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The focus points have a tendency to choose their own point to focus on which is frustrating when on a fashion shoot. Photos we took with the 400D looked stunning; colours were reproduced accurately; and images were crisp and clear. The Olympus E-500 should have won hands down as being an older camera is higher specification, but still lost out to the overall winner which is the Pentax K100D Super. Anything as subjective as overall image quality, build quality, usability, menusystem etc can only be judged after a sufficiently long field-testing period, ie taking pictures.
Although the 400D is Canon's entry-level dSLR, don't be fooled into thinking it's just for beginners. In programme mode, the second menu page that opens up allows changes to things like Exposure compensation, Flash compensation, the Colour space and Custom White balance set.and both are the DT range of lenses which are believed to be manufactured by Tamron as Sony also owns a stake in the lens company.
To reflect this split in target market, we are presenting our review of the 400D from two distinct points of view: first is a hands-on evaluation by CNET. I think the AA battery issue with the Pentax is a little bit of a red herring as the latest generation of rechargables, such as the Hybrio from Uniross or Eneloops from Sanyo, make it a non issue. The day was mild with spells of sunshine, but generally, the canopy of trees shielded the sun from us, so a high ISO was needed. This is a good attempt by the Sony as it has managed to reveal a little detail in the cloud to the left of the image.
Should you read my comments again, i have not suggested anywhere that oly should be somehow superiour to others, simply tried to adress some bit odd testing methods (macro with kit lens and AWB in noise tests) and some conclusions that also felt bit strange (need for shallow DoF for macro and about menusystem, though the last one is subjective, it felt like very superficial approach without getting to know the equipment). Also included are the USB lead with Sony's own unique fitting, AV cable, Compactflash adapter to fit Memorystick, quick start guide, CD-ROM and Strap. Why do you even go into the menu, everything can be done on the control panel on the screen, just press OK and navigate there. Canon is usually pretty good at adhering to that philosophy, making only minor changes to successful products and saving the daring moves for the models that need it. The package Canon lent us to review, however, would make any aspiring photographer jump with glee: the EOS 400D twin lens kit, lens cleaning cloth, remote control switch, high-speed 1GB CompactFlash card, spare battery, tripod and a spiffy Crumpler camera carry bag -- Australian-based bag maker Crumpler makes some great looking bags that carry all your gear neatly, with padded compartments for storing a camera and two lenses.
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