Canon Launches Powershot TX1 Digicam

Canon has launched its new PowerShot TX1 digital camera featuring a 10x optical zoom and an 115,000-pixel Vari-Angle LCD screen.

There's also a 30 fps High Definition 720p widescreen (16:9) capability to its movie mode at the press of a button.

"We developed the PowerShot TX1 digital camera for people who appreciate its vast technological advances in both still and movie digital imaging and developed one, very compact, very powerful, very easy to use camera that provides high-resolution still images and HD movie capabilities as well," said Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Given the extensive range of the PowerShot TX1 digital camera's 10x optical zoom lens (39mm -390mm equivalent), Canon included its advanced optical image stabilization (OIS) system that helps to reduce the blurring effects of camera shake that can occur at long zoom settings or during long exposures. This OIS system actually shifts the lens to compensate for unwanted motion, making it easier to snap great images and smooth movies, when the camera is hand-held or in low-light conditions.

With Canon's new Face Detection AF/AE/FE function, the camera can detect, lock on, and track multiple human faces in a scene. The face detection algorithm automatically prioritizes and selects faces. It will then optimize the focus, exposure and flash to help ensure the best possible results for even easier picture taking moments.