The Canon EOS 50D is a digital SLR priced with beginning photographers or casual photo hobbyists in mind. It looks very similar to the Canon 40D but has many different features. It is packed with enough hi tech and flexibility to satisfy the needs of professional photographers as well, however. The main improvement over the Cannon EOS 40D camera come in the form of a quicker image processor (DIGIC 4), a broader ISO range (100 to 12800), an LCD with four times more pixels than the Cannon EOS 40D and a face-detection autofocus option. The Canon EOS 50D is also a very quick shooting camera. Not only will this new release Cannon digital camera shoot at a speed of up to 6.3 frames per second, but it will keep up that speed for up to 90 JPEGs when using a UDMA card.
The EOS 50D is a15.1 mpixel DSLR with a 3-inch, 920,000 dot LCD screen and ISO range of 100-12800. Other unique features of the Canon EOS 50D include a magnesium alloy body, 6.3fps continuous shooting, and Live View mode. The DIGIC 4 enables the 50D to shoot fast at 6.3 frames per second and to deliver 14-bit image processing.
Other goodies in the Canon digital camera EOS 50D:
- Images can be recorded in camera with sRGB or Adobe RGB colour space.
- Images are processed and previewed rapidly at 120ms, which is less time than it takes to move an eye from the viewfinder to the screen.
- Users are able to stop the action with a maximum shutter speed of 1/4000 second or create long-time exposures down to 30 seconds
- RAW and sRAW settings in Basic Zone as well as Creative Zone shooting modes
- has Canon"s highest pixel count APS-C sensor to date
- compatible with all the Canon EF and EF-S lenses
- supplied with the BP-511A Lithium-Ion battery pack which provides 1390 mAh at 7.4 V
Scheduled for October, the estimated selling price of the Canon 50D will be a body-only configuration of $1,399. It will additionally be offered in a kit version with Canon"s highly regarded EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens at an estimated selling price of $1,599.