Canon EOS 450D Review

The Canon EOS 450D (also known as the Rebel Xsi) is the latest addition to Canon’s entry-level range of digital SLR cameras, which first debuted over 4 years ago with the original EOS 300D model. Times have rapidly changed since that landmark product, with a large number of competitive DSLR cameras from the likes of Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Pentax, and Samsung now available. Canon have hit back with the EOS 450D by taking its predecessor, the 400D, and adding a handful of standout new features, including Live View mode, an increase from 10 to 12 megapixels (which is more than the mid-range EOS 40D model), a larger 3 inch LCD screen, spot metering and SD cards instead of CompactFlash. A few features have also filtered down from the EOS 40D, most notably 14-bit processing for more accurate colour, and Canon are at last supplying an image stabilised kit lens with the 450D. So does the Canon EOS 450D still cut it in an increasingly cut-throat market, and is it the right DSLR camera for you? Mark Goldstein found out…

Website: Canon EOS 450D Review

Published: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Reader Comments

1. I like this camera, but I will wait for the 40d replacement

   Tony at 12:06pm on Wednesday, May 28, 2008

2. Just a question for you: I'm looking at the images shot by the Canon E05 450D, and I find them rather cold and blue, to a degree that corresponds to other online comments on this camera. Would you please comment on how these images shape up in their color range to those taken by other leading pro slr digital cameras currently available? Thanks.

   Dorothy Limouze at 07:01pm on Friday, June 06, 2008

3. Thats a great review, i hope i will get my 450D next week to test it on my own
   
   Maybe i will also write a short review on my page, if i have enaugh time for that.
   
   Greetings
   Bernhard

   leetsil at 08:30am on Sunday, June 08, 2008

4. The sample images look a little too soft for my taste. When you show sample images it would be a great help if include exif info.

   Jethro at 02:46pm on Wednesday, July 16, 2008

5. This is a great mid range camera. It's not for professionals which Dorothy (above) must bear in mind. The Canon EOS 450D produces great pictures and is a superb camera for talented amateurs and those making the step-up from the point-and-shoot cameras. It is certainly not without it's faults but pound for pound it's head and shoulders above its rivals in it's range.

   Betty McCubbin at 12:11pm on Thursday, August 21, 2008

6. Oh, also on this model it's more expensive to buy in France, Canon 450d or Canon 50d ??

   Marc at 08:40am on Monday, November 03, 2008