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Watch This: Canon Get’s Cute With Their Kiss X7/SL1 “Super Soccer Kids” Commercial

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Banking on some tried and true emotional marketing techniques, Canon Japan may have reached an entirely new level of “cute,” creating the 30-second TV-spot above for the new Rebel SL1, or Kiss X7 in Japan. What do you think of Canon’s clever portrayal of capturing the decisive moment?

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Report: Canon Prepping a High-Megapixel 1-Series Body for 2014

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canonBoth Northlight Images and Canon Rumors, arguably the top two resources for what’s what in the world of Canon’s release forecasts, have each received similar word from known sources reiterating a long-standing rumor that points to the camera maker’s presumable plans to release a high-megapixel DSLR – a shooter that would reportedly share the same exterior characteristics as the EOS-1D X/1D C.

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Watch This: The First Pre-Production Canon 6D Footage Emerges

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Johnnie Behiri, a freelance cameraman for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), was able to secure a pre-production version of the full-frame Canon 6D, resulting in the first sample footage publicly released shown above and below, much to the delight of eagerly-awaiting pixel-peepers.

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Dustgate: Video Evidence of the Nikon D600′s Sensor Spot Issues

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A few isolated instances of internal dust particles making their way to the edges of the new Nikon D600′s imaging sensor have recently been uncovered by early reviewers such as the reputable DPReview, and by the first wave of consumers who dished out the funds to shoot with Nikon’s new full-frame beauty.

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Sony Image Leak Extravaganza: Alpha A99, RX1 and NEX-6 Seen From All Angles!

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The months and months of rumors will finally culminate in a huge announcement day for Sony come tomorrow, Wednesday September 12th – a date in which the game-changing camera maker will announce the long-awaited full-frame Alpha A99, the NEX-6 and the surprising RX1 compact.

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Action Sequences From ‘The Avengers’ Were Partially Shot With the Canon 5D Mark II and 7D

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First off, if you haven’t had the chance to check out Marvel’s latest superhero action-adventure flick, The Avengers, I strongly urge that you do so – it’s a fantastic film. Moreover, if you are a Canon HDSLR shooter, today’s news might give you an added incentive to give it a watch.

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Nikon Confirms the D4/D800 “Freezing” Phenomenon – Investigating Resolutions

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While Canon has been thoroughly entrenched in a highly-publicized 5D Mark III hardware faux pa, a problem that the company has just now corrected, it seems as though Nikon will have a few service issues of their own to contend with as well, confirming that a “small number” of D4s and D800s have the tendency to “lock-up” and become unresponsive.

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Canon’s Cure for the 5D Mark III’s Light Leak Issue: Two Pieces of Black Tape…

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After receiving their first batch of 5D Mark III’s post light-leak, the good folks at LensRentals.com decided it would be fitting to see for themselves what measures Canon took to ensure the issue wouldn’t rear its ugly head once more.

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Canon Reveals Findings of Their “Light-Leak” Investigation – Releases an Unrelated Firmware Update

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As promised, Canon has completed their prompt investigation into the 5D Mark III’s light-leak phenomenon, an issue that has been affecting numerous early adopters since the camera’s recent release. While many have experienced value changes in the 5D3′s metering system when the top LCD is illuminated in dark situations, Canon has confirmed that, while these fluctuations do exist on the surface, it does not affect the final image out come stating:

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