http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_60D.html

Long live the xxD category. Canon would be stupid to throw away a category they have so well groomed. The 50D sensor was a step backwards in low noise performance (from what I have read in reviews) and so Canon needs to bring a replacement that will get all the 30D and 40D owners to the buying table. In the era of the internet, you MUST get excellent reviews if you want sales to hit it out of the park.

Face it, if we are holding onto our 20, 30 or 40D after seeing the 7D, we are clearly not wanting to upgrade to a new category. So what will get us to move up? Canon knows. Be brave, Canon. Lower the pixel count as you did with the G11, increasing the dynamic range and low-light performance and just see what happens. Just wish they would say when it will arrive. ;-)

P.S.
To all the folks who say we moan and groan about ISO performance. When you are shooting with a circular polarizer late in the day, you want ISO performance at F8-F11. Am I missing something?

I bet there are quite a few posters here who have never taken a decent photo in their lives and think the next advancement in camera technology will make them the next Cartier-Bresson! WA’better ‘better’ camera will not make you a better photographer.

You are all hilarious. Hats off to you!

What gets me is that people cannot tell a rumour and a fact apart just like that cannot understand that an opinion does not constitute a fact.

You don’t know for sure what will happen just like I don’t know it, what you have read on this website are rumours, not announcements or facts.

I think that 60D is coming, it is my opinion based on the current pricing of 7D and 550D and their positioning. 7D being xD series represents top-of-the-line, 550D is an advanced amateur camera, xxxxD (assuming that it will be refreshed) is the entry level DSLR. What is missing is a prosumer DSLR that offers some features of 7D at a reduced price by omitting some advanced pro ones.

The is my fairly educated guess based on what Canon has done so far, only time will tell.

It really depends what group of photographer that Canon is after. just remember that the most expensive new camera (1D IV) from Canon has is an APS sensor with the lowest pixel count (16MP). No video and live-view is for cost cutting for my proposed camera that should be priced between 7D and T2i. Between 50D and 7D, Canon should have learned the lesson about high pixel count is not the best way to go. 50D is not selling well. 7D is being sold on features, not picture quality. Just remember why Canon Rumor will not give 7D the camera of the year award.It is due to picture quality. Every test site pointed out that the 50D demands L prime lens to make full use of the pixel count. 7D will demand more than 50D. Don’t get me wrong, I do use L lenses. However Canon teams up the T1i and the T2i with the cheap 10-55 mm kit lens or the 15-85mm or another cheaply made lens that cannot let user fully explore the potential of high pixel count sensor. That defeats the whole idea of high pixel count. It looks like to me that Canon does not care about picture quality any more for the general public except for the 1D users. And the general public only chase after the specification instead of picture quality. “I have a 18 mp camera, so my picture must be better than your 12 mp picture” Some people may argue that higher pixel count will be good for cropping. they are right. But at the same time they may not have learned the photography right. In the old days, all photographer learn not to crop by doing the composition carefully with the changing of position and/or change lens. Zoom lens is not that good in those days. If you are shooting slides, cropping is not even an option.