After keeping American consumers waiting for months Canon has finally decided to bring the PowerShot SX1 IS to US. Canon PowerShot SX1IS, was introduced in Europe last year, this  camera is similiar to PowerShot SX10 and uses same design and lens but the similarities end there. This camera features a 10 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a rotating widescreen LCD display, and capabilty to record video in FULL HD (1080P) and also comes with an HDMI port for HD display on your flat panel tv's. It's on expensive side, but for those who are looking for a ultimate hybrid camera, it may be worth the money.

 Here's the full specs:

• 10 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• F2.8-5.7, 20X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 28 - 560 mm
• Optical image stabilization
• 2.8" widescreen LCD display (230k pixels) that can flip to the side and rotate; also features an electronic viewfinder
• DIGIC 4 image processor
• Full manual controls
• RAW image format supported; those of you who already own the camera will be able to add this feature via a firmware update
• Continuous shooting as fast as 4 frames/second
• Can record video at 1920 x 1080 -- that's 1080p, aka Full HD -- at 30 frames/second, with stereo sound, Records until 4GB file size limit is reached, which takes about 12 minutes at 1080p
• Dedicated movie recording button
• Face detection with auto redeye correction
• Hot shoe for external flash
• Wireless remote control included
• HDMI port for connecting to an HDTV
• SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus slot
• Uses four AA batteries; 420 

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