| Image Sensor | 10.0 Megapixels (effective), 1/2.33” CCD (1.1cm) |
| Focal Length/Lens Configuration | 4.60 - 92.0 mm (26 – 520 mm equivalent in 35mm photography), 14 Lenses in 11 Groups, 4 Aspherical Lenses, 2 ED Lenses |
| Zoom | 20x Optical Zoom + 5x Digital Zoom (Seamless to 100x) |
| Aperture Range | Wide: F2.8-F8.0; Tele: F4.5-F8.0 |
| Display | 2.7” (6.9cm) HyperCrystal™ LCD, approx. 230,000 pixels 5 Steps Brightness Adjustment |
| Viewfinder | Electronic View Finder with Dioptic Correction |
| Focus System | CCD Contrast Detection |
| Focus Range (from lens surface) | Normal mode: Wide: 3.9” – infinity (0.1m – infinity), Tele: 47.2” – infinity (1.2m – infinity) Macro mode: Wide: 3.9” – infinity (0.1m – infinity), Tele: 47.2” – infinity (1.2m – infinity) Super Macro mode: 0.4" – infinity (1cm – infinity) |
| Focus Mode | iESP Auto, Spot AF, Face Detection AF, Full-Time AF, Selective AF Target, AF Lock, Predictive AF, Manual |
| Shutter Speed | Auto: 1/2000 sec. –1/2 sec. (up to 4 sec. in Night Scene mode) Manual: 1/2000 sec. - 15 sec. Bulb: up to 8 min." |
| ISO Sensitivity (SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity) | Auto, High Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 |
| Exposure Metering | Digital ESP Metering, Spot Metering, Center-Weighted Metering, Face Detection AE (when Face Detection AF is selected) |
| White Balance Control | iESP 2 Auto, One-Touch, Presets (Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, and 3 Fluorescents), White Balance Compensation |
| Exposure Compensation | ±2 EV steps in 1/3 EV steps |
| Image File Format | Still Image: JPEG, RAW Movie: AVI Motion JPEG |
| Number of Recorded Pixels | 10MP (3,648 x 2,736) 5MP (2,560 x 1,920) 3MP (2,048 x 1,536) 2MP (1,600 x 1,200) 1MP (1,280 x 960) VGA (640 x 480) 16:9 (1,920 x 1,080) |
| Shooting Modes | 31 Shooting Modes; Auto, Program Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, My Mode, Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization, Scene Modes (1. PORTRAIT, 2. LANDSCAPE, 3. LANDSCAPE+PORTRAIT, 4. SPORT, 5. NIGHT SCENE, 6. NIGHT+PORTRAIT, 7. INDOOR, 8. CANDLE, 9. SELF PORTRAIT, 10. AVAILABLE LIGHT PORTRAIT, 11. SUNSET, 12. FIREWORKS, 13. MULTI-FIREWORK, 14. CUISINE, 15. BEHIND GLASS, 16. DOCUMENTS, 17.AUCTION, 18.SHOOT & SELECT1, 19. SHOOT & SELECT2, 20. SMILE SHOT, 21. BEACH, 22.SNOW, 23. QUICK SHUTTER), Movie |
| Panorama | Up to 10 frames automatically stitchable with OLYMPUS Master software when using Olympus brand xD-Picture Card™ |
| Continuous Shooting | High-speed2: 13.5 frames per second, 30 frames (3MP) High-speed1: 7.2 frames per second, 30 frames (5MP) Normal speed: 1.2 frames per second, 7 frames (10MP) Bracketing: Exposure Bracketing, 5 Frames Interval Shooting |
| Shooting Assist Functions | Shooting Guide, Perfect Shot Preview, Histogram, Frame Assist, AF Lock, AE Lock, Voice Recording |
| Movie Mode | AVI Movie with Sound; 640x480 (30/15fps) 320x240 (30/15fps) |
| Image Processing | TruePic™ III Image Processor |
| Noise Reduction | Set automatically at shutter speeds of 0.5 second or longer |
| Image Playback | Still Image: Single, Index Display (4/9/16/25), Up to 10x Enlargement, Slideshow, Rotation, My Favorites Movie: Normal, Reverse, Frame-by-Frame |
| Playback Edit Effects | Still Image: Red-Eye Fix, Lighting Fix, Resize, Rotation, Black & White, Sepia, Frame, Label, Calendar, Layout, Expression Edit, Face Focus, RAW Edit, Cropping Movie: Frame Index, Movie Edit, Still Image Cropping |
| Flash | Built-in, External Flash, Wireless Flash |
| Flash Modes | Auto (for low light and backlit conditions) Red-Eye Reduction Fill-in Fill-in + Red-Eye Reduction Slow Synchro1 Slow1 + Red-Eye Reduction Slow Synchro 2 Off |
| Flash Working Range | Wide: 0.98ft (0.3m) – 21ft (6.4m) at ISO 400 Tele: 3.9ft (1.2m) – 13.1ft. (4m) at ISO 400 |
| Self-Timer | 12 Seconds |
| Memory | 45 MB Internal Memory |
| Removable Media Card | xD-Picture Card™ (1GB, 2GB) |
| Outer Connectors | USB Connector, Audio/Video Output, DC Input |
| Auto-Connect USB | USB 2.0 High-Speed (USB Mass Storage) |
| System Requirements | Auto-Connect USB: Windows® 98 (driver required), Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Vista with USB port; Mac OS 9.0-9.2x, OS X with USB port Software: Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows Vista; Mac OS X v10.3 ("Panther") or later |
| Operating Temperature/Humidity | Operation: 32° – 104°F (0° – 40°C), 30% – 90% humidity Storage: -4° – 140°F (-20° – 60°C), 10% – 90% humidity |
| Power Source | 4 AA Batteries, optional AC Adapter (C-7AU) |
| Battery Life (CIPA DC-002) | Approximately 390 shots with 4 AA batteries (based on CIPA battery life measurement standards) |
| Dimension | 4.7"W x 3.3"H x 3.4"D (118mm x 84mm x 87.5mm) |
| Weight | 15.7oz (445g) without batteries and memory card |
- Step 1
Keep up with your digital photos before and after editing with two basic computer programs: photo catalog software and a database of where files are stored. Your camera usually comes with a catalog-type software, but it can be cumbersome and unreliable.
- Step 2
Do not store photos on your computer's hard drive permanently. You need a backup storage device such as a dedicated hard drive (external or internal) or burned CDs or DVDs to ensure the safety of digital photos. Create a running database of your photo names and locations, such as an Excel spreadsheet.
- Step 3
To edit digital photos you need a photo editing program. Programs range from free basic programs that accompany digital
cameras to professional photo editing software such as Adobe Photoshop, Photo Genetics, and Picture Window to free downloads like Picasa 2. - Step 1
Photo editing capabilities vary across programs, but there are some basic features common to all programs. The first step in editing photos is to look at image size. Correlate the image size to the medium you will publish to—print or the Web. Make sure to click the "maintain aspect ratio" control for an undistorted image.
- Step 2
Maintain the size of the original photo if you need to use it again. Enlarging a smaller photo causes distortion. Choose the "Save As" option for the resized photo.
- Step 3
To cut out unnecessary or distracting parts of the photo, use the "Crop" feature in your editing software. This feature can make photos more dramatic or can make it fit in a publication space. Select the Crop option from your toolbox. Create a box around the photo. By dragging in or out on the corners, you will cut everything out beyond the box. This forms a new image.
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Familiarize yourself with the numerous controls in your photo editing programs to change the brightness and contrast of photos, usually operated by slider bars.
- Step 2
Play with the color output to adjust the color balance of your photos. Most basic programs use red, green and blue channels or RGB. Some of the more advanced programs use other channels such as cyan, magenta, yellow and key (CMYK). For basic editing purposes, the RGB channels are fine. Professional printers use CMYK.
- Step 3
Adjust the color saturation of your photos by using slider bars to add more or less of one of these colors. You can work with the color balance and saturation to produce color photos that look great.
- Step 4
Know that different programs have different filters. Filters can change the photo's finish to something that looks like paintings or drawings.
- Step 1
Use photo editing software for common errors in digital photos. Cropping can remove some errors and straighten edges.
- Step 2
Use the red eye feature. Red eye is one of the most common errors in digital photography. Most editing software has a feature to reduce red eye. This feature takes a sample of the area around the red eye and replaced the redness with a layer of these same pixels as the surrounding area.
Photo Sizing
Color and Light Controls
Correcting Errors
Histograms are the key to understanding digital images. This 10x4 mosaic contains 40 tiles which we could sort by color and then stack up accordingly. The higher the pile, the more tiles of that color in the mosaic. The resulting "histogram" would represent the color distribution of the mosaic.
In the sensor topic we learned that a digital image is basically a mosaic of square tiles or "pixels" of uniform color which are so tiny that it appears uniform and smooth. Instead of sorting them by color, we could sort these pixels into 256 levels of brightness from black (value 0) to white (value 255) with 254 gray levels in between. Just as we did manually for the mosaic, an imaging software automatically sorted the pixels of the image below into 256 groups (levels) of "brightness" and stacked them up accordingly. The height of each "stack" or vertical "bar" tells you how many pixels there are for that particular brightness. "0" and "255" are the darkest and brightest values, corresponding to black and white respectively.
On this histogram each "stack" or "bar" is one pixel wide. Unlike the mosaic histograms, the 256 bars are stacked side by side without any space between them, which is why for educational purposes, the vertical bars are shown in alternating shades of gray, allowing you to distinguish the individual bars. There are no blank spaces between bars to avoid confusion with blank spaces caused by missing tones in the image. Normally all bars will be black as indicated in the second histogram. Typical Histogram Examples
Keeping an Eye on the Histograms when Taking Pictures
Most prosumer cameras and all professional cameras allow you to view the histogram on the camera's LCD so you can adjust the exposure and take the shot again if necessary. Some cameras come with an overexposure warning, whereby the overexposed areas blink, as indicated in this animation. Usually the blinking areas indiate that at least one of the channels is clipped. Keeping an Eye on the Histograms when EditingWhen editing images, it is important to keep an eye on the histogram to avoid the above mentioned shadow and highlight clipping and posterization. Adobe Photoshop CS and later versions come with a live histogram palette, as stated in my Photoshop CS review. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SummaryIt is essential to keep an eye on the histogram when taking pictures and when editing them to ensure proper exposure and avoid losing shadow and highlight detail. |
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Optical zoom is the number of times the maximum focal length of a zoom lens is larger than the minimum focal length. Consumer and prosumer cameras often come also with a digital zoom, which we will discuss based on an example of a 5 megapixel prosumer camera. | ||||||||||||
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To Use Or Not to Use Digital ZoomSo what is the best thing to do? If your purpose is to capture the information shown in image B, using a lens with focal length of 50mm is of course the best option. If you only have a 31mm lens available (or in general, if you reached the maximum optical zoom and need to zoom in more) there are three things you can do: | ||||||||||||
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* If for some reason your intention is to upsample and you are shooting in JPEG, one benefit of digital zoom is that the upsampling in the camera is done before JPEG compression. If you shoot A, crop the 1,600 x 1,200 area, and then upsample to 2,560 x 1,920 on your computer, you will magnify the JPEG compression artifacts and the upsampled image will look not as good as image D. Because not all digital zooms are created equally, you may want to verify the quality differences with your particular digital camera before using digital zoom for this purpose. by | ||||||||||||
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens
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A strong lens for light but serious travel photography on crop digital. I match it with the Tokina 12-24 f4(an excellent lens) and get 19-200+ range on the digital Rebel, with IS on the upper end. Though it's a slow lens, that's not as bad on the digitals as the Canon CMOS makes great pictures at high ISO's. I also use it on my EOS 3 for film shots and it does a good job there, too. If you get a good copy, you'll be very pleased. (I shoot RAW any way and my shots are always a bit neutral until I post process; the lens provides good detail for that.)
Strengths:
Good range, decent sharpness, can be used on film cameras, too.
Weaknesses:
Some zoom creep
Not super small
can pick up dust
Not super small
can pick up dust
Similar Products Used:
Canon 50 1.8, 35 2, 28-70 2.8L, 70-200 4L
Tokina 12-24 f4
Tokina 12-24 f4
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The 300mm f/2.8 IS is one of Canon's very best lenses. Optically it's about as close to perfect as you'll find. It's not too heavy, and the excellent Image Stabilization system delivers 3 stops of anti-shake compensation, so it's very popular with sports photographers.It can be used hand-held, but a tripod or monopod is recommended.
This lens works very well with Canon Extenders (teleconverters) and it will still deliver superb image quality. The 1.4x Extender makes it a 420mm f/4 lens and the 2x Extender makes it a 600mm f/5.6 lens; both of these combinations will autofocus on all EOS cameras.
Suggested extra: You might find the Manfrotto MN393 long lens bracket useful when mounting this lens on a monopod or tripod.
| Technical Data | |
| Length | 252 mm |
| Diameter | 128 mm |
| Filter size | rear drop-in |
| Weight | 2550 g |
| Packed weight | 6900 g |
| Insurance value | £ 3800 |
Monday, May 11, 2009
Mountainsmith Exposure II - Large - Camera Pouch CLOSEOUT
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An ideal carrying solution for compact film or digital cameras with easy access front pocket to stash extra film, batteries or memory card.
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As many of you may know we have a new addition to our family. So it only seems appropriate that we discuss how to take great baby pictures. There are many things to consider when composing a baby portrait. Here are a few.
Use the right lens
Lenses are super important to all aspects of photography. This can be especially true when capturing portraits of babies (or any person for that matter). Wide angle lenses tend to distort features rendering a child’s nose abnormally large while shrinking the ears as well. Most portrait photographers are going to use around 85-100mm focal length in order to preserve a more natural look with proper proportions especially when capturing the face. You can use a wide angle when capturing body parts and get some great effects so practice with both.
Utilize their curiosity
Babies are curious creatures indeed. As they grow in both body and mind the world offers babies an enormous amount of new information with every touch, taste, and smell. Use this to your advantage. Lemons and limes can produce fun sour faces, while feathers will provide giggles and smiles. Shiny, fuzzy, or sticky objects, and everything in between, will help you capture baby pictures full of curious variety.
Light
Low window light can provide some of the most beautiful and natural light on a baby’s face. Go ahead an move that crib over to the window and set your ISO to 200 if there is enough light. You’ll get soft sweet images sure to make the grandparents smile.
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That’s the preferable f-stop you should be aiming for. You can of course go lower, but anything higher than f8 and everything in the background will be competing with your child’s spotlight. We simply can’t have that.
Taking pictures of babies doesn’t have to be hard and you can produce some really beautiful images if you just work on composition, light, and variety. Get high angles and low angles; hands and feet; ears, nose, and mouth; and just have fun with it. Just like any other aspect of photography or art, the more you practice the better you’ll get.
Amstelveen, The Netherlands, 24 January 2008: Canon today launches its latest D-SLR, the EOS 450D. Featuring a 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor, EOS Integrated Cleaning System, 3.0” LCD with Live View mode and a new 9-point AF system, the model presents consumers with an unprecedented level of image quality and versatility at this end of the market.
The EOS 450D employs features already proven in Canon’s professional EOS-1 series cameras, including the DIGIC III image processor and a redesigned menu system that enables features such as direct control of Speedlite flash units from the camera LCD. A choice of 13 custom functions allows the photographer to customise the camera to their shooting style.
“The EOS 450D bears the fruits of more than 20 years of ongoing investment into EOS,” said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging, Europe. “This camera continues Canon’s policy of taking technologies proven in the professional arena and putting them within reach of a wider market of amateur photographers.”
The EOS 450D features:
- 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor
- Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System
- 3.5 frames per second
- 3.0” LCD with Live View shooting
- 9-point wide-area AF system with f/2.8 cross-type centre point
- Picture Style image processing parameters
- DIGIC III image processor
- Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software1
- Compact and Lightweight body
- Fully compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites
The EOS quality advantage
With all key components developed and manufactured in-house, EOS offers photographers a unique quality advantage. The EOS 450D’s specially designed 12.2 Megapixel sensor employs Canon’s high-sensitivity, low-noise CMOS technology to produce richly detailed images with minimal grain. The DIGIC III processor ensures superior image rendering and rapid response times, with an almost instant 0.1 start up. Image data is processed at 14 bits for Delivering a burst rate of 3.5 frames per second, the DIGIC III processor works with the image buffer to handle up to 53 JPEGs (6 in RAW) without interruption.
Built for better photos
The EOS 450D is designed to make photography a fluid experience for photographers of all levels and experience. Housed in a compact body that weighs less than 475 grams, the camera features an improved grip design that provides a natural, ergonomic fit with the user’s hands. A large, bright viewfinder makes image composition clearer and more comfortable. The menu system inherited from professional EOS cameras uses a simplified tab structure that does away with scrolling. It includes a user-defined My Menu tab for instant access to frequently used settings.
Several custom functions are available to optimise the quality of photos captured in a range of situations. Highlight Tone Priority boosts the dynamic range at the highlight end, providing better tonal detail from wedding dresses, cloudy skies and other bright objects. The new Auto Lighting Optimiser corrects brightness and contrast during image processing, while improving skin tones in portraits by ensuring correct exposure for faces. Photographers can also enable additional noise reduction for shots captured at high ISO speeds.
Live View
Available for the first time on a Canon consumer D-SLR, Live View mode makes it easier to shoot from awkward angles, such as ground-level macro shots or when shooting from a tripod. The image from the Live View mode is displayed as a smooth, 30fps video feed on the 3.0” LCD, which is 50% brighter than the screen of the EOS 400D. A grid line display and live histogram can be selected to help with shot composition and exposure. While focusing, the photographer can zoom in on specific details with up to 10x magnification of the image displayed on the LCD screen. Two types of auto focus are available: Quick AF flips the camera mirror momentarily to engage the AF sensor; Live AF uses the image contrast data to focus - a method familiar to anyone upgrading from a compact digital camera.
For studio environments, remote Live View lets the photographer compose, adjust settings and capture the shot from a PC using the supplied EOS utility software.
Other improvements
The EOS 450D complements its headline features with a host of smaller improvements that enhance the photographic experience. The viewfinder now displays all key exposure information including ISO speed. The addition of spot metering (4% of viewfinder) allows for greater control over exposure in tricky lighting conditions. PictBridge functionality has been expanded so that photographers can correct horizons and add picture effects before printing. A new high capacity battery extends shooting time on a single charge to a maximum of 500 shots.
Software
The EOS 450D is supplied with a comprehensive software suite that provides everything the photograph needs to manage and process images. This includes Digital Photo Professional (DPP), a powerful RAW converter that provides complete RAW image processing control. DPP also integrates with camera features such as Dust Delete Data and Picture Styles. The supplied Picture Style Editor software can be used to create custom Picture Styles for fine control over colour display. The camera also comes with EOS Utility, Image/Zoom Browser and Photostitch.
Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi Specifications
| List price (US) | • Body only: $799 |
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| List price (EU) | • Body only: €749 |
| International naming | • US: Canon Rebel Digital XSi • Japan: Canon EOS Kiss Digital x2 • Elsewhere: Canon EOS 450D |
| Body material | Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis) |
| Sensor * | • 12.2 million effective pixels • 12.4 million total pixels • 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Dust reduction | • Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted) • Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces • Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later) |
| Image sizes * | • 4272 x 2848 (L) • 3088 x 2056 (M) • 2256 x 1504 (S) |
| Output formats | • RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) • RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) + JPEG Large/Fine • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal |
| Image processor * | DIGIC III |
| Lenses | • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focus modes | • Auto Focus • Manual Focus (switch on lens) |
| Auto Focus | • 9-point CMOS sensor • Cross-type F2.8 at center * • AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) |
| AF modes | • AI Focus • One shot • AI Servo |
| AF point selection | • Auto • Manual |
| AF assist | Flash strobe |
| Shooting modes | • Auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Auto depth-of-field • Portrait • Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night portrait • Flash off |
| Metering | • TTL 35-zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes | • Evaluative 35-zone • Partial 9% at center • Spot 4% at center * • Center-weighted average |
| AE Lock | AE lock button |
| AE Bracketing | • +/- 3.0 EV * • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. | • +/- 2.0 EV |
| Sensitivity | • Auto (100 - 400) |
| Shutter | • Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps) • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values | • F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps) • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance | • Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom |
| WB Bracketing | • +/-3 levels • 3 images • Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias |
| WB fine-tuning | • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space | • sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Picture style | • Standard • Portrait • Landscape • Neutral • Faithful • Monochrome • User 1 • User 2 • User 3 |
| Custom image parameters | • Sharpness: 0 to 7 • Contrast: -4 to +4 • Saturation: -4 to +4 • Color tone: -4 to +4 • B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G • B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| Drive modes | • Single • Continuous: 3.5 fps up to 53 JPEG / 6 RAW frames • Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up) • Self-timer continuous * |
| Mirror lockup | Yes (custom function) |
| Viewfinder | • Pentamirror • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.87x * (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: 19 mm * • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Fixed precision matte • Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information |
| Viewfinder info * | • AF information (AF points focus confirmation light) • Shutter speed • Aperture value • ISO speed (always displayed) • AE lock • Exposure level/compensation • Spot metering circle • Exposure warning • AEB • Flash ready • High-speed sync • FE lock • Flash exposure compensation • Red-eye reduction light • White balance correction • SD card information • Monochrome shooting • Maximum burst |
| DOF preview | Yes, button |
| LCD monitor * | • 3.0" TFT LCD • 230,000 pixels • Wide viewing angle (160° horizontal and vertical) • 7 brightness levels • Up to 10x zoom playback |
| LCD Live view * | • Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor |
| Camera settings display | • Shutter speed • Aperture • Sensitivity (ISO) • Exposure mode • Meter / Exposure compenation • Bracketing • Flash compensation • White balance & fine tuning • Metering mode • Custom function set • Auto focus mode • Drive mode • Auto focus areas • Black & white mode • Beep • Red-eye reduction • Image size / quality • Battery status • Frames remaining |
| Record review | • Uses last play mode • Magnification possible • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash | • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • Guide number approx 13 • Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction • X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) • Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.) |
| External flash | • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • Hot-shoe |
| Other features | • Orientation sensor • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity |
| Auto rotation | • On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off |
| Playback mode | • Single image • Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB ) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 4 and 9 image index * • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump (by 10, 100 or date) |
| Custom functions * | 13 custom functions with 34 settings |
| Menu languages * | • English |
| Firmware | User upgradable |
| Connectivity | • USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B |
| Storage * | • SD / SDHC card |
| Power * | • Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1050 mAh) • CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup) • Optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit |
| Battery Grip * | Yes, BG-E5 |
| Direct printing | • Canon Selphy Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge |
| Dimensions * | 129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in) |
| Weight (no battery) * | 475 g (1.0 lb) |
| Software | • Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser |
* New or changed compared to the EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi
Technologies Explained
CMOS
Canon’s CMOS technology is one of the company’s key competitive advantages, with noise reduction circuitry at each pixel site delivering virtually noise-free images. In comparison with CCD technology, the lower power consumption characteristics of Canon’s CMOS sensors also contribute to longer battery life.
Signal conversion in Canon’s CMOS sensors is handled by individual amplifiers at each pixel site. Unnecessary charge transfer operations are avoided, vastly speeding up the process of getting signal to the image processor. Noise generation is reduced, power consumption is limited and faster frame rate potential is increased.
EOS Integrated Cleaning System
The EOS Integrated Cleaning System combats sensor dust in three important ways: Reduce, Repel and Remove.
- Reduce - Internal camera mechanisms are designed to minimise dust generation. The redesigned body cap prevents dust generation through wear on the cap itself.
- Repel - Anti-static technologies are applied to the low-pass filter covering the front of the sensor so as not to attract dust.
- Remove - A Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit uses hi-frequency vibrations to shake dust from the infrared filter for a period of approximately one second after each start up. For instant shooting after power up, this feature is disabled immediately the shutter release is depressed.
Canon has also developed an internal Dust Delete Data system, which can map the position of visible dust on the sensor. This can then be deleted automatically after the shoot with the latest Digital Photo Professional software.
Picture Style
Picture Style pre-sets simplify in-camera control over image qualities. Picture Style pre-sets can be likened to different film types – each one offering a different colour response. Within each selectable pre-set, photographers have control over sharpness, contrast, colour tone and saturation. The camera’s factory default configuration is set to deliver immediately-usable JPEG images without need for additional menu settings. Picture Style presets applied to a RAW image can be revised with Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software.
The six pre-sets include:
- Standard – for crisp, vivid images that don’t require post-processing
- Portrait – optimises colour tone and saturation and weakens sharpening to achieve attractive skin tones
- Landscape – for punchier greens and blues with stronger sharpening to give a crisp edge to mountain, tree and building outlines
- Neutral – ideal for post-processing
- Faithful – adjusts colour to match the subject colour when shot under a colour temperature of 5200K
- Monochrome – for black and white shooting with a range of filter effects (yellow, orange, red and green) and toning effects (sepia, blue, purple and green).
The User Defined Picture Style can be used to store up to three customised pre-sets, or any of the pre-sets available for download from Canon’s web site at www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/picturestyle/file/index.html.
Software
Digital Photo Professional Software
Digital Photo Professional software provides high speed, high quality processing of lossless RAW images. Processing with Digital Photo Professional allows real-time display and immediate application of image adjustments, giving control over RAW image variables such as white balance, dynamic range, exposure compensation and colour tone. Images can be recorded in camera with sRGB or Adobe RGB colour space. Digital Photo Professional supports sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB, Apple RGB and Wide Gamut RGB colour spaces.
ICC (International Colour Consortium) profiles can be attached to TIFF or JPEG images when converted from RAW. This allows faithful reproduction of colours in software applications that support ICC profiles, such as Adobe Photoshop. For improved efficiency, a set of image adjustments can be saved as a recipe and applied.
EOS Utility
The latest version of EOS Utility provides essential support for Live View remote shooting, camera configuration and image transfers. Tightly integrated with Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility can be configured to monitor ‘hot’ folders, automatically renaming and moving incoming images to a structured file system.
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