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CANON U.S.A. STIMULATES THE CREATIVITY OF EXPERIENCED PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW EOS 50D DIGITAL SLR CAMERA
Canon's New DIGIC 4 Image Processor Fuels the 15.1 Megapixel Resolution, Expanded ISO Range and Enhanced Noise Reduction of the New EOS 50D Digital SLR

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 26, 2008 – With the demand for digital SLR cameras reaching unprecedented levels, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is answering the call with the announcement of the next evolution in advanced amateur digital SLR photography, the EOS 50D Digital SLR Camera with 15.1 megapixel resolution and Canon's new DIGIC 4 image processor. Designed to offer extraordinary quality and image control for the advanced photographer with a passion for the art, the Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera includes an expanded ISO range, improved noise reduction, and in-camera photo editing features. Canon has loaded the EOS 50D camera with a number of enhancements and some trickle-down technology from Canon's professional Digital SLR cameras, as well as a new Creative Auto Mode (CA) that gives users more creative flexibility to make image setting adjustments conveniently without the need to be a photo expert.

Canon has built upon the success of the popular EOS 40D model - which will remain in Canon's line - with the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera. Expected to be the camera body of choice for advanced amateur photographers this holiday season, the Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera carries over the EOS 40D's 14-bit Analog-to-Digital conversion process for smooth tones, and also includes enhanced noise reduction, especially at higher ISO ranges which will help bring those romantic nighttime shots into greater focus and clarity. Capable of shooting 6.3 frames per second (fps), the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera is ideal for shooting everything from beautiful night landscapes to fast-action sports.

"Advanced amateur photographers blur the line between the hobbyist and the professional, looking for professional features and capabilities in their equipment that will allow them to capture that awe-inspiring image. Canon is constantly striving to provide these shooters with the most advanced imaging technology, like the new EOS 50D Digital SLR camera, to fuel their passion for photography, and help them achieve their creative potential," stated Yuichi Ishizuka, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Imaging Group, Canon U.S.A.

Improved Image Quality
The EOS 50D Digital SLR camera's 15.1-megapixel CMOS APS-C size image sensor has been improved thanks to the use of newly designed gapless microlenses over each pixel to reduce noise and expand sensitivity up to ISO 12800. The faster processing speed of the camera's DIGIC 4 image processor contributes to the fast 6.3 frame-per-second (fps) continuous shooting capability (for bursts of up to 90 Large/Fine JPEGs or 16 RAW images on a UDMA CF card), to give shooters the tools they need to capture that perfect moment in perfect clarity.

The Canon EOS 50D camera provides ISO speeds from ISO 100 up to ISO 3200 in 1/3-stop increments, along with two high-speed settings - H1 and H2 - of ISO 6400 and ISO 12800, respectively. Along with a wide ISO range, Canon gives shooters more tools to help maximize clarity and color. The EOS 50D Digital SLR camera offers multiple levels of noise reduction during high-speed shooting. Users can choose from one of four settings- Standard/Weak/Strong/None - to help reduce digital noise that can result from poor lighting conditions.

As part of the camera's internal image processing, the Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera conducts peripheral illumination correction, which automatically evens brightness across the image field, making an image of a blue sky even toned throughout, a function previously accomplished through post-processing software on a personal computer. Thanks largely to the DIGIC 4 processor, this automatic adjustment can be made in-camera during shooting with JPEG images or corrected in post-photoshoot processing with RAW images through Canon's Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software, which is supplied at no extra charge.

Helping to ensure each picture's subject is clearly visible, Canon's enhanced Auto Lighting Optimizer analyzes the brightness of subjects and automatically adjusts dark images so that they appear brighter, perfect for subjects in shade or in backlit situations. The Auto Lighting Optimizer on the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera has been updated not only to optimize images while they are being taken, but can also optimize images post-capture, during playback, to help ensure the subject of each image does not appear too dark. This is especially helpful when an amateur photographer uses the camera, because post-capture enhancement can help maximize image quality without the need of a computer.

A significant upgrade to the Canon EOS 50D camera is its large, clear 3.0-inch Clear View LCD screen which features 920,000 dot/VGA resolution, four times the pixel count of the EOS 40D camera's screen, for better clarity and color. To help show off those fantastic shots, the EOS 50D camera includes an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output to display crisp, clear images on a High-Definition TV. The EOS 50D recognizes the needs of today's photographers, and the faster processing speed of the DIGIC 4 processor helps support UDMA cards for faster writing of image files.

The camera is also equipped with a high-performance viewfinder featuring 0.95x magnification and the same high-performance Autofocus (AF) system as the EOS 40D camera with nine cross-type sensors for accurate target subject acquisition with lenses possessing maximum apertures of f/5.6 or faster and a high-precision diagonal center cross-type AF point that's effective with f/2.8 and faster lenses, helping photographers ensure better focus of their targets. The AF Microadjustment feature, originally introduced last year with the Canon EOS-1D Mark III professional digital SLR camera, has also been added to the EOS 50D for maximum control over focusing precision.

Canon Gets Creative For Advancing Amateurs
Canon is taking steps to give advanced amateurs more flexibility with a new "CA" Creative Full Auto setting on the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera's mode dial. This new setting goes a step beyond Full Auto, by allowing users to make adjustments before shooting while still in an Automatic mode, without needing to know the meaning of technical terms such as aperture, shutter speed, etc. In this mode, the camera menu on the back screen spells out options in common language for average photo enthusiasts, allowing them to "blur the background" or "lighten or darken the image." These easy-to-comprehend image options will help amateur photographers improve the shots they are capable of taking, while helping them learn new techniques. When in the new CA mode, users will be able to adjust flash settings, brighten or darken images, blur the background, set the camera's drive mode, and select a picture style directly on the camera's LCD screen.

Better Live View
For photographers who prefer to frame their shots using the camera's 3.0-inch Clear View LCD screen, Canon has improved the Live View function of the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera to include "Quick Mode AF," "Live Mode AF," and "Face Detection Live Mode AF" that detects up to 35 individual forward-looking faces for better focus and clarity when taking group or portrait shots. The camera's Quick Mode AF setting flips the mirror down and carries out regular phase-detection autofocus, while the Live Mode AF and Face Detection Live Mode AF use the camera's CMOS image sensor for contrast detection autofocus. Two detailed grid displays have also been added to Live View shooting as optional settings for easier composition.

Two Small RAW Formats
In addition to the RAW and JPEG image capture modes that photographers are accustomed to, the EOS 50D Digital SLR camera now offers more manageable resolution settings and file sizes with two sRAW recording formats, sRAW1 and sRAW2. At the sRAW1 setting, resolution is 7.1 megapixels with a file size that is approximately 25 percent smaller than a standard 15.1 megapixel RAW image. With the sRAW2 setting, resolution is 3.8 megapixels at less than half the file size of a standard RAW image, retaining all of the flexibility and creative possibilities associated with full-size, conventional RAW images. The EOS 50D is the first Canon Digital SLR that allows the use of RAW and sRAW settings in Basic Zone as well as Creative Zone shooting modes, even further improving the camera's flexibility.

EOS Integrated Cleaning System
The Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit for the Canon EOS 50D has also been upgraded and now includes a fluorine coating on the low-pass filter for better dust resistance. The Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit uses ultrasonic vibrations to shake dust particles off of the low-pass filter in front of the sensor each time the camera is powered up or shut down. The second part of the system includes a software component where sensor spots are mapped and saved as Dust Delete Data that is attached to the image file for removal during post processing using Canon's DPP software.

Pricing and Availability
The EOS 50D is compatible with the full lineup of Canon EF lenses as well as the Company's ever-growing line of affordable EF-S lenses created specifically for Canon Digital SLRs with APS-C size image sensors. The Canon EOS 50D Digital SLR camera is scheduled for October delivery and will be sold in a body-only configuration at an estimated selling price of $1,399.00*. It will additionally be offered in a kit version with Canon's EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM zoom lens at an estimated selling price of $1,599.00*.

New EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Canon has answered the call from advanced amateur photographers looking for a solid all-around lens with the introduction of the new EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens. With an incredible focal length range equivalent to 29-320mm in the 35mm format, the new EF-S 18-200mm lens will make an excellent addition to any camera bag, and it gives shooters a great lens to capture both standard as well as telephoto images. The new lens features Canon's built in Optical Image Stabilization system which gives the equivalent effect of a shutter speed roughly 4 steps faster, for better image clarity, even in shaky shooting conditions. With a minimum focusing distance of 0.45m/1.5 ft. at all zoom settings, this new lens should prove to be ideal for those situations where swapping lenses isn't an option. An ideal complement to the EOS 50D SLR camera and all other EF-S compatible EOS SLR cameras, the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens is scheduled to be in stores this October at an estimated selling price of $699.00*.


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looks like direct print can be used for something else now.



http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08...anoneos50d.asp

 

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08...S_18-200mm.asp

 

the neckstrap says EOS 50D on it now, just like nikons straps.

 

no mention on pixel binning or would that be an unlisted feature?

 

"peripheral illumination correction, which automatically evens brightness across the image field, making an image of a blue sky even toned throughout"

"Auto Lighting Optimizer analyzes the brightness of subjects and automatically adjusts dark images so that they appear brighter, perfect for subjects in shade or in backlit situations"


What the hell? Both of these things sound like something I would turn off immediately, and never turn back on...

 

i am pretty sure those are defaulted off

 

So now, I just have ISO and LCD envy....

 

me too

 

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0808/08...dpreviewed.asp

Some hands on previews.

 

I didn't see that either, although they did talk about sRAW1 and sRAW2. I guess we'll have to wait for the full reviews.

Other than that, everything looks pretty much like what we expected. It's looking like a pretty solid upgrade.

 

blah, i'll wait for 5D II -altho specs look nice, once i went 1.3 and FF i never went back!!

 

Peripheral Illumination Correction corrects vignetting and CA, but it only works with 26 Canon lenses at the moment.

 

so uh.. will this work with a 5D? in the dpreview link it says "exclusively made for EF-S" but if IIRC other EF-S lenses do work with the 5D...

 

uh.. forget I asked..

guess I'll have to get a 50D! or a D300

 

Sounds like the perfect camera for me.

 

No they do not, EFS Lenses work with 20D, 30D, 40D and the new 50D as well as the Rebel line.

 

The 50D looks like a good upgrade in several key areas. I can do without the fancy schmancy electronic nannies, but the high ISO and LCD look pretty good.

I wonder if the jpeg preview is higher quality now, to go along with the higher res screen.

I'll be waiting for the full reviews before pulling the trigger on this one.

 

Fixed

 

Or wait for the 5D replacement.

 

Brutus Östling tests the 50D

http://translate.google.com/translat...F8&sl=sv&tl=en

 

want.

 

Sounds like a complete pile of crap...








Okay, I'm just bad-mouthing it because I can't justify the purchase - to my wife.

 

OK, that makes sense. The way they worded it, it sounded like it would be doing weird things to the image...

 

There is one review that is saying that the AF speed of the 50D is faster than the 1DIII!!!!

 

It's that guy from Sweden the link that dom posted in post #21. And the shot of the Eagle there is

 

tomorrow I will decide.... D90 or D700!

 

and that's surprising?

 

no! dont go back!

 

D300?

And why not wait for a 5D replacement thats coming soon before making a decesion?

 

because my 5D will still be of use to me

if the D90 really does have a video mode, I will most likely get it. I was kind of joking about the D700.. for now..

 

the D90 will have video, but why not just get a camcorder?

 

hmm...

so what the D300 has better weather sealing, more AF points (although less accurate AF than the 40 & 50D) and a better grip because it can use D3 batteries and ups the fps to 8 with the right battery.

what else? sounds like this 50D is a good response by canon to the D300.

 

Ahhh, thought you were getting rid of the 5D.

Miz, I'm guessing having the ability to video and takes pics with one device will be convienient for the types of places he shoots. (clubs)

I'll bet me left nut the Canon XSi replacement will have video.

 

well then if Srika gets a D90 then his club pics thread is worthless with out videos of chicks

had to get it out.

 

I want a small camera. (D90 = small). I want to take videos. The D90 kills 2 birds with one stone. I would never want to sport a video camera at the club.. for me, photos are first, videos are a bonus. I tried bringing my SD550 along for the ride a few times, but its video mode pretty much sucks. Video is an entirely different dimension of capture, and I want it.

 

oh also I want to take pictures at more places. I ALWAYS want to have a camera with me. I can do that with the D90, and get high-quality photos (and video). I can't comfortably use the 5D, grip, flash and 24-70 just anywhere. At a low-key gathering of family or friends, the 5D setup is just mega overkill. And it ends up causing way more commotion than I would ever want. I want to blend in with the surroundings with my camera, not stand out. I don't want to see changes in people's behavior just because I pulled out a camera.

 

yea i know what you mean, i kind of feel the same with my 40D, but that is why i have my SD400 still

 

P&S = FTL

damn caps

 

I think this is why some (like me) sort of scold video capability now being put on DSLR's. It's an entirely different type of capture, and it should be kept on an entirely different capturing device.

I would rather them not have video, and make better performance on the same camera for what it was intended.

Still photography.


That's just my opinion though.