The next G series camera will not be a sequential update, the next G series camera designed to compete with the mirrorless market according Valentin Sama of DSLR Magazine.
Canon is working on developing a digital compact camera, far superior to anything that might now be in its catalog of more than compactas.Es the new camera can hold the letter “G” in its name, but in reality would not be a successor to the G12 , but a sort of “Super G” .
Canon is the only camera giant that does not have a mirrorless camera system, Few days ago in an interview canon said they will announce High-End compacts and mirrorless in 2012 (see here).
A quick reminder
What canon said about Canon Mirrorless System ?
On July 20, 2010 Canon Masaya Maeda, head of Canon’s camera division, spoke to Reuters and said
“It’s not a question of whether or not you have a mirror. There is a consumer need for good-quality cameras to be made smaller,” Maeda said. “We will meet this need.”
On July 5, 2011 Canon Masaya Maeda, head of Canon’s camera division, spoke to Reuters and said
“We will launch an interesting product next year,” he said, adding that it would be small, but not specifying whether it would be a mirrorless model.”
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