High-Speed Digital Photofinishing Minilab Combines Broad Range of Imaging Services and Output Options to Deliver High-Quality Prints to Consumers and Versatility to Photofinishers

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Sep. 6, 2001 - DigitalPortal Inc. (DPI), a joint venture of SanDisk Corporation (NASQAQ: SNDK) and Photo-Me International (PMI) (PHTM.L), today introduced the DKS Digital Minilab, a high-speed digital photo printer system. The easy-to-use photo printer is designed for photofinishers that require an easy-to-use system that offers high productivity, fast printing speeds and increased flexibility. The announcement was made at the Fall PMA trade show in Los Angeles where DPI is demonstrating its products at its booth (#706).

The DKS Digital Minilab accepts images from multiple sources (such as digital data from CompactFlash(tm) cards, SmartMedia cards, CDs, floppy disks, Zip(tm) or 135 negatives, APS film, slides, prints) and combines digital technology with silver halide printing to offer superior image quality on a wide range of output options that include prints, CD burn or storage onto other digital media. The new photofinishing system provides features to adjust image quality and minimize waste while offering a full range of photographic and digital services.

Barry Szabo, president and CEO of DPI, said, "With the growing popularity of digital cameras and the large installed base of conventional cameras, consumers are demanding an even wider range of printing services from their photo processors. To meet these needs, the DKS Digital Minilab is a low-cost, compact and powerful minilab that offers digital prints and related services from a variety of film and digital inputs. It is an ideal solution to help retailers offer fresh, exciting products and services that expand and enhance consumers' choices."

Nicolas Series, marketing director of KIS Photo-ME, said, "We believe the market for digital photofinishing systems is flourishing. We currently have more than 1200 digital minilabs already in the field and are working closely with DPI to meet consumer demand for digital processing. We are happy to expand our partnership with DPI to include the new minilabs which really complement the digital kiosks we also provide."

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS
The DKS Digital Minilab offers a number of features for the minilab owner such as

• Multiple input sources: 35mm and APS films, slides, prints, CD-ROM, floppy disk, ZIP, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Multimedia Card
• Fast printing speed: up to 650 prints/hour in 4x6-inch size
• Easy to use: touch screen operation and simple-to-use graphical user interface
• Outputs: 3� x5 up to 8x12-inch prints, single pass CD burns, index prints that can be personalized with shop logo, enlargements, Passport photos and white borders
• High quality: silver halide printing
• Corrections: density, contrast and saturation corrections; under-exposed or over-exposed view correction; red eye removal; sharpness adjustment; framing adjustments flash effect reduction and backlight reduction
• Additional services: decorative frames, calendars, personalized text, multi-print and identity photos, business cards, combined images, picture-in-picture effect and proof
  restoration.