Digital Camera Technology

A Japanese company that specializes in all sorts of optical products, Canon has also established its reputation in photocopiers and computer printers.  It’s no surprise that they also sell specialized printers for some of their cameras.  But in professional photography, the Canon is well respected for the Canon Digital Rebel products: DSLR juggernauts that sell for a price that is shockingly fair.

DSLR

A DSLR camera (or Digital Single-lens Reflex Camera) works much in the same way in optical and mechanical standards as a modern SLR.  The difference, of course, is that this kind of camera does not use film.  It is replaced with a CCD or an image sensor (a measure in mega pixels).  This dismisses the need for any chemical developing and yet you can get the same quality as you would from a camera using film, which is said to be much better than a digital camera reproduction.  The Canon Digital Rebel products have stood against the notion that only film can produce great pictures.  Truly, the product stands for the word it is named after.

The Canon Digital Rebel 400D

The Canon Digital Rebel is only fondly called that by most North American manufacturers and resellers but its real name is the Canon EOS.  The latest offering from Canon comes in the form of the Canon EOS 400D.  In North America it is referred to as the Digital Rebel XTi and in Japan the EOS Kiss Digital X.  But beyond all the names, the EOS 400D stands to be one of the most powerful DSLR’s in the market; and easily the most popular with a price tag of only approximately $800.  A successor to the ever-popular 350D, the 400D packs a 10.1 mega pixel sensor, a larger buffer for continuous shooting, an image sensor vibrating cleaning system, a 9-point auto focus system that is much more improved in this model, and a larger viewing angle screen.  The cameras also has a bigger grip for better handling.  About the only problem that can be fixed with simple solutions (like covering or exposing the viewfinder to light) is that the 400D will tend to underexpose depending on light availability.  The 350D, on the other hand, had the tendency to overexpose.

Upgrading

The Canon Digital Rebel 400D is not a camera that can be messed around with.  It isn’t the typical point and shoot camera and there are different settings that you have to adhere to so that you can get the best possible results from the pictures you take.  Put simply, if you are ready to go professional, then this is the camera that you can drop your point and shoot camera for.  The 400D is compatible with many of the lenses that Canon also manufacturers and sells.

You will most probably end up buying the body only so you may have to save more money for all sorts of lenses.  This, of course, is the drawback that any professional photographer has to experience.  But the results are worth every penny and you can make all the money back if you choose photography to be a profession.