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Canon Combines Fun and Fashion With Affordability With Introduction of New ELPH LT 260 Advanced Photo System Camera.


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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2000

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New Camera Strengthens APS Line and Offers Same Great

Features as &uot;Original&uot; ELPH ELPH electronic photography (Canon camera model)
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 Model

Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in optical and imaging technology, today announced a new fun, fashionable and affordable way to take photographs with its introduction of the ELPH LT 260 Advanced Photo System Camera. This new model strengthens Canon's existing line of ELPH-series cameras by providing many of the features offered by Canon's original ELPH camera. Its ultra-compact size and light weight of 5.3 ounces makes it easy to carry, while maintaining the same stylish design that has made the ELPH-series cameras industry best sellers.

&uot;It has always been Canon's desire to provide consumers with the widest choice of high-quality, affordable cameras and the new ELPH LT 260 is certainly no exception,&uot; said Yukiaki Hashimoto, vice president and general manager, Photographic Products Group, Canon U.S.A., Inc. &uot;With their ease-of-use and advanced features, the complete line of ELPH cameras is representative of Canon KNOW HOW and leadership in the areas of optical and camera manufacturing technology.&uot;

Advanced Features

The camera measures an impressive 3.7 (W) x 2.5 (H) x 1.2 (D) inches and is equipped with a 26-52mm f/4.2-6.7 (equivalent to 32.5-65mm with 35mm-format cameras) 2x aspherical a·spher·ic   also a·spher·i·cal
adj.
Varying slightly from sphericity and having only slight aberration, as a lens.

Adj. 1.
 zoom To change from a distant view to a more close-up view (zoom in) and vice versa (zoom out). An application may provide fixed or variable levels of zoom. A display adapter may also have built-in zoom capability.  lens composed of six lenses in six groups. The ELPH LT 260's single-point active autofocus autofocus
Noun

a camera system in which the lens is focused automatically

Noun 1. autofocus - an optical device for focussing a camera or other instrument automatically
 system is fast and accurate with an effective focusing range of approximately 18 inches to infinity infinity, in mathematics, that which is not finite. A sequence of numbers, a1, a2, a3, … , is said to "approach infinity" if the numbers eventually become arbitrarily large, i.e. .

The Canon ELPH Canon ELPH/IXUS can refer to the following:
  • Canon's Digital ELPH/IXUS series of cameras
  • The Canon ELPH/IXUS series of APS cameras
  • The original Canon ELPH/IXUS camera introduced in 1996
Elph name
 LT 260 incorporates a powerful built-in, multi-function flash unit with a flash range of 1.5-18.5 feet (wide angle) and 1.5-11.8 feet (telephoto) at ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 200. The flash unit pops up and retracts as the camera's main switch is turned on and off, similar to the original ELPH model.

The ELPH LT 260's flash system offers several modes, including Auto (with and without red-eye reduction), Flash ON, Flash OFF, and Slow-Synchro. The new camera also incorporates all the basic features of the Advanced Photo System, including easy drop-in film loading, three shooting formats and built-in date and title functions.

A core capability of the Advanced Photo System is Magnetic Information Exchange (IX), which enables the entire system - from cameras to photofinishing pho·to·fin·ish·ing  
n.
The act or business of developing camera films and printing photographs for customers.



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 equipment - to share information. Utilizing this technology, the Canon ELPH LT records information for every exposed frame, including date, time, print aspect ratio, flash condition, lighting conditions, etc.

Pricing and Availability

The Canon ELPH LT 260 will be available at dealers nationwide in March with a suggested list price of $220.

About Canon U.S.A.

Canon U.S.A., Inc. is an industry leader in professional and consumer imaging solutions and, through its parent company, Canon Inc., is a top patent-holder of imaging technologies. The company's comprehensive product line includes networked multifunction devices; digital and analog copiers (color and black and white); printers, scanners, image filing systems, and facsimile machines; camcorders, cameras and lenses; and semiconductor, broadcast and medical equipment. Canon employs 12,000 people at more than 30 facilities throughout North, Central and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere.  and the Caribbean.

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