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Canon

Review Summary:

As with previous Canon releases, the 50D is a fairly conservative upgrade, but this camera still sits at or near the top in its category.

Pros

Fantastic resolution for capturing fine details
Low-noise sensor (albeit with heavy noise reduction at expanded ISOs)
Excellent selection of in-camera JPEG processing options
Solid durability
Great ability to trigger flash at a variety of shutter speeds
AF system still among the fastest

Cons

Heavy like a lead brick
Overly complicated menus and submenus
Live view interface not very intuitive
Default processing a little flat
AF accuracy not consistent

100.0% of Users Would Recommend this Digital Camera

0.0% of Users Would Not Recommend this Digital Camera

TOTAL USER RATINGS: 8

Submitted by bwaggo on 6/26/2009

PROS: Extremely Fast with USDMA Card. Some photos are very sharp.Very fast camera with USDMA card. Resolution is great and color of photos is good.

CONS: Too Heavy ! Some photos are blurry when taken from a distance. CR2 files need additional software to handle. The battery goes down quickly.

Submitted by growlsburg on 4/7/2009

PROS: Very easy to use, even for a disabled person

CONS: Nothing really

Excellent camera

Submitted by Alberto on 3/29/2009 11:31:52 AM

OVERALL SCORE:9/10

Well worth its price!

Submitted by tomas on 1/30/2009 4:42:30 AM

OVERALL SCORE:5/10

A significant leap from the 20D

Submitted by Greg on 12/9/2008 9:43:49 AM

PROS: Hi Res LCD Lens Micro AF adjust Live View with Histogram Better ergonomics with ISO button than earlier models Very responsive, Super fast focus and more accurate

CONS: No dedicated MLU button, yet! Adobe Camera Raw not so good for conversions Prefer rear buttons down left hand side of LCD rather than along the bottom.

OVERALL SCORE:9/10

Submitted by on 11/18/2008

PROS: Faster then the 40D and much cleaner pictures with the DIGIC 4 processor. Even at 6400 ISO using the high filter setting. It was equal to 40D's 3200 ISO shots.

CONS: Wish the ISO scale from 100 to 6400 was graduated in 1/3 increments like the NIKON D3. Understand the New Mark II 5D is.

great camera

Submitted by metta on 11/6/2008 1:48:23 PM

OVERALL SCORE:9/10

Submitted by philldo on 10/21/2008

PROS: Great Image Quality, Stunning Color

CONS: sometimes slow autofocus in low light, no video mode

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