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Canon PowerShot SD20 Digital Camera: Check the Colors!

Form Meets Function With Canon's New Five-Megapixel Beauties That Feature Fashionable Fall Colors in Garnet, Midnight Blue, Zen Gray and Silver

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., Sept. 21, 2004 -- It's a great little camera, so why not add the style of these hot new camera colors. The new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras combine excellent image quality and compact size (3.6 x 1.9 x 0.7 inches) with some extra sizzle.

The exterior package of these cameras are designed for the trendsetter. The PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH comes in four new, exclusive colors that are ready to snap up plenty of attention this season.

Canon's new PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras exude style. These new models replace last year's superbly successful PowerShot SD10 Digital ELPH cameras, which debuted as the fall season's sizzling new fashion accessory when mega-hot fashion designer and star costumer Patricia Field paired the SD10 Digital ELPH cameras with her latest line and her models wore the cameras down her 2003 "House of Field" Fashion Week catwalk.

"With the introduction of these four new aesthetically designed PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras, consumers on the cutting edge of fashion can match their best fall looks with a digital camera that provides uncompromising quality and style," said Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the Consumer Imaging Group at Canon U.S.A. "The PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras offer upgraded features and enhanced image quality from their predecessors, in a compact package."

Distinctive Design
Through extreme dedication, Canon has achieved a design that actively contributes to peak performance and is yet exceptionally pleasing to the eye. Featuring the power of an all-glass Canon lens and the precision of DIGIC technology, the new PowerShot SD20 DIGITAL ELPH cameras elegantly combine function and fashion.

Sturdy Construction
The Canon SD20 are made up of a combination of metals including high-grade stainless steel and aluminum alloys with a variety of textures. Each color-variation is built using a unique process that accentuates its individual color.

Full Functionality
The PowerShot SD20 Digital ELPH cameras incorporate a full range of high-performance features including a high-quality four-element 6.4mm (equivalent to 39mm in 35mm format) f /2.8 single focal length lens and a 6.5x digital zoom. The camera also features an easy to read 1.5-inch (diagonally measured) color LCD Screen, through the lens (TTL) 9-point AiAF autofocus and an Intelligent Orientation Sensor that provides the user with a horizontal image during playback, even if the picture was taken vertically. The camera's shutter speeds (mechanical and electronic) range from 15 seconds to 1/1500th of a second and there are 6 white balance modes including Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent and Fluorescent H settings.

Print/Share...
At the Touch of a ButtonThe Print/Share button, found on most of Canon's new PowerShot models makes it easy, quick and convenient for anyone to produce high-quality photos without the need for a computer. Direct printing also speeds and simplifies printing to compatible Canon and PictBridge-enabled printers. The Print/Share feature also enables one-touch Direct Transfer to Windows XP, Me, 2000 and 98 computers, uploading to the Internet or emailing. Once connected, the Print/Share button will light up blue, indicating that it is ready to print. When used with Canon's portable Compact Photo Printers, consumers can make 4 x 6 inch photos in 85 seconds from virtually anywhere.

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