So my apologies to our readers for having no in-depth editorial insight and no preview. We did not receive a briefing on this camera (officially we knew nothing about the EOS 400D until 4 AM GMT this morning) however Canon did brief, at some length it appears, other sites. I had a meeting at 9.30 AM and have been away from my desk since then.Īs a site which is proud of its track record of never breaking embargo it is frankly ridiculous to punish us for the failings of their own systems. As usual in this instance the 'accidental leak' still occured.
Phil: Canon did not provide us with any press materials until after the embargo (which occurred at 4 AM GMT), this designed intended to avoid those embarassing leaks which occur before almost every significant Canon announcement.
Headline new features / specifications include the ten megapixel CMOS sensor (up to ISO 1600), a new dust reduction system, nine area auto focus, Picture Styles, a large 2.5' LCD monitor which now also provides shooting information (the second control panel LCD is gone) and better continuous shooting buffering. Pre-Photkina 2006: Canon has today announced the latest evolution in their affordable digital SLR series, the ten megapixel EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi.
