Canon EOS 50D

Canon EOS 50D
Pro DSLR Pro DSLR
August, 2008

Summary Canon 50D

Prices Price
Body only $1,282 - $1,300 Kit Unknown
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Within its price range #n/a of 2 Among similar cameras #n/a of 9
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 22.3x14.9mm Screen resolution Help 920k dots
Megapixels Help 15.1 MP Movie format Help None
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 3,200 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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reviewsWhat are people saying about the 50D

"Nine point auto focus system accurate, even in low light"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's auto-focus
"It feels solid, reliable and 'well sorted' from an ergonomics point of view"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's feel
"The ergonomics feel well sorted, all the controls are in the right place and even the formerly rather pointless Direct Print button now serves a purpose"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's button-layout

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Pros

The Canon 50D vs other recent DSLRs

Startup delay Short startup delay Help
300 ms startup delay
Lens availability More lenses available Help
162 lenses
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second
Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
131 ms shutter lag
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism

The Canon 50D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Size Quite small Help
Professional size 146x108x74 mm
Thickness Thin Help
2.9"
Weight Light Help
822 g
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$1,281.99
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed

Cons

The Canon 50D vs other recent DSLRs

Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
Less flexible
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

The Canon 50D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Movie format No movies Help
None
Color depth Little color depth Help
21.8 bits
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.4 EV
Screen size Below average sized screen Help
3.0"
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
15.1 MP
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
6.3 fps
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
640 shots
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
95%
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
696 ISO
Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
63.0
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.59x
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
9
Sensor size Small sensor Help
APS-C 22.3x14.9mm
Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
9
Announced Old Help
August, 2008
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
12,800 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon EOS 50D?

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Juliapetry (6:58 PM, May 17, 2011)
 Fiquei triste, eu gosto dela mesmo não sendo a melhor câmera da canon, ela tira fotos...Muito bom as informações, obrigada!
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (9:00 PM, January 07, 2011)
hey Zander, that comment is on the "normal" ISO values, not the boost. On the 50D specs page we have the boost ISO going up to 12,800, does that sound correct to you?
 
Zander (4:59 PM, January 07, 2011)
I have a 50d and the ISO definitely goes higher than 3200