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Canon has been making cameras for a very long time now and when it comes to the Canon digital camera line you pretty much have two choices as far as brand names within the Canon digital camera family go. You are either going to be talking about the Powershot or the Rebel lines of the Canon digital camera and both of them have been pioneers in their respective fields.

Canon is known for making quality digital cameras and they have managed to make the transition from film to the Canon digital camera very smoothly and still offer some of the highest quality digital cameras on the market. Canon also still makes film cameras but with the cost of digital camera technology coming down so fast and falling into just about everyones price range it may not be long before Canon is only making the Canon digital camera.

Powershot

The Canon digital camera Powershot line has stood the test of time and has been very popular because of its versatility and the willingness for Canon to add features that no other company would normally add to a digital camera. You can get the Powershot in a variety of resolution capabilities and you can also go way up the ladder to 12 megapixels for even greater picture clarity if you want. The Powershot line has always been reserved for the casual photographer on a budget who wants great pictures but cannot afford the very expensive equipment you need to really get the job done.

However, the Powershot can take amazingly clear pictures and with its ability to accept the universal memory cards it can also take hundreds, even thousands, of pictures before you need to change the memory. Canon was also one of the first digital camera manufacturers to include video with sound capability on a digital camera. It changed the face of recreational photography and it also changed the products in the digital photography arena forever.

Rebel

Years ago the Canon Rebel camera was being endorsed by tennis super star Andre Agassi and the Rebel became one of the best selling professional grade cameras on the market. In the digital age there is no tennis super star endorsing the Canon Rebel but the Rebel still remains as one of the best selling professional grade digital cameras on the market today. Many professional photographers use the Rebel and it is built and treated like a professional quality camera. It does not do video but it can do just about anything to any photographic image you will take. The onboard editing capabilities of the Rebel are amazing but the price tag, nearly $800 for a base model, is what also helps separate Rebel owners from Powershot owners.

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