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| Exceptional Quality Images | | New 15.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved noise reduction, wide range ISO 100-3200 (H1: 6400, H2: 12800), 14-bit conversion for smooth color tones and gradations.
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| State of the Art Image Processing | | This next generation DIGIC 4 Image Processor offers finer details and even more natural color reproduction, compared with the previous DIGIC III Image Processor.
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| Huge, High Resolution Screen | | The EOS 50D features a bright, high resolution, 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor with 920,000 (dots/VGA) pixels and a broad viewing angle of 160° horizontally and vertically. It offers a brighter and more detailed display than the EOS 40D
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| Live View Function | | The EOS 50D features Canon's most advanced Live View shooting thanks to the number of focusing modes available including Quick mode, Live mode and Face Detection Live mode. You can zoom in and navigate the composition 5x or 10x normal size, enabling critical focus.
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| Incredible AutoFocus | | 9 cross-type high-precision sensors for accurate target subject acquisition and diagonal center cross-type AF point with f/2.8 and faster lenses.
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| Camera Adjusts Tricky Details | | Canon's exclusive Lens Peripheral Illumination setting takes into account any light falloff in the corners of the frame and corrects it, making for a perfectly exposed image.
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| Better Dust Free Performance | | The EOS 50D's Self Cleaning Sensor Unit eliminates stray dust that enters the camera when changing a lens or when out in the field. The sensor's IR-cut/Low-pass filter cleans itself automatically with ultrasonic vibrations every time the camera is turned on or off and features a new flourine coating to minimize dust adhesion.
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| Easy Creativity | | The EOS 50D has a new Creative Auto mode and a quick control screen that helps novice users narrow the gap between fully automatic and manual control.
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| Robust, High-Definition Output | | The EOS 50D includes a new HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) output device that enables high definition display of your photographs on any HDTV with HDMI ports.
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| Shooting and Editing Made Easy | | The EOS 50D is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF and EF-S lineup, ranging from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto lenses. Canon lenses employ advanced optical expertise and micron-precision engineering to deliver unprecedented performance in all facets of the photographic process.
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| Specifications |
| Type | | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash
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| Recording Media | | CF Card Type I and II, UDMA-compliant CF cards, via external media (USB v.2.0 hard drive, via optional Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E3A)
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| Image Sensor Size | | 22.3mm x 14.9mm
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| Compatible Lenses | | Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses) (35mm-equivalent focal length is approx. 1.6x the lens focal length)
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| Lens Mount | | Canon EF mount
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| LCD Monitor |
| Type | | TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor
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| Monitor Size | | 3.0 in.
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| Dots | | Approx. 920,000 (VGA)
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| Coverage | | Approx. 100% (viewing angle: approx. 160°)
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| Brightness Adjustment | | 7 levels provided
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| Interface Languages | | 25
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| Flash |
| Type | | Retractable, auto pop-up flash
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| Flash Metering | | E-TTL II autoflash
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| Guide Number | | 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
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| Recycling Time | | Approx. 3 sec.
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| Flash-ready Indicator | | Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
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| Flash Coverage | | 17mm lens angle of view
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| FE Lock | | Provided
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| Flash Exposure Compensation | | Up to ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
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| Image Sensor |
| Type | | High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
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| Pixels | | Effective pixels: Approx. 15.10 megapixels
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| Total Pixels | | Total pixels: Approx. 15.50 megapixels
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| Aspect Ratio | | 3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)
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| Color Filter System | | RGB primary color filters
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| Low-pass Filter | | Fixed position in front of the CMOS sensor
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| Dust Deletion feature | | (1) Automatic sensor cleaning
(2) Manual cleaning of sensor
(3) Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image
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| Recording System |
| Recording Format | | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
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| Image Type | | JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original), sRAW, RAW+JPEG
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| Recording Functions | | With the WFT-E3A attached, image recording to the CF card and to the USB external media connected to the WFT-E3A will be possible as follows:
(1) Standard
(2) Automatic switching of recording media
(3) Separate recordings according to image-recording quality
(4) Recording images having the same size
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| Backup Recording | | Enabled with WFT-E3A attached
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| File Numbering | | Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset. Possible to create new folders and select folders in the CF card
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| RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording | | Provided (sRAW+JPEG also possible)
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| Color Space | | sRGB, Adobe RGB
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| Picture Style | | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3
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| View Finder |
| Type | | Eye-level pentaprism
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| Coverage | | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95%
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| Magnification | | Approx. 0.95x (-1m-1 with 50mm lens at infinity)
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| Eyepoint | | Approx. 22mm (from eyepiece lens center)
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| Built-in Dioptric Adjustment | | -3.0 to +1.0m-1 (diopter)
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| Focusing Screen | | Interchangeable (Ef-D: Grid lines, Ef-S {point of Focus), Ef-A standard focusing screen provided
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| Mirror | | Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
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| Viewfinder Information | | AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), Exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, ISO speed, AE lock, exposure level, spot metering circle), Flash information (flash ready, flash exposure compensation, High-speed sync, FE lock, Red-eye reduction light), Image information (Highlight tone priority, monochrome shooting, maximum burst, white balance correction, CF card information)
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| Depth-of-Field Preview | | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
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| Shutter |
| Type | | Vertical-travel, mechanical, Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
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| Shutter Speeds | | 1/8000 to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/250 sec.
1/8000 to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range.
Available range varies by shooting mode)
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| Shutter Release | | Soft-touch electromagnetic release
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| Self-timer | | 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay
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| Remote Control | | Remote control with N3-type terminal
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| Power |
| Battery | | One Battery Pack BP-511A
AC power can be supplied via optional AC Adapter Kit ACK-E2 (with optional Battery Grip BG-E2N or BG-E2 attached, AA-size batteries can be used)
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| Battery Check | | Auto
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| Power Saving | | Provided. Power turns off after 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 or 30 min.
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| Date/Time Battery | | One CR2016 lithium-ion battery
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| Start-up Time | | Approx. 0.1 sec. (Based on CIPA testing standards)
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