Canon PowerShot SD10 / Digital IXUS I / IXY Digital L

Canon D10

Canon has launched the PowerShot D10, its first waterproof digital compact. The camera is waterproof up to 10 meters, freeze proof up to -10 degrees, shockproof when dropped from a height of 1.22 meters and dust proof. The camera has a 12.1 mega pixel sensor, 3x optical zoom and a 2.5 inch PureColor LCD II with 2mm protective shield, and includes Smart Auto Mode, Face Select & Track, Blink Detection and Face Self-timer. It has Canon’s propriety DIGIC 4 processor. Protective accessories are available to keep the camera safe in environments, including soft case, shoulder, neck and carabiner straps. The camera has connection system on the corners of the camera’s body, and customisable appearance with an optional coloured Front Cover Set, that protect it from knocks and scuffs with a soft case. This camera records up to 30 frame per second VGA movies. It also has multi-language support, PictBridge support and support for external storage device.

Features

The Canon D10 features a 12.1 Megapixel resolution camera sensor, allowing users the freedom to crop or enlarge images while retaining image detail. The 3x zoom lens offers a range of framing options, with Image Stabilizer preventing camera-shake from causing blur, as the camera is designed for participating in the high-movement activities. It features Canon’s propriety DIGIC 4 processor with Smart Auto mode that uses Scene Detection Technology that checks subject for brightness, contrast, distance and overall hue and selects the correct mode from 18 possible choices. It also features Motion Detection Technology, Face Detection Technology, which includes Blink Detection, to avoid mistimed people shots. The PowerShot D10 also features a 2.5 inch PureColor LCD II with a 2mm protective shield for double brightness of a normal PureColor LCD II, i-Contrast brightens dark areas in an image without blowing out lighter areas, FaceSelf-Timer where the camera takes the shot only until the user enters the frame, a Print menu for access to direct print options, PictBridge support and support for SD, SDHC and MMC memory cards, MMCplus and HC MMCplus card formats. The PowerShot D10 comes bundled with ZoomBrowser EX 6.3 (Windows) and ImageBrowser 6.3 (Macintosh), and PhotoStitch 3.1 (Windows), PhotoStitch 3.2 (Mac). The bundled software supports Windows Vista (including SP1) / XP SP2-3 and Macintosh OS X v10.4-10.5. Both cameras support PTP for driverless transfer to Windows XP and Macintosh OS X, along with MTP for image and movie transfers to Windows Vista.