August 20, 2007
A Gazillion New Canons
Canon has released about a million products today, including the:
- Powershot G9. It’s a 12.1MP G7 with RAW, a 3″ screen, and some decorative changes. It also supports Canon’s ST-E2 wireless flash transmitter, a boon for strobists.
- Powershot A650 IS. It’s a 12MP A640 with a longer zoom and the solution to a nagging problem: Image Stabilization. The lack of IS has always been a disadvantage of the high-end A series, and Canon has made a smart move by addressing the issue in their new cameras. Style-wise, it seems to follow Canon’s SD1000, with an odd mixture of black and pewter.
- SD870 IS. It’s a small revamp of the SD800 IS, with a wider field of view than usually found on point-and-shoots.
- EOS 1Ds Mark III. It adds five megapixels to the 1Ds Mark II’s resolution (a grand total of 21MP, in fact), does 5FPS, and has nearly everything the 1D Mark III had.
- EOS 40D. Pretty similar to a 30D, with the usual improvements (3″ screen, Digic III, 6.5FPS…) and adds live view, interchangeable focus screens, and nine cross-type AF sensors.
- 18-55 IS and EF-S 55-250 IS! It’s amazing! Yes! Stabilization for the masses! Slow aperture and no USM, though. Also, the idea of EF-S telezooms is interesting, but not for me.
Overall, not a bad crop at all. Canon’s made some smart moves here.
I’d get a G9 if it had a flip-and-twist LCD like the A650. I’d get the A650 if it was the size of the SD870. I’d get the SD870 if it was as flexible as the A650. SLR-wise, I’d get a 40D with the 18-55 IS as a walkaround lens.
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