Coming this spring: Four new Canon point-and-shoots

Feb 8, 2010 11:10 AM

Canon Powershot SX210 IS
Photo: Canon

With the PMA camera trade show two weeks away, Canon just introduced four new PowerShot digital cameras—a superzoom and three subcompacts.

The priciest, the 14-megapixel PowerShot SX210 IS superzoom, $350, includes a 14x zoom, 3-inch LCD and dedicated video record button. The subcompacts are the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD3500 IS Elph, $330, which has a very large 3.5-inch touchscreen LCD and 5x zoom with wide-angle capability; the 14-megapixel PowerShot SD1400 IS Elph, $280, which has a 4x zoom; and the 12-megapixel PowerShot SD1300 IS Elph, $230, with a 4x zoom and wide-angle capability.

Canon Powershot SD3500 IS Elph
Photo: Canon

All models include a new FE flash exposure feature that not only automatically adjusts the aperture, shutter speed and ISO settings, but also changes the strength of the flash's illumination. All but the SD1300 Elph include new scene modes, including fish-eye and miniature effects, and can shoot HD-resolution video. Plus, like the newly announced Panasonic point-and-shoots, the PowerShots will support the new higher capacity, SDXC memory cards, which will eventually be able to store as much as 2 terabytes of data.

All cameras will be available this month, except the SX210 IS, which will be available next month.

—Terry Sullivan