements on the sensor array. Since these pixels are sensitive to all wavelengths of visible light, they collect a significantly higher proportion of the light striking the sensor. In combination with advanced Kodak software algorithms optimized for these new patterns, photographers benefited from an increase in photographic speed (improving performance in low light), faster shutter speeds (reducing motion blur for moving subjects), and smaller pixels (higher resolutions in a given optical format) while retaining performance. The technology was credited to Kodak scientists John Compton and John Hamilton.
November 2008: Kodak released the Kodak Theatre HD Player, allowing photos and videos stored on a computer to be displayed on an HDTV. Kodak licensed technology from Hillcrest Labs for the interface and pointer, which allowed a user to control the player with gestures.
June 22, 2009: Kodak announced that it would cease selling Kodachrome color film by the end of 2009, ending 74 years of production, after a dramatic decline in sales.
January 2012: Kodak received a warning from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) notifying it that its average closing price was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive days and that over the next 6 months it must increase the closing share price to at least $1 on the last trading day of each calendar month and have an average closing price of at least $1 over the 30 trading-days prior or it would be delisted. From the $90 range in 1997, Kodak shares closed at 76 cents on January 3, 2012. On January 8, 2012, Kodak shares closed over 50% higher after the company announced a major restructuring into two main divisions, one focused on products and services for businesses, and the other on consumer products including digital cameras.
February 9, 2012: Kodak announced that it would exit the digital image capture business, phasing out its production of digital cameras.GlobalVision software integrated, as the core of its future business. Once the digital camera business is phased out, Kodak said its consumer business will focus on printing. It will seek a company to license its EasyShare digital camera brand.
September 10, 2012: Kodak announced plans to cut another 1,000 jobs by the end of 2012 and that it is examining further job cuts as it works to restructure its business in bankruptcy.
December 20, 2012: Kodak announced that it plans to sell its digital imaging patents for about $525 million to some of the world"s biggest technology companies, thus making a step to end bankruptcy.
April 29, 2013: Kodak announced an agreement with the U.K. Kodak Pension Plan (KPP) to spin off Kodak"s Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses and settle $2.8 Billion in KPP claims.
October 17, 2013: Kodak brings European headquarters and the entire EAMER Technology Centre under one roof in Eysins, Switzerland. The relocation brings together the company"s European headquarters and Inkjet demo facilities, which were based in Gland, Switzerland, and the Kodak EAMER Technology and Solutions Centre, which was based in La Hulpe, Belgium.
July 30, 2014: Kodak is negotiating with movie studios for an annual movie film order guarantee to preserve the last source of movie film manufacturing in the United States.
June 2016: Kodak spinoff company eApeiron is founded with assets acquired from Kodak and an investment by Alibaba. The company"s mission is to eliminate “knock offs” and promote authenticity. Spearheaded by the company"s founder, chairman and CEO Charles M. Fernandez & Eastman Kodak CEO Jeffrey J Clarke (eApeiron"s vice chairman.)
July 28, 2020: The Trump administration announced that it planned to give Kodak a $765 million loan for manufacturing ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, to rebuild the national stockpile depleted by the COVID-19 pandemic and reduce dependency on foreign factories.U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, a government agency with international mandate.NYSE.U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission began probing allegations of insider trading by Kodak executives ahead of the deal"s announcement,
In 2021: Kodak removed a post from its Instagram feed that showed a photo from Xinjiang and made references to the Chinese government"s genocide against the Uyghurs. It was removed after Chinese social media users criticized Kodak.
Kodak provides high-speed, high-volume commercial inkjet, and color and black-and-white electrophotographic printing equipment and related consumables and services.
The NexPress platform is used for printing short-run, personalized print applications for purposes such as direct mail, books, marketing collateral and photo products. The Digimaster platform uses monochrome electrophotographic printing technology to create high-quality printing of statements, short-run books, corporate documentation, manuals and direct mail.
The company currently has strategic relationships with worldwide touch-panel sensor leaders, such as the partnerships with UniPixel announced on April 16, 2013, and Kingsbury Corp. launched on June 27, 2013.
In 1997, Heidelberg Printing Machines AG and Eastman Kodak Co. created Nexpress Solutions LLC, a joint venture to develop a digital color printing press for the high-end market segment. Heidelberg acquired Eastman Kodak Co."s Office Imaging black and white digital printing activities in 1999.
At present, Kodak has commercial web-fed presses, commercial imprinting systems – Prosper, VersaMark and commercial sheet-fed presses – NexPress digital production color press and DIGIMASTER HD digital black and white production printer.
In February 2007, Kodak re-entered the market with a new product line of All-in-One (AiO) inkjet printers that employ several technologies marketed as Kodacolor Technology. Advertising emphasizes low price for ink cartridges rather than for the printers themselves.
Kodak"s graphics business consists of computer to plate (CTP) devices, which Kodak first launched in 1995 when the company introduced the first thermal CTP to market. Kodak"s Graphics portfolio includes front-end controllers, production workflow software, CTP output devices, and digital plates.
Kodak"s Global Technical Services ("GTS") for Commercial Imaging is focused on selling service contracts for Kodak products, including the following service categories: field services, customer support services, educational services, and professional services.
Kodak"s Entertainment Imaging and Commercial Film group ("E&CF") encompasses its motion picture film business, providing motion imaging products (camera negative, intermediate, print and archival film), services and technology for the professional motion picture and exhibition industries.
E&CF also offers Aerial and Industrial Films including KODAK Printed Circuit Board film, and delivers external sales for the company"s component businesses: Polyester Film, Specialty Chemicals, Inks and Dispersions and Solvent Recovery.
The Kodak company played a role in the invention and development of the motion picture industry. Many cinema and TV productions are shot on Kodak film stocks.
The home market-oriented 8mm and Super 8 formats were also developed by Kodak. Kodak also entered the professional television production video tape market, briefly in the mid-1980s, under the product portfolio name of Eastman Professional Video Tape Products. In 1990, Kodak launched a Worldwide Student Program working with university faculty throughout the world to help nurture the future generation of film-makers. Kodak formed Educational Advisory Councils in the US, Europe and Asia made up of deans and chairs of some of the most prestigious film schools throughout the world to help guide the development of their program.
Kodak previously owned the visual effects film post-production facilities Cinesite in Los Angeles and London and also LaserPacific in Los Angeles. Kodak sold Cinesite to Endless LLP, an independent British private equity house.
In April 2010, Kodak sold LaserPacific and its subsidiaries Laser-Edit, Inc, and Pacific Video, Inc., in April 2010 for an undisclosed sum to TeleCorps Holdings, Inc.
Kodak markets Picture CDs and other photo products such as calendars, photo books and photo enlargements through retail partners such as CVS, Walmart and Target and through its Kodak Gallery online service, formerly known as Ofoto.
On January 13, 2004, Kodak announced it would stop marketing traditional still film cameras (excluding disposable cameras) in the United States, Canada and Western Europe, but would continue to sell film cameras in India, Latin America, Eastern Europe and China.Advanced Photo System. Kodak licensed the manufacture of Kodak branded cameras to Vivitar in 2005 and 2006. After 2007 Kodak did not license the manufacture of any film camera with the Kodak name.
After losing a patent battle with Polaroid Corporation, Kodak left the instant camera business on January 9, 1986. The Kodak instant camera included models known as the Kodamatic and the Colorburst.
Polaroid was awarded damages in the patent trial in the amount of $909,457,567, a record at the time. (Polaroid Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co., U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, decided October 12, 1990, case no. 76-1634-MA. Published in the U.S. Patent Quarterly as 16 USPQ2d 1481). See also the following cases: Polaroid Corp. v. Eastman Kodak Co., 641 F.Supp. 828 [228 USPQ 305] (D. Mass. 1985), stay denied, 833 F.2d 930 [5 USPQ2d 1080] (Fed. Cir.