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  Have a penchant for clicking photographs of the night sky and the stars? Canon has got you covered with the new EOS 60Da DSLR camera. Upping the ante from the EOS 20Da, the 60Da comes with a modified infrared filter and a low noise sensor with heightened hydrogen-alpha sensitivity that promises great cosmic photos. [...]

  Canon and Nikon may be undisputed leaders in the DSLR market but both companies lag behind competition when it comes to the burgeoning compact mirrorless digital camera market. Today in an interview with Reuters, Canon’s camera division head, Masaya Maeda hinted that the Japanese company is considering “the technical aspects” required to launch a [...]

  Canon has announced that they’ve created a new CMOS image sensor, which is the world’s largest that can be produced from a 12-inch (300mm) wafer. The sensor measures 202x205mm, making it 40 times larger than size of Canon’s largest commercial CMOS sensor and is capable of gathering more light for an image or a [...]

  Canon has outed a new DSLR to take place of its successful 50D camera. The EOS 60D is aimed at “advanced amateurs” and brings in a lot of new features that were till now unknown to the EOS range. Amongst the firsts includes a 3-inch Vari-angle LCD screen, multi-control dial and new in-camera enhancements. [...]

  Canon has successfully managed to create a APS-H size CMOS sensor that can take pictures to up to 120 megapixel resolution (13,280×9,184 pixels). This new sensor has the world’s highest resolution for its size and when compared to Canon’s current highest-resolution CMOS sensor, the new APS-H size sensor is 7.5 times larger and 2.4-fold [...]

  Canon’s head of Image Communication Products, Masaya Maeda confirmed that they’re looking to compete in the compact DSLR market. Maeda said that many companies are making mid-range mirrorless cameras and Canon would also like go head-to-head with them by offering a compact camera of its own. However, it is not certain if the new [...]

  Canon has envisioned a camera that we’ll use in the future. The future is though two decades away but when it arrives, Canon deems you’ll use only one camera for all your photography as well as videography needs. The Wonder Camera is a concept for now that was shown at the World Expo 2010 [...]

  In addition to making few point-and-shoot cameras official, Canon also unwrapped their new entry-level DSLR. The EOS Rebel T2i or EOS 550D is targeted at entry-level photographers that is able to shoot images at up to 18 megapixel resolution and features an impressive ISO range of 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800), 3.7fps continuous still shooting, [...]

Canon today unwrapped four new cameras under its PowerShot range. The new point-and-shoot cameras tend to offer easy to use interface with advanced features at a decent price. Starting with the SX210 IS, this PowerShot offering shoots images at a resolution of 14.1MP and features a wide-angle 28mm lens with 14x optical zoom and a [...]

  Canon has upped the DSLR game by announcing the next chapter in the EOS-1D series – EOS-1D Mark IV. The camera promises astounding picture quality with its 16MP CMOS sensor, dual DIGIC 4 imaging processors and 14-bit A/D conversion at 10fps. EOS-1D Mark IV possesses Canon’s new 45 points autofocus system which includes 39 [...]

  Canon has made its mid-range EOS 7D DSLR official. Aimed at pros and advanced amateur photographers, the camera is touted as the most innovative and functional DSLR from Canon till date. Equipped with 18MP APS-C-sized CMOS sensor and dual DIGIC 4 Imaging processor, it will make sure the snaps captured won’t go unnoticed. It [...]

Canon yesterday announced six digital cameras in the Powershot line that will cater to amateur photographers as well as users seeking some advanced control. The cameras unveiled were G11, S90, SX20 IS, SX120 IS, SD980 IS ELPH and SD940 IS ELPH. Being the flagship series in the Powershot line, the G11 from the G-Series adds [...]

  Video enthusiasts will soon be able to snag Canon’s Vixia HF S11 high-definition camcorder. Come mid-September the camcorder will go on sale offering 64GB of internal memory with an option to record videos directly on SDHC cards. The camcorder is powered by Canon’s DIGIC DV III image processor that allows to take best quality [...]

  Canon announced couple of camcorders in the Japanese market with upgraded storage. The iVIS HF21 and HF S11 bring along 64GB of storage which can also be expanded via an SDHC card if needed. On the video front, both the camcorders feature Canon’s DIGIC DV III video processor and can record in full HD [...]

  Canon today announced an entry level DSLR that will give the goodness of EOS 50D and EOS 5D Mark II at a very pocket friendly price. Rebel T1i, as the Americans know or EOS 500D incorporates a 15.1MP APS-C CMOS sensor supporting full 1080p HD video recording at 20 fps. The camera boasts the [...]