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Canon Mistakenly Announces 11-Megapixel Digital Camera

Posted by timothy on from the lots-of-pixels dept.

RichardtheSmith writes " PC Magazine just confirmed that Canon mistakenly announced a new 11-Megapixel digital camera that wasn't supposed to be announced for another two weeks. This caused quite a stir on the digital photography message boards like DPReview, where Canon apparently tried to have all links to the press release taken down. The PC Magazine article is here. The original press release can be found here."

10 of 401 comments (clear)

  1. mmmm...... by NaCh0 · · Score: 1, Funny

    11 Megapixels of pr0n goodness!

    1. Re:mmmm...... by passion · · Score: 3, Funny

      So deep, you can almost see her eggs...

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  2. Well, geez by thelinuxking · · Score: 5, Funny

    This caused quite a stir on the digital photography message boards like DPReview, where Canon apparently tried to have all links to the press release taken down.

    Cannon sure will get pissed at Slashdot now, wont they!

  3. Wow, a Digital Camera... by Myriad · · Score: 5, Funny
    ...that goes up to eleven!

    I wonder how many engineers died choking on someone elses vomit?

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    1. Re:Wow, a Digital Camera... by Mex · · Score: 1, Funny

      Wow, that's obscure.

  4. Re:11mp by _ph1ux_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    with this camera it may be :

    "A picture is worth 2 Libraries of Congress"

  5. 11 MP Camera Instructions (Snippet) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    1) Aim camera.
    2) Press button to activate shutter.
    3) Push 500 MB file through USB connection to attached network storage drive.
    4) Watch hard drive light for 30 seconds.
    5) Wait.
    6) Send to grandma's AOL dial-up via your own AOL dial-up.
    7) Tell everyone to hold still again.
    8) Repeat.

  6. Re:My Camera w/Lasers by cr0sh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow! I love those pictures of the laser - I wish I had the cash (and a good reason, other than "play") to bid on it - the pictures of the beam in an unsmoked and lighted room - a rod of blue light! Cool! I love it! Talk about a powerful laser - damn! (guess I will just have to play with my cheapo HeNe).

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  7. 11Megapixels????? by Buckbeak · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I can't imagine anyone needing a digital camera with more than 640K pixels" -- Bill Gates 1973.

  8. Re:Megapixel shmegapixel by cweagle · · Score: 2, Funny

    > A good SLR lens, though, we cost you more a thousand dollars.

    Wow, I thought _I_ had some good lenses for my camera - but none of _mine_ post to Slashdot. I guess that's the difference between consumer and pro grade!

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