| I am about to attempt a DSLR course so guess | | | | battery & charger. The battery still has some |
| what.... I needed a camera. My old Canon digital | | | | power left after a couple of days taking about |
| compact didn't cut it! This camera exceeds my | | | | 400 photos and about 20 (short) clips of HD |
| expectations. It is easy to set up & use. My wife | | | | footage. Very impressed! The display on the back |
| is an avid user of the point & click function & I | | | | is extremely clear & detailed. You really get an |
| use the rest. The 15m pixels & added ability to | | | | informed idea of whether or not you've taken a |
| video in HD made the difference in selecting this | | | | decent picture. You will need to puchase an SDHC |
| camera over the Nikon equiv with the swivel | | | | card separately. With a 4GB card the camera can |
| screen (it was a close race). | | | | take about 530 pictures in highest quality mode |
| I am over the moon with this purchase, but | | | | jpeg setting (you can go for 'RAW' mode, but I |
| unfortunatly I have become very snap happy! I | | | | don't know much about that) - though this will |
| recommend you buy protective film for the | | | | obviously vary depending on lighting conditions & |
| camera display & a cheap UV filter to protect | | | | modes. With the software provided you can |
| your expensive lens. I bought an 8gb HD-SD card | | | | connect the camera to a laptop & operate the |
| & then had to get a USB adaptor as my old | | | | camera hands-free. Great for indoor studio work, |
| laptop SD card reader was not compatible. | | | | you can see your pictures cleary on your |
| Camera 500D - Amazing Quality & Great Value, | | | | computer with all the settings & take pictures by |
| HD Video Is Not Just a Gimmick. | | | | clicking your mouse. FUN!! |
| First of all, I'm more of a camcorder guy, so I'm | | | | The ability to shoot HD video clips is just the icing |
| coming at this from the point of view of a | | | | on the cake. Choices are 1080p/20fps or 720p |
| still-photography newbie. This has been my first | | | | 30fps. That's a bizarre combination, but Canon |
| purchase into DSLR territory & I'm blown away | | | | don't want to make the video features too good, |
| by this great piece of kit. You can quite happily | | | | lest we stop buying their camcorders! Shooting |
| shoot away in the auto & scene modes & get | | | | video is a little awkward - you have to press the |
| great pictures, but there's a lot of fun to be had | | | | live view button on the back & you will need to |
| by playing around with the settings. The camera | | | | use manual focus (AF just loses the plot with |
| comes with a fairly chunky user manual which | | | | video). But the HD video is just FAB!!! The |
| does have hints & tips about how to use the | | | | onboard mic is fairly crappy mono & there are no |
| settings. I'm ploughing my way through this at the | | | | mic inputs, but I will definitely be using this with |
| moment and I'd recommend any 'beginners' do | | | | professional mics & an external field recorder in |
| this to get maximum benefit from their kit. | | | | the near future; the picture is THAT good. It's |
| Stuff I really like about this camera - it feels solid, | | | | fantastic to get shallow depth of field HD footage |
| stable & has quality build. The battery is really | | | | which has that film feel to it. Oh yeah, and you |
| impressive. The camera comes with its own | | | | can take great pictures too! |