Canon releases hot models into the Singapore wild

Edvarcl Heng | Apr 05, 2007

It has been almost a month since the 83nd annual PMA International Convention and Trade show ended. But the products first seen at the show are only just trickling into Asia.

For starters, Canon showed off various digicam models like the camcorder-like PowerShot TX1 camera which is a 7.1-megapixel camera capable of HD video recording and what Canon claims to be the fastest dSLR to date, the EOS-1D Mark III. While the bulky dSLR on show is only a prototype, hands-on experience with the camera's 110 frame bursts (for JPEGs) proves its claim to speed demon fame. A Canon spokesperson hinted that the retail price for the EOS-1D Mark III would approximately be in the range of S$7,000 to S$8,000.

Canon also unveiled the M80, an 80GB photo storage device with media playback features that was first demo in the fourth quarter of 2006 as well as the PIXMA iP1880, an aesthetically sound photo printer at a budget price (S$109).

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Photos taken with Nikon D70