Canon Announces Exciting Spring Promotions for Cameras, Lenses, Binoculars and Camcorders

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2001--Zooming in on gift ideas for Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduations and summer fun, Canon, U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon, Inc., has introduced promotional offers that provide photographers and videographers with a total shooting experience. Featured Canon products include cameras, lenses, binoculars and digital camcorders.

CAMERAS, LENSES, BINOCULARS

Canon Rebates(1): Purchase eligible cameras, lenses, or binoculars from April 1, 2001 to July 31, 2001 and save up to with rebate offers. For example, the purchase of a Canon EOS-1v camera, PB-E2 Power Drive Booster and EF 400/2.8 L IS U lens, provides a rebate of .

Canon Free Offer(1): Canon's most powerful free offer ever combines the purchase of a Canon EOS D30 digital camera with a free 340mb Microdrive PowerPack ( retail value). Effective purchase dates are April 1, 2001 to June 30, 2001.

The Canon EOS D30 digital camera is the world's smallest digital single lens reflex camera (as of August 2000). Compatible with all interchangeable EF lenses, it has built-in flash with E-TTL flash control. Software bundle supports Mac and PC.