On the same day it added a pair of digital SLRs to its roll , Canon also bolstered its consumer batting order with four point - and - shoot camera aimed at consumers and casual lensman .
On the thickset front , Canon introduced two young ledger entry to its Digital Elph line — thePowerShot SD950 ISand thePowerShot SD870 IS . The former is a 12.-megapixel photographic camera with a 3.7X ocular rapid growth and optical image stabiliser ; it feature a 2.5 - liquid crystal display screen . The latter is an 8 - megapixel television camera with 3.8x wide - angle optic zoom and optic image stabiliser ; its LCD screen is three inches .
The PowerShot SD950 IS sells fro $ 449.99 while the PowerShot SD870 IS costs $ 399.99 . Both are slate for September releases .
Canon also add up a top - of - the - line modeling to its G - series of PowerShot photographic camera , the 12.1 - megapixelPowerShot G9 . feature a 6X optical rapid climb lense , the lusterlessness black camera also add together a Raw modality , a feature commonly regain in higher - end SLRs . The PowerShot G9 also feature 23 shooting modes , admit
Due in stores this October , the PowerShot G9 will sell for $ 499.99 .
Finally , Canon add a Modern PowerShot origin — the SX serial publication — and unveiled the first camera in that serial publication , the PowerShot SX100 . The 8 - megapixel television camera has a 10X ocular zoom , an visual image stabiliser , and 2.5 - in LDC screen . The PowerShot SX100 has 19 shooting modes as well two VGA 30 - Federal Protective Service transcription modes . Besides the standard mode , it also has a new 640 LP mode for increased transcription time and reduced file size .
The PowerShot SX100 ships in October at an estimated damage of $ 299.99 .
All four cameras summercater a Digic III trope processor .