New Canon cameras: waterproof, colourful and now with HD video

By Alexandra Savvides on 18 February 2009

It's taken a while for Canon to catch up with its compact competitors in the HD video race, and it seems the company has acquiesced on this front, announcing a range of new IXUS and PowerShot models with the much sought after functionality.

The new PowerShot D10 joins the rugged fray with Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FT1 and Olympus' Mju Tough 6000. (Credit: Canon)

Previous to today's announcement, the PowerShot SX1 IS was the only compact model in Canon's range which featured HD video. Now, the functionality has trickled down to most of the new IXUS cameras, starting with the top of the line IXUS 990 IS.

The other notable feature in most of the new compact range is the inclusion of blink detection — a seemingly novel technology that tells you when someone in the photo has blinked, and prompts you to take the photo again. We assume the next iteration will be clever enough to automatically take another photo immediately afterwards.

Along with the upgrades to the IXUS range, is a brand new PowerShot model, the D10; Canon's first rugged camera. It's waterproof to 10 metres, beating Panasonic and Olympus at 3 metres, and is also freeze proof and shockproof. For the colour conscious, separate covers can be snapped onto the front of the body to change its appearance.

Canon also announced two new tilt-shift lenses for its range of EOS cameras: the widest angle tilt-shift available, the TS-E17mm f/4L, and a 24mm TS-E24mm f/3.5L II.

Below is the complete list of new Canon compact models available in Australia from March 2009. Expect previews and reviews soon.

IXUS Series

(Credit: Canon)	IXUS 990 IS 5x optical zoom 12.1 megapixels 3-inch LCD HD recording Available: April 2009, RRP AU$TBC
(Credit: Canon)	IXUS 110 IS 4x optical zoom, 28mm wide-angle lens 12.1 megapixels 2.8-inch LCD HD recording Available: March 2009, RRP AU$TBC
(Credit: Canon)	IXUS 100 IS 3x optical zoom 12.1 megapixels Thinnest IXUS body HD recording Available: March 2009, RRP AU$TBC
(Credit: Canon)	IXUS 95 IS 3x optical zoom 10.1 megapixels Five colours Available: March 2009, RRP AU$TBC

PowerShot series

(Credit: Canon)

D10

Waterproof up to 10 metres
Freeze proof up to -10 degrees Celsius
Shockproof from up to 1 metre
12.1 megapixels
2.5-inch LCD
Available: May 2009, RRP AU$TBC

(Credit: Canon)

PowerShot SX200 IS

12x optical zoom
28mm wide-angle lens
HD recording
3.0-inch LCD
Available: April 2009, RRP AU$TBC

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Topics: 2009, cameras, canon, d10, ixus, new, shockproof, waterproof, sx200, powershot, 100 IS, 990 IS, 110 IS, 95 IS

Comments (3)

beth commented on 27/11/2009 09:29

is there a canon D10 that is not bulky? i like d color blue but i prefer it to be bit slim..thanks
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Batotesic commented on 04/07/2009 18:50

hi. i have one q: can canon ixus 95 is take pictures underwater? add on bates_95@hotmail.com
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BChau commented on 19/02/2009 15:06

It's a shame that the HD video is recorded as .mov (H.264 video PCM audio). Canon should have chosen .mp4 (H.264 AAC) which is an industry standard these days and is also supported by Adobe Flash.
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