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SLR image quality? Read our Canon G1x Review to find out!

Canon's PowerShot G1 X digital camera. Click here for our Canon G1X review!Every once in a while, a camera comes along that offers a genuinely different approach to its rivals. Some--like the first mirrorless models--go on to fundamentally change the market. Others aren't quite so successful. Either way, we welcome designs that think outside the box. The Canon PowerShot G1 X is the first large-sensor compact with a zoom lens. Its announcement last...

Canon SX150 review posted!

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS digital camera. Copyright © 2012, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.Having spent a little time with it, we're impressed with how much capability the engineers managed to pack into the Canon SX150, at such an affordable price. As you'd expect given the bargain-basement ~$179 street, it's not without its limitations, but considering what you get, it's pretty amazing: A capable, well-built 14-megapixel digital camera with an optically stabilized 12x...

More zoom for your pocket: Canon SX260 HS launches

Canon's PowerShot SX260 HS digital camera. Photo provided by Canon USA Inc. Click for our Canon SX260 HS preview.A year ago, Canon launched the PowerShot SX230 HS, an interesting camera that placed third in our recent Travel Zoom Shootout. Today, they've followed up with the Canon SX260 HS, a camera for those amongst you who felt that a 14x zoom just wasn't enough.

With an amazing 20x optical zoom, the Canon SX230 HS covers all the bases and then some, from a generous 25mm wide angle to a...

Time to test the waters again: Rugged Canon D20 debuts

Canon's PowerShot D20 digital camera. Photo provided by Canon USA Inc. Click to read our Canon D20 preview!A little under three years ago, Canon launched its first waterproof compact digital camera, the PowerShot D10. Today, it gets a replacement, as Canon makes a splash with the waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof PowerShot D20.

The market for rugged, lifestyle cameras has become an increasingly hard-fought one since the D10's debut, and it's been starting to look decidedly...

See, shoot, share: Slim new ELPH cameras offer WiFi connectivity

Canon's PowerShot ELPH 320 HS digital camera. Click to read our Canon 320 HS preview!With smartphones rapidly devouring a significant chunk of the compact camera market, we've seen a flurry of new compact camera launches from the industry's big names over the last few weeks. The three As--attractive, approachable, and affordable--are no longer enough to make the grade any more. Almost without exception, manufacturers are looking for the hook that will make you...

Canon G1 X Still Life lab shots posted!

Canon PowerShot G1 X digital camera. Image courtesy of Canon USA.We've just posted our "Still Life" ISO/NR series test shots from a production-level Canon G1 X, straight from the lab!

The Canon PowerShot G1 X is the company's first large-sensor PowerShot model, and looks to be Canon's rebuttal to the burgeoning compact system camera market. It's based around a brand-new, Canon-developed 14.3-megapixel CMOS sensor that's almost as tall as...

Canon G1 X: Your questions, answered

Canon's PowerShot G1 X digital camera. Photo provided by Canon USA Inc.Among photo enthusiasts--and if you're reading this news item, there's a fair chance you're in that number--the Canon G1 X is one of the big talking points of the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. With that in mind, we conducted a public Q&A right before the show kicked off with Chuck Westfall, Technical Advisor with the Professional Engineering & Solutions Division at Canon...

Canon G1 X, 520 HS, 110 HS: Three new PowerShots, including large-sensor fixed-lens zoom

Canon's PowerShot G1 X digital camera. Photo provided by Canon USA Inc. Click to read our Canon G1 X preview!Canon USA Inc. has today announced three new PowerShot series digital cameras for the Consumer Electronics Show: the large-sensor Canon G1 X, long-zoom Canon 520 HS, and fashion-friendly Canon 110 HS.

Among photo enthusiasts--and if you're reading this news item, there's a fair chance you're in that number--the Canon G1 X is sure to be a big talking point. With that in mind,...

Canon 100 HS review posted!

Canon PowerShot 100 HS digital camera. Copyright © 2011, The Imaging Resource. All rights reserved.True to form, Canon doesn't skimp on its low-end ELPH digital cameras, and with the Canon 100 HS, they outdid themselves! The slim pocket camera offers a wide array of special features, including Handheld Night Scene, Full HD video, and HDMI output to name just a few. Its 28mm-equivalent wide angle lens is a treat, making the PowerShot 100 HS a great digital camera for travel and...