Canon announce two new budget friendly PIXMA printers (TS205 & TS305)

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Canon Pixma TS305
Canon Pixma TS305

The Canon PIXMA TS205 will sell for €49 and the PIXMA TS305 for €59. Canon press release (and press release in German):

Keep your stories alive with stunning prints: Canon launches PIXMA TS205 and PIXMA TS305 for affordable, convenient home printing

London, UK, 5 December 2017 – Canon Europe, a world-leader in imaging solutions, has today announced the launch of two new home printers as part of its PIXMA range: PIXMA TS205 and PIXMA TS305.

  • Ideal for families and students, the affordable, compact, stylish printers are easy-to-use
  • Borderless 4×6” photos in beautiful crisp colours can be printed at home
  • With Wi-Fi connectivity, prints can be sent direct from a smart device to the PIXMA TS305
  • Copy and convert smartphone images into PDFs with the PIXMA TS305 using Canon’s exclusive Smartphone Capture and Copy

Borderless printing at home
Printing cherished moments with friends and family is made easy with the new PIXMA printers. Whether creating a photo collage or pinning a photo on the fridge at home, PIXMA TS205 and PIXMA TS305 print 4×6” borderless photos in just 65 seconds.

For the perfectionists in the family, Canon ink provides only the best. A pigment black ink for printing the sharpest texts and dye colours for the most vivid colour to achieve the highest quality printing.

Boost productivity
PIXMA TS205 and PIXMA TS305 have been designed with productivity and cost-efficiency at the heart, with features like the automatic ‘power on and off’ mode to save on energy costs whilst the printer is not in use. Users can also print and copy entire documents with improved bottom margins, and optional XL cartridges mean less refills and more printing. The Black XL cartridge can print approximately 2.2 times more prints compared to standard cartridges, representing fantastic value.

Time-consuming manual paper changes can be avoided as the printers come with hassle-free paper detection sensors.

Wi-Fi connectivity
Get online with PIXMA TS305, compatible with AirPrint1 and Mopria2 to benefit from wireless connectivity. Printing from your smartphone or tablet couldn’t be quicker or more convenient.

Download the Canon PRINT app3 for iOS and Android to get more from your printer. Print from your mobile device as well as from apps using PIXMA Cloud Link, whether it’s your latest Instagram selfie or important documents from Google Drive.

Stay connected with the PIXMA TS305 at every moment, even if your wi-fi connection lets you down, your printer wont. Easily and simply select wi-fi modes, choosing to connect via the conventional wi-fi router method, or without a router via the access point mode.

Connect via Bluetooth4 technology
Never worry about a paper jam or running out of paper half way through a print again. When the PIXMA TS305 is connected via Bluetooth, the Canon PRINT app lets you know about errors before they become a problem, directing you to the online manual with easy troubleshooting steps to follow.

Print and copy
The brand new PIXMA TS305 offers users the added benefit of copying, like a multi-function printer, when connected via the Canon PRINT app. The handy Smartphone Capture & Copy function allows users to take a photo of any document on their smartphone, be it a bus timetable or water bill, and convert it to a PDF to be saved, shared or printed.

The PIXMA TS305 has a specially designed grid top allowing you to neatly place your document on the printer; ready to copy and convert at the touch of a button. Even when capturing the document at an angle, the app straightens it up for a professional look every time.

Fun for the family
With the PIXMA TS305 you can send personalised, unique messages with Canon’s Message in Print5 app and share your stories with friends and family in a new, fun way. For a thoughtful touch embed invisible messages, such as a birthday message or YouTube video, for only your loved ones to see .

The entire family can now print like never before with the new PIXMA TS205 and PIXMA TS305. Whether printing important documents or bills on the PIXMA TS305 with the Canon PRINT app or having fun with personalised messages; the new printers meet the needs of everyone6.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV product advisory: a firmware update is coming, but in February 2018

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Canon released product advisory for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV (specifications, and price in your country).

Future Firmware Plan for the EOS 5D Mark IV

We would like to inform you that release of firmware to enhance functions of the EOS 5D Mark IV, which was originally scheduled for November 29 at the same timing as the firmware updates for six other models (EOS-1D X Mark II: Ver.1.1.4; EOS-1D X: Ver.2.1.0; EOS 5D Mark III: Ver.1.3.5; EOS 5DS: Ver.1.1.2; EOS 5DS R: Ver.1.1.2; EOS 6D Ver. 1.1.8), has been postponed until late February 2018 for reasons related to firmware preparation. We would like to offer our sincere apologies to users of this product who have been inconvenienced.

In the firmware to enhance functions of the EOS 5D Mark IV, we are planning to incorporate the following enhancements:

  1. Support will be added for chromatic aberration correction, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and Digital Lens Optimizer when using Digital Photo Professional to process RAW images captured with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 17mm f/4L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
  2. Support will be added to fix a phenomenon* in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
  3. Support for Exif 2.31 will be added.

*This phenomenon occurs when tilt or shift is applied on a TS-E lens (TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO) during LV shooting when Silent LV shooting is set (set to Mode 1 or Mode 2 on the menu). For this reason, until the firmware update, when performing viewfinder shooting or LV shooting, please shoot with the Silent LV shooting set to [Disable].

Canon release firmware update for EOS 6D Mark II, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS-1D X Mark II

Canon Rumors

After the firmware update for the EOS 5Ds and 5Ds R, here are three more firmware updates. No, the EOS 6D Mark II is not getting the fix we were hoping for.

Canon EOS 6D Mark II firmware version 1.1.8 (download) incorporates the following fix:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III firmware version 1.3.5 (download) incorporates the following fix:

1. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II firmware version 1.1.4 (download) incorporates the following improvements and fix:

1. Support has been added for chromatic aberration correction, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and Digital Lens Optimizer when using Digital Photo Professional to process RAW images captured with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 17mm f/4L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
2. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
3. Support for Exif 2.31 has been added.

Stay happy and snap pictures. Black Friday/Cyber Monday galore is listed here.

Canon EOS 5Ds R and EOS 5Ds firmware update released (ver. 1.1.2)

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Canon released a firmware update for the Canon EOS 5Ds R and EOS 5Ds (specs, and price in your country). This is firmware ver. 1.1.2.

Firmware Version 1.1.2 incorporates the following improvements and fix:

  1. Support has been added for chromatic aberration correction, peripheral illumination correction, distortion correction, and Digital Lens Optimizer when using Digital Photo Professional to process RAW images captured with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 17mm f/4L, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
  2. Fixes a phenomenon in which standard exposure may not be obtained, or an irregular exposure may result, when Silent LV (Live View) shooting with the following TS-E lenses: TS-E 50mm f/2.8L MACRO, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L MACRO, or TS-E 135mm f/4L MACRO.
  3. Support for Exif 2.31 has been added.

Download firmware 1.1.2 for the EOS 5Ds R and for the EOS 5Ds.

How to (not) clean a Canon DSLR (humour)

Tag a photographer to show them how to clean a camera.

Geplaatst door Whispering WTF to myself op vrijdag 24 november 2017

Ever wondered what is the best way to clean your precious Canon DSLR? Well, the way employed in the video above it is not.

[via Whispering WTF to myself on Facebook]

Do you remember the Canon MM100-WS multi-purpose camera? Here are some more information

MM100-WS

Someone reminds this camera?

The Canon MM100-WS is a modular, multi-purpose camera that looks pretty much like an action camera, but is not. It’s aimed mainly at industrial applications, security and surveillance.

The MM100-WS is a modular system. That means you will be able to attach batteries, screens, and probably some more stuff. Some of the pics here give a good idea about the modularity. Moreover, Canon will make the API (application programming interface) available upon request (and disclosed under NDA), so all sort of customisation will be possible for a variety of applications. Cool gear. Looks definitely similar to an action camera, and it looks sturdy too. Canon is not new to multipurpose cameras.

The folks at Cinema5D interviewed Canon’s Terunori Tajiri during Inter BEE 2017 to learn more about the Canon MM100-WS.

The Canon MM100-WS Multi-Purpose Camera features a compact body size of approximately 1.57 in (w) x 1.57 in (h) x .85 in (d). The multi-purpose module camera has a highly customizable body designed to accommodate various module solutions and features a high-level of dust and moisture resistance and durability needed for a wide range of applications. In addition, the camera is capable of capturing images in low-light environments with as little as 1 lux of illumination.

The press release is here. The Canon MM100-WS is not going to be sold to the general public, it’s a business to business product. Want one? You have to contact Canon and ask.

MM100-WS