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The EOS 1Dx Mark II is Canon’s new flagship DSLR, aimed at professional sports or wildlife photographers and photo journalists. Announced in February 2016, in time for the big sporting events of the year, it’s unashamedly a specialist camera, engineered to be tough, fast and confident. It features a new 20.2 Megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor…

The Canon PowerShot G9X is a slim compact with a larger than average 1in sensor. Announced in October 2015 alongside the higher-end G5X, it’s aimed at those who want a step-up in quality over a phone or typical point-and-shoot, but in the smallest possible body. Canon’s certainly covering all bases with the PowerShot G series…

The Canon PowerShot SX530 HS is a new super-zoom camera that updates the SX520 HS released only six months earlier. The main difference is an increase in the zoom range – up to 50x with an equivalent range of 24-1200mm from the earlier model’s 38x. Wifi, which was included on the older SX510 HS but…

The Canon PowerShot SX410 IS is a super-zoom camera with a 40x optical range. It’s one of the smallest of the SLR-styled super-zooms and though it won’t easily fit in your pocket it wouldn’t take up much space in a bag. The SX410 IS was launched in February 2015, superceeding the SX400 IS released in…

The Canon PowerShot D30 is a rugged compact that’s water-proof, shock-proof, freeze-proof and dust-proof. Launched in April 2014, the D30 is the third water-proof compact from Canon replacing the PowerShot D20 from 2012. The newer model is water-proof to a depth of 25 metres, that’s deeper than you can go with most water-proof compacts. The…

Canon’s EOS 5Ds is a full-frame DSLR boasting 50.6 Megapixels, making it not just Canon’s highest resolution camera to date by a long margin, but also leap-frogging the 36 Megapixel Nikon D810 and 42 Megapixel Sony A7r II. Announced in February 2015, it comes in two versions with the alternative 5Ds R model employing a…

The PowerShot G3X is Canon’s long-awaited entry into the big zoom / big sensor category, currently driven by Sony’s RX10 (Marks I and II) and Panasonic’s FZ1000. Announced in June 2015, the G3X slots roughly between the PowerShot G7X and G1X Mark II, but offers a unique proposition in the Canon lineup. I’ll start with…

The EOS M3 is Canon’s third mirrorless camera and its best yet, but as you’ll discover in my review, it’s up against tough rivals.…