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August, 2008
Canon EOS 50D

Canon EOS50D

Summary Canon 50D

Prices Price
Body only $1,282 - $1,399 With 28-135mm lens $1,649
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 2 Among similar cameras #n/a of 5
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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

"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
"The 50D delivers a lot of detail and clean images with well balanced contrast and colors."
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's image-quality
"Nine point auto focus system accurate, even in low light"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's auto-focus

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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
Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
920k dots
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

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

Cons

The Canon 50D vs other recent DSLRs

Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Announced Old Help
August, 2008
Weight Heavy Help
822 g
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
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

Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
696 ISO
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
63.0
Movie format No movies Help
None
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
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
12,800 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
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%

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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