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Canon has recently announced the lengthy awaited release of the EOS 450D Digital Rebel XSi. This would be Canons newest onslaught to dominate the entry level digital compact SLR camera category. And, it's a formidable piece of equipment. If this does not get the Canon fanboys (and girls) overextending their lines of credit, then nothing will. It might even entice a couple of Nikon fans. Bold statement yes I know, but lets take a closer take a look at why the 450D Digital Rebel is going to be force to be reckoned with in marketplace.
The release of the 450D is basically an upgraded version of the Canon EOS 400D, which was of course an upgrade from the Canon EOS 300D. Being 1 of the very best selling models inside the Canon line, a main overhaul would have been crazy on Canons component, both from a sales number perspective, along with an user experience perspective. They've nonetheless added numerous smart new features. Not the least of which being Live View.
Coming from the training grounds of point and shoot photography, I usually thought it odd, that practically all higher priced digital SLR cameras never had Live View. Some thing that even the simplest and cheapest point and shoot digital cameras have. Live View basically means being able to use the LCD screen to see what your taking a picture of prior to you take the picture. Well, that's slowing starting to change. As the defining line between high priced digital SLR and low priced point and shoot blurs, features from every are beginning to cross over. The Canon 450D offers live view with an entry level SLR, a lot to the chagrin I'm positive of the SLR purists.
As all things inside the realm of tech toys, the consumer battle cry of "more! additional! much more!", has not gone unnoticed by Canon. The 450D Digital Rebel has improved a list of features, such as a lot more megapixels (12.2), a larger LCD screen (three inches), larger viewfinder, longer capacity battery (yea!), along with a significantly much more ergonomic battery grip, just to name a couple of. 1 surprising change, is that the 450D can use SD and SDHC memory cards. Generally these cards had been only employed with smaller point and shoot cameras. Canon is obviously recognizing and advertising to the significant segment of point and shoot digital compact camera users looking to move up to a SLR.
