Representative Canon said that the company's next step will be the appearance of miniature SLR cameras. This will be a response to the actions of competitors, which are already making miniature Micro 4/3 (Micro Four Thirds) cameras with interchangeable lenses.
The company recognizes that most users are interested not so much in the technical capabilities of the camera as in ease of use and compact size. Although the quality of the shooting also plays an important role. Here Canon and plans to develop something compact (comparable in size to the Olympus EP-1), but with a wide range of capabilities.
No more details were given. Neither the price nor the expected date of the announcement. Most likely, the company itself does not yet know even approximate answers to these questions.
It also became known that the company also joined the fight for the miniaturization of cameras. Nikon. The truth remains to be seen whether it will follow the path of Micro 4/3 or a miniature "SLR".
