Canon has launched its pan-European iMAGE GATEWAY portal,  designed to create a whole new digital photo experience. It enables users to create and share a global online photo album and download images, text and sounds to personalise their camera.

Here are a few extracts from the press release:

?Canon, leader in photographic and imaging technology, is expanding the creative possibilities of the digital world with the launch of CANON iMAGE GATEWAY (www.cig.canon-europe.com), an innovative new online imaging and photography portal for Canon digital camera users.

This unique portal introduces Canon customers to new and exciting ways to create, share and enjoy photographs online with friends and family across the world. It enables them to enhance their own digital photography experience by personalising their cameras with downloadable images, texts and sounds.

The CANON iMAGE GATEWAY is currently available to owners of nine Canon digital cameras, the PowerShot G3, PowerShot S45, Digital IXUS v3, PowerShot A70, PowerShot A60, Digital IXUS 400, PowerShot A300, PowerShot S50 and EOS 10D. Future plans to add product groups such as digital video camcorders, and Bubble Jet printers will enable users to print quality photos at home straight from the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY.?

Website: Canon - Image Gateway