The Canon EOS 50D was released as an upgrade to the 40D. At first sight it may look a lot like the 40D, but the 50D offers a 15 mega pixel CMOS sensor, working in conjunction with the newer DIGIC 4 processor to give you the best image quality that Canon has to offer.  The unique sensor cleaning system on the 50D uses a fluorine coating to clean the CMOS, to ensure maximum efficiency during the cleaning process.

If you are into shooting sports and wildlife, you are going to love the rapid shooting capabilities of the EOS 50 D. Shoot away at 6.3 frames per second, recording 90 JPGs in a single burst on a UDMI card. This, working together with the 50D’s 9-point AF system, can lead to some pretty stunning action sequences in the right hands. The fact that you can select from different metering ranges such as evaluating, centre weighted and spot, ensures you get complete control over the metering procedure.

The 3 inch, 920000 pixel LCD is adequately large to preview images for focus and shake checks. This can also be used as a live view monitor on the 50D. Shooting in a studio environment, you could connect the camera to a PC and shoot remotely as well. Connecting your camera to a PC for a live preview on the computer monitor is a great way to preview your images full-size or close to it. This works especially well for landscapes, if you are up to carrying your laptop on your photo trips.

Canon’s EOS series have already come to be well known for their user friendly menu systems. On the EOS 50D, Canon takes things one step further by providing the quick menu – which displays all the most commonly used menu options.

The Digital post processing software that you are given with your EOS 50 D ensures quick and efficient handling of your RAW images. Apart from the usual adjustments on hue, saturation, sharpness, exposure and such, this software also allows you to view the AF focus points in a composition. Not that you can do much about an off-focus image once the shot has already been executed and you are seeing it on your computer screen...but then, it is a good idea to learn how your camera uses focus points, so as to be able to control it or override it when the need arises.

The picture style editor is a handy tool that you are given with the EOS 50 D. This allows you to make your own picture style based on how you wish for colours and tones to be portrayed on your images.  The style that you create can then be uploaded to the 50D, for in-house fine tuning of both RAW and JPG files.

The 50 D weighs 730 grams without the battery and 822 with the standard battery. The camera body measures 146 x 108 x 74 mm. We believe this size and weight give the camera a solid and professional feel.