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Canon Powershot SD700
and said: "This 6-megapixel digital camera has a 4x optical zoom
lens that is lengthier than the average and nicely complemented
by an optical image stabilization system. The system has several
modes optimized for different purposes like saving battery power
and shooting horizontally moving subjects, but all of them work
really well, both works when snapping still images and when
recording video. While the Canon SD700 also has an optical
viewfinder, it is more for decoration than anything else."
Canon Powershot SD700 News Release Summary:
Adding to the unshakeable quality that is the benchmark of Canon
cameras is the PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera's new
Optical Image Stabilization. Unlike electronic image stabilizer
systems that typically cause degradation of image quality,
Canon's Lens Shift Optical IS system is based on the
advancements made in the development and refinement of Canon's
EF and video lenses. Reduced in size to fit ELPH scale, this
Image Stabilizer provides up to three stops of camera shake
correction in shutter speed equivalent. What's more, when
combined with these ELPH models' top ISO rating equivalent of
800, its new six-megapixel image sensor that further reduces
image noise and the model's fast f/2.8-5.5 4X optical zoom lens
(35-140mm equivalent), the odds of taking a shaken or blurred
image are dramatically reduced. Both the Image Stabilizer and
the 4X optical zoom are firsts for the Digital ELPH series.
The SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera sustains and surpasses the
elegant lines and "perpetual curve design" first introduced on
the PowerShot SD500 Digital ELPH model. The body shaping method
reduces unevenness and fits the hand more comfortably. Like its
predecessor, Canon sculpted the PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH
camera with a gradual bulge from the grip side of the camera
towards the flash side, achieving a visually slim appearance
from the front, while the still trim side panels add to the
camera's ultra-thin appearance. Indeed the dimensions of this
Digital ELPH camera make the large and vibrant 2.5-inch LCD
screen seem larger still. The camera's tricolor finish—ice metal
silver, moonlight silver, and ebony black—add designer elegance
to what is already an impressive photo experience.
The PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH camera will be available in
April for an estimated selling price of $499.992.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., February 21, 2006—Canon once again ups the
ante on performance and persona with three scintillatingly
stylish and photographically powerful new Digital ELPH cameras.
The new six-megapixel PowerShot SD700 IS, PowerShot SD630, and
PowerShot SD600 Digital ELPH cameras maintain the petite profile
that has characterized the line since its inception while adding
big new features designed to make these the boldest and easiest
to use Digital ELPH cameras to date.
With these new Digital ELPH cameras, we once again confirm the
adage that great things come in small packages, and from these
great things come great pictures. It is truly a gift that keeps
on giving," stated Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and
general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A.,
Inc. "We recognize that if we continue to make digital cameras
easy to use, easy to take along, and attractive enough to fit in
wherever one goes, people will carry them as a matter of course
and chronicle their daily lives for fun, whim, and whimsy and
not simply for the momentous occasions that occur."
Featured enhancements on all three of these new Digital ELPH
cameras include Canon's newly designed six-megapixel image
sensor that together with Canon's proprietary DIGIC II image
processor helps to dramatically reduce "noise" for better image
quality and achieves ISO equivalent speed ratings ranging from
80 to 800. This increased sensitivity allows the use of faster
shutter speeds, thereby reducing the effects of camera shake and
subject blur during hand-held photography in low light.
Light weight and feature packed, these three fashionable Digital
ELPH models are easily slipped into a pocket or nestled in a
purse making them the quintessential go-anywhere cameras.
Despite their diminutive dimensions1, these new Digital ELPH
models all feature large, easy-to-read 173,000-pixel LCD screens
ranging in size from 2.5 inches to three inches.
DIGIC II Image Processing Technology—Hi-Speed USB 2.0
True to the PowerShot tradition, the new Digital ELPH cameras
have many of the latest advances in Canon technology including
the proprietary DIGIC II imaging processor. The processor
enhances picture definition, vibrancy, and quality, while
helping increase the speed of the cameras' startup, autofocus,
shutter response, playback, and image processing speed while
reducing power consumption by 35 percent compared to the
original DIGIC chip. Consumers benefit from accelerated image
transfer speed (when used with a USB 2.0 compatible computer,
printer, or other peripheral), thanks to the inclusion of a
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port. The USB 2.0 port is backwards compatible
(at no increased speed) with computers featuring standard USB
1.1 connections.
New Features and Special Effects
All of the new models offer a new widescreen 16:9 ratio
resolution setting that facilitates creating panoramic-style
prints. Additionally, all new PowerShot models support 23
languages (now including Thai and Arabic). The new cameras have
an improved direct printing function that permits greater
flexibility in print settings, including a face brightener
setting for backlit photos.
Canon also enhanced the "My Colors" mode found in the new
PowerShot line. Where previously, users could only enable "My
Colors" while shooting, the current iteration permits captured
images to be retouched as well, without the need for special
software applications or tools. Available "My Color" playback
modes include Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, and Vivid Red; lighter
and darker skin tones, as well as options for creating black and
white, sepia, neutral and positive film effects. A color accent
setting turns all colors but the one selected by the user to
monochrome and the color swap mode enables users to alter
specific colors in an image by sampling another color from the
same image or any other image on the camera's memory card. So,
"My Colors" provides PowerShot users with an incredible range of
creative photo effects that can be accessed directly in the
camera with no need for post-processing in a computer.
Underwater Adventures ELPH-Style
For those who consider the ocean depths part of the Digital Elph
camera line's go-anywhere promise, Canon offers individual
optional waterproof housing systems. With a depth rating of
40m/130 feet for the PowerShot SD700 IS Digital ELPH, the
PowerShot SD630 Digital ELPH and the PowerShot SD600 Digital
ELPH cameras, these models are a natural choice for underwater
photo enthusiasts, SCUBA divers and even snorkelers.
Direct Print
Like all PowerShot digital cameras, these new Digital ELPHs work
seamlessly with Canon's petite SELPHY Compact Photo Printers—an
essential PowerShot accessory. Consumers simply connect their
PowerShot digital camera to a SELPHY printer—such as the SELPHY
CP510 and CP710 models. Press the lighted Print/Share button,
and within seconds3, images emerge. Presto! It is that simple.
Canon's SELPHY Compact Photo Printers are PictBridge compatible.
They work with PictBridge enabled digital cameras and offer
excellent image quality and ease-of-use, especially when paired
with a Canon digital camera. At 28 cents per print4, printing
photos directly from a digital camera is both easy and
affordable.
Canon will debut the new line up of PowerShot Digital ELPH
cameras in its booth (#3509) during the Photo Marketers
Association (PMA) exhibit in Orlando, Fla., from February
26-March 1, 2006.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and
industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of
Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on
the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company
Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology,
ranking second overall in the U.S. in 2005, with global revenues
of $31.8 billion. For more information, visit
www.usa.canon.com.
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