Canon has unveiled its latest SLR camera, the PowerShot G11. This techie gadget has a bunch of great features. It has a 10 megapixel high sensitivity CCD sensor, a 28-140mm image stabilized lens, 2.8 inch tilt and swivel LCD screen, Flash Sync of up to 1/2000th of a second, Digic 4 image processing, and HDMI connectivity. Other features of this camera include a 5x lens, optical image stabilization, RAW support, VGA video capture and light sensitivity settings between ISO 80 and 3,200. Expect the Canon PowerShot G11 to arrive sometime this October for $499.
Specifications:
- Sensor : 10.0 Megapixel CCD (1/1.7″)
- Lens : F2.8-4.5, 5X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28 – 140 mm
- Optical image stabilization
- Display : Flip-out, rotating 2.8″ LCD with a very nice resolution of 461,000 pixels
- Optical viewfinder
- Full manual controls, with RAW support
- Smart Auto mode chooses a scene mode for you
- Dedicated dials for ISO and exposure compensation
- Hot shoe for external flash
- VGA movie mode with sound using H.264 codec (the lack of HD is disappointing)
- Optional tele conversion lenses and underwater case
- HDMI output
- SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus card slot
- Uses NB-7L li-ion battery
- 390 shots per charge