Canon Japan announce development of EOS Digital
Feb 4, 2000 at 04:00:00 GMT
Canon Japan has now confirmed (and here in English) what we've already seen, the development of an EOS Digital SLR camera, the press release offers little more to what we've already gleaned: a 3+ megapixel CCD, Canon-EF lens mount, Canon-EF lenses. Expected "Sale Time" Autumn 2000. They also include a calendar of dates when the reference camera will be exhibited.
| Exhibition |
Date | Location |
| CeBIT | Feb 24 - March 1 | Hannover, Germany |
| Japanese Camera Show | March 3 - March 5 | Tokyo - Ikebukuro |
| IPPF | March 9 - March 11 | Tokyo - Ikebukuro |
| Japanese Camera Show | March 17 - March 19 | Osaka - Mydome |
| Japanese Camera Show | April 7 - April 9 | Nagoya - Fukiage Hall |
Here's what we've already worked out about this camera:
- Digital SLR based on Canon EOS body (not sure exactly WHICH body)
- Full TTL viewfinder
- Large rear LCD
- Large top information LCD
- AF-assist Beam
- Multiple drive modes
- AF / WB lock
- Full range of AE modes: Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, Manual, Auto Depth of Field mode
- Full range of programmed AE modes: Portrait, Sports, Macro, Night Scene, Landscape
- Rolling rear command wheel
- Rolling top command wheel
- Area focus points, AE-Lock
- Built-in pop-up flash
- Playback Zoom / Thumbnails / Info Display / Image Erase
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