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Saturday, January 27, 2007
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It has to be said, it's a curious looking beastie. Although it has a generally SLR-like shape with a large high-level viewfinder and a chunky sculpted handgrip, it is covered in odd lumps and bulges, with controls scattered across its surface like acne on a teenager. I've heard some people describe it as ugly, and I can see their point, but I quite like the way it looks so I'm going to go with 'functional'.
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Friday, January 19, 2007
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Canon has had considerable success with its range of Selphy dedicated photo printers, which use dye sublimation, rather than the more usual inkjet. Its latest machine in the series, the ES1, refines the technique and provides extra features which should make it still more convenient to use.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2007
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While many may say that the 400D is Canon's response to Nikon's and Sony's 10MP offerings, the fact that it outgunned the mid-range 30D (8.0-megapixel) using a new never-seen-before 10-megapixel sensor shows that the 400D is more a natural progression than a knee-jerk reaction.
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Thursday, January 4, 2007
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Canon's latest colour laser printer, the LaserShot LBP-5000, is not an expensive purchase. At well under £200, it's suitable for small office and home use, anywhere you need more colour print, less expensively than a typical ink-jet printer can provide. The printer is designed to be easy to maintain, with all-in-one colour cartridges.
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Canon's IXUS range has always been at the luxury end of the compact camera market, with models like the IXUS 850 IS at the cutting edge of photographic technology and costing nearly £300. By comparison the IXUS 65 is practically a budget model, costing around £235 on the high street or about £170 online. Despite this it has the same stylish and innovative design, exemplary build quality and outstanding performance as its more powerful stable mates.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
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Since the introduction of the PowerShot G1 in 2000 (I bought one of those - ed.), Canon's flagship G-series has stood at the very top of the semi-pro digital compact market, and has done a lot to help maintain Canon's enviable reputation for quality and design. The previous camera in the series was the G6, launched in 2004, which featured a 7.1-megapixel sensor, a very fast f/2.0-3.0 4x zoom lens and RAW mode recording, as well as other useful features such as a tilt & twist LCD monitor, full manual exposure control, spot metering, interval timer and an IR remote control included as standard. It is a camera with a fantastic reputation, and very popular with serious enthusiast photographers.
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Wednesday, December 6, 2006
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The HV10 uses the HDV format that records 1080I high-def signals on blank MiniDV tapes, similar to the Sony Handycam HDR-HC3 ($1,399 US)-and much more expensive Sony HDR-FX7 ($3,499 US) and Canon XH A1 ($3,999 US). Video quality is very good. Don't take our word for it--you really need to see it on new flat panel TV to appreciate it-and some retailers have displays that do just that. Canon was a little late to the HDV game-as they are always laggards when it comes to new video technology. A very conservative company, they'd rather let pioneers take the arrows to determine if there is a market. Once it?s "real," Canon jumps in. That's why Canon's first generation HDV model arrived late in 2006, almost 18 months after Sony's HDR-HC1, the first really consumer-oriented HDV camcorder. But that?s ancient history. How does the Canon HV10 fare-and should you use it to record your New Year's revelry?
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Friday, December 1, 2006
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Canon's next generation D-SLR, the EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi in the US), is the company's latest evolution in its 'affordable' digital SLR series. The 10-Megapixel (capable of producing A3-sized prints) EOS 400D offers up to ISO 1600 shooting, a new dust reduction system, nine area auto focus, Picture Styles, 2.5-inch LCD monitor which now also provides shooting information (the second control panel LCD is gone) and better continuous shooting buffering. Overall, it's a very sweet offering which gives Nikon's D80 and Sony's Alpha A100 and Nikon D80 a good run for their money.
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The Canon Powershot G7 is a wonderful camera for most occasions. It is handy, portable and comes with great features like video capture and more.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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Since Canon's first APS camera in 1996, the IXUS range has consistently set new benchmarks for camera technology and design. The Digital IXUS 900 Ti is a fitting addition to mark a decade of IXUS innovation. Upon taking the Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti into your hands, you instantly notice the quality. The camera is comfortable to hold and a fast start-up time of approximately 1 second, during which the 3x optical zoom lens fully extends from the housing, means you won't miss an important shot. Canon's IXUS cameras have always proved popular at BIOS, and the flagship Digital IXUS 900 Ti is no exception. The camera is user-friendly and offers excellent image quality. The only drawback is that experienced photographers may be frustrated by the camera's lack of manual exposure.
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
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As I mentioned in my review of the PowerShot A710 IS last week, Canon launch a lot of new models every year, but even so I was astonished to learn that since it?s inception in June 2000 there have been no fewer than 27 different cameras in the Canon Digital IXUS range. What?s even more remarkable is that for the last six years, those 27 models have pretty much defined the market standard of ultra-compact digital cameras. They have consistently managed to combine stylish design, superior build quality, exceptional performance and cutting edge technology with ease of use and superb picture quality. Of course those advantages come at a price, and the Digital IXUS range has always been expensive compared to its market competitors.
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Thursday, October 12, 2006
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There are some camera companies that make it easy to keep up with reviews of their new products, just launching on or two every few months, and then there's Canon. Since I last reviewed a Canon camera, namely the excellent A540 about four months ago, the company has launched no fewer than eight new cameras, and the chances are that it'll launch a whole load more just before Christmas. How the heck am I supposed to keep up? We could change the name of this site to TrustedCanonReviews and I'd still be working flat out to cover the whole range.
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Thursday, September 14, 2006
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All-in-one machines are getting cheaper all the time, but the new PIXMA MP160, launched at the start of September, sets some sort of record for Canon, with a street price of under £45. Even with this low asking price, you?re getting a serviceable device, based on a four-colour print engine.
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Monday, September 11, 2006
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The PowerShot S3 IS digital camera's 12x zoom lens has an equivalent film focal length of 36-432 mm (f/2.7 at wide angle and f/3.5 at telephoto). Despite the extraordinary range of the zoom lens, it retracts securely into the camera when it is powered down. The optical zoom can be augmented by the camera's 4x digital zoom raising the maximum (35mm equivalent) focal length to that of a 1728mm lens. What's more, this UD lens features a high-speed silent zoom function powered by a micro motor USM drive, increasing ease of quiet, non-intrusive image capture. For extreme close-ups, the camera's macro and super macro mode permit shooting a subject as close as zero inches from the end of the lens barrel.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2006
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Canon has recently launched a raft of new products, ranging from printers to digital cameras and scanners. The company?s brand-new range of all-in-one printers are aimed squarely at consumers, but there?s absolutely no reason why small businesses shouldn?t also be interested. As long you don?t need fax functionality that is - these units can only print, scan and copy.
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