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IX. FEATURE COMPARISON CHARTS
EOS50D EOS40D Nikon D300 PentaxK20D SonyA700 OlympusE-3
Exposure Control
Metering Zones 35 1005 16 40 49
Metering Range EV1 ~ 20 EV0 ~ 20 EV 0 ~ 21 EV0 ~ 20 Ev 0 ~ 20
Metering Modes Evaluative Matrix 16 segmentpattern Multi-segment Multi-patter
Center Weighted
Partial(center, approx. 9% ofviewfinder)
Spot(center, approx3.8% of viewfinder)
Center-weighted Spot Center-weighted Spot Center-weighted Spot Center-weighted Spot
SpotHighlightcontrol
SpotShadow control
Creative Auto Mode Yes No No No No No
ISO Speed range 100 ~ 3200
H1: 6400
H2: 12,800
100 ~ 1600
Hi: 3200
200 ~ 3200
L:100, Hi: 6400
100 ~ 3200
Hi: 6400
100 ~ 3200
Hi: 6400
100 ~ 3200
Shutter
Speed range 1/8000 ~ 30 sec., BULB 1/4000 ~ 30 sec., BULB 1/8000 ~ 30 sec., BULB 1/4000 ~ 30 sec., BULB 1/8000 ~ 30 sec., BULB 1/8000 ~ 30 sec., BULB
X-sync 1/250 sec. 1/250 sec. 1/180 sec.
1/250 sec. w/o SteadyShot
1/200 w/ SteadyShot
1/250 sec.
Shutter response speed
(lag)
59 ms ————
Start-up Time 0.10 sec. 0.15 sec. 0.13 sec. — — —
Drive
ContinuousShooting (fps) 6.3 fps 6.4 fps
(Based on new CIPA 2007
guidelines)
6 fps
(Reduced at14 bitmode
to 2.5 fps)
3 fps 5 fps 5 fps
Maximum Burst 60 JPEG (large/fine)
90 JPEG w/ UDMA cards
17 RAW
11 RAW+ JPEG
75 JPEG (large/fine)
17 RAW
14 RAW+ JPEG
43 JPEG (large/fine)
21 RAW
38 JPEG
14 RAW
— JPEG
8 RAW
17 cRAW(compressed
RAWmode)
— JPEG
16 RAW
Built-in Flash
Guide Number (m) 13 12 13 12 13
Flash Coverage 17 mm 18 mm 28 mm 16 mm 14 mm
LCD Monitor
Screen size 3.0 inches 3.0 inches 2.7 inches 3.0 inches 2.5 inches
Resolution (Dots) 920,000 230,000 920,000 230,000 920,000 230,000
Angle ofView 160° 140° 170° 160° — 176°
Flip-out —————Yes
Anti-reflection /
antismudge coating
Yes/ Yes———— —
HDMI Output Yes — Yes — Yes —
Accessories
WirelessLAN /
GPScompatibility
Yes
With Canon WFT-E3A
Yesw/ WT-4 — — —
Other
Image Stabilization Optical in Lens Opticalin Lens BodyBased BodyBased BodyBased
Appending user
Copyrightinfo
Yes No Abilityfor user textinput,
butnotspecifically
copyrightinformation
No No No
QuickControlScreen Yes No No No Yes Yes
Originalimage
verification data
Yes
With optionalCanon OSK-
E3 software kit
Yes
With optionalsoftware
No No No
Dimensions
(WxH xD mm)
145.5 x107.8 x73.5 147 x 114 x 74 141.5 x1.1 x70 141.5 x 104.8 x 79.7 142.5 x116.5 x74.5
Weight(g) 730 740 825 715 690 810