Canon Introduces a New Image Processor, DiG!C 4
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Canon Introduces a New Image
Processor, DiG!C 4
Canon recently introduced its newly developed DiG!C 4 Image Processor into some of its new digital SLRs and high-end digital compact cameras. This new processor will allow photographers of all levels to achieve higher image quality, experience faster processing and responsiveness in any shooting situation, capture finer detail and achieve exceptional natural colour reproduction.
DiG!C 4 incorporates technologies that make photographing people easier and more accurate, offer enhanced movie shooting capabilities and improve noise reduction.
Photographing People Made Easy
•
Improved Face Detection technology
The
precision and speed of Face Detection has been enhanced so
that faces can quickly and easily be detected even if they
are in profile or at an angle. Users can also select the new
Face Detect Self Timer function which will automatically
detect when a new face enters the frame, and then act as a
trigger to take the photo. Perfect for group shots or self
portraits, this ensures correct exposure for the faces.
• Improved Motion Detection technology
The
detection performance of tracking moving objects has been
improved thanks to the increase in speed of Motion Detection
technology. With the inclusion of a High ISO Auto feature,
the appropriate ISO and shutter speed are automatically set
according to the speed of the subject’s movement, allowing
users to freeze the action and get clearer action
shots.
• New Servo AF feature
Servo AF is a
new technology that forms part of the DiG!C 4 feature set,
created to ensure continuous subject tracking and focus even
if a subject is moving. This allows users to quickly capture
the subject at the desired moment without needing to
recompose the shot.
• Intelligent Contrast
Correction
The addition of Intelligent Contrast
Correction enables users to correct the colour contrast of
their shot either during shooting or after, without reducing
the image quality. This allows you to automatically brighten
up faces that are backlit making it easier to simply point
and shoot in any lighting situation.
Enhanced Movie
Shooting Capabilities
• With DiG!C 4’s new
movie codec, users can record for longer periods of time
while still maintaining the same image quality. The new
codec compresses the data size but not the image quality,
allowing longer movie recording time using less
memory.
Improved Noise Reduction
Technology
• DiG!C 4 achieves faster noise
reduction signal processing, ensuring that image quality
when shooting at high ISO speeds, has been improved.
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