DALSA to Present on Color Machine Vision at The Vision Show in Phoenix, March 31

WATERLOO, ONTARIO - March 12, 2009 - DALSA Corporation [TSX: DSA], a global leader in machine vision technology, will share its expertise on "The Fundamentals and Applications of Color Machine Vision" at The Vision Show in Phoenix next week. North America's largest machine vision trade show and conference will be held in at the Phoenix Convention Center, March 31 - April 2, 2009.

Who: DALSA Corporation (www.dalsa.com) is a leader in the design, manufacturing and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision market. Tutorial instructor Ben Dawson is a Director of Machine Vision Software at DALSA. He earned M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University and was on the staff of M.I.T.

What: "Fundamentals and Applications of Color Machine Vision" session
Color is important for a growing number of machine vision applications in food, pharmaceutical, automotive and other markets. This course will start with how color images are formed and then review aspects of human color vision that are important in designing a color machine vision system. Common color algorithms will be discussed as well as the components and design of a color machine vision. The course will finish with "case studies" of color machine vision applications.

Where: The Vision Show, The Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

When: DALSA tutorial is Tuesday, March 31, 8:00 am - 10:30 am (tutorial 5). The Vision Show runs March 31 - April 2

Media Note: For interview requests with Ben Dawson, please email maria@redjavelin.com.

About DALSA's Machine Vision Products and Services
For more than 25 years DALSA has led the design, manufacture and deployment of digital imaging components for the machine vision OEM market, and now offers Vision Appliances for factory floor deployment. Today, DALSA image sensors, cameras, frame grabbers, software, and Vision Appliances are used in thousands of automated inspection systems around the world and across multiple industries including semiconductor, flat panel display, electronics, automotive, medical, packaging and general manufacturing.

About DALSA Corporation
DALSA is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1000 employees world-wide. Established in 1980, the Company designs, develops, manufactures, and markets digital imaging products and solutions, in addition to providing semiconductor products and services. DALSA's core competencies are in specialized integrated circuit and electronics technology, software, and highly engineered semiconductor wafer processing. Products and services include image sensor components (CCD and CMOS); electronic digital cameras; vision processors; image processing software; and semiconductor wafer foundry services for use in MEMS, high-voltage semiconductors, image sensors and mixed-signal CMOS chips. DALSA is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "DSA" and has its corporate offices in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Media Contacts:

Kumi Verma
Marketing Communications Manager
DALSA
Tel: +1-514-333-1301
e-mail: kumi.verma@dalsa.com
www.dalsa.com

Maria Doyle
Red Javelin Communications, Inc.
Tel: +1-781-964-3536
e-mail: maria@redjavelin.com