The new PowerShot SX10 IS camera represents Canon’s first foray into the world of the 20x super-zoom, offering a lens equivalent to a massive 28-560mm focal length. Everything from wide-angle landscapes and group portraits at the wide end to unobtrusive candid snaps and wildlife shots at the telephoto can be covered with ease by the SX10. As you’d expect,Canon have included image stabilisation to help ensure that the majority of your shots are sharp, plus there are Ultrasonic Motor (USM) and Voice Coil Motor (VCM) technologies that promise fast, accurate and quiet zooming and focusing. The 10 megapixel PowerShot SX10 IS also features Canon’s new DIGIC 4 processor, full HD movie capture, full manual control over both aperture and shutter speed, a 2.5” vari-angle LCD II and an electronic viewfinder. Priced at £359.99 / €469.99 / $399.99, Gavin Stoker discovered if the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS can compete with the likes of the Olympus SP-570UZ and Casio EX-FH20.

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This Japanese manufacturer has recently announced the Canon Powershot G10 compact digital camera. It is actually the Canon Powershot G9 successor. The 14MP digital camera supports 28mm-140mm wide-angle lens with a 5x Optical zoom, a 3-Inch Pure color LCD II Screen and the Canon’s DIGIC IV imaging processor. The Powershot G10 will be released in October for €350.

Canon PowerShot SX110IS presents, a new digital camera from 9MegaPixel.

Canon PowerShot SX110IS is characterized by proprietary technology DIGIC (Digital Imaging Core) III, range from 80 to ISO 1600 with a boost-mode 3200, image stabilizer, 10x zoom and support for SD, MMC and SDHC. The size is 110.6 x 44.7 x 70.4mm for 245 grams.

In Europe will be available from September at a price estimated around 300 €.

Canon HF11

Canon HG20

Canon HG21 

Canon released new versions of VIXIA HD camcorders. The new models are all Canon’s first to record their AVCHD (H.264) video at a full 24Mbps bitrate that produces better detail and color accuracy. Appropriately, the flagship HF11 doubles the capacity of its predecessor with 32GB of built-in flash memory, which is enough to hold two hours and 55 minutes of full-quality 1920×1080 video. It also has an SDHC card slot to potentially double that storage without the extra girth of hard drives or tapes. The 60GB HG20 and 120GB HG21 add back the size and weight of a hard drive in exchange for more recording time; the HG21 can store 11 hours and five minutes of maximum-quality HD through its built-in storage. Both can add further video through their respective SDHC slots.

All of the cameras have optical image stabilization for their 12X zoom lenses and will shoot still images at 2.76 megapixels (1920×1440). The new VIXIA models ship in September at prices of $949 for the HG20, $1199 for the HF11, and $1299 for the HG21.

HF11

Canon launched two new versions of the HD video cameras. The HF11 is unusual among camcorders for building in a large amount of flash-based memory: it incorporates 32GB of the motionless storage and gives videographers as much as 12 hours of HD shooting in the AVCHD (H.264) format without skipping or adding the bulk of a full hard drive. Full-quality 1920×1080 nets about two hours and 55 minutes, but an SDHC card slot allows recording time to potentially double. The HF11 also boasts a 12X optical zoom factor, HDMI video out, and a 2.7-inch preview LCD. Canon anticipates a release for Japan in late August and will price the camera at the equivalent of $1,314 in the country, though any US release is likely to be priced lower.

HG21

An identically-priced alternative comes in the form of the HG21, which swaps the flash memory for a 120GB hard drive that adds weight and size in exchange for longer recording times, capturing up to 45 hours of HD in base quality but still managing 11 hours and 5 minutes at the full 1080 resolution. Canon also says it uniquely supports HDMI-CEC automation and can be controlled by the remote from a CEC-compatible HDTV. The HG21 ships at the same time in Japan as the HF11.

Canon hasn’t set US launch information but typically follows Japanese releases closely with their American equivalents.