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usa.canon.com - 3/25/2009

About Canon: Press Room > Press Release

— usa.canon.com — LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 25, 2009– Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today introduced a... new addition to its Rebel lineup, the EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, the first in the Rebel line to feature Full HD video capture. The new Canon ... (more) About Canon: Press Room > Press Release

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canonrumors.com - 3/30/2009

New Video Camera?

— canonrumors.com — From an email Canon is working on a pro video camera that has a 1x APS-C CMOS... sensor able to capture up to 120hz or full frames a sec. Fab specs show 12.1MP. The body will be similar to that of the XL H1 with an EOS mount fully manual controls. Canon ... (more) New Video Camera?

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i.gizmodo.com - 3/25/2009

Canon Rebel T1i Hands-On: 50D's Sensor, 1080p Vids, $899 (!!) [Hands-On Preview]

— i.gizmodo.com — The rumors were true . Canon has crammed the $1500 50D's sensor and 5D-Mark-II-like 1080p video capture... into an $899 entry-level Rebel. We ran it through its paces for a few hours, and it's awesome. So what we have here is almost the exact sensor ... (more) Canon Rebel T1i Hands-On: 50D's Sensor, 1080p Vids, $899 ...

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