Canon's EOS-1D Mark IV features a completely redesigned 45-point autofocus system, fast 10-fps continuous shooting, 16-megapixel resolution, outstanding ISO sensitivity and full HD video recording.

Out of the 45 autofocus points, 39 are high-precision cross-type sensors that can accurately track moving objects at speeds up to 10 fps in new AI Servo II mode. The Mark IV has nearly twice the number of cross-type sensors as...

Canon has added six products to its L-series line, including four new EF lenses — a fisheye zoom, a telephoto zoom and two super telephotos — and two accessory extenders.

The widest fisheye on the market to date, the EF 8-15mm f/4L fisheye USM lens can capture 180-degree-angle-of-view shots on all EOS DSLRs. The 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM telephoto zoom is the first of its kind in the L-series line and offers users a broader...

The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, with a 12.1-megapixel resolution and a 2.5-inch vari-angle PureColor LCD display, features a 20x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom lens, HD video capabilities and enhanced preprogrammed settings.

The wide-angle zoom lens on the SX20 allows users to zoom from 28 to 560mm and features an ultrasonic motor and voice control motor for camera adjustments. Images are further enhanced with the optical image stabilizer and...

Canon has launched three EF and EF-S lenses: the extreme-wide-angle EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM; the wide-angle, image-stabilized EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens; and the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, the first of Canon's SLR lenses to feature the new hybrid image stabilization (IS) technology.

The new EF macro IS lens is the first camera lens able to compensate for both rotational-angle camera shake and linear-shift camera shake. This new lens dexterity works...

Canon has released the PowerShot G11, the latest in the line of PowerShot cameras, with 10-megapixel resolution, DIGIC 4 image processing and a 2.8-inch vari-angle LCD screen.

For handheld photography, the G11 is equipped with a 5x wide-angle (28mm) zoom lens and an optical image stabilizer that allows lower shutter speed than non-IS cameras. Low-light mode allows shots to be taken up to ISO 12800 in reduced 2.5-megapixel resolution.

To improve image quality, the G11 is equipped with a...

Shooting speed, increased to 8 fps, can freeze fast movements while retaining high resolution. With a film speed range of ISO 100 to ISO 6400, the EOS 7D has the capability to capture low-light images without a flash. The ISO is also expandable up to...

Canon has released two new professional photo printers: the 10-color (photo black, matte black, gray, cyan, magenta, yellow, photo cyan, photo magenta, red and green) Pixma Pro9500 Mark II and the eight-color Pro9000 Mark II Photo Printers.

The Pro9500 Mark II printer uses Lucia pigment-based inks for long-lasting, professional-quality prints and outputs in three levels to create true black-and-white photographs. The 7,680-nozzle head prints pictures one and a half times...

Canon has released the EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, the first in the Rebel camera line to offer full HD video capture abilities. The T1i is also equipped with a Digic 4 Imagine Processor and 15.1-megapixel resolution.

The T1i offers three video recording settings. In full HD mode, the camera records at 1080p and 20 frames per second (fps). Also in HD, but at 720p, the T1i records with 30 fps. In SD mode, the camera films at 4:3 standard...

Canon has announced its new line of five Vixia high-definition camcorders and six standard-definition camcorders that are available in a variety of different recording formats.

The five Vixia camcorders feature Canon's core technologies: a Genuine Canon HD video lens, an HD CMOS image sensor for full HD image capture, and Digic DV II and III image processors. The face-detection technology used in Canon digital cameras is now...

Alongside stock agencies, imaging companies are also facing large cuts in profits and jobs. Kodak, Sony and Canon have all reported losses in earnings, forcing them to lay off workers.

Eastman Kodak announced that it would eliminate up to 18 percent of its workforce, or 4,500 jobs, this January. This is up from its estimate last year that 1,500 jobs would be cut in 2009. The company reported marked decline in several of its key businesses last year. Sales of camera equipment fell 36 percent, for instance...