Samsung SCH-a990, the first 3.2 mega pixel digital camera phone, is now available to Verizon Wireless customers.

The SCH-a990 enables photo enthusiasts to take high-resolution photos of a similar print quality as a standalone digital camera. In addition, the SCH-a990 boasts a number of media features, including video recording capabilities, V CAST to view video and V CAST Music to download music directly to the phone and Bluetooth wireless technology, to allow a customer to print pictures wirelessly from the SCH-a990 to a Bluetooth-enabled printer basic print profile.

The SCH-a990 has a unique design that looks first like a phone and then, when the screen is rotated 180 degrees, like a camera. The SCH-a990 is also a strong V CAST multimedia phone with full music, video and game capabilities on a high-resolution screen. V CAST Music lets customers play music on their wireless phones.

"The launch of the a990 marks the first time a multimedia phone is fully integrated with a high resolution camera in the U.S.," said Peter Skarzynski, senior vice president, Samsung. "With a design that feels and looks like a phone and camera, Samsung's a990 is the premiere print quality camera phone for photo enthusiasts in the U.S. market."

The new SCH-a990 also supports Verizon Wireless' VZ Navigator, a tool for customers that includes mapping, audible turn-by-turn navigation and the ability to find over 14 million points of interest. Other key features include:

• 3.2 mega pixel digital camera with flash, auto focus, picture editor, PictBridge Digital Printing, Zoom, TV-out and 180 degree Swivel Screen
• V CAST-capable:
• Get It Now-capable
• Camcorder with up to one-hour recording time
• TXT, PIX and FLIX Messaging capabilities
• Bluetooth
• Expandable memory with microSD memory card slot
• Voice dialing with advanced speech recognition
• Quick Search support to find menu items and contacts
• Business Card Scan capability
• Dimensions: 3.80" x 1.88" x .82"
• 4.40 ounces with standard battery
• T-9 easy text input
• TTY compatible
• Bilingual user interface: English and Spanish
• Personal organizer with calendar, calculator, to-do list, currency converter, alarm clock, world time, and a stop watch