February 18th, 2009

Canon debuts water-, freeze-, shockproof D10 camera

Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 5:29 am

Categories: Canon, Digital Cameras

Tags: Camera, Canon Inc., Andrew Nusca

Among a crop of 10 — count ‘em, ten — new point-and-shoot cameras from Canon comes the PowerShot D10, a model that’s waterproof to 33 ft., freeze-resistant down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit, and shockproof within 4ft.

Plus, it’s awfully noticeable, too:

More stats:

• 12.1 megapixels
• 3x zoom
• No specifics on LCD size, but in the 2.5-in. range, judging by pictures
• Digic IV image processor for lower noise and sharper image quality
• Face and blink detection
• Active Display, so you can navigate photos with “the flick of a wrist”
• Price: $330
• Available in May

And the back:

Plus nine more PowerShot models announced, which all come with the Digic IV, face and blink detection, and Active Display:

PowerShot SX1 IS and SX200 IS (superzooms)

SX1 IS:

• 10 megapixels
• 2.8″ swivel screen
• 20x optical zoom
• 1080p movie mode
• HDMI out
• $600 (dSLR territory!)
• Available in April

SX200

• 12.1 megapixels
• 12x optical zoom
• 3″ LCD
• 720p movie mode
• $350
• Available in March

PowerShot SD970 IS, SD960 IS, SD780 IS and SD1200

SD780 IS

• 12.1 megapixels
• 3x optical zoom
• 2.5″ LCD
• 720p movie shooting mode and HDMI out

SD960 IS:

• Same as above, plus a 2.8″ screen and 4x zoom

SD970:

• 12.1 megapixels
• 3″ LCD
• 5x optical zoom
• 720p movie mode
• $380
• Available in April

SD1200:

• 10 megapixels
• $230
• Available in March

PowerShot A2100 IS, A1100 IS and A480 (budget series)

A2100

• 12.1 megapixels
• 3″ LCD
• 6x optical zoom
• $250
• Available in April

A1100

• 12.1 megapixels
• 2.5″ LCD
• 4x optical zoom
• Interestingly, an optical viewfinder
• $200
• Available in March

A480

• 10 megapixels
• 2.5″ LCD
• 3.3x optical zoom
• $130
• Available in March

Since there are so many, pictures of the new models can be seen on Canon’s site.