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The best imaging products of 2010 were voted on at the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) General Assembly held from 8 to 10 April 2010 in New York. The judges were editors of the 28 member photo magazines from nine European countries plus Canada, South Africa and the United States. Canon received the following awards: Best DSLR Advanced - EOS 550D Best DSLR Expert - EOS 7D Best Large Format Printer - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF 6350 Best Multifunction Printer - Canon PIXMA MP990 Best Expert Compact Camera - Canon PowerShot G11 More details are available at www.tipa.com

Firmware Version 1.2.1 for the EOS 7D incorporates the following improvements and fixes. * Extends the timing at which the high temperature warning indicator is displayed and the timing of automatic shut down of the camera due to a rise in internal temperature during Live View or EOS Movie functions. * Optimizes program shift when the ISO setting of the camera is set to AUTO. * Corrects a misspelling in the French-language menu. * Corrects a phenomenon in which vertical magenta-colored banding appears in still images taken in movie-shooting mode. (This only occurs when in Manual exposure mode and when the ISO speed is set to "H". Note that this phenomenon only affects units with Firmware Version 1.2.0) The firmware upgrade can be installed by the user. Full instructions and downloads are available at the >> Canon Download Centre

Canon has launched its new, enhanced after-sales support scheme for professional photographers and videographers, the Canon Professional Services (CPS) programme. The CPS scheme offers professional users of Canon products exclusive, free access to a range of benefits, from CPS support teams at many international and local events, to a priority repair service and direct support from Canon Professional Representatives in selected  European countries. The scheme offers three types of membership to professional photographers, depending on the qualifying equipment registered with the scheme (for a full list of qualifying Canon products go to: www.canon-europe.com/cps Silver membership is available to photographers who register two bodies and three qualifying lenses. Repairs to CPS-serviced equipment will be turned around in five working days. Gold membership is available to those who register two qualifying bodies and three qualifying lenses. Repairs to CPS-serviced equipment wil