Your RAW software screenshots aren't. They're of the Picture Style Editor, which allows you tweak the colour/sharpness/hue of your images and save those settings back to the camera - in many ways this is the modern equivalent of creating your own film. The RAW conversion software is Canon Digital Photo Professional, which I find excellent.
No mention of why Live View is actually a really useful feature; hint: It's not just because you can see the picture on the back of the screen. The benefit is that it allows you to zoom in on a subject whilst you focus, this is invaluable for tripod mounted macro or astrophotography, as it allows you to achieve critical focus in situations you couldn't manage before. Ever tried focussing a wide angle lens on stars using an SLR? It's virtually impossible. With 10x live view enabled it's easy. This is the one feature that really makes the camera a massive leap forward over the 400D/XTi for me.
I'm hoping your picture quality comment in the SD section is for users who don't understand that the card used makes no difference to the end results. The only effect a different card will have is give better burst performance, or enable video recording on cameras that support it. Speed is pretty much the only significant factor there, assuming it's the correct type of card.
File sizes depend on the ISO selected and the content of the scene. A slightly underexposed ISO1600 shot of a highly detailed scene will be much larger than an overexposed blurred ISO100 shot of a piece of white card.
No mention of bulb in your section of shutterspeed, this allows you to shoot for longer than 30s.
No noise tests, nor detail tests.
I also find your percentage odd. The camera is clearly a step up from the 400D/XTi, and it's one of the best (possibly *the* best) cameras in its class, and yet you only give it 70%. Bizarre.
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Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 19:59 GMT
In Canon EOS 450D digital SLR
Your RAW software screenshots aren't. They're of the Picture Style Editor, which allows you tweak the colour/sharpness/hue of your images and save those settings back to the camera - in many ways this is the modern equivalent of creating your own film. The RAW conversion software is Canon Digital Photo Professional, which I find excellent.
No mention of why Live View is actually a really useful feature; hint: It's not just because you can see the picture on the back of the screen. The benefit is that it allows you to zoom in on a subject whilst you focus, this is invaluable for tripod mounted macro or astrophotography, as it allows you to achieve critical focus in situations you couldn't manage before. Ever tried focussing a wide angle lens on stars using an SLR? It's virtually impossible. With 10x live view enabled it's easy. This is the one feature that really makes the camera a massive leap forward over the 400D/XTi for me.
I'm hoping your picture quality comment in the SD section is for users who don't understand that the card used makes no difference to the end results. The only effect a different card will have is give better burst performance, or enable video recording on cameras that support it. Speed is pretty much the only significant factor there, assuming it's the correct type of card.
File sizes depend on the ISO selected and the content of the scene. A slightly underexposed ISO1600 shot of a highly detailed scene will be much larger than an overexposed blurred ISO100 shot of a piece of white card.
No mention of bulb in your section of shutterspeed, this allows you to shoot for longer than 30s.
No noise tests, nor detail tests.
I also find your percentage odd. The camera is clearly a step up from the 400D/XTi, and it's one of the best (possibly *the* best) cameras in its class, and yet you only give it 70%. Bizarre.
Here's my review of the 400D for comparison:
http://adrianwarren.com/reviews/eos400d/index.shtml
Anyone fancy sending me a 450D to review? If so, email me, my address is on the website!