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Canon IXUS 200 IS Review

The Canon IXUS 200 IS is the latest touchscreen compact camera to come from the industry leader.

Canon has never had much trouble getting its range of IXUS compact cameras noticed: it has historically been among the best-looking, best-performing you can get, and the Canon IXUS 200 IS adds another string to a formidable bow.

The screen on the back isn’t only one of the largest TFTs you’ll find on a compact, but the bright 3-inch widescreen monitor is a touchscreen, the first to feature on a Canon compact.

It sits near the top of the IXUS range – below cameras such as the IXUS 980 and 990, but its 12.1 megapixel (MP) sensor raises it above the crowd.

The IXUS 200 starts in under a second and a half, and the recycle time between shots is around three seconds, which is reasonably good. Its only downfall when pitted against a stopwatch is its continuous mode.

Canon claims an unimpressive 0.8fps per second, but over the course of 10.75 seconds the IXUS 200 grabbed just seven shots, which is under 0.7fps. Again, for the money it would be nice to see a bit more pace, as the IXUS 200′s lack of speed makes it less than ideal for taking pictures of moving subjects, from uncooperative children to wildlife.

Buy the Canon Ixus 200 IS

Canon EOS 7D Review

Canon EOS 7D is a high-end DSLR camera features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, a new all cross-type 19-point AF system with improved AI Servo AF, ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800), 8.0 fps continuous shooting, New iFCL Metering with 63-zone dual-layer metering system uses both focus and color information to provide accurate exposure even in difficult lighting, Full HD video at 30p (29.97 fps), 24p (23.976 fps) and 25p, a magnesium alloy body that is dust- and weather-resistant and a 3 inch LCD monitor with 920,000 dots (VGA resolution) with a viewing angle of 160°.

Canon EOS 7D Specifications

Body material Magnesium alloy

Sensor * • 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor

• RGB Color Filter Array

• Built-in fixed low-pass filter (with self-cleaning unit)

• 19 million total pixels

• 18 million effective pixels

• 3:2 aspect ratio

Image processor * Dual DIGIC 4

A/D conversion 14 bit

Image Sizes ( Still) * RAW

• 5184 x 3456

• 3888 x 2592

• 2592 x 1728

JPEG

• 5184 x 3456

• 3456 x 2304

• 2592 x 1728

Image Sizes (Movie) 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)

1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)

640 x 480 (59.94, 50 fps)

File formats (Still)

• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) – Fine / Normal

• RAW

• M-RAW

• S-RAW

• RAW + JPEG

• M-RAW + JPEG

• S-RAW + JPEG

File formats (Movie) MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM)

Lenses • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount

• 1.6x field of view crop

Dust reduction • EOS integrated cleaning system with fluorine coating

• Self-cleaning sensor unit (filter in front of sensor vibrates at high frequency at start-up and shutdown – can be disabled)

• Dust Delete Data – Data from a test shot is used to ‘map’ dust spots and can be later removed using Canon DPP Software

Auto focus* • TTL-CT-SIR CMOS sensor

• 19 cross-type AF points (f/2.8 at centre)

• Center point additionally sensitive with lenses of F2.8 or faster

• AF working range: -0.5 – 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100)

Focus modes • One shot AF

• AI Servo AF

• AI Focus AF

• Manual focus

AF point selection

• Auto : 19 point

• Manual : Single point/ Spot/ AF point Expansion/ Zone

avhub writes:
“The Canon 7D represents the new flagship in the company’s non-professional ‘APS’ format line-up and boasts a level of specifications that’s only bettered by the EOS-1D Mark III (or, more likely, its imminent replacement).”

qualitycamera writes:
“Made to be the tool of choice for serious photographers and semi-professionals, the Canon 7D features an all-new 18.0 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor and Dual DIGIC 4 Image Processors, capturing tremendous images at up to ISO 12800 and speeds of up to 8 fps.”

Canon EOS 7D Video Review