Canon
Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd., is pleased to announce the latest addition to its line of
PowerShot digital cameras: the Digital IXUS 300. The camera's ultra-compact and elegant
stainless steel design is based on the extremely popular Digital IXUS, and offers
new and improved features including a powerful 3x zoom lens, making it the world's
smallest and lightest 2.1 megapixel camera with a 3x zoom lens. Aside from the original
Digital IXUS, the new IXUS 300 joins several other PowerShot-series cameras including
the newly introduced PowerShot A10 and A20, as well as the current Pro90 IS and G1
models.
The Digital IXUS 300 is Canon's second ultra-compact digital camera. In addition
to its high-resolution, and retractable 3x zoom lens, the S300 offers a number of
new and improved features including: direct print capabilities from the new Canon
Card Photo Printer CP-10; 20 frame-per-second movie clips with audio at selectable
resolutions up to 640x480 pixels; shutter speeds from 1 second to 1/1500 second;
an adaptive primary color filter for improved color reproduction; a choice of nine
image quality modes; automatic exposure sensitivity adjustment; a high-output light
guide flash; and a new high-speed digital signal processing IC with low power consumption.
Direct Printing with Card Photo Printer CP-10
A new digital signal processing IC in the Digital IXUS 300 enables high-speed image
processing and rapid data transfer through the cameras' USB interface. The Digital
IXUS 300 takes advantage of this feature by offering a Direct Print mode that enables
users to print hard-copy images using Canon's new CP-10 dye-sublimation printer.
The CP-10 makes printing from digital files simple and fun by allowing users to control
all print settings directly from the camera's LCD monitor. Printer data is then transferred
to the CP-10 directly through a dedicated interface cable. The new, ultra-compact
printer produces beautiful, 300 x 300 dpi credit card-sized color prints in as little
as 56 seconds. The CP-10 can also be used to print eight miniature copies of the
same image on one sticker sheet, adding a new dimension of fun for everyone. Each
sticker measures approximately 0.9 x 0.7-inches.
Record and Playback Movie Clips
The Canon Digital IXUS 300 can record movie clips with audio at 20 frames per second
in any of three resolution modes: 640x480, 320x240 or 160x120. Digital IXUS 300 movie
clips are recorded as QuickTime AVI files, with the image data saved in the Motion
JPEG format and the sound in the WAVE format. The video portion of the Digital IXUS
300 movies can be replayed on the camera's LCD monitor. Full audio-video playback
is possible with a connected TV monitor or a compatible PC after downloading. Downloaded
movie clips can be edited, saved, and sent to others via e-mail using the Digital
IXUS 300's bundled software. Due to the new digital signal processing IC, the IXUS
300's movie clip processing speed is approximately 2.7 times faster that other models
in its class.
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