Canon EOS 450D Review

Four and a 0.5 years have passed since the primary cheap digital SLR from Canon; the Eos 300D (Digital Rebel). therein time we've got witnessed 2 any iterations (the Eos 350D and Eos 400D) leading up to today's fourth generation Eos 450D, with doubly the megapixel count of the initial (twelve versus six) in a very smaller body with a so much wider vary of practicality and options and a $200 lower selling price. Since those intoxicating days in 2004 once the Eos 300D was the sole child on the block we have seen Nikon, Pentax and Olimbos all conceive to hit an equivalent sweet spot of size, options and value at the 'lower end' of the DSLR market, with varied degrees of success. while not a doubt the Eos 450D can ought to do additional nowadays to prove itself in AN more and more jam-pawncked market.

On the third page of this review you will find an in depth breakdown of all of the changes and updates compared to the Eos 400D however the headlines are; a bigger three.0" digital display monitor, Live read with each passive and distinction notice AF, Spot metering, improved auto-focus, 3.5 independent agency continuous shooting a bigger view finder and a switch SD/SDHC for storage (all previous cameras during this vary were Compact Flash). alternative options seem to be genetic from the Eos 40D; 14-bit image pipeline, Highlight Tone priority, optional High ISO noise reduction, 'My Menu' and show of the ISO sensitivity on the view finder standing line. there is additionally the new stabilised kit lens (for review and samples click here).

Note that throughout this review we are going to seek advice from the Eos 450D by its European name; if you reside in alternative components of the planet you may understand the camera by (in order of silliness) Rebel XSi or Kiss X2 Digital, however they are all an equivalent.

A brief history; Canon entry level digital SLR series

20/08/03: Canon Eos 300D / Digital Rebel (6 mp)
17/02/05: Canon Eos 350D / Digital Rebel crosstalk (8 mp)
24/08/06: Canon Eos 400D / Digital Rebel XTi (10 mp)
24/01/08: Canon Eos 450D / Digital Rebel XSi (12 mp)
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