Latest Canon camera news

On 5 September 2018, Canon announced a major new product to its line-up: the EOS R full-frame mirrorless. In so doing the Japanese company created a whole new lens line-up: EOS RF.So what does this mean, what RF lenses are available, and does it matter... Read more

Rumours be gone: Canon has officially announced its brand new full-frame mirrorless camera, the EOS R. And yes, it comes with a brand new lens mount, called EOS RF.In a similar step to the Nikon Z7, Canon sees its full-frame future as one that's smaller... Read more

This year looks to be a bumper one for cameras. But it's not just about the bigger, pricier releases, as the accessible and versatile Canon SX740 HS goes to show.The SX740 is a compact camera with a big zoom lens within. Its 40x optical lens means it... Read more

Looking to entice a new audience into the budget DSLR category, Canon has introduced a pair of entry-level EOS models: the 2000D and 4000D.The 2000D replaces the EOS 1300D, while the 4000D is an entirely new entry designed to include every possible cost-saving... Read more

Tonight sees a big lunar event called the "Super blue blood moon" with three lunar phenomena taking place across the globe. In the UK, the moon is closest to us in its orbit so the moon will be around a third bigger than usual.Landscape and travel photographer... Read more

It's been a long time coming, but Canon has finally unveiled the first compact camera with a DSLR-scale APS-C sensor size and an optical zoom lens. The PowerShot G1 X Mark III updates the range by making the sensor larger than the Mark II predecessor... Read more

In what's been a relatively quiet couple of years in the world of cameras, Canon has taken to opportunity to get one over its competitors by releasing an EOS DSLR for, well, seemingly everyone. And with the announcement of the EOS 6D Mark II full-frame... Read more

Hot on the heels of the Canon EOS M5 - the mirrorless camera that, finally, put Canon in contention with some of its competition - the Japanese company has announced the EOS M6. It does away with the viewfinder (leaving a hotshoe in place for an accessory... Read more

If you're thinking of buying a feature-packed DSLR then chances are you'll be looking at a £1,000 piece of kit. Canon is looking to change that with the introduction of the EOS 77D and 800D cameras.If you're familiar with the Canon DSLR line-up you'll... Read more

Canon has taken the wraps off the PowerShot G9 X Mark II, updating the 2015 forebear, but keeping the same retro good looks. The big focus of this compact camera - which remains properly pocketable - is the 1-in type sensor at its heart, larger than... Read more

The entry-level DSLR camera sector doesn't see too many new models these days, but Canon has quietly just unveiled its latest: the EOS 1300D.An update to 2014's EOS 1200D, the 1300D is an altogether similar and affordable beginner product, but dresses... Read more

When we first used the Canon PowerShot G7 X, the company's first 1-inch sensor compact, it felt like Canon's attempt to deflect a strong Sony line-up - namely the RX100 series.Some 18-months later and it's time for round two, with the G7 X Mark II upping... Read more

Long gone are the days of film when ISO 3200 was the maximum sensitivity you could shoot. Digital cameras have been pushing responsiveness to low-light for years now, with six-figure extended ISO settings showing face on some recent DSLR cameras.But that's... Read more

The world of ultra high definition 4K video is starting to spill into homes with more affordable TVs and more streamed content. But it's already outdated thanks to Canon's new 250-megapixel sensor.Canon Japan has developed the 250-megapixel APS-H sensor... Read more

Canon has embraced 4K video with three new products, mainly aimed at the professional and prosumer markets.The Canon XC10 4K video camera is perhaps the one most aimed at consumers or enthusiasts as it offers professional standard quality but at a more... Read more

Everyone loves a superzoom, and Canon has set its sights on the top-end of the market with the initial unveiling of the PowerShot G3 X.And it's not doing things by half measures. Featuring a 1-inch sensor for heightened image quality, the camera also... Read more

Canon is not shy of packing the zoom into a superzoom. Its latest PowerShot SX530 HS squeezes a 50x optical lens, delivering a 24-1200mm equivalent, into an affordable and relatively compact package.It was only a few years back that such optics with such... Read more

There's only so much you can do with camera design before a product becomes tricky to use. But that hasn't stopped Canon trying to break the conventional mould, with the latest Canon PowerShot N2, in its squat, near-square-fronted format, showing off... Read more

It's the Consumer Electronics Show 2015, which means the annual compact camera splurge from Canon is upon us. In among a variety of updated models, it's the Canon PowerShot SX710 HS, the 30x optical zoom travel compact, which demands the greatest attention.The... Read more

Canon is working on something that it described as a "new-concept photo-storage device".Tentatively called the Cross Media Station, the device will chiefly let you save photos and videos captured by cameras. It acts sort of like a hard drive, but it has... Read more

One of the biggest deals in Canon's DSLR lineup just got a re-work: the EOS 7D Mark II is official, as announced on stage at Canon's Photokina 2014 press conference. This is the DSLR to revamp the already excellent original 7D model with a host of new... Read more

During the Virgin Media V Festival last year Pocket-lint shadowed official photographer Tom Oldham from stage to stage, trying our own hand at gig photography and finding out it's not as easy as you might think. And the year before we interviewed him... Read more

Canon has announced two new bridge cameras for super-zooming while staying lightweight. The PowerShot SX520 HS and PowerShot SX400 IS each come with compact bodies cramming in plenty of Canon tech.The Canon PowerShot SX520 HS comes with a 42x optical... Read more

Canon has taken the next step with Project1709. It has launched a new online storage and management service for photos called Irista, and it directly rivals Picasa, Flickr, Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, and all those other cloud services.There's just... Read more

Canon has officially announced the PowerShot G1 X Mark II, an evolution of the Canon G1 X G-series camera.The difference is immediately obvious, as Canon has moved the G-series on from the angular and slightly awkward-looking models of the past, to something... Read more

Canon has announced the EOS 1200D, a DSLR camera model that evolves the EOS 1100D, moving to a higher-resolution 18-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor. The new camera is launched alongside a new EOS Companion app for iOS and Android.The app is designed to guide... Read more

Canon has added three new point-and-shoots to the Ixus range of cameras/camcorders - the Ixus 155, Ixus 150, and Ixus 145.Featuring high zoom lenses and slim bodies, the Ixus 155, 150 and 145 seem versatile and compact. The 155 is uniquely capable of... Read more

While CES rumbles on, it's business as usual for the Canon camcorder department, which has announced three new models today, the Legria mini X, Legria HF R56 and Legria HF R506. Ask any product manager about this sort of device, and they might well look... Read more

Canon has introduced a new Full HD camcorder to its range that provides a number of different ways you can record video. An ultra-wide angle lens is coupled with a built-in stand and flippable viewscreen that can be placed to show the action from the... Read more

Much of the new Canon EOS 70D might fit right into the line-up existing EOS DSLR cameras from the company, but it's the Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology that should attract your attention.The new autofocus technology is designed to address the woes when... Read more

Canon has announced the Canon EOS 70D with a new Dual Pixel CMOS focus that claims to autofocus five times faster than the previous EOS cameras in live view.Following on from the current EOS 60D, the new model will feature a 20.2-megapixel APS-C sensor... Read more

Canon has announced a new, smaller, DSLR camera in its EOS line, the Canon EOS 100D.It is Canon’s smallest and lightest APS-C digital SLR yet, with the company looking to compete with smaller and lighter models from rival interchangeable lens systems.The... Read more

Canon has announced two new PowerShot SX models on Wednesday; the PowerShot SX280 HS and PowerShot SX270 HS, and hopes to convince those looking for a new camera that it is the brand to help them.The new models feature the company's brand new DIGIC 6... Read more

Canon has updated its top "beginner" DLSR with the launch of the Canon EOS 700D.The EOS 700D effectively tweaks the 650D it replaces, bringing a few incremental changes but still sticking to what we think is a great line of DSLR cameras. Canon says the... Read more

Rumours of an all-new addition to Canon's DSLR camera line-up have been circulating for a few days now, and alleged specifications and price point have appeared on the US site for electronics retailer Best Buy for the model claimed to be going by the... Read more

Video capture - or mooovie capture, to give it the full Austin Powers dues - has been a rapid rise to be reckoned with in the DSLR camera world. Canon's already dangled the 4K 24fps carrot out there in the shape of the EOS 1D C and now it's gone one step... Read more

It's that time of year when, just ahead of the CP+ imaging show in Japan, lots of new cameras appear. Canon's 2013 refresh of its IXUS range has added four new models to the range.At the top of pile of this year's refresh is the Canon IXUS 255 HS, a compact... Read more

Canon has announced a number of compact camera updates, bringing a refreshed IXUS model, the IXUS 140, and new affordable PowerShots.The IXUS 140 offers a 8x optical zoom lens with a 28mm wide-angle, running to 224mm at the far end (in 35mm terms). The... Read more

The Canon PowerShot N is a new compact camera from the Japanese company that promises to give you a unique perspective on your photos, with a tilting touchscreen and lens control rings. Although touted as distinct and unlike any other camera out there,... Read more

In news that is news to no one, Canon has decided to stop making an old camera - the 5D MK II - and will now concentrate on selling a new camera - the MK III - instead. Presumably, this announcement comes as it nears the end of its stock of the MK II.... Read more

When we first saw the Canon PowerShot SX50 HS, we did scratch our brains as to whether a 50x optical zoom - which is a 24-1200mm equivalent - crammed into a relatively compact superzoom body could work.Pocket-lint has gone hands-on with a final production... Read more

Canon has opened the beta version of a new cloud-based image management service, with the working title of Project 1709. However, rather than offer storage space for your photos itself, it allows you to aggregate all of your pictures stored on other sites... Read more

Canon has announced the PowerShot SX50, which brings a staggering 50x optcal zoom lens, taking you right up to the action. The new ultrazoom camera was announced today at Photokina 2012.The lens claims to be class-leading in construction, but importantly... Read more

Subject of many a rumour, the Canon EOS 6D has finally been unveiled at the Photokina camera trade show in Germany and it sees the introduction of both Wi-Fi connectivity and built-in GPS for the first time in a Canon DSLR.Core specifications for the... Read more

The Canon EOS 6D looks to be the company's sub-£2,000 full-frame answer to the Nikon D600. The rumoured EOS model's specifications leaked on digicame-info, alongside some convincing official-looking studio shots. And with Photokina 2012 just around the... Read more

Canon has released its promised firmware upgrade for the EOS 7D DSLR camera. Firmware v2 includes in-camera editing functionality for RAW files, resizing of JPEGs, and improved maximum burst settings.The semi-pro Canon EOS 7D may be three years old now,... Read more

The announcement of the Canon EOS M lays to rest rumours that have been circulating in the mill for, well, years now. This is the year that Canon finally drops its compact system camera bomb - but is it all it's cracked up to be?A quick glance of the... Read more

Canon has announced the launch of the Canon EOS M, the company's entry into the world of compact system cameras.There was little doubt of what would be coming, after a run of leaks of the new mirrorless model, confirming the specs that we detailed yesterday,... Read more

UPDATE: The Canon EOS M is now official, so read our comprehensive Hands-on: Canon EOS M review to see what we think of the new Compact System Camera from Canon. ---The Canon EOS M is an APS-C compact system camera, looking to rival the likes of the... Read more

An image of what is purportedly Canon's first mirrorless compact system camera has been leaked online, appearing on a Japanese website that swears by its credibility.The site, Digital Camera Info, says the picture came from a reliable source, hinting... Read more