Canon has announced the PowerShot Zoom, an unusual camera that\u2019s more like a digital monocular than a point-and-shoot. The company has been showing off the idea for a while and recently crowdfunded it in Japan; now it\u2019s coming to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PowerShot Zoom is a tiny device with an electronic viewfinder, a 1\/3-inch 12-megapixel sensor, and two switchable equivalent focal lengths of 100mm and 400mm with a digital zoom up to 800mm. The lens is f\/5.6-6.3, so this probably isn\u2019t well-suited to low-light use. Image quality in general is not really the focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Canon says the product has been designed for people who enjoy outdoor activities like birdwatching and hiking, however, and it could be a useful accessory for spectators at sports events like the Olympic Games \u2014 if they actually go ahead. The camera charges over USB-C and saves images and video to a microSD card, plus you can transfer images to a smartphone over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PowerShot Zoom will go on sale in the US late next month for $299.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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