What is This Mysterious New Canon “V” Camera Being Teased Online?

Canon, like most major companies in the world these days, knows a thing or two about marketing. While some legacy brands might choose to let specs and details leak out, Canon is following in the footsteps of some recent DJI teasers with a mysterious social media post indicating a new camera is on the way.In the teaser image shared on social media, Canon indicates that a new “V” camera is on the way and set to be unveiled on March 26th of this year. But what is this mysterious new Canon “V” camera? Here’s what we guess about this new Canon camera and what it could mean for the film and video production world.Canon “V” Camera Teaser See on Instagram Shared on Canon’s official X and Instagram accounts only, a mysterious image of two silhouette cameras and a giant “V” is all we get as a tease of this new camera (or cameras) system. The captions for each social post simply read:“In one week, a new chapter begins! We promise it's worth the wait.Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be among the first to know!”There’s no other info on the Canon YouTube page, but you can certainly follow to be the first to find out as Canon is directing.The Canon PowerShot V1So, most online sleuths seem to agree that at least one of the two cameras is going to be the Canon PowerShot V1, which was unveiled at CP+ in Japan last month and has been shared with content creators in Japan already as well. The Canon PowerShot V1 with its 1.4-type CMOS sensor,16-50mm equivalent zoom lens, and 10-bit 4K 30p video that utilizes the full sensor width is proving to be quite highly anticipated as the point-and-shoot market is perhaps hotter than ever before. However, this one isn’t too much of a mystery as we already have specs and hands-on reviews of this new Canon point-and-shoot.The Second Mystery Canon CameraWhat is less evident is what this second camera featured in the teaser might be. Some online are pointing towards it perhaps being an EOS R series camera, perhaps a rumored EOS RV that the same rumors indicate was slated for a late March announcement anyways. Whereas other rumors point to some different variations of the Canon PowerShot V1 that could possibly support the RF lens system. It’s hard to say though. What we do know is that all questions will undoubtedly be answered next week on March 26th. So, keep your calendars clear if you’re interested to find out and stay tuned as we’ll share the details as soon as they become official.

Mar 20, 2025 - 22:48

What is This Mysterious New Canon “V” Camera Being Teased Online?

Canon, like most major companies in the world these days, knows a thing or two about marketing. While some legacy brands might choose to let specs and details leak out, Canon is following in the footsteps of some recent DJI teasers with a mysterious social media post indicating a new camera is on the way.

In the teaser image shared on social media, Canon indicates that a new “V” camera is on the way and set to be unveiled on March 26th of this year. But what is this mysterious new Canon “V” camera? Here’s what we guess about this new Canon camera and what it could mean for the film and video production world.

Canon “V” Camera Teaser

See on Instagram

Shared on Canon’s official X and Instagram accounts only, a mysterious image of two silhouette cameras and a giant “V” is all we get as a tease of this new camera (or cameras) system. The captions for each social post simply read:

“In one week, a new chapter begins! We promise it's worth the wait.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be among the first to know!”

There’s no other info on the Canon YouTube page, but you can certainly follow to be the first to find out as Canon is directing.

The Canon PowerShot V1

So, most online sleuths seem to agree that at least one of the two cameras is going to be the Canon PowerShot V1, which was unveiled at CP+ in Japan last month and has been shared with content creators in Japan already as well.

The Canon PowerShot V1 with its 1.4-type CMOS sensor,16-50mm equivalent zoom lens, and 10-bit 4K 30p video that utilizes the full sensor width is proving to be quite highly anticipated as the point-and-shoot market is perhaps hotter than ever before.

However, this one isn’t too much of a mystery as we already have specs and hands-on reviews of this new Canon point-and-shoot.

The Second Mystery Canon Camera

What is less evident is what this second camera featured in the teaser might be. Some online are pointing towards it perhaps being an EOS R series camera, perhaps a rumored EOS RV that the same rumors indicate was slated for a late March announcement anyways.

Whereas other rumors point to some different variations of the Canon PowerShot V1 that could possibly support the RF lens system. It’s hard to say though. What we do know is that all questions will undoubtedly be answered next week on March 26th.

So, keep your calendars clear if you’re interested to find out and stay tuned as we’ll share the details as soon as they become official.