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In early February of 2004 Canon announced two new 8 Megapixel cameras on the same day — the $4,500ID Mark IIand the $995Powershot Pro1. Now, in early April, Canon is getting ready to ship both cameras. This review, and my companionreview of the Mark II, were done over a 10 day period in mid-March using early production cameras. I used them on a wildlife shoot in Nebraska. for some local shooting, and also tested them in my studio and lab.
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The first thing that you notice when picking up the Pro1 is how small it is. If you've only seen it in pictures it appears much larger than it does in the "flesh". But Canon has done a fine job on the ergonomics, and with only a few exceptions the controls are very well placed.
The body is of an all-new design, and it's apparent — to me at least — that a lot of thought has gone into the human factors engineering.
As but one example, the button for switching between the EVF an...

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