Canon EOS 450D body

Additional features digital camera Canon EOS 450D body:

• Dust Protection EOS Integrated Cleaning System
• Diopter adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0

Focus System:

• Type — TTL-CT-SIR (secondary image registration through a lens with a central crosshair) using a CMOS sensor
• 9-point AF with centre crosshair (f/2.8 centre)
• AF Working Range — EV -0.5 — 18 (at 23°C and ISO100)
• Three AF modes are available: Intelligent Focus, One-Shot, Intelligent Servo Focus
• Choice of auto or manual focus
• Selected AF point displayed in viewfinder and second LCD
• There is support for predictive autofocus
• Manual focus is carried out using the lens

Exposure:

• Metering modes:
  • Evaluative metering (linked to any AF point),
  • Partial metering at centre area (approx. 9% of viewfinder area)
  • Spot metering at centre area (approx. 4% of viewfinder area)
  • Centre-weighted metering
  
  
• Metering Range — EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens, ISO100)
• AE lock available in One-Shot AF with evaluative metering after focus is achieved
• Manual exposure lock works when the AE lock button is pressed in Creative Zone modes

White balance:

• Settings: Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent, White Fluorescent, Flash, Custom
• White Balance Compensation: Blue/Amber +/-9 and Magenta/Green +/-9
• Bracketing:
  • +/-3 steps in 1 level steps
  • Shooting 3 shots with white balance bracketing when the shutter is released once
  • Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green Offset

Flash:

• Operating modes:
  • Auto
  • Forced firing / "flash off"
  • Red-eye reduction
  
  
• Exposure compensation within +/— 2 EV in 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
• Flash exposure bracketing function
• Flash exposure lock function
• Second curtain flash sync
• Compatible Flash Types: Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 430EX, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, Macro Ring Flash MR-14EX, Macro Twin Flash MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)

Shooting modes:

• Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Programme AE, Shutter-priority AE, Aperture-priority AE, Manual, Depth-of-field AE
• Continuous shooting: 3.5 fps in JPEG and 6 fps in RAW

Picture display modes:

• Single image with information (2 levels)
• single image
• Index display 4 frames
• Index display 9 frames
• Jump image

Accumulator battery:

• Battery Life: Approx. 500 shots (temperature 23ºC, AE 50%, flash exposure 50%). Approx. 400 shots (temperature 0ºC, AE 50%, flash exposure 50%)
• Automatic battery test
• Power saving mode: power off after 30 seconds or 1, 2, 4, 8, 15 minutes

From the manufacturer's press release:

Canon has announced the long-awaited replacement for the hugely popular EOS 400D DSLR. The new product has an improved 12 MP CMOS sensor, the LCD display has become even larger and 50% brighter than the predecessor display: now not 2.5” but 3” inches. Finally, the Live-View function is implemented in two autofocus modes: passive and scene contrast. The DSLR has a Digic III processor. Increased burst shooting speed to 3.5 frames per second. RAW files here are already 14-bit. Spot metering has been added to the exposure. The camera now supports SD and SDHC memory cards instead of CF cards. The Canon body has become smaller and lighter. Slightly changed the design and layout of the control keys.