Great photographers know that one of the secrets to capturing exceptional photos is to
match the camera, lens,and accessories to the photo assignment at hand. But budget also
plays an important role in maintaining a competitive advantage, especially for advanced
and semi-professional photographers fighting for the recognition they deserve. That’s why
Canon’s newest DSLRs,the EOS 50D and EOS 5D Mark II are designed, built, and priced
to appeal to a wide range of serious photographers, with groundbreaking features inspired by
creative professionals.
Both cameras inherit the rugged bodies, exceptional performance, and enduring value that
made the EOS 40D and EOS 5D two of the top-selling DSLRs in their categories. In
keeping with Canon’s history of technology advancements and unrivaled control over the
manufacturing process from integrated circuits to optical coatings, the EOS 50D,at
around $1,400,and the EOS 5D Mark II, at around $2,700, are priced similarly or well
below the introductory prices of their predecessors. Yet both offer improved image quality,
higher precision AF systems, and a host of exciting new features.
The EOS 50D’s 15.1-megapixel,high sensitivity CMOS sensor, designed with an improved
EOS Integrated Cleaning System to resist dust,offers exceptional resolution, image quality, and
low-light performance for an APS-C sized imaging sensor.Its 14-bits per channel of RAW
data is masterfully converted into more natural colors, finer color gradations,razor-sharp detail,
and extraordinarily low noise images by Canon’s state-of-the-art DIGIC 4 Image Processor.
The processing prowess of the DIGIC 4 Image Processor also enables the EOS 50D’s 6.3 fps
burst rate at full resolution as well as a new suite of sophisticated — and automatic — image
enhancement features.
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I. OVERVIEW
EOS 5D MarkII
EOS 50D