Canon Announces a Range of Products for 2H 2011

IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS

World’s slimmest 12x and 8x optical zoom compact cameras come in bold colors, offer detailed images with HD movie recording

Canon Singapore today adds more models to its stylish IXUS family; the IXUS 1100 HS, and the colorful IXUS 230 HS. Striking and super-slim, both models offer Canon’s advanced high-sensitivity sensor (HS) system for beautiful, low-noise images in all conditions. They also feature a new Intelligent IS system to ensure any subject is captured in crisp detail, whether up-close, in low light, or at the fullest extent of the zoom.

Fashion-forward and super-slim

The IXUS 1100 HS with a 12x optical zoom is the slimmest camera in its range at just 21.9mm thick. Likewise, the IXUS 230 HS is also the slimmest 8x optical zoom camera in its class with a thickness of 22.1mm. The IXUS 230 HS also packs a powerful 8x optical zoom lens into an elegantly styled body, available in six vibrant colors.

Intelligent IS - Achieving Sharper Images

A new technology for the IXUS range, both models feature Canon’s uniquely powerful Intelligent IS system, which uses Canon’s highly effective 3.5-stop optical Image Stabilizer to counter camera shake when shooting stills and Full HD movies.

Providing seven types of stabilization, Intelligent IS automatically identifies the shooting conditions and adapts the optical Image Stabilizer to prevent camera shake most effectively. Hybrid IS corrects exaggerated angular shake which occurs during close-up macro photography, while Powered IS works during movie shooting to counteract the exaggerated motion which occurs when shooting distant subjects using high zoom. In combination with Smart Auto, which distinguishes scenes to improve subject detection, Intelligent IS works automatically so users can capture images that are rich in detail with minimal blur.

HS System – Outstanding Picture Quality in Low Light

Both the new IXUS models allow one to capture the ideal shot for any moment, be it a distant subject or a party group shot. With a 28mm 12x zoom lens featuring Canon’s precision optics and a 4-stop optical Image Stabilizer, the IXUS 1100 HS provides outstanding image quality and detail at all focal lengths, from wide-angle to super telephoto. The stylish IXUS 230 HS also comes with a precision 28mm 8x optical zoom lens.

Both models are fitted with Canon’s HS System – a combination of a 12.1 Megapixel high sensitivity CMOS sensor and proprietary DIGIC 4 image processing, which will help to capture the natural ambience of a scene, producing crisp, low-noise images without having to use a flash or a tripod.

Also, capture split-second action with the IXUS 1100 HS using a High-speed Burst mode, which is able to record 3.0MP resolution images at 7.8 shots/sec or shoot continuously at full resolution up to 3.3shots/sec. The IXUS 230 HS is also able to capture up to 8.7 shots/sec. at 3.0MP resolution, while full resolution 12.1MP images can be continuously captured at 3.5 shots/sec, right up to card capacity.

Touch Shutter - The world at your fingertips

The IXUS 1100 HS allows one to frame and review one’s stills and movies with crisp detail and fantastic contrast and color with its vast 8.0 cm (3.2”) PureColor II Touch LCD screen with a sharp 460k-dot resolution that fills the rear of the camera. With everything at one’s fingertips, the different settings can be easily controlled with a swipe of a finger; touch to focus on the subject with Touch AF (Auto Focus) or instantly capture the scene with new Touch Shutter.

New and Improved Movie Digest – Shoot and Share with Ease

With Full HD (1080p) resolution, optical zoom and high-quality stereo sound, one can easily switch between still images and movies with one sleek camera that fits neatly in your pocket.

With Movie Digest mode, one can create a VGA-quality film telling the story behind the images shot that day. It automatically records the four seconds preceding every still image captured and merges the clips into one show reel, which can then be used as bonus footage or shared online. These new models can also capture 24 frames per second (fps) in Full HD Movie Recording with stereo sound. A dedicated Movie Record Button makes it easy to record instantly, ensuring no moment is ever missed.

The 12x/8x (IXUS 1100 HS/IXUS 230 HS) optical zoom can be used during video capture, and Intelligent IS includes Dynamic IS mode to counteract camera shake when recording whilst moving. An HDMI-CEC port makes it easy to share videos, allowing users to play images back on HDMI-compatible HD TVs and control playback using the TV remote.

Both cameras also come with an Enhanced Smart Auto mode for recording those special moments, as they use Advanced Subject Detection (non-living subjects can also be tracked) to detect up to 32 different scenes and adjust the camera settings accordingly to ensure every subject is well-exposed and in-focus.

For more fun with videos, both cameras offer Super Slow Motion Movie mode which slows down fast-moving subjects, shooting VGA resolution video at 120fps (QVGA resolution at 240fps) and playing it back at a fraction of the real speed which creates a perfect video for analyzing a golf swing or catching the dramatic conclusion to a 100m sprint.

Powerful external flash - HF-DC2

The IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS will also be compatible with the HF-DC2 – a new external flash unit that can be used to supplement the camera’s on-board flash.

Price & Availability

The IXUS 1100 HS (available in black, silver and red) is available now at authorized Canon dealers at the recommended retail price of S$529.00. The IXUS 230 HS (available in black, purple, blue, silver, pink and lime green) will be available at the end of October. Price will be announced later.