Canon G15

Canon has announced an update to the Canon PowerShot G12, called the PowerShot G15, at this year's Photokina camera trade show in Germany.

The new camera will feature the "brightest lens in a PowerShot G-series model" to date, says Canon, with a new f/1.8-2.8, 5x zoom lens. And that's joined by a 12.1-megapixel Canon 1/1.7-type high-sensitivity CMOS sensor powered by the company's new Digic 5 image processor.

As previously leaked, the new PowerShot G15 will sport the same styling and features as earlier G-series models and come with an aluminium body that is approximately 17 per cent smaller than the PowerShot G12.