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Canon’s new 15.1-megapixel EOS 50D is a ‘big brother’ model to the popular EOS 40D (which remains in the company’s line-up) and a ‘little brother’ to the coming EOS 5D Mark II. Offering higher resolution than the 40D, it has a new DIGIC 4 image processor, which supports 14-bit image processing, improved noise reduction and 30% faster processing times. It also delivers continuous shooting speeds of up to 6.3 frames/second with a UDMA CompactFlash card.

Despite having smaller photosites than the 10.1-megapixel 40D, the 50D’s sensor is quite a different beast. New manufacturing processes, plus redesigned photo diodes and ‘gapless microlenses’ enable it to capture more light, thereby providing a better signal-to-noise ratio than the bare specifications imply. These changes have enabled Canon to boost the camera’s normal ISO range up to 3200 and add two ‘HI’ settings that take sensitivity up to an impressive ISO 12,800 equivalent.

Like other recent Canon DSLRs, the 50D comes with Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System. This, too, has been improved by applying a new fluorine coating to the low-pass filter to repel environmental dust. Stubborn dust particles can be removed automatically post-capture with Dust Delete Data logging plus Canon’s supplied Digital Photo Professional software.

Physically, the 50D’s body and control layout are almost identical to the 40D. Both models feature magnesium-alloy casings with a rubberised cover on the grip. According to Canon, the 50D’s body has better environmental sealing than the 40D’s. Both cameras share the same accessories, including the BP-511A battery and ACK-E2 adaptor/charger, the BG-E2 battery grip, TC-80N3 remote control and WFT E3/E3A wireless file transmitter.

Margaret Brown
http://dslr-cameras.blogspot.com/2008/10/canon-eos-50d-review_10.html

Features

* 15.1 MP (APS-C) CMOS sensor
* 6.3 fps with up to 90 JPEG image burst
* DIGIC 4 processor
* ISO range up to 12800
* 3.0” VGA LCD with Live View
* High precision wide area AF
* Magnesium alloy body
* EOS Integrated Cleaning System
* EF/EF-S lens and EX Speedlite compatibility

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by C.S. Deam
1. Real Estate - Photograph homes as a paid service to realtors in your area. Since most newspapers and ‘home for sale’ magazines feature photographs of the homes that are for sale, your services can allow the realtors to spend more time earning their living instead of taking pictures. Also, with the popularity of the internet, most real estate agencies have websites with featured homes or searchable listings. These websites usually need good photographs as well.

2. Amateur sporting events - elementary, junior high, or high school sporting events offer a great opportunity for taking photographs of peoples kids in action. By getting good shots of their kids, you’ll be able to offer great photographs to proud parents who don’t own cameras, or forgot to bring them, or didn’t have the great shots that you got.

3. Digital Image Collections - bundle hundreds of photographs onto a single CD rom and sell as a royalty-free package for web designers and graphic artists that don’t want to take time from their areas of interest in order to take photographs.

4. How-To Projects - photograph the progression from start to finish of a particular project and put a few explanations with it and then offer it for sale as a ‘How To …..” guide.

5. Insurance Records - offer your photography services to property owners who want to document their possessions for insurance purposes. Offer the final photographs on a CD. An add on business would be to have a written itemization for all the items, which could be included with the CD.

6. Child Safety Identification - not all parents have recent photographs of their children. By offering photography services as part of a Child Safety ID business you are doing a service to improve children’s safety. Additional services could include recording fingerprints and a hair sample.

7. Digital Image Website - by putting high quality or interesting photos on a website you can create a cyber-gallery from which people can by prints. Many online photo-processors want you to do this because it means additional income for them too. Just upload, email, or send the online photo-processor your digital images and arrange them into albums. Many photo-processor’s provide online tools so that you don’t have to build your own website, or know how to run expensive photo editing software. Every time someone buys one of your photos from your gallery, the photo-processor makes a buck, and so do you.

8. Publish Church Directories - most churches want directories of the families and other members of their congregation or parish. By using your digital camera, careful documentation, and a some software you can create a church directory that include a photo of each family or individual, as well as their contact information. Your directory doesn’t just have to be a printed out version, it could also be an online version. However, due to privacy concerns, some churches may not want their members contact information to be publicly available via the world wide web.

9. Selling Scrapbooks of Events - if you’re a Scout leader or a participant in a family or class reunion, you could be the person who takes pictures of the big event, compiles it into a easy-reading visual scrapbook, and sells it to others who were at the event. Everyone wants a souvenir and reminder of a good time, and as memories fade, a quality scrapbook would be something most people appreciate.

10. Freelance photographer - go to public events and take photographs of the goings-on. Immediately contact local newspapers and magazines about the availability of your photographs and work out the details of how they prefer to look at the images you’ve captured. You never can tell when a publication didn’t know about the event in the first place.

About the Author

C.S. Deam is a small business owner. His eBook Leverage Yourself Out of the Rat Race is available for immediate download at www.LinkertonPublishing.com where you can sign up for FREE E-Courses & Newsletters to help you on your path to self-employment.

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This problem may be corrected by Canon for free if you suffer the above symptoms. But before reading further, first verify that you didn’t just accidentally turn off the LCD. To check, turn the camera on and press the “DISPLAY” or “DISP” button once. If this didn’t help, then continue reading.

Potential symptoms may also include purple scratchy lines showing up on the LCD monitor and the camera’s pictures. Other reported symptoms may be extremely distorted images (one reader likened them to the movie “Grudge”). Or blank or black pictures or black videos with good sound being recorded on the camera’s flash card. You may suspect that the camera’s shutter is not opening, but this is not the case. Note that the camera’s menu functions should show up without any problem.

A large batch of potentially faulty CCD image sensors (from another vendor who shall remain nameless) were installed on a large number of Canon cameras over the space of a few years. The sensors may go bad prematurely with time, especially if you live in humid areas. A big thumbs up to Canon in that they recognized this problem, and are willing to fix your camera for free if it is experiencing CCD problem symptoms, especially for the free shipping and handling both ways :-). Under the recall advisory this is regardless of the cameras warranty status! I recently got an old A300 fixed this way. They are not going to ask for receipts or any of that.

Please note that your camera must be experiencing these symptoms due to a faulty CCD, and not due to other problems. If the problem is due to your dropping the camera, you might be out of luck. Note that they’re going to look for dings and dents. They also are not going to repair your camera just to change out the sensor. If your camera is working fine, they don’t need to (and won’t) fix it.

The list of problem digital still cameras include:
A40, A60, A70, A75, A80, A85, A95, A300, A310, S1 IS, S60, S200, S230, S330, S400, S410, S500, SD100, SD110 (A610 owners, continue to the bottom of this post)

Canon’s advisory listing the program’s details may be found at:
http://www.usa.canon.com/

You will be directed to call 1-800-828-4040 for further assistance. Make sure you print out the above advisory and have it in hand when speaking to the customer service representative. State the problem you’re experiencing with the camera. If for any reason it starts to sound like they want you to pay for shipping or repairs, MAKE SURE that you let them know that you are aware of the advisory for your camera, and quote the following paragraph from the advisory:

“Effective immediately, and regardless of warranty status, Canon will repair, free of charge, the products listed above exhibiting the above-mentioned malfunction if Canon determines that the malfunction is caused by the CCD image sensor. Canon will also cover the cost of shipping and handling in connection with this repair.”

You should receive several emails from Canon. One includes a short repair evaluation form that you’ll need to include with the camera, along with a free UPS shipping label that you’ll print out and tape to the camera’s shipping box. In addition to Canon’s repair form, make sure you print out a copy of the advisory and include it in the package. Also include a short note stating that you’re aware of the advisory, and that you’re submitting the camera for free repair as per the advisory. Just drop the box off at any UPS drop off point.

If instead of the above you receive an email that infers that it’s your responsibility to arrange shipping and/or pay for the repair, REPLY BACK IMMEDIATELY again quoting the above paragraph from the advisory, and also include the above link to the advisory in your email.

Now for you A610 owners. Yep, it seems there’s a lot of you out there with the same problem. Unfortunately, your camera’s not on the official advisory list (yet). BUT check out the following CNET forum, paying particular attention to the latest posts at the bottom (if you got time, read as many as you can to prep yourself for the phone call with customer service):

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-7593_102-0.html?forumID=58&threadID=243034&start=75

One final important note. Some readers have been reporting that Canon had offered them as a replacement a refurbished “upgrade” camera, BUT at an inflated price. Not sure what this is about, but if this happens, recommend turning them down. The upgrades that have been reported seem to be older model cameras at much higher prices than the going price on ebay. Recommend pushing for and demanding the advisory dictated free repair with free shipping on your old camera. If offered a replacement, it should also be free.

Hope this helps some of you out there. Canon really does make quality cameras and stand behind their products. Please remember to come back and leave a comment below on how things went. We’re all curious, and your feedback may help others!

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Canon looked to the very first Elph for inspiration when designing the PowerShot SD1000 7.1 Megapixel Digital Camera, and came up with a quintessential iteration of the icon: slim, clean-lined and fully flat. Inside, the SD1000 Digital Elph looks only to the future: 7.1 megapixels, a 3x optical zoom and advanced DIGIC III ensure top-quality images, while focus is fast and sharp and red-eye is automatically corrected. The large and more colorful LCD screen now has a tough, anti-reflective coating that makes it as durable as it is beautiful.

• 7.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
• DIGIC III Image Processor; Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction
• Vivid, high-resolution 2.5-inch PureColor LCD
• 17 Shooting modes, including 8 Special Scene modes
• ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings

Canon PowerShot SD1000 Features and Highlights

Slim, stylish 7.1-megapixel digital Elph with 3x optical zoom Great design is just part of the PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph story. Inside is all the power you need to capture the moments of your life - beautifully.

The 7.1-megapixel CCD records a wealth of detail - enough to let you enlarge and crop at will. Images are rich and sharp with lifelike depth. The camera’s Genuine Canon 3x optical zoom not only gets you in close, but performs with all the clarity and brilliance you’d expect from the world’s leader in advanced optics technology.

DIGIC III image processor with improved Face Detection and Red-eye Correction With DIGIC III, you get images of superior quality, the camera functions at top efficiency and battery life is significantly enhanced. What’s more, DIGIC III enables Canon’s newly improved Face Detection Technology and Red-eye Correction to give you better, more true-to-life people shots. Simply press the Shutter Button halfway down, and the PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph automatically pinpoints the faces in the scene and chooses the ideal focus point. To keep every face looking bright and natural - without scary red eyes - the camera controls exposure settings and flash, so every shot is just what you were shooting for.

Face Detection AF/AE finds multiple faces in the frame and sets the most suitable focus point, when the shutter button is pressed halfway. And an additional feature, Face Detection FE adjusts the flash, based on a person’s face on the screen. Exposure and flash are controlled to ensure proper illumination of both the faces and the overall scene, eliminating the common problem of darkened or overexposed faces.

Vivid, high-resolution 2.5-inch PureColor LCD The camera’s 2.5-inch LCD screen gives you the big picture, whether you’re shooting, reviewing or showing off your images. This extra-durable, high-resolution screen with tough scratch-resistant coating on the anti-reflective, PureColor LCD screen offers a crisp, clear picture to make shooting, playback and using the camera’s menu functions especially convenient. Clear and bright, it also features Night Display for easy viewing in low light.

ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto to reduce image blur and expand low-light shooting capability The PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph features new ISO 1600 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations, giving you greater flexibility for shooting.

Five movie modes including 30 fps VGA, Time Lapse and Fast Frame Rate With a highly flexible movie mode, you can create the movie that’s perfect for any application. Select from VGA (640 x 480 pixels) and QVGA (320 x 240 pixels), with frame rates of 30 fps and 15 fps for recording up to 1 hour or 4GB. Also choose from Fast Frame Rate (QVGA; 320 x 240 pixels) recording at 60 fps for up to 1 minute, Compact Movie Mode (QQVGA; 160 x 120 pixels) recording at 15 fps for up to 3 minutes, and Time Lapse (640 x 480) recording at 1 or 2 sec. intervals. The PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph supports the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed standard, so you’ll enjoy the fastest possible data transfer speeds when using a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed compatible computer.

Print/Share button for easy direct printing and downloading The PowerShot SD1000 Digital Elph’s Print/Share button makes direct printing easier than ever. Simply connect the SD1000 Digital Elph to a Canon CP, Selphy or Pixma photo printer or any PictBridge compatible photo printer, press the lighted Print/Share button and print! Also use the Print/Share button to transfer images to a computer (Windows and Macintosh).

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Okay, I know this is a blog dedicated to all things Canon…. however in the spirit of past Christmas and coming New Year 2008, I just can’t resist this. Recently I just bought some new area rugs for our house and geez, they are really a good match for our rooms. Like a good canon camera in the hands of a photographer, these rugs will add spark and will easily brighten up your home.

Long story short, if you are thinking about re-decorating your place before 2008 comes along, these fine rugs from Superior Rugs are a recommended buy and will definitely look great in you living room. Also you might also like to check out some cheap area rugs if you are on a rather tight budget.

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