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In a recent interview with DC.Watch Canon's Senior Managing Director Maeda Masaya confirmed that a high megapixel DSLR camera is in development (Google translation):

Q: image sensor or will toward the size and high pixel size?

A: I am working in the high pixel camera. There are two ways of roughly divided into high pixel and high sensitivity to user needs. Although Canon was not preceded the high sensitivity system and say either, I think the future is to be going to move (overlooking the high pixel) In order to meet such as graphics-based user, also in the direction in which to go up the number of pixels.

High pixel camera towards users who want high image of the resolution will not believe, you soon out. This is the camera, such as was up the number of pixels while maintaining the pixel quality. Interchangeable lens I will expand as a "group". The ...... now that I want to add a new one line to EF lens any more does not say, please do not ask any more (laughs).

A dpreview forum member provided a nice recap of the entire interview:

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