Canon U.S.A. has grievous been a audacious contender moment the film besides digital camera markets, celebrated thanks to its high-quality optics, specialized innovations, again forceful trouble development. Since the beginning of this year (2001), Canon has released a full complement of new digital cameras, all designed and engineered to live up to Canon's high standards.
On the high end, the PowerShot Pro90 IS incorporates a 3.34-megapixel CCD; 10X optical zoom lens with image stabilization; CompactFlash I and II compatibility, plus IBM's high-capacity MicroDrives; and no less than 12 (!) EOS-based shooting modes, including several manual options. Just weeks after the Pro90 IS, Canon introduced its second ultra-compact and ultra-cool digicam, the 2.1-megapixel PowerShot S300 Digital ELPH -- successor to the S100, but with a new retractable 3x zoom lens. (The Canon "ELPH" design originally debuted as the "world's smallest" APS film camera in 1994.
