Canon Celebrates 50 Years of SLR Innovation
Canon is celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the introduction of their first SLR – the Canonflex.
Introduced in May of 1959, the 35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera used a high-quality, breechlock lens mount. The lens flange ring was turned to lock the lens onto the camera flange’s bayonet lugs. The lens flange and camera flange [...]
Canon EOS Rebel XS 10MP Digital Camera
Canon USA has announced a new camera in the Rebel line – the Canon EOS Rebel XS. Clearly a replacement for the EOS Rebel XTi at the bottom of Canon's dSLR line, the new camera retains the 10MP CMOS sensor and 2.5-inch LCD while using the same body as the 12MP Rebel XSi.
While [...]
Canon EOS Rebel XSi 12MP Digital Camera
Canon USA has announced a new camera in the Rebel line – the Canon EOS Rebel XSi. Clearly a replacement for the very popular EOS Rebel XTi, the new camera jumps resolution to 12MP.
What else is new? Image processing now uses a 14-bit A/D converter. That means 14-bit RAW files! Also, there is new [...]
Canon SX100 IS – 1st of New Line of PowerShot Digital Cameras
Canon U.S.A. has introduced a new SX series of their popular PowerShot line of digital cameras. The ultra-zoom PowerShot SX100 IS is first camera in that line-up. It features a 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS), 8MP resolution, a DIGIC III image processor, Canon’s Genuine Face Detection Technology (with Face Selector capability) and a [...]
Canon Announces the 12MP PowerShot G9 with RAW Mode
Canon USA has launched its new flagship compact for advanced photographers – the 12.1MP PowerShot G9. The successor to the PowerShot G7, the PowerShot G9 incorporates improvements driven by market feedback offering a wide range of user-oriented enhancements, including RAW image capture and a redesigned grip and thumb rest for improved handling. Other advancements include [...]
