Value and Quality Collide: The Canon 50D

In the field of digital SLR's Canon standouts and the 50D is no exception. Canon's previous offerings in this price range have been impressive and have gradually evolved to the marvel that is the 40D, but the 50D is more than few minor changes.

Canon's line of digital SLR's are known for sharp, clear images and the 50D promises to improve this reputation with resolution taking a huge leap forward from the 40D's 10.1 mega pixel to 15.1 mega pixel. This alone would justify the purchase of this camera or of upgrading from the 40D, but Canon didn't stop there.

Image processing has been improved and allows for taking 6.3 pictures per second for up to 90 jpegs on special compact flash cards or 60 jpegs on regular cards.

The 40D offered a live view, using the LCD screen instead of the viewfinder, but use was limited. With the 50D the live view becomes much more functional and even includes face detection, which allows the camera to find people's faces in the frame and adjust the auto-focus and exposure specifically for the faces. LCD viewing has also been improved with a 3" screen that has 920,000 dots, four times more than the 40D.

One final feature of note that has been added is automatic exposure correction of images. Because the sensor size of most digital SLR's is different than the size of 35mm film they can use more of the lens, which means that the corners of images may not receive enough light and can be slightly darker than the rest of the image. If this occurs the 50D will automatically correct the exposure of the corners of the image so that they properly match that of the rest of the picture

With a recommended price of only $1400 the 50D receives a high recommendation from me, both for features and amazing image quality. In that price range you would be hard pressed to find a better camera. For more details click here.