The Canon 50D is real and confirmed as of August 21, 2008. We are still waiting on the official announcement from Canon, but Canon’s Chinese website posted specs of the new camera in a public webspace area. Complete specs, translated from Chinese are here for the time being.
Here is the short list of key features in the new camera:
- 15.1 megapixel CMOS sensor
- DIGIC 4
- 1.6x crop
- Dust Reduction
- Auto Brightness Processing
- 95% viewfinder .97 magnification
- 9 point af (All Cross Type)
- 35 meter area equipped with high-precision sensors
- AF Fine Tuning
- ISO 100-12800
- 6.3 fps (high speed) 3fps (low speed)
- Buffer: 16 RAW – 60 JPG – 10 RAW+JPG
- 920,000 points VGA 3.0-inch LCD monitor
- 100,000 cycle shutter
- Rugged magnesium alloy body
Stay tuned to Photography Bay and our Photokina 2008 coverage for more.
Article from www.photographybay.com
