Canon spies opportunity in surveillance

It would be great if Cannon put its expertise behind a product like the security cameras developed by Reconyx. Remote activation, triggering and programmable send/receive signal frequencies would be nice in additions to what is currently offered. Portable stand-alone night-vision units are very useful.

More people are putting their own network security camera system for their homes. It's so easy now.

I like the news. Mr Mitarai 's vision is in the eye, the camera. The opportunities for the camera usages are truly huge i.e. for education, insurance, child and old age care, daily living... so vast if software integrations and apps are parts of their products. More power to Canon growth and vision.

Personally I just wish they'd introduce a replacement for their now 4yr old 7D and some decent budget consumer lenses. They have a gaping hole in their semi-pro lineup that it seems they have no idea how to plug.

papasmurfinjapan

A good photographer buy the crappiest camera he can find for 300 USD and will make better pictures than a poor photographer with 3000 USD worth of equipment in his hands. You practically can't buy a bad camera nowadays, and camera quality is a very poor excuse...

(drumroll)

...our first product for the Japanese market would be a "security camera" in the shape of a sarariman shoe.

Ebisen, that's great if you like shooting scenery and flowers. Hell i can take great snaps with my iPhone.

So why do pros use 1D Mark III or IV, or 5Ds then if a crappy camera does the job? For the photos I shoot, I need a sturdy weather sealed camera with a high burst rate, super accurate AF, and low ISO noise, but I don't want full frame and I don't want a huge camera that weighs a tonne. The 7D (which I use) ticks most of those boxes. Where it lets me down is in the noise department. The 2009 sensor is just not up to scratch compared to the competition in 2013.

Papasmurf, of course I see your points, but the 4 year old 7D is still a hell of a kick a"# camera, and no update with significantly improve the quality of the pictures taken with a 7D. My 9 year old Canon 20D is one as well, it takes absolutely flawless pictures when one knows what to do with it. Not from canon, but check this one:

http://kakaku.com/item/K0000386303/

for 450USD is truly a professional grade camera, that does the job it was designed to do quite perfectly.

Ebisen, I agree. I love my 7D. It was ahead of its time 4 years ago, and it still is a great camera. The problem is Canon made a camera that was so good, it seems they are kind of at a loss as how to replace it without eating into their pro-range camera sales.

Like I said my only major disappointment with the 7D is it gets a bit noisy when shooting at high ISOs. 4 years ago it was great, but the competition has not stood still.

What I would like to see from them is a 35mm f1.8 prime similar to what Nikon has for budget users. The closest they have is a 35mm f2.0 that costs 3 times as much as the Nikon.