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16 Apr 2009

Canon 500D - The unboxing

Author:

Olivier Laurent

Excitement hit the BJP offices recently with the arrival of Canon’s latest DSLR offering in the EOS 500D, as presented by the BJP here.

Provided below is a step-by-step photographic slide of the ‘Unboxing’ process, normally a sacred bond between camera and owner. The 15.1 million pixel camera sporting full high-definition video is due to be released on 01 May.

Photography by Tim Boddy

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Features at a glance:

15.1 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor

Full HD movie recording with HDMI connection for viewing and playback on an HDTV

ISO 100-3200 (expandable to 12800)

3.4 frames per second continuous shooting

Max. 170 large JPEG images in a single burst

3.0” ClearView LCD with Live View mode

9-point wide area AF with cross type centre point

High speed DIGIC 4 performance and superb image quality

EOS Integrated Cleaning System

Full compatibility with Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites, including new Speedlite 270EX, TS-E 17mm f/4L and TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II

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