Canon USA’s brand-new Long Island headquarters doesn’t just house boardrooms, cubicles, and water coolers. It’s also where the venerable camera company maintains its giant showroom, in which every current Canon product—plus a plethora of other imaging technology tidbits—is on prominent display. We took a trip out there last week; here’s a taste of what we found.
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The compact camera market isn’t doing as well as it was from a few years ago, causing companies such as Nikon to express their concern and possibly start exploring other avenues. Canon appears to be doing that as well, and while Canon might be known by many as the manufacturer of commercial camera products for both amateurs and professional photographers, it seems that Canon is now eyeing the surveillance market as a market that they could tap into for the future.
According to Canon’s President and CEO, Fujio Mitarai, “A major focus for the next phase is increasing our business-to-business (B2B) sales, and of course security cameras – which is a huge market – is part of that.” As it stands research by IHS has forecasted the surveillance camera market to grow by two-thirds and is expected to be worth $27 billion by 2017. Canon aims to reach annual sales of about $1 billion from that sector alone in their five year plan which they expect to kick off in 2016.
Canon will not be the first camera manufacturer to venture into the surveillance camera market as Panasonic has been doing it for a while now, with the company reporting $136 million in sales the last quarter. Sony has also been reported to be interested in the surveillance camera market as well and will be looking to leverage their image sensor technology.
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Canon has always been right up there with the best of them when it comes to imaging technology, especially digital cameras – be it DSLRs or compact digital cameras that cater for the masses. This time around, in order to keep up with a generation that is addicted to social networks, Canon has introduced the Canon Powershot N Facebook-ready digital camera, allowing you to share your images and video instantly on Facebook at the press of a button. THis is pretty neat, but sometimes, there is the danger of posting up incriminating photos on the go without realizing it, only to kick yourself in the nuts when the chickens come home to roost.
Just how does the Canon Powershot N digital camera upload photos to your Facebook account without having to first transfer the capture images and videos onto a computer beforehand? That is pretty simple, it comes with an integrated Wi-Fi chipset, as well as a dedicated Facebook connect button to get the job done – as long as your Canon PowerShot N remains within vicinity of a working Wi-Fi network, of course.
Other hardware features of the Canon Powershot N include a 2.8-inch capacitive, tilt-touch panel LCD display that gives you the allowance and flexibility to shoot creative images at unique angles. Apart from that, there is a shutter and zoom ring that is located around the lens, letting you shoot easily from the top or bottom of the ring for that picture perfect image. Apart from that, you have a 8x optical zoom and a 28mm wide-angle lens at your disposal that is accompanied by a 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS sensor and DIGIC 5 image processor.
The Canon PowerShot N will also boast of Full HD video recording capability alongside a dedicated movie button, while Hybrid Auto mode lets users create a composite video of brief clips automatically while snapping photos for a new creative overview, now how about that? Do expect to keep a keen eye out for the Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready digital camera later this coming September, where it will arrive in just one color – white, for $299.99 a pop.
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Canon has introduced two new wireless printers, the PIXMA MG7120 and the PIXMA MG5520. Both printers allow users to access documents in the cloud and print directly from various online services, among them being Photobucket, Picasa, and Dropbox. Both printers are compatible with the new PIXMA Printing Solutions app available for Android and iOS with […]
In addition to four other models Canon rolled out last evening, the company has expanded its line with the PowerShot N, a Facebook-ready point-and-shoot. The camera is a Canon Direct exclusive offering, and achieves its social network-ready status via the inclusion of a Facebook Connect Button, something that instantly shuttles images off to one’s Facebook […]
If you want a balance between a DSLR as well as a high end compact digital camera, then the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS might be a decent candidate, although others would claim that this would reside more on the mid-range side of the compact digital camera market. Let us take a look at what the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS offers before arriving at our own conclusion, shall we? For starters, the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS will incorporate a 30x optical zoom 24mm wide-angle lens, Intelligent IS technology for sharp, vivid images, a 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor and Canon DIGIC 4 Image Processor.
Not only that, the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS is also more than capable of capturing Full HD video without missing a beat, and since it comes with built-in Wi-Fi technology, the images as well as video you shoot on it will be able to be shared via Wi-Fi to your favorite social networking sites or email without having to go through the hassle of connecting the camera to a computer, transferring the photos and videos, before performing a manual upload. The presence of CANON iMAGE GATEWAY takes care of all that, while you can also opt to upload images using a compatible iOS or Android device thanks to the free Canon CameraWindow app. Expect the Canon PowerShot SX510 HS to arrive later next month for $249.99 each. [Press Release]
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Here is yet another shooter from Canon that delivers a long zoom capability that has been crammed into a compact camera body – all without breaking the proverbial bank account, of course. Known as the Canon PowerShot SX170 IS, this particular digital camera will sport a 16x optical zoom with 28mm wide-angle lens and Optical Image Stabilization so that one is capable of capturing clear, vivid images regardless of whether a particular subject happens to be up close or far away. Other than that, it comes with High-Speed AF and an Intelligent IS system which delivers smooth video and sharp images through half a dozen stabilization modes.
Apart from that, the SX170 IS will be powered by a DIGIC 4 Image Processor and a 16.0-megapixel sensor, in addition to capturing 720p HD video. You can also shoot still and video images, while view the results of both through an HDTV via an HDMI connector. Not only that, the implementation of Smart AUTO technology will see the PowerShot SX170 IS select the optimal settings automatically from 32 predefined shooting situations, letting you end up with the best looking images at all times, at least as far as the algorithm allows. The Canon PowerShot SX170 IS will retail for $179.99 when it hits the retail markets this September. [Press Release]
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The Canon PowerShot S110 might sound familiar to you for those who have always kept a keen eye out for a pocket-sized compact digital camera, and we are glad to say that a new model has just been announced to continue from where the PowerShot S110 left off – that is, the all new Canon PowerShot S120 which will continue the tradition of built-in Wi-Fi technology, paving the way for you to share images as well as video on social networking sites and email via the CANON iMAGE GATEWAY. Not only that, you would be able to download the free Canon CameraWindow app onto a compatible iOS or Android device so that you are able to upload images regardless of where you are – as long as your digital camera is connected to a Wi-Fi network, of course.
What kind of features does the Canon PowerShot S120 bring to the table? For starters, it will feature a sharp 24-120mm extra-wide angle lens with an aperture range of f/1.8-f/5.7, accompanied by Canon’s HS System that will merge a DIGIC 6 image processor and a 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS image sensor, not to mention appealing to those who love shooting fast moving subjects as it can continuously capture of up to 12.1 frames per second at 12.1-megapixels. Apart from that, the Canon PowerShot S120 also does Full HD video recording capability, and boasts of a built-in stereo microphone and convenient playback via HDMI output. The asking price? $449.99 as it debuts later this October. [Press Release]
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Canon’s latest PowerShot G16 digital camera will continue from where the PowerShot G15 left off, where it will include a fair number of Canon’s most innovative technologies. Not only that, this happens to be the very first model among the G-Series PowerShot models that will feature integrated Wi-Fi technology, which means that the Canon PowerShot G16 is capable of letting you share images as well as video to social networking sites – and the normal suspects would be Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr, or through email via the use of CANON iMAGE GATEWAY. Apart from that, you can also opt to upload images from just about anywhere through a compatible iOS or Android device after you have installed the Canon CameraWindow app which can be downloaded for free, of course.
The PowerShot G16 will feature a 28-140mm wide-angle lens accompanied by an aperture range of f/1.8 – f/2.8, which would come in handy when you shoot in low-light conditions. Not only that, the PowerShot G16 will be equipped with Canon’s HS System, where it will merge a DIGIC 6 image processor and a 12.1-megapixel High-Sensitivity CMOS image sensor so that your photos captured in low-light conditions would look a whole lot better than ever before. I guess the Canon PowerShot G16 straddles the line between a DSLR and a compact digital camera, where it is tipped for an October release for $549.99 a pop. [Press Release]
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Canon has expanded its PowerShot line of digital cameras with four new models, the PowerShot G16, S120, SX510 HS and the SX170 IS. All four models are powered by DIGIC technology and fall solidly into the compact camera category, with the latter two rolling out in next month, and the first two following a few […]
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