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At the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) trade show today in Orlando, Canon introduced a number of new digital imagaing products, including the EOS Digital Rebel XT SLR camera, new PowerShot compact cameras, and a trio of camcorders. The 8.1-megapixel EOS Digital Rebel XT (pictured at right) features an APS-C Canon CMOS sensor, DIGIC II image processing technology, and wide range of custom and manual controls in a smaller, more compact body than its predecessor.

Canon today rolled out nine new products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Among the new gear introduced are a new line of ZR and Elura Mini-DV camcorders, a new compact photo printer under the Selphy brand, a new Pixma brand compact printer for photos and text printing, and a CanoScan color scanner (pictured at right).

Canon today announced a number of new digital cameras. The 3.2-megapixel PowerShot A400 (available in September), the 4.0-megapixel A85 and the 5-megapixel A95 digital cameras (both available later this month) carry estimated street prices ranging from US$179.99 to $399.99. Also announced was the 7.1-megapixel PowerShot S70 for $599 (available in September), and the 8.2 megapixel EOS 20D digital SLR camera for $1,599, also available in September.

Canon will release three new mini DV 1.33 megapixel camcorders in April. The Elura 70, Elura 65, and Elura 60 offer, respectively, 18x, 16x, and 14x optical zoom, for estimated street prices of US$599-$799.

Canon on Wednesday added two new digital cameras to its lineup. The 6.3-megapixel EOS Digital Rebel (pictured at right) is an autofocus digital SLR model that “combines the quality, affordability and ease of use the Rebel is renowned for with the immediacy, vitality and economy that digital delivers.” It sports a “sleek and stylish” high-grade titanium gray metallic finish and will be offered in two kit configurations: with (US$999) or without ($899) an EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens.

Canon today unveiled two new dual-function Mini DV camcorders — the Optura 300 and the Optura Xi — which offer video and still image capture, as well as PictBridge direct-printing capability. The camcorders feature a 1/3.4-inch 2.0 megapixel CCD, 10x or 11x optical zoom and a 200x and 220x digital zoom, respectively.

Canon today unveiled the CanoScan LiDE 80 USB 2.0 scanner, an ultra-slim bus-powered flatbed unit that offers scanning with up to 2400×4800 dpi resolution and 48-bit color (both input and output) for over 281 trillion possible colors. The LiDE 80 will come with a film adapter unit (FAU) that allows you to scan a 35mm un-mounted frames (positive or negative). The US$179.99 scanner comes with a host of Mac software, including Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.

Canon today introduced the CanoScan LiDE 50 USB scanner, an ultra-slim flatbed unit that offers scanning with up to 1200×2400 dpi optical resolution and 48-bit color (both input and output) for over 281 trillion possible colors. The US$99 scanner comes with a host of Mac software, including Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0.

Canon today unveiled the PowerShot G5, its new flagship 5-megapixel digital camera. It features a 4x all-glass optical zoom lens, 12 EOS System-based shooting modes, a fast maximum aperture of f/2.0-3.0 and macro focusing down to 2 inches, a Direct Connect print function, and a 3-mode built-in flash with red-eye reduction.

Canon today introduced a significant number of new consumer and professional imaging products, including six digital cameras (PowerShot A60, A70, A300, S400 Digital Elph, S50, and EOS 10D), two DV camcorders (Optura 10 and 20), three Bubble Jet printers (i450, i470D, and i9100), and two flatbed scanners ( Read More

Canon has posted Mac OS X drivers for its entire line of CanoScan flatbed scanners. Supported scanners include: 5000F, 8000F, D1230UF, D2400UF, LiDE 20, LiDE 30, N670U, N676U, N1240U, N650U, N656U, and N1220U.

Canon today introduced the PowerShot S45, the successor of the award-winning PowerShot S40 and is aimed at the “advanced user who wants full photographic control in a compact digital camera.” The 4.0 megapixel PowerShot S45 features a 3x optical zoom lens and a compact, silver-toned aluminum exterior.