24 August 2009
Canon has announced the launch of a series of new cameras, the PowerShot G11 digital compact, the Digital IXUS 200 IS, the Digital IXUS 120 IS, the PowerShot S90, the PowerShot SX20 IS and the PowerShot SX120 IS.
The PowerShot G11 digital compact camera, successor to the multi-award winning PowerShot G10, with a host of stunning new features.
Key innovations on the PowerShot G11 include a high-resolution vari-angle LCD screen and greatly improved noise reduction. Canon's new Dual Anti-Noise System combines a high sensitivity 10.0 Megapixel image sensor with Canon's enhanced DIGIC 4 image processing technology to greatly reduce noise and increase quality equal to 2-stops.
The premium quality Canon lens delivers picture-perfect performance, offering a 5x wide angle (28mm) zoom with optical Image Stabilizer (IS). This allows handheld shots to be taken at much slower shutter speeds (4-stops) than conventional non-IS models - allowing perfect shooting in darker conditions or at a lower ISO.
Professional photographers and budding amateurs alike will benefit from improvements to Canon's DIGIC 4 image processing technology within the PowerShot G11.
The PowerShot G11 is available from early October priced at £569.
The Digital IXUS 200 IS gives you ultimate experience in fingertip control with Canon's first-ever touch-screen technology in a camera, while the Digital IXUS 120 IS is Canon's slimmest ever, wide-angle Digital IXUS.
The 12.1 Megapixel Digital IXUS 200 IS lets you see - and take - the whole picture, with a stunning 24mm ultra-wide angle lens with 5x optical zoom - the first time a 24mm lens has been featured in a Digital IXUS. This impressive lens with a wider perspective than conventional wide-angle lenses lets you capture stunning landscapes and get everyone in the frame even when shooting large groups of people. The 5x optical zoom also enables you to get close to your subjects for spontaneous portraits and close-ups.
Canon's first ever touch-screen system couldn't be easier to use and lets you quickly and naturally flick through pictures or select your shooting settings with a single finger-press. Taking photos of friends? Simply tap the 3.0 inch widescreen to 'point' at the face you want to focus on, and the Digital IXUS 200 IS will do the rest - automatically tracking your subject and keeping them in perfect focus, letting you take exactly the shot you want. When reviewing your images a simple movement of your finger on-screen allows you to erase, protect, rotate or tag your favourite photos so you can easily review your favourite shots.
Spontaneous and easy-to-use, the touch-screen works alongside the traditional camera controls to give an enhanced, natural and intuitive experience. The inclusion of a Smart Auto mode with Scene Detection Technology allows you to simply point and shoot - safe in the knowledge that all the hard work, such as scene and setting selection, has been done for you. The Digital IXUS 200 IS will also make sure that faces of friends are always captured perfectly thanks to Face Detection Technology.
The Digital IXUS 200 IS is amazingly simple to use. Active Display allows you to flick through the shots you've taken, simply by moving and tilting the camera. A sleek menu system with 'Hints & Tips' - a feature introduced on all new Canon Digital IXUS products - guides you through your picture taking helping you to understand the settings and functions.
The Digital IXUS 200 IS is available from early September priced at £329.
The Digital IXUS 120 IS is available from early September priced at £299.
The PowerShot S90 continues the PowerShot S-series tradition with impressive, fully manual features that deliver excellent image quality and user experience, including: Canon's Dual Anti-Noise System with an f/2.0 wide-angle lens, a 3.0 inch PureColor II LCD display and an intuitive new lens Control Ring.
The PowerShot S90 features Canon's Dual Anti-Noise System, combining a high sensitivity 10.0 Megapixel image sensor with Canon's enhanced DIGIC 4 image processor. Photographers can capture full resolution images - even in tricky lighting conditions - with the Dual Anti-Noise System taking maximum advantage of the available light, while substantially reducing image noise. This is particularly useful in low-light portrait and landscape photography, where users are able to shoot high-quality full resolution images even at ISO 3200.
DIGIC 4 also includes an enhanced version of i-Contrast: Canon's Intelligent Contrast Correction technology, which delivers a wider dynamic range to reduce high-light blowout while retaining low-light detail.
The PowerShot S90 is available from early October priced at £449.
The PowerShot SX20 IS has a 20x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom which zooms from 28mm to 560mm giving excellent flexibility with composition. The lens features both an Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) for fast, silent focus and zooming - making the camera unobtrusive and easy to use, whether shooting stills or video footage. Combined with a wide-angle view the camera is ideal for shooting wildlife photography or sports events.
The PowerShot SX20 IS has a 20x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom which zooms from 28mm to 560mm giving excellent flexibility with composition. The lens features both an Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) for fast, silent focus and zooming - making the camera unobtrusive and easy to use, whether shooting stills or video footage. Combined with a wide-angle view the camera is ideal for shooting wildlife photography or sports events.
The PowerShot SX20 IS is available from late August priced at £399.
The PowerShot SX120 IS is ideal for capturing a variety of scenes and activities. A 10x optical zoom lens is perfect for family holidays when you often need extra zoom.
For pin-sharp results, the PowerShot SX120 IS features technologies that dramatically reduce camera shake and image blur. Canon's Image Stabilizer (IS),
ISO Auto and Motion Detection Technology work together to form a complete Anti-Blur solution. To capture every detail, the PowerShot SX120 IS includes a 10 Megapixel sensor with Canon's powerful and intelligent DIGIC 4 processor - ensuring superb response times and natural colour reproduction. DIGIC 4 also takes care of difficult lighting conditions with i-Contrast - a technology which prevents highlight blowout, whilst retaining shadow detail.
The PowerShot SX120 IS is available from early August priced at £229.