The new flagship PowerShot G11 compact camera has been announced – it features a 10.0 megapixel sensor with excellent low light capabilities, a raft of new shooting functions, and a new 2.8” vari-angle PureColor II VA LCD screen with an rotational angle of 270 degrees.

The Canon Professional Network team will be reporting from the upcoming Visa pour l’Image international festival of photojournalism in Perpignan, France. Look out for daily coverage of the festival starting on the CPN website on 31 August with a mix of news, interviews, blogs, pictures and videos.

Canon Ambassador Jeff Ascough, one of the world’s best wedding photographers, delivers a masterclass in how to shoot ‘the big day’ with style and offers his expert advice on how to be a success in the wedding photography business. Image: © Jeff Ascough

In a special film for CPN film-maker Philip Bloom explains how and why you should convert the 30p Full HD video footage from the EOS 5D Mark II in order to get the most out of your video editing workflow.

Canon has won three major awards from the European Imaging and Sound Association with the EOS 5D Mark II DSLR named ‘European Advanced Camera 2009-2010’, the PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II ‘European Photo Printer 2009-2010’, and the EOS 500D ‘European SLR Camera 2009-2010’.

Wedding photographers Eamonn O’Boyle and Donovan Torres reveal their favourite EOS custom functions that they use to shoot weddings. Image: © Eamonn O’Boyle