Canon's Spring Promotions Make Camcorders More Affordable for Consumers and Professionals.

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. -- In third set of bullets, product should read: XL2 camcorder kit (sted XL2 camcorder).

The corrected release reads:

CANON'S SPRING PROMOTIONS MAKE CAMCORDERS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR CONSUMERS AND PROFESSIONALS

Whether it is shopping for a gift for mom or dad, or rewarding the hard working student in your life at graduation, Canon U.S.A., Inc., unveils its new consumer rebate programs for the first half of 2005 to help make purchasing electronics more affordable during the holiday season. In addition, professionals can "cash-in" as well.

Consumer Rebates:

Free Software Package Rebate Offer - More Than $100 Retail Value - Program Period April 1 - June 30, 2005:

Consumers can receive three software packages by mail free with the purchase of a ZR200, ZR300, ZR400, Elura 80, Elura 85 or Elura 90 camcorders. Software package options are as follows:

--Pinnacle Studio Version 9SE software

--Pinnacle Instant DVD Recording software

--Paint Shop Photo Album 5 SE software

$70 Cash Back Printer Bundle Rebate Offer - Program Period April 1 - June 30, 2005:

Consumers can receive $70 cash back by mail with the purchase of select Optura, Elura or ZR400 camcorder with select Pixma printers. The following Pixma printers and camcorders are available for this offer:

--Pixma iP3000 printer

--Pixma iP4000 printer

--Pixma iP4000R printer

--Pixma iP5000 printer

--Pixma iP6000D printer

--Elura 90, Elura 85, Elura 80, Elura 70, Elura 65 and Elura 60

--Optura Xi, Optura 500, Optura 400, Optura 60, Optura 50, Optura 40 and Optura 30

--ZR400

Optura 400 and Optura 500 Camcorders $100 Cash Back Rebate Offer - Program Period February 1 - June 30, 2005:

Consumers can receive $100 cash back by mail with the purchase of either an Optura 400 or Optura 500 camcorders. By combining the $100 cash back offer with the $70 printer bundle offer, consumers can receive up to $170 cash back.

Professional Rebates:

GL2 Camcorder $250 Cash Back Rebate Offer - Program Period March 1 - June 30, 2005:

Consumers can receive $250 cash back by mail with the purchase of a GL2 camcorder.

XL2 Camcorder Kit Plus Accessory Rebate Offer - Program Period April 1 - June 30, 2005:

Consumers can receive cash back by mail with the purchase of the XL2 camcorder kit plus one of the following accessories:

--XL2 camcorder kit + 16x manual lens and receives $500 cash back

--XL2 camcorder kit + 3x wide angle lens and receives $400 cash back

--XL2 camcorder kit and either a FireStore FS-4 40GB, FS-4 PRO 40GB or FS-4 80GB hard drives and receives $300 cash back

Restrictions apply. See participating retailers or visit http://www.canondv.com for complete terms and conditions.

To learn more about the camcorders and printers featured in the above rebates, call 1.800.OK.CANON or log on to http://www.canondv.com.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit http://www.usa.canon.com.

All referenced product names, and other marks, are trademarks of their respective owners.

Specifications are subject to change with notice.