Canon EOS 450D

Canon EOS 450D

Canon EOS 450D
Canon EOS 450D
Announced: 23 May 2008
Sensor Resolution: 12Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-1600
Weight: 524g
Physical Dimensions: 129 x 98 x 62 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (pentamirror)
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: x
47
Overall Score
45
Image Quality
37
Speed Performance
41
Versatility
67
Comfort
Portrait

43

Portrait
Landscape

41

Landscape
Sport

43

Sport
Street

54

Street
Everyday

54

Everyday
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prospros

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Canon EOS 450D is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Canon EOS 450D does not support wireless connection

Canon EOS 450D and its rivals

Review compare Canon EOS 450D with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
Canon EOS 450D Canon
EOS 450D
47 43 41 43 54 54

Canon EOS 450D: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Canon EOS 450D is a DSLR camera launched on 05/23/2008.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 450D ranks in the average of its category, scoring 47 overall. The Canon EOS 450D weights 524 gr and spans 129 x 98 x 62 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, the Canon EOS 450D behaves better than average in its category for:

  • Comfort - Score 67, ranks in the category best 11%.

On the contrary, the performance of Canon EOS 450D is below the category average in:

  • Image Quality - Score 45, ranks among the worst 19% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 37, ranks among the worst 39% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 41, ranks among the worst 36% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 67% of its category. Canon EOS 450D works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 41, ranks in the best 72% of its category. Canon EOS 450D works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 43, ranks in the best 71% of its category. Canon EOS 450D works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 51% of its category. Canon EOS 450D works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Everyday - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Canon EOS 450D works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.

Canon EOS 450D technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

CMOS

Sensor Size

APS-C

Sensor Dimensions

22.2 x 14.8 mm

Sensor Area

328.56 mm2

Sensor Resolution

12 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4272 x 2848

Max Native ISO

1600

Min Native ISO

100

RAW Support

yes

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

Canon EF/EF-S

Number of Lenses

292

Focal Length Multiplier

1.6

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

230Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Optical (pentamirror)

Viewfinder Resolution

None

Viewfinder Coverage

95

Viewfinder Magnification

0.55

Features

Min Shutter Speed

30s

Max Shutter Speed

1/4000s

Continuous Shooting

4fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

no

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

13.0

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Flash Modes

Auto
On
Off
Red-eye

External Flash

yes

AE Bracketing

yes

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

61

DxO Color Depth

21.9

DxO Dynamic Range

10.8

DxO Low Light ISO

692

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

no

Average

no

Spot

no

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

no

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

yes

AF Single

yes

AF Tracking

yes

AF Selective

yes

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

yes

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

yes

AF Phase Detection

yes

Number of Focus Points

9

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

Max Video Resolution

-

Video Formats

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

no

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

524g

Physical Dimensions

129 x 98 x 62 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 sec or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC MMC card

Storage Slots

1

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