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Canon’s New Bottom Line: The Powershot A800

Well, here’s one you probably never expected, Canon today has announced a quartet of new A-series point-and-shoots, and they start out with a retail price of $89.97. Yup, finally dropped under 100 clam for a brand-new compact camera. Sure, it’s pretty run-of-the-mill, 3.3x optical zoom, 10 megapixels, a 2.5″ LCD, AA power and ISO up to 1600. No really eye-turning features, except the price tag. Canon’s A series, while once a clear sign you were getting a camera that ran on AA’s (those waters have been muddied by a few A cameras with proprietary packs now), now represents Canon’s budget line. But, they’re also extremely well-liked across the board and have proven reliable shooters for countless generations. So, if not memorable, the A800 promises to be at the least quite competent. And cheap, did we mention cheap?

And look, more pictures! Well, after the jump, anyway.

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Canon Announces PowerShot SX30 IS

Alright, one last product announcement today. This one is the PowerShot SX30 IS, and it shares a press release today with the G12. Probably the biggest changes for this one over the SX20 IS is the new lithium-ion battery, versus the AA power of the last generation, and the hugetastic new 35x zoom (up from 20x last year). Otherwise, you’ve got a more minor ugrade of 14 megapixels (up from 12) being pushed through a DIGIC IV processor. As mentioned, the lens is now 35x with optical IS, 24-840mm equiv f2.7-5.8. The LCD is up .2″ to 2.7″,and remains tilt/swivel. Read the full press release after the jump.
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Canon Upgrades PowerShot Line With New G12

Canon today has announced the successor to the PowerShot G11, name (unsurprisingly) the PowerShot G12. Changes this time around seem so minor as to be non-existent. There’s now a command dial on the front, which should help you DSLR users feel right at home. And there’s an HDR shooting mode now. Otherwise, it’s a 10 megapixel CCD run through a DIGIC IV processor, 2.8″ 461,00o dot tilt/swivel LCD, optical viewfinder, and 5x 28-140mm f2.8 – f4.5 lens strapped to a durable, pro grade body with full manual controls and the retro control dial.

Back shot and combined press release after the jump.

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Canon Also Graces Us With A PowerShot SX130 IS

And the updates today just keep on trucking. This is Canon’s PowerShot SX130 IS, and obvious replacement for the SX120 IS. This time around we’re looking at a 12x optical stabilized zoom starting at 28mm equivalent, matched to 12 megapixels on a 1/2.3″ chip. It continues to be of that new, mid-size body design (anyone remember when super-zooms like this were almost the size of a DSLR on their own?).

Pricing is going to be around $250ish, it looks, which is in keeping with this type of camera.



Canon’s PowerShot SD4500 IS Has 10x Zoom

And, to round out the day, this straggler is the PowerShot SD4500 IS. And possibly the most memorable thing about it is that for some reason it appears to only be available in brown. How bizarre.

Under that earthy exterior lies a fair length of ELPH pedigree, and if the SD4500 IS offers no surprises it’s because there’s really very little this line has needed in the way of changes. Of most note is the sizey 10x soom it sports, though it’s a bit long at the wide end, only making it to 36mm equivalent. But, if a sleek, metal, pocketable cam with a good amount of zoom is your ticket, this’ll be your ticket to ride.



Canon Announces PowerShot S95 Raw-Capable Compact

For all you Canonistas out there who’ve patiently sat through all that Nikon, here’s one for you. Canon has announced the new PowerShot S95, an update to address the (admittedly few) complaints with last year’s S90. The lens, imager, and processor remain just as they were, why mess with a good thing? The body is now even slimmer, they’ve made some changes to the control ring, and it’s now finished with the same sruface that the 7D is, to help improve grip.

Oh! And it has 720p video now. That’s nice, isn’t it?

It continues to be 10 megapixels, and to have a 3.8x optical and optically stabilized zoom starting at f2 and 28mm equiv, and a 3″ 461,000 dot LCD. It also shoots to RAW, and has manual exposure controls and PAS modes.

We’re unsure when it’ll be hitting, but the MSRP is $399.99, and you can hit up our preorder form on our site to throw your name down for one whenever they do show up.



Canon’s New Talk-of-the-Town: The PowerShot SD4000 IS

So, this is yesterday news, we just got buried putting up even more awesome stuff for you to buy on our website and didn’t get the post done, so, here it is today.

This is Canon’s new ELPH: the PowerShot SD4000 IS over here in the States. It’s getting a fair amount of buzz. Why, you ask? Well, let’s start with the 10 megapixel CMOS sensor with DIGIC IV processor. Not too shabby, big C. Then, add 3.8x optical zoom with IS, covering an equivalent range of 28-105mm. Which is getting pretty common these days, so to add some buzz factor back let’s make that lens f2-5.6. Yup, f2 at the wide end, now we’re talking. The other f2 point-and-shoot in Canon’s stable certainly didn’t hurt anyone’s feelings. Might as well add ISO up to 3200 to that, just in case.

So, that’s the basics, now what? A continuous shooting rate ranging between 3.7 fps and 8.4 fps depending on the situation seems like a good plan. Now, video. 720p with HDMI is nice, but it’s starting to be expected. How to stand out some? How about a Super Slow Motion Mode that records at around 240fps and then plays them back at 30fps? That’s the sorta thing you had to look here for before.

So, you know, other than that, it’s just another point-and-shoot. Albeit one with some insanely minimal rear controls and a huge 3″ wide-aspect LCD. And aperture- and shutter-priority modes. Other than those.

Coming… soon?



Canon PowerShot Flowchart (January 2010 Edition) Finished

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So, continuing our series of “Which Point-and-Shoot is right for me?” flowcharts we now have the current Canon PowerShot line-up readied. It’s a biggie, so click on it over there and give it a moment to load.

If you missed it, the Nikon version is HERE

[UPDATE]: The fancybox popup is catching the link, try this one to see it full-sized:

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The Voice of Raw Returns, 40% More Rambling Guaranteed

So, the last couple months were a bit rough around here, and I didn’t have time to pull Nick away from his other duties long enough for us to cut our usual Voice of Raw podcasts. But, it’s the post-Christmas lull right now and we’ve missed the sounds of of our voices as we obstensibly tell you what’s up in the camera world.

So, we’re back…TA-DA!

 


It’s The Future: More DSLRs, IN SPACE!

nasa-d3sIt’s the future, people. How can I tell? I can tell because we keep sending cameras I can actually buy into space!

Firstly, I remember right after buying my Olympus E-3 (I call it “Leon”) that Olympus sent some E-3s and lenses into space in a joint effort with JAXA. They’re now part of a project on the international space station.

Then, some enterprising MIT students sent a Canon Powershot A470 into shallow space in a cooler. A friggin’ cooler!

And now, our very own NASA is upgrading it’s D2xs to Nikon’s new standard flagship, the D3s. Imaging Resource has a press release saying they’ve ordered 11 of’em. So take that, naysayers and fence-sitters, whether or not you feel the D3 was as big a refresh as you’d expected, it’s big enough to convince NASA. And they shot the moon with a rocket, so you know they need their toys to be tough.

Now, since it’s now the Future, where are my moving sidewalks? Come on already!




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