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CAMERA OF THE WEEK: Canon EOS 450D
Canon has recently released EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi), a new compact digital SLR. Its design may look like EOS 400D, however there are a range of significant improvements especially when it comes to quality and performance. It has a whopping twelve-megapixel CMOS sensor, 3.0″ LCD monitor, Live View with both AF modes (contrast-detect and passive), 14-bit processing and RAW, spot metering, improved AF, 3.5 fps continuous shooting, a larger viewfinder, SD/SDHC storage and a new higher capacity battery. All in all, a fairly impressive array of usage oriented improvements and refinements there innovated by one of the experts in digital photography, Canon. Read complete features here
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Heads Up by Redlac
Type: Conceptual Photography
ike painting, photography as an art form, also has a type that deals with abstract ideas. This one is called Conceptual Photography. Here, the artist’s thoughts and feelings are expressed in a photograph using real and tangible objects. Learn more.
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Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D80
Shutter Speed: 10/800 second
F Number: F/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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