CANON EOS 50D DIGITAL SLR REVIEW

CANON EOS 50D DIGITAL SLR

The Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera is really a newer version of the exceptionally highly recommended Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR but with some new changes.

Like its predecessor it has a magnesium alloy body. The EOS 50D is built very sturdily for any demanding use you may call on it for. Due to its magnesium alloy body though it is very lightweight.

The new improved 3 inch VGA LCD, 920,000 dot screen is a pleasure to watch with its almost perfect clarity even in bright sunlight and allows you to easily check the focus and clarity of your image. In Live View Mode it is very easy to photograph things at awkward angles.

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If you are looking for exceptionally detailed and low noise images, the Canon Eos 50D Digital SLR delivers. Its 15.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor makes it the ideal camera for the creative photographer involved in large scale reproduction or cropping of photos. Throughout the ISO range, its light gathering capability is enhanced due to redesigned pixels with gapless micro lenses.

Most of my children are into sport and for me this was where the EOS 50D came into its element. I filmed my kids in action shots at a football match and the results were unbelievable due to its continuous burst facility of 6.3.frames a second.

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The Canon 50D EOS SLR is equipped with the very powerful Digic 4 processing engine and in conjunction with the CMOS sensor produces 14-bit image processing making all colours very natural with really smooth gradations. The Digic 4 processor also means that the EOS 50D has a start up time that is virtually instant. Once you have taken the picture it also allows you to review it very quickly.

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With ISO speeds of up to 3200 (expandable to an amazing 12,800) shooting in low light is a breeze for this camera.

As with the EOS 40D the EOS 50D features Live View. This feature allows you to frame your images accurately when it is impractical to use the viewfinder. When using the dedicated Live View button you will see real time images on the LCD screen. In Live View there are three types of Auto Focus. Quick AF, Live AF and the new Face Detection Live AF. I could not believe this feature when I tried it out as it automatically focuses on any faces detected in the frame.

Live View mode allows users to accurately frame images when using the viewfinder is impractical. The dedicated Live View button displays real-time images on the LCD, offering three types of auto focus: Quick AF, Live AF, and new Face Detection Live AF, which focuses based on faces detected in the frame.

9 Cross type points are employed by the Canon EOS 50D SLR's high precision AF system to enable very accurate focussing, whether on the vertical or horizontal plane. For the more technically minded, sensitivity of up to f/2.8 is achievable and off centre subjects are accommodated better due to points being spread out across the AF frames.

The Canon EOS 50D incorporates what Canon call its "EOS Integrated Cleaning System" or EICS for short. They have combined special component materials which reduce the actual generation of dust with a fluorine coating on the low pass filter which actually repels dust. It also features what is called a Self Cleaning Sensor Unit which shakes dust free when you power the EOS 50D up or down.

If like me you already have various Canon add ons and accessories already i can put your mind at rest by telling you that the Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera is fully compatible with over 60 of the EF or EF-S lenses and all EX series Speedlite flash units

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FINAL APPRAISAL

FOR: Well built and light. Excellent quality pictures. Fast shutter speeds for action photos

AGAINST: Quite expensive unless you are a keen photographer and as with the EOS 40D it looks quite big and bulky, not the prettiest looking camera.

All in all though I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending this camera. I also tried the Nikon 90D and whilst the Nikon has the latest video system as well built in I still felt the overall quality and features of the Canon EOS 50D was better value for money and if I want video I buy a video camera, horses for courses.