- L lenses are upgraded with self serviceable quick release elements. Lens mug resellers become Canon L series resellers.
- Universal Lens bodies are released: With the new modular lens elements, now you can mix and match your elements to make your short prime body into a 35mm, 50mm or 85mm. 70-200 lens bodies become a 400-800 with a flick of a couple of elements.
- Modular Camera bodies: ala Ricoh GXR or at least replaceable backs(blad/phase one) allowing you to quick exchange a dedicated still or video back, removing the need for multiple lines of camera models.
- Transparent rear LCD: Goes clear when your eye is pushed against the camera and allows you to look through the lens without a seperate bulky viewfinder.
- Dust Guard (patent pending): When you press the lens eject button, a curtain drops over the sensor (roller blind shutter style)to protect from dust, once a lens locks in place, the camera is positively pressured by a twist of the zoom ring and blasts any dust in the body out a one way release valve reducing sensor dust issues.
- Voice Activated Timer: Using speech recognition, you can program your timer to a third mode called "cheese". Which will fire the camera remotely every time someone says the word Cheese (programable to 5 other words including "b00bies" and "farts").
- Canon App store: All new cameras now have Canons new "CanOS" which has an app store allowing you to download apps.
- Critical Composition App: Detects the scene and gives you a realtime rating % of how good the composition of your photo is, marks awarded for foreground interest, suitable backgrounds and overall color contrast. Points removed for photobombers, wonky horizons and that 400th photo of your kid dribbling. Each photos percent is recorded which is posted to the Canon Social network "Cantwitbook+" where you compete with friends for the highest photographer score. Each week the best photographer is featured on the Canon website.
- Lightning Detector App: Applies settings to increase camera sensor responsiveness and fires the shutter when lightning strikes. Lightning photographers everywhere go out of business as they find out that their job has an app for that.