Canon’s upcoming cloud platform image.canon is set to launch on April 14, 2020.

image.canon was announced in February 2020:

Serving as a hub for users’ content, image.canon allows the transfer of image files from connected compatible PCs, smartphones and external web services. The service will provide new ways to enjoy photography and will cater to a wide range of photographers seeking to improve their post-production workflows, including professionals who want to enhance their creative process, enthusiasts who want to streamline image editing and entry-level users who want to enjoy casual photography and share their images on social media.

image.canon features:

Seamless upload from camera to the cloud

image.canon is a cloud service designed to ease your imaging workflow, whether you are a professional, enthusiast, or casual user. Connecting your Wi-Fi compatible Canon camera to the image.canon service will allow you to seamlessly upload all your images and movies in their original format and quality and access them from the dedicated app or a web browser – and automatically forward them to your computer, mobile devices, and third party services.

All original images stay for 30 days

You can upload all of the images you have taken to image.canon cloud in original data and save for 30 days. Although the original data will be automatically deleted after 30 days, the display thumbnails will remain.

Auto download images to PC and Mac

Downloader for image.canon, available for compatible Windows and MacOS computers, automatically downloads the contents of your image.canon account to your computer – for image management made simple.

Auto forward images and movies to other storage services

Connect image.canon to your Google Drive or Flickr account and automatically forward your compatible images and movies. Forward to Google Photos and Adobe Creative Cloud is coming soon (around June 2020).

Up to 10GB long term storage

Need to hold on to your originals for more than 30 days? Want a library of reduced resolution images? Store 10GB of images and movies long term.

Share and play with images

Access your image.canon images from the app and any compatible web browser. The library of reduced resolution images is ideal for sharing with friends and family over messenger and social media apps or printing with Canon portable printers.