Five Canon products win prestigious Technical Image Press Association awards

TOKYO, May 1, 2009—A total of five Canon products have been recognized with "Best Product 2009" awards by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), representing 29 photography and imaging magazines across 13 European countries. The award-winning products are: the EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera, the PowerShot G10 compact digital camera, the TS-E17mm f/4L tilt-shift SLR camera lens, the PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II inkjet printer, and the LEGRIA HF S10 HD video camcorder.

The Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital SLR camera earned "Best Digital SLR Expert in 2009" honors. TIPA's panel judges described the 21.1-megapixel EOS 5D Mark II, the first EOS-series SLR with full High Definition (HD) video capability that offers an expanded sensitivity setting from 50 up to 25,600 ISO, saying: "Fast, reliable and discreet, this 'expert' D-SLR challenges ... the best pro models." The EOS 5D Mark II incorporates a new and improved CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 image processor for high-quality imaging performance.

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