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CANON HONGKONG COMPANY LIMITED
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【For Immediate Release】
13 October, 2011
Canon’s New IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS Digital Compact Cameras Powerful Optical Zoom Coupled with New Intelligent IS Slim, Stylish Body in Versatile Colors to Reflect Your Unique Personality Canon today introduces the new IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS digital compact cameras. By integrating advanced technology and functionality into fashionable and slim bodies, and offering a versatile choice on body colors to match each user’s unique personality and style, the two new models genuinely reflect the value of “SMART BEAUTY”. Both cameras feature a new Intelligent IS to offer the best image stabilization performance under different situations for guaranteed clear images and steady movies, while enhance the stability of macro shooting with a new Hybrid IS. IXUS 1100 HS is equipped with a 28mm wide-angle 12x optical zoom lens and a Touch wide LCD best for digital camera users seeking more advanced functionality, while IXUS 230 HS with a wide color choice in silver, black, pink, green, purple and blue are compact and easy to use for young entry users to enjoy every shooting moment!
IXUS 1100 HS – Powerful 12x Optical Zoom in Stylish Body with Touch LCD 28mm Wide-Angle 12x Optical Zoom Lens with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) The compact IXUS 1100 HS is equipped with a 28mm wide-angle 12x optical zoom lens which enables users to capture a much wider shooting range. You can capture wide open landscapes as well as group photos within a limited space with the help of its 28mm wide-angle, while distant objects can be clearly captured thanks to its 12x zoom power. The built-in optical Image Stabilizer (IS) with gyroscopic sensor detects camera shake and compensates the shake by corrective lens movement. This ensures stability and clear images during high power tele-shooting. Whether indoor or outdoor, traveling or having party, IXUS 1100 HS can capture every moment at its best.
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PureColor II Touch Wide LCD with Customizable Shortcuts Layout IXUS 1100 HS is equipped with a 3.2-inch 461,000-dot 16:9 PureColor II Touch wide LCD that allows easy viewing and intuitive operation. The full touch-screen makes operation easier than ever and keeps the design clean and minimal. Users can customize the position of different function shortcuts on the touch panel, even lefthanders can enjoy an easy camera operation. In addition, the Touch Shutter function of IXUS 1100 HS allows users to select the subject to focus by a touch on the screen. The camera will then track the selected subject in focus, and release the shutter to capture an image when the finger is lifted from the screen. This makes shooting more intuitive and convenient. Both moving portraits or still objects can be captured with ease. “Touch Action” shortcuts also allow users to customize 4 commonly used functions from 10 pre-set functions, such as erasing, rotating, slideshow or tagging images as “Favourites”. Users can control a variety of camera functions simply by dragging finger across the screen. Browsing images has never been easier. Various Choices of Body Colors to Shoot with Style For stylish individuals, they concern both camera design and body color as much as the performance. IXUS 1100 HS is available in silver, black and red colors to best present each user’s unique taste and personality.
IXUS 230 HS – Stylish Compact Body with Exciting Color Choices 28mm Wide-Angle 8x Optical Zoom Lens with Optical Image Stabilizer (IS) IXUS 230 HS features a 28mm wide-angle 8x optical zoom lens as well as a built-in optical Image Stabilizer that enables users to capture a much wider shooting range. While ideal for taking group photos and wide open landscapes, the camera also delivers clear and sharp tele-shooting images without the problem of blurry images due to slight shaking. 3-Inch 461,000-Dot 16:9 PureColor II G LCD IXUS 230 HS features a 3-inch PureColor II G LCD with 461,000-dot resolution. It incorporates a reinforced glass that reduces light reflection, making it ideal to frame from any angle and keeping a compact body. 2
Six Body Color Choices for Personal Touch To match each user’s unique style, IXUS 230 HS is available in 6 body colors that include silver, black, pink, green, purple and blue. Whether you are looking for elegant, cheery, smart or simple design, there is definitely a choice for you to show your personality and enjoy shooting.
Key Features of IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS New Intelligent IS for Automatic Optimal Image Stabilization With the help of Scene Detection technology, the new Intelligent IS in IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS automatically optimizes image stabilization performance under different situations for both photo and video shootings. It guarantees clear images and steady movies at all times. Whether you are taking macro shots, moving subjects, using a tripod, recording movies with tele-zooming or shooting while walking with handheld camera, quality images are right at your fingertips simply by pressing the shutter button. New Hybrid IS for Stable Macro Photography Shooting stability is subject to both shift-based and angle-based camera shake. While conventional optical image stabilizer compensates angular camera shake only, macro and close-up photography suffers from shift-based movement mostly. That is why IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS are incorporated with the new Hybrid IS, by adding an accelerometer to work with gyroscopic sensors, both kinds of movement can be corrected with high precision, thus enhancing stability during macro shooting subsequently. Full HD Stereo Movie Shooting with Dynamic IS and Powered IS IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS support full HD movie shooting in 1920 x 1080 resolution for more vivid image details. Stereo sound recording is also provided for high quality audio. Made specially for movie shooting, Dynamic IS reduces shakings caused by handheld shooting at wide angle, while Powered IS is made to improve motion compensation at the tele-end. Work perfectly with Scene Detection technology, the cameras can intelligently select the optimal settings for up to 21 pre-set scene modes for movie shooting. Also, both cameras support iFrame HD movie shooting for smooth and quick movie editing. 3
HS SYSTEM Reduces Noise Dramatically IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS feature a highly light-receptive HS SYSTEM that integrates DIGIC 4’s almighty data processing power and 12.1-megapixel high sensitivity CMOS image sensor to dramatically improve the signal-to-noise ratio. It is especially useful for shooting with high ISO at low light situation, as it allows a shorter exposure time thus shaking due to long exposure setting can be largely reduced. Sharp and clear images can be captured even with handheld shooting at night. HS SYSTEM also enables a wider dynamic range. Fine details at both shadow and highlight areas of the image can be retained even shooting scenes with strong lighting contrast. 1cm Macro Shooting to Discover more Close-Up Beauties IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS support 1cm Macro shooting for more close-up shooting of tiny objects, allowing you to discover more wonderful images from everyday life! DIGIC 4 Digital Image Processor for Ultra-Fast Performance Canon DIGIC 4 Digital Image Processor’s high algorithm power can process massive and complex data with ultra-speed. Comparing it to the previous generation, overall performance is improved by 30%. More seamless shooting is achieved with further quickening start-up and response time. The accuracy and tracking speed of Face Detection are also strengthened up to 3 times and 10 times faster respectively. Coupled with the 12.1-megapixel high sensitivity CMOS image sensor which effectively reduces image noise, unsurpassed image clarity and shooting speed can be expected. Enhanced Scene Detection Technology with up to 32 Modes Scene Detection automatically detects shooting distance, lighting condition, color temperature and moving subjects etc, and adjusts to the best possible camera settings to capture the scene easily. By detecting a subject’s focus and exposure, white balance, ISO speed and dynamic range, users can capture perfect images in different situations across a range of lighting conditions such as bright, backlit or blue skies. Among the other scene modes, spotlight and facial shadow portraits modes can analyze lighting condition for the optimal exposure and flash setting to make the subjects look natural and eye-catching. Tracking AF function is also supported to track the focuses of 4
both moving portraits or subjects to ensure sharp focus and right exposure at all times. Also included is the Smart Flash Exposure function. The cameras can automatically calculate and modify settings like flash output, flash synchronic speed and ISO speed to ensure bright and clear images. It serves as a perfect solution for common problems like uneven exposure that are found in normal flash mode. Creative Filters for Fun and Special Effects IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS offer a wide range of creative filters for your easy creation of fun photos and movies. Miniature Mode can emphasize the subject and blur the surrounding area, creating a miniature-scale effect similar to Tilt-Shift lens. It also supports movie shooting. With the adoption of Time Lapse Movie, interesting fast motion effects can be created. Fish-eye Mode mimics the distortion of a fisheye lens and expands the central area of an image to create a convex effect. It provides 3 different levels of enlargement and convexity from Low, Medium to High. Toy Camera Effect creates a special effect similar to a pinhole camera with 3 color settings of Warm, Standard and Cool available. Handheld Night Scene and Low Light Shooting Modes to Master Beauties at Night With Handheld Night Scene mode, IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS will capture multiple images simultaneously, and combine them into one sharp and optimallyexposed photo with minimized noise. Bright and clear images can be easily captured even without using tripod, allowing greater flexibility and enjoyment for night scene photography. The camera’s built-in Low Light Shooting mode boosts the ISO speed up to 6400 , ＊
allowing more light to be captured in under-lit and flash-restricted environment for sharper and brighter images. High-Speed Burst Mode to Perfectly Capture Every Precise Moment Whether it is to capture the enchanting dance performance or the exciting sports competition, high speed continuous shooting is what you need to turn every action into the perfect images! IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS feature a High-Speed Burst mode ＊
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that captures up to 7.8 frames and 8.7 frames per second at 3-megapixel respectively. What’s more, you can take continuous shots until the memory card is full for unlimited shooting enjoyment! Smart Shutter Mode for Easy and Convenient Self Portraits Both cameras are equipped with different Smart Shutter modes. Face Self-Timer automatically tracks each face in frame. Every time a new face enters, the timer will be activated to start adjusting focus and exposure, and release the shutter two seconds later to capture the perfect and sharp images. The Wink and Smile Self-Timers are able to detect facial expressions – blinked eye or smile as a signal for shutter release. Once a wink is detected, the camera will automatically shoot with optimal focus and exposure after two seconds; when a smile is detected, focus and exposure will be adjusted, and the shutter will be released immediately. It avoids hand shaking and guarantee good result with adequate preparation time, ensuring that every happy face is captured perfectly.
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IXUS 1100 HS – Key Features 28mm wide-angle 12x optical zoom lens with lens-shift type image stabilizer HS SYSTEM, reducing image noise dramatically 12.1-megapixel High Sensitivity CMOS (Back-illuminated) image sensor 3.2-inch 461,000-dot 16:9 PureColor II Touch wide LCD enables easy, intuitive operation with customizable shortcuts DIGIC 4 Digital Image Processor Enhanced Scene Detection technology, including 32 different scenes and Tracking AF Intelligent IS optimizes image stabilization for the shooting conditions New Hybrid IS for macro shooting Creative filters including Miniature, Fish-eye and Toy Camera effect Miniature Movie mode with Time Lapse Movie Effect Super Slow Motion Movie mode, shooting at 240 frame per second^ High-Speed Burst mode, capturing approx. 7.8 frames per second# Full HD 1920 x 1080 movie shooting with stereo sound, with Dynamic IS and Powered IS Movie DigestΔ and iFrame movie mode Handheld Night Scene and Best Image Selection# mode Low Light Shooting mode, enabling High ISO speed of 6400# Smart Shutter, with Face, Smile and Wink Self-Timer Active Display supported 1cm Macro shooting 3 colour variations: Silver, Black or Red ^ Records at 320 x 240 pixels and the longest clip is 30 seconds; actual frame rate is 239.76 frames per second # Image resolution is approx. 3-megapixel Δ Records at 640 x 480 pixels; actual frame rate is 29.97 frames per second
IXUS 230 HS – Key Features 28mm wide-angle 8x optical zoom lens with lens-shift type image stabilizer HS SYSTEM, reducing image noise dramatically 12.1-megapixel High Sensitivity CMOS (Back-illuminated) image sensor 3-inch 461,000-dot PureColor II G LCD DIGIC 4 Digital Image Processor Enhanced Scene Detection technology, including 32 different scenes and Tracking AF Intelligent IS optimizes image stabilization for the shooting conditions New Hybrid IS for macro shooting Creative filters including Miniature, Fish-eye and Toy Camera effect Miniature Movie mode with Time Lapse Movie Effect 7
Super Slow Motion Movie mode, shooting at 240 frame per second^ High-Speed Burst mode, capturing approx. 8.7 frames per second# Full HD 1920 x 1080 movie shooting with stereo sound, with Dynamic IS and Powered IS Movie DigestΔ and iFrame movie mode Handheld Night Scene and Best Image Selection# mode Low Light Shooting mode, enabling High ISO speed of 6400# Smart Shutter, with Face, Smile and Wink Self-Timer 1cm Macro shooting 6 colour variations: Silver, Black, Pink, Green, Purple, or Blue ^ Records at 320 x 240 pixels and the longest clip is 30 seconds; actual frame rate is 239.76 frames per second # Image resolution is approx. 3-megapixel Δ Records at 640 x 480 pixels; actual frame rate is 29.97 frames per second
The Canon’s new IXUS 1100 HS and IXUS 230 HS digital compact cameras are available for sale on 14th October and 20th October, 2011 respectively, with suggested retail prices of HK$2,980 and HK$2,480 respectively.
Accessories for IXUS 1100 HS and respective suggested retail prices are as follows: Model Suggested Retail Price NB-9L Rechargeable Battery Pack HK$ 350 CB-2LBE Battery Charger HK$ 450 ACK-DC70 AC Adapter Kit HK$ 500 HTC-100 HDMI Cable HK$ 300 HF-DC1 High Power Flash Light HK$ 800 Accessories for IXUS 230 HS and respective suggested retail prices are as follows: Model Suggested Retail Price NB-4L Lithium Rechargeable Battery HK$ 300 CB-2LVE Battery Charger HK$ 400 ACK-DC60 Adapter Kit HK$ 460 HTC-100 HDMI Cable HK$ 300 HF-DC1 High Power Flash Light HK$ 800
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About Canon Hongkong Company Limited Canon Inc. (TSE:7751 / NYSE:CAJ) was founded in 1937 in Japan. Its predecessor, Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory, produced Japan's first 35 mm focal-plane-shutter camera in 1934, called the Kwanon. Canon Inc. eventually expanded into the photocopying and printing industries, launching Japan’s first plain-paper copier in 1970 and the world's first inkjet printer in 1985. With over 70 years of experience in imaging products manufacturing, Canon’s global revenue currently stands at US$34.9 billion (as of 31 December 2009). The extensive resources it devotes to research and development has made Canon one of the U.S. imaging industry’s top technology patent-holders, and the only manufacturer across the globe to offer both input and output device solutions to the world’s various imaging needs. Established in 1971, Canon Hongkong Company Limited (CHK) responsibles for sales, marketing and services of all Canon product lines in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan, the Philippines and Mongolia, including its digital cameras, digital video camcorders, printers, copiers, scanners, projectors and other imaging merchandise. CHK adheres to Canon’s corporate philosophy, kyosei, which in essence motivates the company with its staff to proactively strive for harmonious coexistence with other citizens through participation in various social, charitable and environmental activities. From year 2005, the Hong Kong Council of Social Service has awarded CHK the Caring Company Logo in recognizing CHK’s continuous efforts contributed to the local community. Furthermore, CHK also endeavours to adopt internationally recognized management systems, having become certified in conformance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 in 2003, 2004 and 2005 respectively. CHK is certified to COPC-2000 CSP Standard in 2006. Being a responsible manufacturer, Canon leads to be the first in global to set up its own Canon Toner Cartridge Recycle Factory located in Japan, China, U.S. and France since 1990 to make sure all collected toner cartridges are utilize as reused parts in new products. Up to year 2009, 2 Canon has reduced the use of new resources by 110,000 tons and CO emission by 310,000 tons. Likewise, CHK from 2008 has established Ink Cartridge Collection boxes placed in voluntary schools, shopping malls, computer centres and commercial buildings. All used cartridges collected will be delivered to factory for decomposition and recycling as materials of other products. Canon Enquiries Hotline: 3191-2333 Website: www.canon.com.hk ##### This press release is distributed by Canon Hongkong Company Limited - Domestic Sales Office. This press release can be downloaded at http://www.canon.com.hk/en/corporate/press_release/index.do
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IXUS 1100 HS and 230 HS Specifications IXUS 1100 HS Image Sensor Type Camera Effective Pixels Size Lens Focal Length (35mm film equivalent) Optical Zoom Focus Range Auto (From the front of Macro the lens) Image Stabilizer (IS) System Digital Image Processor LCD Monitor
AF System
Metering System Exposure Mode Exposure Compensation ISO Speed (Standard Output Sensitivity, Recommended Exposure Index) White Balance
IXUS 230 HS
High Sensitivity CMOS (Back-illuminated) Approx. 12.1-megapixel 1/2.3-inch 28mm (W) – 336 mm (T)
28mm (W) – 224mm (T)
12x 1cm – infinity (W) / 1m – infinity (T) 1cm – 50cm (W)
8x
Lens-shift type image stabilizer system DIGIC 4 3.2-inch TFT 16:9 3-inch TFT color LCD Touch-screen color (Approx. 461K dots) LCD (Approx. 461K dots) AF (Face Detect*1/ Auto Servo AF (Face AiAF Detect*1 / Tracking 2 AF touch focus * ) AF / Center*2) 1
* If no face is detected, centre is used *2 Normal or small size can be selected
*1 If no face is detected, the 9-point AiAF or centre is used *2 Normal or small size can be selected
Evaluative*1, Center-weighted average, Spot*2
*1 Control to incorporate facial brightness in Face Detect AF *2 Fixed to center / linked to the AF frame
Auto, P mode +/- 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments Auto, ISO 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
Auto*, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom * The color of faces is evaluated in Face Detect
Shutter Type Speed (Total shutter speed range.) Aperture
Mechanical shutter and electronic shutter 15 – 1/4000 sec.
15 – 1/2000ec.
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Type
2 Blade
Circular
Maximum F/number
f/3.4 – f/6.3 (W) / f/5.9 – f/10 (T)
f/3 – f/9 (W) / f/5.9 – f/18 (T)
30cm – 3.1m (W) / 1m – 1.7m (T) Auto*, On*, Off
50cm – 4m (W) / 50cm – 2m (T)
Flash Flash Range Flash Modes Shooting Specifications Shooting Modes
Digital Zoom
Main Features My Colors
Continuous Shooting
* red-eye reduction / Slow Sync / FE Lock
Auto*, P, Movie Digest, Kids & Pets, Portrait, Smart Shutter#, Highspeed Burst, Best Image Selection, Handheld Night Scene, Low Light, Fish-eye effect, Miniature effect, Toy Camera effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster effect, Color Accent, Color Swap, Beach, Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter, iFrame Movie, Super Slow Motion Movie * Scenes are automatically determined (Smart Auto) for photo and movie shooting # Wink, Smile and Face Self-Timer
Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 48x in Approx. 4.0x (up to approx. 32x in combination with the optical combination with the optical zoom) zoom) i-Contrast, Servo AF, Auto Red-Eye Correction, AF-Point Zoom, Blink Detection My Colors Off, Vivid, Neutral, Sepia, Black & White, Positive Film, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Blue, Vivid Green, Vivid Red, Custom Normal: Approx. 3.3 shots/sec Normal: Approx. 3.5 shots/sec (In P mode) (In P mode) High-speed Burst: Approx. 7.8 High-speed Burst: Approx. 8.7 shots/sec shots/sec
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Number of Recordable shots (CIPA compliant) Recording Specifications Recording Media Still Images File Format Movies
Approx. 170 images
Number of Still Images* Recording Pixels
16:9 - Large: 4000 x 2248 Medium 2:1920 x 1080 3:2 - Large: 4000 x 2664 Medium 2: 1600 x 1064 4:3 - Large:4000 x 3000 Medium 2: 1600 x 1200 1:1 - Large:2922 x 2922 Medium 2: 1200 x 1200
Approx. 210 images
SD memory card, SDHC memory card, SDXC memory card Exif 2.3 (JPEG Type) MOV (Image data: H.264 / Audio data: Linear PCM – Stereo*) * Not compatible with AVI format
Medium 1: 2816 x 1584 Small: 640 x 360 Medium 1: 2816 x 1880 Small: 640 x 424 Medium 1: 2816 x 2112 Small: 640 x 480 Medium 1: 2112 x 2112 Small: 480 x 480
Low light, Best Image Selection, High-speed Burst: 1984 x 1488 Movies
* Date stamp is available in all recording pixels
Standard: 1920 x 1080 (24fps*1) 1280 x 720 (30fps*2) 640 x 480 (30fps*2)
Super Slow Motion Movie: 640 x 480 (120fps*3 when shooting, 30fps*2 during playback) 320 x 240 (240fps*4 when shooting, 30fps*2 during playback) Miniature Effect: △ △ 1280 x 720 ; 640 x 480 iFrame Movie: 1280 x 720 (30fps*2 ) *1 Actual video frames is 23.976fps *2 Actual video frames is 29.97fps *3 Actual video frames is 119.88fps *4 Actual video frames is 239.76fps △
Playback Specifications Playback Still Images Modes Movies Editing Funtions
Shooting: 6fps, 3fps, 1.5fps; Playback: 30fps*1
Single Image, Movie, Magnified Focus, Index, Magnified, Filtered Playback, Sildeshow Slow Motion, Edit Delete, Protect, My Category, My Favorite, Ratio Adjustment, My Color, Crop, Rotate, Red-Eye Correction 12
Direct Print Languages Interface
Power Source Dimensions (excluding protrusions)
PictBridge 27 languages Unified digital input/output (Hi-Speed USB*, MTP, PTP, Audio and Video output# supported) * mini-B compatible # HDMI Mini Connector compatible and HDMI-CEC Battery Pack NB-9L / Battery Pack NB-4L / AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70 AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC60 99 x 58.9 x 21.9mm 95.8 x 56.8 x 22.1mm
(CIPA compliant) Weight (Camera body only)
(CIPA compliant)
Approx. 183g (Camera body only) Approx. 121g (Camera body Approx. 206g (Including battery & only) Approx. 140g (Including battery memory card) & memory card)
All data is based on Canon’s standard testing methods. Subject to change without notice.
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