Canon have just announced the Canon EOS 50D
the big brother of the hugely popular ¾ frame 10.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor EOS 40D.
As opposed to the rumors leaks about the
future full frame EOS 5D Mark II, EOS 6D, EOS 7D (or whatever they will be
called) the 50D had been nearly nonexistent release nearly nonexistent, with an
un-expected announcement.
Here is the low down on the Canon EOS 50D
with a side by side comparison against the Canon EOS 40D.
|
Feature
|
Canon EOS
50D
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Canon EOS
40D
|
|
Sensor Type/Size
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15 Megapixel
|
10.1 Megapixel
|
|
Image Processor
|
DIGIC 4
|
DIGIC III
|
|
ISO
|
100-12800
|
100-3200
|
|
Noise Reduction
|
4 Levels
|
2 Levels (On/Off)
|
|
Autofocus Micro Adjustment
|
Up
to 20 lenses
|
No
|
|
LDC Screen
|
3.0” 920K
Pixel TFT
|
3.0” 23K”Pixel
TFT
|
|
Live View
|
Phase, Contrast, Face Detect
|
Phase Detect only
|
|
Peripheral illumination Correction
|
Yes
|
No
|
|
Max Shot Speed
|
6.3 FPS Up to 60 Jpeg large fine
|
6.5 Fps up to 75 Large/Fine
|
|
Weight
|
730 g no
Battery 822 g with Battery
|
740 g no
battery 836 g with Battery
|
Table 1: Canon EOS 50D vs Canon EOS40D specs
Mmm the specs for this camera are great, almost
tempting me to jump online and purchase, but given Canons new full frame EOS 5D
replacement launch is only moments away, I am holding off as a full frame is what
I want & need.
The Canon EOS 50D has a street price of US$1399
and can be purchased from any of the following reputable online Camera dealers.
Canon EOS 50D from Amazon