Finally got myself a new Camera, well, new to me that is. A beautiful Canon 400D. I managed to take a few pics with it over the weekend and am delighted with the results. The camera is 10.1 Mega pixel and i’m thankful for the extra resolution as previous camera was 6 mega pixels. Don’t need to step up the images any more in photoshop 
So far, I’m delighted with the results. The camera has a host of better features than the old 300D it replaces and definitely gives me a bit more freedom. I contemplated a 40D, desired a 450D and lusted after a 50D. The cost for the this 400D with only 1200 shots on it was too good to pass up so I’ll stick with it for the rest of the year anyway.
Some of the new features I find excellent for me are:
- 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor
- New cleaning system automatically removes and repels dust
- Nine area Auto Focus sensor
- Picture Styles, larger range of image parameter adjustment
- Faster image processing
- Camera settings made on main LCD
- Continuous shooting buffer up to 10 RAW images
- Large 2.5″ LCD monitor
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