With the announcement of availability of two entry-level models from acclaimed camera manufacturer Canon, Pinnacle Micro has lowered the barrier of entry to digital photography, thereby creating significant revenue opportunities for its reseller base.
According to Cathy Dollenberg, product sales manager for printers and digital imaging at Pinnacle, the PowerShot A30 and PowerShot A40 offer the build quality that is expected from Canon, while delivering an array of features at an affordable price point. "These two new products are ideal for the family, bringing the instant results and imaging versatility that has made digital photography so popular within the budget of a far greater number of people," she says. Dollenberg says the PowerShot A30 and A40 deliver photo quality results and are compatible with Canon`s CP-100 and CP-10 direct printers.
Both the PowerShot A30 and A40 feature 3x optical zoom lenses covering the range 35-105mm (35mm equivalent) with a maximum aperture of f2.8. With a 1.2M pixel CCD sensor, the PowerShot A30 images are ideal for email and Internet use, while the PowerShot A40`s 2.0 megapixel CCD sensor is suitable for 10x15cm printouts.
Both these cameras are also capable of capturing short movie clips, which, along with photographs, can be displayed on a standard TV set. Connectivity to a PC or Mac is through USB, while Canon`s software suite comprising ZoomBrowser EX, PhotoStitch and PhotoRecord is included in the box. In addition, the PowerShot A40 is supplied with ArcSoft`s PhotoImpression and VideoImpression editing packages. Stock will be available in May.
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Pinnacle Micro is the distribution arm of JSE-listed Pinnacle Technology Holdings Limited. Pinnacle Micro is a broad based distributor of IT products and services as well as value added sales, support services, internet solutions and financing schemes. It distributes a wide range of best of breed hardware, peripherals, components and consumables to a wide spectrum of retail, wholesale and corporate customers across South Africa. The company builds to order Proline, its own range of Desktop PC`s, Notebooks and File Server computers. Pinnacle Micro has branches in Gauteng, Nelspruit, Pietersburg, Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, and Port Elizabeth. Outside South Africa, the distributor has a partnership in Zimbabwe and a new branch in Namibia. Visit us at www.pinnacle.co.za
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