Canon announces Powershot VI for April

Canon Inc. announced the “flagship” entry into the hot vlogging camera space. The PowerShot V1 is the second compact digital camera in the PowerShot V series, following the PowerShot V10. Compared to the 1-inch sensor installed in a normal compact digital camera, the 1.4-type CMOS sensor is about twice the area. The camera covers a zoom range equivalent to a focal length of about 16mm to 50mm. In addition, it offers high-performance AF and a variety of shooting modes, with a compact body. The company said the PowerShot V1 will be available in April, 2025.

The combination of a 1.4-inch CMOS sensor with a maximum effective pixel count of approximately 22.3 million pixels, the PowerShot V1 is the first Canon compact digital camera to be equipped with the DIGIC X image engine, achieves a maximum standard ISO sensitivity of 32,000 (when shooting still images). The inclusion of the Eye Detection function makes it possible to detect the eyes of animals, whose movements are difficult to predict, in addition to people, making it easy to focus when shooting.

The camera is equipped with a cooling fan inside, which efficiently releases heat, reducing the impact of temperature rise on video recording time. In addition to realizing 4K crop/60P video recording, it supports “Canon Log 3”, allowing recording with rich 10-bit gradation and excellent color reproduction. Furthermore, shooting modes such as “Review Video”, which is suitable for product reviews, and “Image Stabilization Video”, which is effective for handheld shooting, make video recording comfortable.

When using the electronic shutter, continuous shooting at up to 30 frames per second is possible, making it possible to capture fast-moving subjects. In addition, the camera automatically recognizes the scene and supports difficult scenes such as night scenes and backlit scenes with the “Advanced A+” mode, and “Creative Filters” allow for impressive shots such as diorama and toy camera style shots, and many other functions that enable rich photographic expression.