Canon 450D Digital SLR camera

Canon 450D Digital SLR camera

The successor to the 400D, the 450D is a 12.2 megapixel and also the first EOS DSLR that uses SD cards as storage media, moving away from CF cards. The new CMOS sensor can handle high-resolution image files of about 4272 x 2848 pixels. ISO range is from 100 to 1600 and the improved auto setting for ISO speed automatically matches ISO speed up to ISO 800 to the ideal exposure settings.

The 450D incorporates Live View shooting mode and spot-metering function which were previously only found in more expensive DSLR cameras. Live View allows the user to shoot images using the LCD monitor instead of the optical viewfinder. The camera has a 5x and 10x zooming function that provides ultra-precise focusing in Live View mode.The viewfinder has also been improved, with a higher magnification of 0.87x.

The 450D uses a newly developed 9-point AF sensor for fast and accurate focusing. Continuous shooting is about 3.5 frames per second (fps) and start-up time is only 0.2 second. It comes equipped with a 3-inch, 230,000-dot TFT LCD. Shooting time has also been improved with the new Li-ion battery, LP-E5, that is made for the 450D. Capacity is approximately 1.5 times that of the battery used in the 400D.