Post by Teddy Regpala on Oct 30, 2008 21:59:09 GMT
It's out!
You can read them here:
www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos50d/
Conclusion - Pros
Conclusion - Cons
You can read them here:
www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos50d/
Conclusion - Pros
- Detailed and clean image output (but not as detailed as we would have expected from a 15 megapixels sensor)
- Chroma and luminance noise well controlled at higher sensitivities
- Wide range of image parameter adjustment (-4 to +4 for most)
Effective Highlight tone priority option delivers smooth highlight roll-off - Four levels of high ISO noise reduction (including Off)
- Effective vignetting control feature
- No noticeable hot pixels with long exposures and NR off
- Nine point auto focus system accurate, even in low light
- Large, clear and bright high-res screen
- Well-built magnesium body, weather-sealed
- Good viewfinder, optional focusing screens
- Excellent ergonomics and refined user-interface
- Quick control menu allows direct access to many important settings
- Attractive refreshed menu design
- Fully customizable MyMenu
- Programmable FUNC button
- Two user memories via 'C1/C2' on mode dial
- 10x magnification in live view allows reliable manual focusing
- Instant power on, camera feels snappy and responsive at all times
- Fast continuous shooting (6.3 fps)
- Excellent data throughput and processing speeds (with fast CF cards)
- Very fast PTP transfer speed
- AF-Micro-Adjustment
- Comprehensive Software package
- Very quiet mirror mechanism (plus 2 silent shooting options in live view)
- Any combination between RAW and JPEG image sizes possible
- Dust reduction from Canon's 'Integrated Cleaning'
- Good battery life
- Optional WFT-E3 wireless transmitter (802.11 b/g) / vertical grip
- HDMI output
Conclusion - Cons
- High ISO performance worse than 40D
- Reduced dynamic range in the shadow areas compared to EOS 40D
- Per-pixel detail not as good as on good 10 or 12 megapixel cameras
- High-end lenses required to get the most out of the camera
- Poor white balance performance under artificial light
- Flash must be up for AF assist lamp (although AF is good even in low light)
- Live view not as accurate as on 40D (framing very slightly off-center, not possible to magnify right out to the extreme corners)