Canon Announcements (Page 4) Report News & Deals

Collaborates with FedEx Office, Sims Recycling Solutions and Close the Loop to Offer Customers Ink Cartridge Recycling
 
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 27, 2011 – Continuing its commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, announces a new nationwide inkjet cartridge recycling program. Designed in collaboration with FedEx Office®, Sims Recycling Solutions and Close the Loop, this program utilizes the best environmental practices in treatment of recyclable materials.
 
Canon PIXMA printer users can now drop off empty genuine PIXMA inkjet cartridges at more than 1,600 FedEx Office Print and Ship Centers across the United States. From FedEx Office locations, cartridges will be consolidated by Sims Recycling Solutions, who specialize in the large-scale processing of electronic waste. After being consolidated by SIMS Recycling, the Genuine Canon ink cartridges go to Close the Loop, a "material recovery" company specializing in the recycling of inkjet cartridges. This program will be free of cost to all Canon consumers.
 
"With the rise in consumer environmental awareness, Canon is pleased to offer customers the opportunity to participate in this national recycling program," said Yuichi Ishizuka, executive vice president and general manager, Imaging Technologies and Communications, Canon U.S.A. "Environmental responsibility and awareness have always been a top priority for Canon, and recycling is one of the simplest yet most beneficial aspects of this."
 
The recycling program will tie into the Canon Generation Green initiative that focuses on helping to reduce the environmental burdens in all stages of a product's lifecycle. Generation Green is designed to provide business partners, customers and consumers a way to identify and learn about the various eco-conscious features and solutions that Canon has to offer, including possible cost savings through energy efficiency.
 
In addition, components from the recycled cartridges can be turned into materials for other products. Close the Loop's innovative products include felt-tip pens and markers made from inkjet plastics and inks; industrial colorants made from recycled ink; recovered metals that can be recycled into new steel and aluminum ingots; and scrap plastics that can be turned into the company's synthetic "eLumber" and various eLumber products.

Press release:
 
CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES SELECT PIXMA PRINTERS NOW SUPPORT APPLE'S AIRPRINT ENABLING WIRELESS PRINTING FROM iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch
 
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., September 20, 2011 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced that the PIXMA MG8220, MG6220 and MG5320 Wireless Photo All-In-One inkjet photo printers will now support AirPrint1 wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. AirPrint allows users to wirelessly print photos, emails, web pages and other documents without the need to install device drivers, saving time and making for a seamless user experience.
 
AirPrint will be supported by the majority of Canon PIXMA inkjet printers launched from this point forward. AirPrint works with iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPod touch (3rd generation and later) running using iOS 4.2 or later.
 
For more information on the support models and other details, please visit www.usa.canon.com/airprint.

Or at least that is what Canon is saying:
 

 
Based on the location, the new products announced on this date are likely going to appeal to the motion picture industry.

Canon ultra-large-scale, ultra-high-sensitivity CMOS sensor (press release) makes possible wide field-of-view video recording of meteors with equivalent apparent magnitude of 10.

Canon U.S.A. Announces PowerShot S100 and PowerShot SX40 HS Models With New DIGIC 5 Image Processor Providing Enhanced Resolution and Faster Shooting Speeds (press release)
 
Canon Europe press releases:
Canon unveils the PowerShot S100 – expert control, seriously compact
35x ultra-zoom and enhanced low-light performance – Canon introduces the PowerShot SX40 HS
 
Here's more from CPN:
Canon announces PowerShot S100
Canon unveils PowerShot SX40 HS
 
Note: This is not the S100 being introduced today: Canon PowerShot S100 Digital ELPH

Canon has posted: Notice Regarding Market Purchase of Own Shares and Completion of Acquisition

Canon has also today announced the PIXMA MG8220 and MG6220 Wireless Photo All-In-One Printers (Canon press release).

Canon has today introduced the PowerShot SX150 IS, PowerShot ELPH 510 HS and PowerShot ELPH 310 HS along with a PowerShot Flash.

Canon Inc. has announced intention to acquire own shares.
 
Canon intends to acquire up to 15.0 million shares of common stock, equivalent to 1.2% of outstanding shares. The total cost of the acquisition will be up to 50 billion yen. The purchase is expected to be made between August 12, 2011 through September 16, 2011.

Canon made some non-Camera announcements yesterday. I'll send you directly to the Canon USA press releases for the details:
 
Canon U.S.A. Enhances Creativity With New PIXMA Printers
Canon U.S.A. Announces New Desktop Accessories For Today's Business Professionals
Canon U.S.A. Expands imageCLASS Laser Multifunction And Printer Lineup With Seven New Products
Canon U.S.A. Commemorates The 20th Anniversary Of Its Jamesburg Location
 
I have a current model Canon X Mark I Premium Black Desktop Calculator - it looks great on my black back-painted glass desktop. The new models would replace my wireless keypad as well. Very nice.
 
Sorry for being a day late on these announcements. I arrived home at 1:00 AM this morning after three days on the road. I'm behind on email replies as well - please be patient - I'll be responding soon.

It's baaaaack. Canon Canada has restored the EOS 1Ds Mark III from the archives. (thanks John)

Canon CA has moved the EOS 1Ds Mark III to the archives (thanks Edward).
 
This seems like an unusual move - unless a replacement model is soon to be announced. I already suspected that a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark IV announcement was coming soon - this occurrence feeds my guess. Perhaps an August announcement?

Canon USA has added the newly announced Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens to their website - assuring that the lens will indeed be coming to the USA.

In a press release issued today, Canon UK has announced the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens.
 
Europe-only? Canon USA has said nothing about this new lens - I'm inquiring.
 
Update: At this time, Canon USA has no information about the availability of this lens in the US.

"When is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III going to be announced?" is the big question hitting my inbox these days. And that is a good question - one that Canon has not answered publicly.
 
Last year, my guess was that the EOS 5D Mark III would be announced in August 2011 with availability in December. The reasoning behind this answer was that the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was announced 3 years after the Canon EOS 5D and August is historically the month of one of Canon's biannual major DSLR, lens and flash announcements. The 5D II became available in December (to those who preordered early).
 
Today, I'm much less optimistic about seeing a 5D Mark III this year.
 
Why?
 
First, the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark IV announcement did not happen in its historical timeframe (August 2010) - and has not happened to date. I expect the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III to be updated before the EOS 5D Mark II.
 
And second, the disaster in Japan was hugely disruptive. Details of Canon's recovery have been absent lately, but I have not been hearing any optimistic news coming from the affected area. I'm happy that we can still buy most current Canon DSLRs and lenses.
 
So back to the question: "When is the Canon EOS 5D Mark III going to be announced?" As with the rest of Canon's unannounced products, no one who knows is allowed to say. My complete guess is that we will not see an upgrade to the 5D II available until at least mid-2012.
 
The advice I've been giving is to get the incredibly successful Canon EOS 5D Mark II now. It has impressive image quality and you will most likely get a LOT of great shots from it before even my last-year-estimated 5D Mark III arrival date.

Canon has today unveiled a trio of new video lenses. While not for the DSLR market, the new lenses are interesting to learn about nonetheless. The new Canon KJ20x8.2B is particularly interesting with its built-in 2x extender.
 
Canon FK14.5-60 Wide-Angle Cine Zoom Lens
Canon FK30-300 Telephoto Cine Zoom Lens
 
Canon KJ20x8.2B Portable HD Lens

"Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Canon USA, Inc. to leverage Technicolor’s color-science in the development of a suite of creative tools for cinematographers to facilitate greater usability and integration of Canon EOS DSLR cameras into the motion picture and television production pipeline"
 
Read the Canon & Technicolor Strategic Alliance Press Release for more information. (thanks Jordan)

Want to make your images huge? Project them with one of the five new portable LCD projectors Canon has announced.

Canon U.S.A. has announced its expansion into the production photographic print market with the introduction of the Canon DreamLabo 5000 (press release).
 
Don't look for one of these in my studio anytime soon. Of course, with availability expected to be early 2012, don't look for one of these anywhere other than a trade show for awhile.

Canon will be attending the 2011 Wedding & Portrait Photographer International Convention (press release).

Canon today has announced the 44-inch imagePROGRAF iPF8300S and 24-inch imagePROGRAF iPF6300S printers.

Canon has announced that it set a new patent record in 2010. (press release)
 
"This Marks The First Time A Japanese Company Exceeds 2,500 Patents In A Single Year"

Following is the list of the new Canon gear announced today. These links are to the review placeholder pages where product images, links to the Canon USA and Europe press releases and Amazon.com preorder links can be found.
 
Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D Digital SLR Camera
Canon EOS Rebel T3 / 1100D Digital SLR Camera
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens
Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
Canon EF 600mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
Canon Speedlite 270EX II
Canon Speedlite 320EX
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens
 
What we get is a pair of more-advanced Rebel bodies (the T3i gets the Vari-Angle LCD), a tweaked kit lens, a formal announcement for the 500 II and 600 II lenses, a pair of flashes with some unique capabilities, and ... though it is not exactly the Canon EF 500mm f/5.6 L IS USM Lens on my Canon Christmas list, the awesome-looking 200-400 f/4 L IS with a built-in 1.4x does indeed get us there in a very unique way - and adds zoom. I did not include a Canon EF 200-400 f/4 L IS USM Lens on my list, but it is also one of my most-wanted lenses.
 
Here are direct press release links:
 
Canon USA Rebel T3i, T3, 320EX, 270EX II and 18-55 IS II Press Release
Canon EOS Rebel 600D Digital SLR Camera - Europe
Canon EOS Rebel 1100D Digital SLR Camera - Europe
Canon Speedlite 320EX and 270EX II - Europe
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens - USA
Canon EF 200-400mm f/4 L IS USM Extender 1.4x Lens - Europe
 
I will be adding more information to the site after getting some sleep (it's nearly 5:00 AM).

Canon Announces PowerShot SX230 HS, ELPH 500 HS, ELPH 300 HS and ELPH 100 HS Models (Press Release)

Canon Celebrates Production Of 60 Million EF Lenses (Press Release)