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So here we go, last predictions post and then back to the rumors (it’s been quiet).
What’s going on in PowerShot?
I don’t think there’s going to be too much revolutionary from Canon. They make the best selling compacts on earth and that probably won’t change. I think we’ll see a couple new models.
G Series?
The G12 will be announced next summer and will probably be about the same with the addition of HD video. Could we see a CMOS sensor added to the camera? It’s possible. There’s always a few “G”Mos rumors floating around.
I don’t expect any large sensor G series camera.
S Series
The S90 is doing quite well for Canon and will have an incremental update next summer. HD Video most likely. I don’t see a 2nd “S” series camera added to the lineup.
D Series
The D10 and it’s love/hate design has been a huge success for Canon. I expect a D20 with an array of colors and HD video. The accessory kit for $100+ was a stupid idea.
I could also see an elph sized waterproof camera. Perhaps with a 3 meter rating and slim design.
SX Series
There will be an update to the SX200 that will probably be incremental. The camera has sold quite well. It needs a bit of a boost in image quality and the popup flash annoys people.
There will be an SX130 I expect, we know how I feel about that camera. Hey, it’s cheap with a big zoom.
SX20 IS will get another incremental upgrade. Canon sells so many of these cameras. I can’t help but think they’re going to lithium battery these cameras eventually. Another chipped battery. I’m personally a AA fan for the line.
A Series
A lot of people were upset when manual controls were removed from the A series. I can see a 2100 update getting the manual controls back, but not the 1100 update.
I also expect to see an “A” series camera with an articulating screen come back. I think a lot of people missed it.
A480 update will be…. zzzz
ELPH
A very popular series of cameras. I think the most creative stuff will appear here.
I can see an ELPH with the G11/S90 sensor announced soon. Perhaps with 5x zoom.
I think we’re going to see a small 8x zoom camera launched sometime this year. No other large zoom ELPH camera will be introduced.
The touchscreen camera will get a facelift. It needs some more creative uses for the touchscreen like Nikon has.
The SD780 and Sd1200 will receive subtle upgrades. I could see the screen getting larger on both and the optical viewfinder removed.
As I mentioned earlier, perhaps a waterproof ELPH.
E & TX Series
I can’t even wager a guess if Canon will try to resurrect these lines. I do know of a few TX1 fans. I haven’t met an E1 fan. :)
I don’t predict anything too crazy.
Flashes
I think we’ll see a 580 EX II replacement or an addition to the flash lineup above it. ETTL3 metering. I also expect a higher guide number.
I expect the cameras could receive firmware upgrades for such a flash if needed. I’d be interested to see if the 1D Mark IV has any firmware clues about a new flash.
The 430EX II and 270EX will remain current.
Accessories
What the heck, I predict we’ll see a GPS addon for Photokina for the EOS line. :)
Software
This is more of a wish. I want to see DPP redone and have an interface line Aperture & Lightroom. I love the quality of files I get from DPP, I just hate using it.
That’s it, that’s all. Predictions done. If I hit 50% correct, I’ll consider that a success.
Enjoy 2010 and good look in all your photography endeavours.
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I wonder what ETTL3 would do?
The main thing I’d wish for are Nikon-like flash group compensations for remote TTL, but as they are seemingly honorbound to do things differently…
A higher guide number would probably imply a reflector with a tighter zoom setting, for increased output we’d need much larger caps. That much additional bulk for a feature that partially lost relevance to higher sensitivities?
I agree about the Flash.
More power is not necessarily required, but better wireless control (individual power adjustments via master) and a 200mm zoom as in the sb900, which does not need a bigger housing. also maybe somethning like nikons different lighting characteristics from within the flash.
Canon certainly needs to do something in that regard, as strobists appear more and more and pocketwizard will otherwise just steal their business with the new mini and flex devices.
I would love to see an affordable GPS add-on for the EOS line. The D10 is a cool camera, the accessories should have been included in the box not sold separately. What a joke.
I doubt we’ll see much of an upgrade to DPP (though I would love to be wrong on that one). The ability to straighten a photo would be a huge improvement. That’s one of the most requested features I see on the flickr groups I follow.
Flash commander in S and G series will be perfect. If it is possible to make this camera waterproof to 20m I will buy it even for 1000 EUR.
Well, duh! It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that ETTL3 will be about 50% better at exposure than ETTL2.
A new Canon Timer Remote Controller would be nice.
Canon announce EF70-200L ISII -DPreview
+ Powershots -Just seen!!!
Canon Just Announced 70-200mm IS II USM Lens http://www.usa.canon.com/templatedata/pressrelease/20100105_ef70-20028lis.html
+Vixia Lineup
This is what i have
up date power shot line
PowerShot A3100 IS
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$179.99
PowerShot A3000 IS
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$149.99
PowerShot A495
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$129.99
PowerShot A490
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$109.99
this is the link
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=113
The lenses are back
EF
70-200mm
f/2.8L IS II
this is the link
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=150
A3000/A3100 have li=on bstteries in place of AA plus some new shooting modes.
I Would love to replace my old P&S with a PowerShot A3000 IS..
With 2 A49x (A490/A495),the E1 will disasppear.
70-200 IS II is announced
Hej, this is like a nightmare : even flatter than A2000 Is and others, no more AA, no more x6 zoom. Call A3100 IS an IXUS, it’s nothing else than one more IXUS.
I feel so bad, I hate canon for doing that.
I want a GPS add-on as well. There is the PhotoTrackr that probably would work for me, but I do need this ability in order to organize photos easily in iPhoto.
Then again, unless the feature is built into new cameras, the competition from 3rd parties may be too great now for Canon to even want to get into the GPS game.
I think there won’t be tomuch at ces,
I’ll just go to the Vivid convention nextdoor ( adult convention )
All the lenses are back up with updated picture of the lens.
I don’t mind DPP’s current interface, it’s simple and easy to use.
I don’t see what people complain about it for compared to using PS. DPP is way easier to use and provides very good results that have that Canon-look. PS has plenty more options, mostly not-needed ones when it comes to RAW conversion altho there’s nothing like PS when you need to do some seriously heavy work on a file.
But gheez is DPP ever SLOW on an old PPC mac. It also chokes to a near halt if there’s more than 300 files in a folder. I wish THAT part would be fixed. 3.7.2 has also been quite unstable, the older versions never crashed like this one.
Compacts – I was really excited when the A650is came along… but then I saw the lack of dynamic range and decided not to buy one. My old A610 still works beauty for what I need of it.
An A650is-alike, but with fewer MP for more DR and better S/N & IQ, still running on 4x “AA” cells would be welcome, or give the G11 back the stopped-down preview function when pressing AE-lock.
Now, let’s see about some new lenses.. The new 70-200 f/2.8 L IS’ MTF chart is showing some improvement in at the wide end, not so much at the long end. We’ll have to see some real-world tests. I hope the contrast is improved over the original 2.8 IS version. I like that lens but it’s a little washed out for contrast right now.
Still puzzled as to why my girlfriend’s SX20 IS doesn’t have a rechargeable battery. Was Canon just being cheap? Because the cost of the camera wasn’t too cheap.
+1 about DPP
Are you expecting an upgrade or replacement for the Canon Powershot SX1IS?
Hi,
There are more news of new powershot G12 or 13… a date? PLEASE !!!! I don’t find nothing of news about that… :-(