Chuck Westfall took me through the new Canon EOS 60D at Canon Expo 2010. With the same 18-megapixel image sensor as the 7D and the T2i, it’s positioned between the two. The 60D has  a large Vari-Angle 3-inch LCD screen with 1,040,000 dot/VGA resolution and anti-reflective and smudge-resistant coatings for bright viewing from any angle. Another first for the EOS system… read more…

This is the successor to Canon’s S90–the camera that we used to shoot all the pictures at Canon Expo 2010, and the camera that most Canon staff seem to buy for themselves. The new Elph-like Canon PowerShot S95 Digital Camera now has 720p HD video . For macro-photography, it uses Canon’s Hybrid IS technology to compensate for close-up camera shake…. read more…

Honey, the shrunk the Canon XF305. The new XF105 and XF100 Camcorders are Canon’s smallest professional camcorders. They share most of the same features as their 41% bigger bigger siblings (XF305 and 300) — MPEG-2, 4:2:2, 50Mbps. 2.5 lbs. Single 1/3″ CMOS sensor. 10x zoom (30-304 35mm equiv). The 105 has HD-SDI out and genlock/timecode. You can connect two of… read more…

The 4K trail accelerates. Introducting Canon’s small 5.5 lbs, Pixie, er…Vixia size 4K camera. 2/3″ CMOS single sensor. Frame rates above 60 fps. It was working, displaying a crisp and beautiful image on the new 4K Canon monitors. It’s modestly tucked away in a corner. The hairdryer shape and fused 24-480 zoom (35mm equivalent, 20x f1.8-3.8) belie this camera’s potential. I… read more…

At Canon Expo 2010, Canon is showing what it believes is the world’s largest CMOS image sensor: 202 x 205 mm. Because its expanded size enables greater light-gathering capability, the sensor is capable of capturing images in approximately one one-hundredth the amount of light required by a Canon professional-model digital SLR camera. In case you’re having trouble finding lenses for this… read more…

Imagine a PhotoPlus Expo or NAB devoted to one company. Canon has taken over the entire Jacob Javits Center in New York for its once-every-five-year Canon Expo–a must-see two day event September 2 and 3. There are enough new products and concept designs to occupy both days. The press conference revealed some interesting figures: Canon is a $40 billion global… read more…

Canon Inc. announced today that manufacturing of their EOS-series film and digital single-lens reflex cameras passed the 40-million mark. The EOS Digital series recently surpassed 20 million cameras. The EOS series, which stands for “Electro Optical System” was first introduced in March 1987 as a new generation of  autofocus SLR cameras that incorporated the first electronic mount system (EF) for complete electronic… read more…

When I told my Columbia University graduate students about the new Canon Rebel T2i HDSLR camera today, the class almost evacuated in a rush to try to buy one. It will cost less than a round trip ticket to Sundance, and is expected to deliver in early March for an estimated retail price of $799.99 for body only, and $899.99… read more…

The Ron Dexter Award for Canon PL is still in play, and it looks like Illya Friedman and Hot Rod Cameras have pulled into first place. Here’s a sneak preview of his mirror-free (mirror-removed) Canon EOS 7D, with a Hot Rod PL mount modified for the camera.  It features a 2-part stainless steel and aircraft aluminum shimmable mount/flange.  It’s also… read more…