Posted in Canon, Digital Cameras, PowerShot G9 on August 20th, 2007
Canon has just announced a top-of-the-range addition to its G-series of digital cameras, the PowerShot G9.
The press release gives us a lot of informtion :
“LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 20, 2007 – Canon U.S.A., Inc. announced today that its acclaimed G-series has a new top-of-the line model - the PowerShot G9 digital camera. The PowerShot G9 digital camera offers serious shooters and value-minded professionals a feature-packed camera with many of the advanced photographic capabilities of a high-end Digital SLR camera, in a lightweight, compact package at an affordable price. …
“The PowerShot G9 digital camera features class-leading 12.1-megapixel resolution for stunning, deeply detailed images that allow enlargements up to poster size with cropping. A 6x optical zoom lens brings the photographer right into the action, and by incorporating Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS), excellent-quality images are assured in situations prone to camera shake and image blurring. So, whether you are shooting outdoors at dusk or inside without a flash, camera shake is detected and effectively canceled. …”
It will be interesting to read independent reviews of this camera when they arrive.
Posted in Canon, DSLR, Digital Cameras on May 23rd, 2007
Cameratown is reporting the introduction of the new Canon Powershot S5 IS with 12x Optical Zoom and Optical Image Stabilization.
Canon Powershot S5 IS
“Canon has introduced the new Powershot S5 IS, which will replace the Powershot S3 IS in Canon’s line-up.
“The S5 IS offers a huge 12x (36-432mm equivalent) optical zoom lens with optical image stabilization, DIGIC III processor which adds face detection technology, improved auto focus, auto exposure, and flash, a vari-angle 2.5″ LCD screen, and a hot-shoe that will accept Canon’s EX Speedlite flashes. The Powershot S5 IS will also feature an Ultra-Low Dispersion (UD) lens to reduce chromatic abberations at telephoto, and an Ultra-Sonic Motor (USM) for fast, silent zoom operation.
“The Powershot S5 IS will be available in July with an estimated selling price of $499.99 (U.S.).”
Features of the PowerShot S5 IS Digital Camera :
12x optical zoom lens with Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and UD lens
Optical Image Stabilizer
8.0 Megapixel CCD
DIGIC III with Advanced Noise Reduction technology
Face Detection for stills and movies
Red-Eye Correction in playback
2.5″ High Resolution vari-angle LCD
Long-play VGA movies with stereo sound and Photo in Movie
22 Shooting modes including full manual control and 0cn Super Macro
High ISO 1600 and Auto ISO Shift
Compatible with Wide, Tele, and Close-up converter lenses
Compatible with Canon EX Speedlite flashes .
Posted in Canon, Digital Cameras on March 21st, 2007
PCMag reviews the Canon PowerShot A550. Here’s an excerpt, “The PowerShot A550, Canon’s new compact point-and-shoot camera, is a solid machine. It performs nimbly and produces pleasing picture quality. Still, there are a few areas where this shooter stumbles. The LCD is a little small and the price is a little high, but most users will be pleased anyway. … Overall, for an inexpensive digital camera, the Canon PowerShot A550 is a solid choice, although the Kodak EasyShare C875 edges it out with an inventive ’smart’ auto mode and speedier performance. For real power and control in a compact camera, reach for the Canon PowerShot A630. ”
Buy the Canon PowerShot A550
Posted in Canon, Digital Cameras on November 29th, 2006
A lot is written lately about compact cameras with 10 megapixels: simply too many elements on such a small sensor, causing noise and blurry images.
And indeed: most 10 MP compact cameras do not yield better pictures than 6 or 7 MP cams. When part of an image is cut (”cropped”) out of the original, details don’t look very natural.
The abundance of noise is sometimes compressed in such an agressive way that details get lost… So: forget about 10 MP cameras???
No: in tests, there is a remarkable exception: the Canon Powershot A640 as currently delivered to stores. This A-type camera is powered by standard AA batteries, has a 4x optical zoom, a big 2.5″ flip-out display and 10 usable megapixels.
As a real A-type, it can be used fully automatic, as well as completely on manual control offering all artistic freedom one can wish.
How did Canon do this: offer so many features in this quality with even ISO 800 pictures looking good? That’s their secret…
With 10 MP, the biggest poster-sized images can be printed, so this camera can be regarded more future-proof than most others.
Read more about this technical wonder here.
