Canon IXUS 240 HS
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Nikon Coolpix P510
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Nikon Coolpix S9300
Canon Powershot Pro1, S1 and S3 Rumours
As ever the rumour mill is working at full speed just ahead of PMA 2004, with Canon the latest manufacturer to be in the spotlight, and the DPReview forums to be source of the rumours. Apparently 3 new models in the form of the Canon Powershot Pro1, S1 and S3 have been spotted in the German photography magazine “ColorFoto”, with the Pro 1 being an 8-megapixel model. Follow the links below for all of the discussion.
Website: DPReview - Two New Canons
Website: DPReview - PowerShot Pro1 Specs
Canon IXUS 240 HS Review
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS Review
Nikon D800 Review
Samsung DV300F Review
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Review
Nikon Coolpix P510
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Fujifilm X-Pro1
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V
#1 Ed Garrard
Interesting. Canon and Minolta bringing out the very same camera. I wonder who will do the better job of it.
A link to a sketch of the Pro 1: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1010&message=7559686
5:35 pm - Saturday, February 7, 2004
#2 Mark Goldstein
It looks as though the 8-megapixel end of the market is really hotting up. Lets just hope that the image quality is better than the Sony DSC-F828...
5:38 pm - Saturday, February 7, 2004
#3 SeanB
Canon has announced it's new pro camera, the 1Dmk2, but has not announced it's new consumer range models yet. No doubt all will be revealed next week. 8 Megapixel prosumer models seem to be the flavour of the month. It will be interesting to see how they all compare, particularly on image quality.
It will also be interesting to see if Canon has anything up it's sleeve in the 300D/10D area. A revamped 10D perhaps? More pixels? Or will this be later in the year. Canon surprised everyone with the 300D launch, and with the 1Dmk2 specs, and could do so again with the 10D.
The 10D sensor is old (2 years+) so Canon must have a replacement in the pipeline. Probably more pixels (8M), but possibly on the same sensor size to keep the production cost down. With improving technology, Canon can probably squeeze more pixels onto the sensor without adversely effecting image quality. Pure speculation though....roll on next week.
Also, I wonder whether we are over concerned about sensor noise. Although it looks a bit ugly on the screen, it is usually undetectable in a print. I think reviewers spend too much time looking at pixels at 100% or 200% on computer monitors, rather than judging a final print.
Generally people do one of two things with a digital file, print it, or shrink it for email/web use. A bit of noise probably doesn't hurt either. My 2 cents.
cheers
Sean
6:20 pm - Saturday, February 7, 2004
#4 sailesh
Check out this picture of the Powershot Pro1
NB. The RED line around the lens. 'L' glass in the compact camera with 8 Mpx. If it had IS as well...
http://www.d7userforum.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4466
If the this doesn't use the Sony CCD, and is Canon CMOS technology - then this will be a really good camera.
regards
Sailesh
7:26 pm - Saturday, February 7, 2004
#5 Mark Goldstein
Looks like an intriguing design, although I'm not too sure about the posiitioning of the exposure dial at that awkward angle. Still, that will just be nit-picking if that lens is 'L' series!
11:28 am - Sunday, February 8, 2004
#6 Darren Rowse
it does have a strange look to it...I agree with you Mark.
Will be interesting to have a look at this one....looking forward to getting it into my hands for a test run
1:34 pm - Sunday, February 8, 2004