Canon Makes The S10 Official and Announces New CD-300 Dye Sub Printer

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Aug. 27 -- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in optical and imaging technology, today announced the PowerShot S10, a 2.1 megapixel digital camera that combines the benefits of digital imaging with features and functions traditionally found only in conventional 35mm cameras. This latest addition to Canon's line of PowerShot digital cameras enters the market as the smallest and lightest 2.1 megapixel camera with a zoom lens. Canon also announced a new digital printer for output of high-resolution, borderless, 4x6-inch prints.

PowerShot S10 features:

  • 1/2-inch, 2.1 megapixel CCD sensor
  • 1600x1200 pixel (Large mode), 1280x960 (Medium mode), and 800x600 (Small mode)
  • 35-70mm f/2.8-4 all-glass aspherical lens
  • Dual interface to connect directly to USB or RS-232C serial
  • Newly designed GUI menu system
  • Type I and Type II CompactFlash slots
  • Sturdy all-metal body
  • Image Selection Mode button on back of the camera accesses the five IMAGE modes -- slow-speed shutter, high-speed shutter, Night Scene, Landscape, and Black-and-White
  • ISO speeds from 100-400
  • Buffer allows continuous burst-mode shooting of up to 1.7 frames per second even when set to maximum resolution

CD-300 Digital Printer

The Canon CD-300 dye-sublimation digital printer, introduced to replace the existing CD-200, incorporates a number of enhancements that improve speed, performance and image quality. The new design equips the CD-300 with front loading capabilities for easy insertion of paper and ink cassettes. The CD-300 can be used with or without a personal computer, providing high-resolution, photo-quality borderless 4x6-inch prints at a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch), compared to the 144 dpi obtained with the CD-200. Optional paper and ink cassettes can also used to produce miniature labels and borderless 4x10-inch panorama prints.

Without effecting the print speed of the CD-300, each print is laminated with a special clear UV coating to extend its longevity by protecting against moisture, fingerprints and scratches. The new printer also supports DPOF, enabling the CD-300 to read and print specific JPEG images made with the PowerShot S10, or any other digital camera that offers the DPOF feature. The CD-300 accepts input from Type I and Type II CompactFlash and PCMCIA cards, NTSC composite video, S-Video, and PC computers.

The PowerShot S10 digital still camera and CD-300 digital printer will be available at authorized Canon dealers in mid-October. Retail pricing will be set at that time.