Camera News
by Brad Soo on August 19 2010

Canon has come up with three new compact cameras today. The PowerShot S95 and PowerShot SX130 cameras are fairly subtle upgrades to last year’s models, with notable improvements in the movie recording department, but nothing game-changing here… The SD4500 Digital ELPH/IXUS 1000 HS is the most interesting of the bunch, I must say. Not only is it the first ELPH/IXUS to have such a large amount of optical zoom (that’s a whopping 10X lens with image stabilization), it also sports a backlit CMOS (which as you may have guessed, can do a bunch of fancy ‘high speed/slow motion’ tricks with stills and videos, and it also can record full HD movies (another first for Canon’s ELPH/IXUS line).

canon s95

Canon PowerShot S95
(Compact camera)

  • 10 effective megapixels
  • 28 – 105 mm (f2.0 – f4.9) 3.8X optical zoom lens
  • Optical image stabilization
    Incorporates new ‘hybrid’ stabilization compansates for shift and lateral movement; Canon says this is especially useful for closeup shots
  • 3 inch LCD (461,000 pixels)
  • Full manual controls with RAW mode
  • Enhanced Smart Auto mode
  • New HDR mode takes and combines 3 pictures in a row into one HDR photo
  • 720p HD (1280 x 720) 24 FPS movie mode with stereo sound
  • Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
  • Uses a lithium-ion battery
  • Available in September for $400

canon sd4500

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Digital ELPH
also known as Digital IXUS 1000 HS
(Compact super-zoom camera)

  • 10 effective megapixels (Backlit CMOS sensor)
  • 36 - 360 mm (f3.4 – f5.6) 10X optical zoom lens
  • Optical image stabilization; new Dynamic IS mode for heavy amounts of camera shake
  • 3 inch wide touchscreen LCD (230,000 pixels)
  • No manual controls
  • New Best Image Selection mode takes 5 pictures in a row and picks the best one
  • High-speed burst mode shoots full-resolution photos up to 8.4 FPS
    Movie frame rates can be boosted to 240 FPS at low resolutions
  • 1080p HD (1920 x 1080) 24 FPS movie mode with stereo sound
  • Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
  • Uses a lithium-ion battery
  • Available in September for $350
  • Comes in your choice of silver, brown or pink

canon sx130

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
(Compact super-zoom camera)

  • 12 effective megapixels
  • 28 - 336 mm (f3.4 – f5.6) 12X optical zoom lens
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 3 inch LCD (230,000 pixels)
  • Full manual controls
  • 720p HD (1280 x 720) 30 FPS movie mode with stereo sound
  • Takes SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards
  • Uses 2 AA batteries
  • Available in September for $250

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