Looks like Amazon spilled the beans on Canon’s upcoming 40D DSLR. This highly-anticipated camera is actually rumored around the internet for a while now, but Amazon just went ahead and confirmed it all.
Availability: September 20, 2007
Price: US$1,299 (supposedly body only)
Most notable improvements from Canon 30D are the 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC III image processor, large 3.0-inch LCD, 6.5fps continuous shooting speed, huge 75 JPEG/17 RAW buffer, and sensor dust removal system.
Full technical specs below:
• 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
• Large 3.0-inch LCD display with enhanced Live View and broadened color gamut
• 6.5 frame-per-second continuous shooting capability (for bursts of up to 75 Large/Fine JPEGs or 17 RAW images)
• sRAW mode; 35-zone metering system; integrated Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit
• Powered by BP-511A, BP-511, or BP-512 lithium-ion battery pack; stores images on CF cards
• Resolution: Approximately 10.1 million effective pixels (total pixels: approximately 10.5 million)
• Recording pixels: 3888 [...]
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