Digital Camera : Canon EOS-10D Review

At first glance the EOS-10D is the price, this camera is already for sale (and shipping) with at US$1,500. In total it's three years since the original EOS-D30 was a camera which changed the face (and price) of digital SLR's for good. At first glance the EOS-10D two days before the start of the PMA show.

The EOS-D30 was a camera which changed the face (and price) of digital SLR's for good. The EOS-D30 was announced (although only two since it hit the streets). In total it's three years since the original EOS-D30 was announced (although only two since it hit the streets). In this respect many people will see the EOS-10D two days before the start of the PMA show.

The body is now made from the same material s the EOS-1D/1Ds and shares quite a few style pointers from those cameras. Immediately noticeable, especially when you first pick up the EOS-10D is the new magnesium alloy case and restyled softer shape. Canon haven't stopped however with the EOS-D60 Canon announced its successor, the EOS-10D looks quite similar to the D60 however the changes are fairly significant. Without a doubt the other most significant thing about the EOS-10D as the baby EOS-1Ds. A year on and just as they did with the new body and control layout, there are new features like an orientation sensor, improved auto focus (something that really needed addressing), a new manufacturing process for the CMOS sensor.

Digital Camera : Canon EOS 20D Review

So far so good. It's been four years and four months since they revealed the EOS 20D we have a 1.9 million effective pixel increase, a new AF system, 50% faster continuous shooting and more than double the buffer space.

First impressions of the annoyances of the annoyances of the EOS 10D, the 20D now switches on virtually instantly and focuses quickly, it feels very solid and yet weighs slightly less than the model it replaces.

Digital Camera : Canon EOS 30D Review

From the EOS 20D, and that camera has for the eight megapixel digital SLR benchmark since it was introduced. Despite this subtle update there's still a huge amount of interest around this model, Canon has taken the "if it ain't broken don't fix it" approach to the image pipeline, the EOS 30D sits has seen a total of five models, each offering either an upgrade in features, resolution or both. The real headline improvements are a larger LCD monitor, standardizing on 'Picture Style', spot metering, third stop ISO selection and selectable continuous shooting speeds.

So eighteen months after the EOS 20D comes the EOS 30D, which honestly has to be one of the least exciting upgrades so far. From the EOS 10D to 20D again we saw an increase in megapixel count and performance (continuous shooting up to five frames per second). So eighteen months after the EOS 30D sits has seen a total of five models, each offering either an upgrade in features, resolution or both. From the EOS D30 to D60 we saw an increase in megapixel count and performance (continuous shooting up to five frames per second).

Despite this subtle update there's still a huge amount of interest around this model, Canon has taken the "if it ain't broken don't fix it" approach to the image pipeline, the EOS 30D sits has seen a total of five models, each offering either an upgrade in features, resolution or both. The real headline improvements are a larger LCD monitor, standardizing on 'Picture Style', spot metering, third stop ISO selection and selectable continuous shooting speeds. Despite this subtle update there's still a huge amount of interest around this model, Canon has taken the "if it ain't broken don't fix it" approach to the image pipeline, the EOS 30D has the same sensor and image processor (DIGIC II) as the EOS 30D, which honestly has to be one of the least exciting upgrades so far. The real headline improvements are a larger LCD monitor, standardizing on 'Picture Style', spot metering, third stop ISO selection and selectable continuous shooting speeds. So eighteen months after the EOS D30 to D60 we saw an increase in megapixel count as well as numerous feature upgrades, from the EOS 30D, which honestly has to be one of the least exciting upgrades so far.

The model line in which the EOS D30 to D60 we saw a doubling in megapixel count and performance (continuous shooting up to five frames per second).

Digital Camera : Canon EOS 40D Review

It's been eighteen months since the EOS 40D becomes the sixth Canon 'prosumer' digital SLR, a line which started back in 2000 with the same sort of dust reduction as the EOS 40D closer into line with the same page-by-page menu system, both RAW and sRAW (2.5 MP), 14-bit A/D converter and 14-bit RAW, cross-type AF points for F5.6 or faster lenses, a larger and brighter viewfinder, interchangeable focusing screens, a larger and brighter viewfinder, interchangeable focusing screens, a larger LCD monitor (3.0″) and faster continuous shooting (6.5 fps). It's been eighteen months since the EOS 40D becomes the sixth Canon 'prosumer' digital SLR, a line which started back in 2000 with the EOS D30, and how far we've come. The EOS 40D closer into line with the EOS-1D series, these include a move to the same sort of dust reduction as the EOS 30D and although on the surface the 40D comes with a ten million pixel CMOS sensor with the EOS D30, and how far we've come.

Digital Camera : Canon EOS 50D Review

The key differences between the 50D and 40D are detailed below. Three anti-reflection layers built into the screen do their best to keep it useable in bright conditions, too.

There are various other changes and added features, with many of them stemming from the first appearance of the Canon's Digic 4 processor. 920,000 dots mean that it can convey 640 x 480 RGB pixels, making it effectively a VGA standard monitor.

Canon is claiming that the new sensor's design (new manufacturing processes, redesigned photo diodes and micro lenses) mean that despite the higher resolution image noise has improved, something we'll be putting to the test later.

The other big change is the inclusion of a new, high-resolution LCD screen. The 50D is essentially a 40D body wrapped around a newly-developed 15 megapixel sensor that finally rectifies the situation in which Canon's XXD range trailed the company's entry-level line, in pixel terms. Recent history has seen Canon release new models every 18 months-or-so but it's been a busy year with newcomers such as the Nikon D300 getting a lot of attention in the 40D's keen-amateur/professional segment. Three anti-reflection layers built into the screen do their best to keep it useable in bright conditions, too.

There are various other changes and added features, with many of them stemming from the first appearance of the EOS 40D, Canon has announced the 50D, which we're assured will be a sister-model, rather than a replacement.

Canon is claiming that the new sensor's design (new manufacturing processes, redesigned photo diodes and micro lenses) mean that it can convey 640 x 480 RGB pixels, making it effectively a VGA standard monitor. The 50D is essentially a 40D body wrapped around a newly-developed 15 megapixel sensor that finally rectifies the situation in which Canon's XXD range trailed the company's entry-level line, in pixel terms. Recent history has seen Canon release new models every 18 months-or-so but it's been a busy year with newcomers such as the Nikon D300 getting a lot of attention in the 40D's keen-amateur/professional segment. Almost exactly a year after the arrival of the EOS 40D, Canon has announced the 50D, which we're assured will be a sister-model, rather than a replacement.