Canon fires back
September 17, 2008New Canon 5D Mark II
More info on the blog at TWIP, and a preview on DPReview.
Pretty interesting features on the newly announced Canon 5D Mark II full-frame update to the 5D.
- 21.1 Megapixel
- Shoots full 1080p HD Video
- ISO to 25,600 with new DIGIC 4 processor
- Still just 3.9 frames/sec
- New RAW options size-wise
- Silent shooting options
There’s also a new Canon G9 successor – the G10. It’s not quite as big a jump from the G9 and the G9 is still a bit different due to a more telephoto lens (6x on the G9 vs. 5x on the G10). I’d expect the G10 to have better low-light ability, although ISO range has not changed (1600 max).
- 14.7 Megapixel
- New wider-angle lens
- DIGIC 4 processor.
I’d like to see them make a G10 with half the resolution but twice (or more) the low-light capabilities — that would be useful.
I’m not really sure about this, but are those Canon G-series considered D-SLR’s already? … I don’t sem to know much about the differences. Maybe it’s the lenses.
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No, they’re not. They’re marketed as a point & shoot w/ D-SLR features. It has some higher-end features of an SLR not normally found in a point & shoot like a hot shoe for a flash, and you can shoot RAW.
“I’d like to see them make a G10 with half the resolution but twice (or more) the low-light capabilities — that would be useful.”
how about leaving the 15mb resolution and just improving the high iso performance?
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