<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
50D	I-Device
is	O
a	O
15.1-megapixel	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
line	O
of	O
cameras	O
,	O
succeeding	O
the	O
EOS	B-Device
40D	I-Device
and	O
preceding	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
60D	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
has	O
many	O
similar	O
characteristics	O
to	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LCD	O
screen	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
(	O
3.0	O
"	O
)	O
as	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
but	O
has	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
(	O
640	O
×	O
480	O
pixel	O
or	O
307,200	O
pixels	O
)	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
final	O
Canon	O
xxD	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
or	O
Microdrive	B-Device
for	O
memory	O
storage	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
BP-511	O
series	O
battery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
has	O
a	O
higher	O
pixel	O
count	O
(	O
15.1	O
megapixels	O
)	O
,	O
hence	O
higher	O
shooting	O
resolutions	O
,	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
,	O
has	O
a	O
14-bit	O
raw	B-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
has	O
Live	B-Device
View	I-Device
,	O
which	O
allows	O
photographers	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
LCD	O
screen	O
as	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
sensor	O
mirror	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
locked	O
position	O
(	O
see	O
Live	B-Device
preview	I-Device
)	O
,	O
shutter	O
noise	O
is	O
reduced	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
over	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
include	O
a	O
higher-resolution	O
sensor	O
(	O
15.1	O
megapixel	O
instead	O
of	O
10.1	O
megapixel	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
burst	O
rate	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
,	O
6.3	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
was	O
advertised	O
as	O
6.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
has	O
a	O
3	O
"	O
screen	O
–	O
the	O
same	O
size	O
as	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
–	O
but	O
the	O
resolution	O
is	O
640×480	O
pixels	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
it	O
to	O
show	O
more	O
image	O
detail	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
Canon	O
's	O
previous	O
3	O
"	O
LCD	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
features	O
two	O
new	O
Autofocus	O
Modes	O
in	O
Liveview	B-Device
and	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
was	O
offered	O
as	O
a	O
body	O
only	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
EF-S	B-Algorithm
18-200mm	O
3.5-5.6	O
IS	O
lens	O
or	O
EF	B-Application
28	O
–	O
135	O
3.5-5.6	O
IS	O
USM	O
lens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
adds	O
5	O
megapixels	O
to	O
an	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sized	O
sensor	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
40D	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
photosensors	B-Algorithm
has	O
decreased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
offset	O
the	O
increased	O
noise	O
that	O
inevitably	O
results	O
from	O
smaller	O
photosensors	B-Algorithm
,	O
Canon	O
eliminated	O
the	O
gaps	O
between	O
the	O
microlenses	O
covering	O
the	O
photosensors	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
50D	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Photography	O
Review	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Looking	O
at	O
the	O
specification	O
differences	O
between	O
the	O
EOS	B-Device
40D	I-Device
and	O
our	O
test	O
candidate	O
it	O
appears	O
you	O
pay	O
quite	O
a	O
premium	O
for	O
the	O
50D	B-Device
's	O
extra	O
megapixels	O
and	O
as	O
we	O
've	O
found	O
out	O
during	O
this	O
review	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
get	O
an	O
awful	O
lot	O
of	O
extra	O
image	O
quality	O
for	O
your	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
50D	I-Device
still	O
earns	O
itself	O
our	O
highest	O
reward	O
but	O
considering	O
its	O
price	O
point	O
and	O
our	O
slight	O
concerns	O
about	O
its	O
pixel-packed	O
sensor	O
,	O
it	O
only	O
does	O
so	O
by	O
a	O
whisker.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Laing	O
of	O
CameraLabs.com	O
had	O
a	O
slightly	O
better	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
"	O
Canon	O
’s	O
bold	O
claims	O
of	O
matching	O
the	O
noise	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
EOS	B-Device
40D	I-Device
were	O
confirmed	O
in	O
our	O
High	O
ISO	O
tests	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
concluded	O
by	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
very	O
capable	O
DSLR	B-Device
that	O
handles	O
confidently	O
,	O
delivers	O
great	O
results	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
joy	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
there	O
has	O
been	O
Magic	B-Device
Lantern	I-Device
development	O
of	O
50D	B-Device
video	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
compares	O
favorably	O
to	O
many	O
later	O
Canon	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
models	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
light	O
sensitivity	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
camera	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
totally	O
unbelievable	O
low	O
light	O
performer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
50D	B-Device
was	O
designed	O
before	O
the	O
megapixel	O
race	O
really	O
took	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
15MP	O
APS-C	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
,	O
so	O
individual	O
pixels	O
are	O
much	O
larger	O
than	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
18MP	O
Rebel	O
CMOS	O
sensors.	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
raw	B-Application
video	O
,	O
the	O
Magic	B-Device
Lantern	I-Device
firmware	O
add-on	O
also	O
enabled	O
high	O
bitrate	O
compressed	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
publications	O
,	O
while	O
impressed	O
,	O
pointed	O
out	O
downsides	O
such	O
as	O
no	O
audio	O
,	O
expensive	O
fast	O
CF-cards	O
and	O
no	O
Canon	O
support	O
for	O
Magic	B-Device
Lantern	I-Device
firmware	O
.	O
</s>
