Friday, May 23, 2008

Canon EOS 450D / Rebel XSi review,Pics,Specification

Canon EOS 450D review -Canon EOS 450 D is a 12 megapixel camera with many other features .The latest improvements in Canon EOS 450 D is given below .
  1. 12 megapixel CMOS sensor
  2. SD / SDHC Card
  3. Larger viewfinder
  4. Live view
  5. Spot metering
  6. Multi-shot self-timer mode
  7. 3.0" LCD
  8. Verification data
  9. Highlight Tone Priority
  10. Auto Lighting Optimizer
  11. High ISO noise reduction
  12. 14-bit A/D converter
  13. Improved 9-point AF system
  14. Larger, higher capacity, battery
  15. New battery grip
  16. ISO in viewfinder








List price (US)
• Body only: $799• Kit: $899 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
List price (EU)
• Body only: €749• Kit: €849 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
International naming
• US: Canon Rebel Digital XSi• Japan: Canon EOS Kiss Digital x2• Elsewhere: Canon EOS 450D
Body material
Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis)
Sensor *
• 12.2 million effective pixels• 12.4 million total pixels• 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor• RGB Color Filter Array• Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit• 3:2 aspect ratio
Dust reduction
• Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted)• Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces• Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later)
Image sizes *
• 4272 x 2848 (L)• 3088 x 2056 (M) • 2256 x 1504 (S)
Output formats
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit *)• RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) + JPEG Large/Fine• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal
Image processor *
DIGIC III
Lenses
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount• 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes
• Auto Focus• Manual Focus (switch on lens)
Auto Focus
• 9-point CMOS sensor • Cross-type F2.8 at center *• AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)
AF modes
• AI Focus• One shot• AI Servo
AF point selection
• Auto• Manual
AF assist
Flash strobe
Shooting modes
• Auto• Program AE (P)• Shutter priority AE (Tv)• Aperture priority AE (Av)• Manual (M)• Auto depth-of-field• Portrait• Landscape• Close-up• Sports• Night portrait• Flash off
Metering
• TTL 35-zone SPC• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes
• Evaluative 35-zone• Partial 9% at center• Spot 4% at center *• Center-weighted average
AE Lock
AE lock button
AE Bracketing
• +/- 2.0 EV• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Exposure compen.
• +/- 2.0 EV• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments
Sensitivity
• Auto (100 - 400)• ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800• ISO 1600• Highlight tone priority * (ISO 200 - 1600)
Shutter
• Focal-plane shutter• 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps)• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec• Bulb
Aperture values
• F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps)• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom
WB Bracketing
• +/-3 levels• 3 images• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias
WB fine-tuning
• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space
• sRGB• Adobe RGB
Picture style
• Standard• Portrait• Landscape• Neutral• Faithful• Monochrome• User 1 • User 2• User 3
Custom image parameters
• Sharpness: 0 to 7• Contrast: -4 to +4• Saturation: -4 to +4• Color tone: -4 to +4• B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G• B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G
Drive modes
• Single• Continuous: 3.5 fps up to 53 JPEG / 6 RAW frames • Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up) • Self-timer continuous *
Mirror lockup
Yes (custom function)
Viewfinder
• Pentamirror• 95% frame coverage• Magnification: 0.87x * (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity)• Eyepoint: 19 mm *• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter• Fixed precision matte • Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information
Viewfinder info *
• AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)• Shutter speed• Aperture value• ISO speed (always displayed)• AE lock• Exposure level/compensation• Spot metering circle• Exposure warning• AEB• Flash ready• High-speed sync• FE lock• Flash exposure compensation• Red-eye reduction light• White balance correction• SD card information• Monochrome shooting• Maximum burst
DOF preview
Yes, button
LCD monitor *
• 3.0" TFT LCD• 230,000 pixels• Wide viewing angle (160° horizontal and vertical) • 7 brightness levels• Up to 10x zoom playback
LCD Live view *
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor• 100% frame coverage• Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor• Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds)• Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point)• Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence• Two modes; normal and quieter • Remote live view using EOS Utility 2.0 (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT)• Manual focus only
Camera settings display
• Shutter speed• Aperture• Sensitivity (ISO)• Exposure mode• Meter / Exposure compenation• Bracketing• Flash compensation • White balance & fine tuning • Metering mode• Custom function set• Auto focus mode • Drive mode• Auto focus areas• Black & white mode • Beep• Red-eye reduction • Image size / quality• Battery status• Frames remaining
Record review
• Uses last play mode • Magnification possible • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
Flash
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash• Guide number approx 13• Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction• X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps)• Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)
External flash
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites• Hot-shoe
Other features
• Orientation sensor• Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity
Auto rotation
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header)• Off
Playback mode
• Single image• Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB )• Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)• 4 and 9 image index *• Auto play• Image rotation• Jump (by 10, 100 or date)
Custom functions *
13 custom functions with 34 settings
Menu languages *
• English• German• French• Dutch• Danish• Portuguese• Finnish• Italian• Norwegian• Swedish• Spanish• Greek• Simplified Chinese• Japanese• Traditional Chinese• Korean• Russian• Polish• Hungarian• Czech
Firmware
User upgradable
Connectivity
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) mini-B• Video out (PAL / NTSC)• E3 type wired remote control
Storage *
• SD / SDHC card
Power *
• Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1050 mAh)• CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup)• Optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit
Battery Grip *
Yes, BG-E5
Direct printing
• Canon Selphy Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function• Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge
Dimensions *
129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in)
Weight (no battery) *
475 g (1.0 lb)
Software
• Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser • PhotoStitch• EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel) • Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Fujifilm FinePix A850 review,price,Fujifilm Fine Pix A 850 specification

Fine Pix A 850 is 8 mega pixel camera & has museum mode to shoot artifacts
Fujifilm Fine Pix A 850 which is 'A' series of competitively-priced compact digital camera by FujiFilm .FinePix A 850 is a 8MP FinePix A850 is based around a 1/2.5" sensor and has a 3X zoom. There are 14 scene modes, including museum mode for those pictures in which you actually want artifacts to appear. Here is the pic of Fujifilm FinePix A850 camera .
Price of Fujifilm FinePix A 850 : will be announced in July

FinePix A850 features
8.1 Megapixels
3x optical zoom
2.5-inch LCD monitor
Selectable sensitivity up to ISO 800
24MB internal memory permits shooting without a media card
Power source 2x AA-size alkaline (included),2x AA-size Ni-MH (optional) and AC Power Adapter AC-3V (optional)
Movie mode, 30 frames/ second with monaural sound
Picture stabilization
14 selectable scene positions

Fujifilm FinePix A850 specifications
FujiFilm Finepix will be available at retail shop from July 2008 .
Sensor
• 1/2.5 " Type CCD• 8.1 million effective pixels
Image sizes
• 3264x2448• 3264x2176 (3:2)• 2304x1728• 1600x1200• 640x480
Movie clips
• 640 x 480, 30 fps• 320 x 240, 30 fps
File formats
• JPEG (Exif Ver. 2.2, DCF, DPOF)• AVI format (Motion JPEG), with sound
Lens
• 6.1 - 18.3 mm• 36 - 108 mm (35mm equiv.)
Image stabilization
No (Digital)
Conversion lenses
No
Digital zoom
5.1x
Focus
• Contrast detect AF
AF assist lamp
No
Focus distance
• 60cm - Infinity (Auto, Wide), 6cm - 80cm (Macro Wide)• 60cm - Infinity (Auto, Tele), 40cm - 80cm (Macro Tele)
Metering
256-zone metering
ISO sensitivity
• Auto• ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800
Shuttter speed
• 1/4 - 1/2000 sec (Auto)• 8 - 1/2000 sec (All other modes)
Aperture
• F2.8 - F4.5
Modes
• Auto• Manual• Picture stabilization (Anti-blur)• Movie
Scene modes
• Natural light• Portrait• Landscape• Sport• Night• Fireworks• Sunset• Snow• Beach• Museum• Party• Flower• Text
White balance
• Auto• Fine• Shade• Fluorescent (Daylight)• Fluorescent (Warm white)• Fluorescent (Cool white)• Incandescent
White balance fine tune
No
Self timer
2 or 10 sec
Flash
• Auto / Off / On / Slow sync / Red-eye reduction• Up to 4.2 m, wide-angle, Auto ISO
Viewfinder
No
LCD monitor
• 2.5 "• 154,000 dots• 97% coverage
Connectivity
USB/AV port
Print compliance
Pictbridge
Storage
• SD / SDHC / MMC card• 24MB Internal
Power
• AA batteries
Weight (no batt)
135 g (4.8 oz)
Dimensions
93 x 60 x 30 mm (3.7 x 2.4 x 1/2 in)

List of Digital Camera Manufactures

Here is a list of Digital Camera manufacturing companies ,some names like Canon,Sony may be familiar to you ,but you may also find unfamiliar companies too .

  1. Agfa
  2. Canon
  3. Casio
  4. Contax
  5. Epson
  6. FujiFilm
  7. HP
  8. JVC
  9. Kodak
  10. Konica Minlota
  11. KyoCera
  12. Leica
  13. Nikon
  14. Olympus
  15. Panasonic
  16. Pentax
  17. Ricoh
  18. Samsung
  19. Sanyo
  20. Sigma
  21. Sony
  22. Toshiba

In next post we will discuss in detail about all these companies & the camera they are manufacturing .