The news
So, heads likely will
roll. Yesterday's
revelations on
the Canon China web site about the launch of a new EOS digital SLR
camera were correct. It is called the EOS 400D
and does have a 10.1 megapixel, APS-C size (22.2 x
14.8mm) CMOS image sensor; an ultrasonic dust-removal system;
and a 2.5in LCD panel.
The 400D will be arriving next month to sit above
the big-selling
EOS
350D and is among 39 new Canon lines arriving
in the UK in September and October. These take
in compact digital cameras; inkjet and laser printers and
multi-function models; scanners; DVD and HDV camcorders; and a pro
projector - all of which we'll be covering in coming days.
UK recommended price for the EOS 400D will be £720 (inc VAT)
for a kit that includes the camera body and an 18-55mm
auto-focus zoom lens, while the body alone will have an RRP of
£650.
Check out the images below - all but the last were shot
at today's launch event and are probably the first
available on the net - then read Canon UK's official press
release on
page
two.
When you've done that, let us know whether the EOS 400D is the digital
SLR you were hoping Canon would launch - comment in
this
thread in the
HEXUS.lifestyle.news forum. Oh, and come back soon, too, because we'll
be updating this article shortly with the 400D's full specs.
Update -
August 24, 18:37
Full specs - in PDF
format (41KB) - can be viewed here (click to view; right-click to
download)
Click for larger image (ditto all
other images)
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External.links
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EOS
400D home page
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SLR home page
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