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Review based on a production Canon EOS 450D

Four and a half years have passed since the first affordable digital SLR from Canon; the EOS 300D (Digital Rebel). In that time we have witnessed two further iterations (the EOS 350D and EOS 400D) leading up to today’s fourth generation EOS 450D, with twice the megapixel count of the original (twelve versus six) in a smaller body with a far wider range of functionality and features and a $200 lower list price. Since those heady days in 2004 when the EOS 300D was the only kid on the block we’ve seen Nikon, Pentax and Olympus all attempt to hit the same sweet spot of size, features and price at the ‘lower end’ of the DSLR market, with varying degrees of success. Without a doubt the EOS 450D will have to do more today to prove itself in an increasingly crowded market.

On the third page of this review you’ll find a detailed breakdown of all of the changes and updates compared to the EOS 400D but the headlines are; a larger 3.0″ LCD monitor, Live View with both passive and contrast detect AF, Spot metering, improved auto-focus, 3.5 fps continuous shooting a larger viewfinder and a switch SD/SDHC for storage (all previous cameras in this range were Compact Flash). Other features appear to be inherited from the EOS 40D; 14-bit image pipeline, Highlight Tone priority, optional High ISO noise reduction, ‘My Menu’ and display of the ISO sensitivity on the viewfinder status line. There’s also the new stabilized kit lens (for review and samples click here).

Note that throughout this review we will refer to the EOS 450D by its European name; if you live in other parts of the world you’ll know the camera by (in order of silliness) Rebel XSi or Kiss X2 Digital, but they’re all the same.

Via : dpreview

Samsung’s latest phone SPH-W4450 discovered in the wild. This titanium pink colored slider phone is awesome. Here are a few features of the cellphone:

• MP3 Player
• USB 2.0 support
• Bluetooth
• Supported formats: MP3/VOD/MOD
• Digital Camera 2.0 MP
• Memory 1GB
• TFT LCD 240×320 resolution

Somehow, we got these amazing images of the cell phone. Enjoy the pics:

Sony Ericsson has recently added another color to its Z555i Cell phone. This one in Linear Black looks good. Those who have failed to pick on the previous versions; can try this one. However, this cell phone is just available in japan for now. There is no news about its availability in other countries.

These details were leaked from the Vodafone Roadmap for 2008.Palm Treo will feature a Windows Mobile OS and was briefly shown on a slideshow (Bill Gates keynote) thus its most likely - the Palm Drucker and is expected to be released as Palm Treo 800 or Treo 850. The Treo shown at the presentation isn’t anything of today’s available or known smartphone and it clearly sports Windows Mobile Professional logo and the Start and OK button which is another indication that this must be the Drucker supporting a touchscreen interface.

Features

• Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
• 3G/3.6 HSDPA (2100/1900/850 MHz)
• 320×320 pixel display (flush fitting)
• QWERTY keyboard
• 1500mAh battery
• 2 megapixel camera
• GPS
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 2.0
• Expected release date July 2008 at ~ ₤270.

For those of you waiting for the announced Nokia E66 and E71, the wait is almost over. A website recently got their hands official press images of what is supposed to be the Nokia E66 and Nokia E71. The E71 phone will the successor to the successful and popular E61 and E61i while the E66 follows the E65.

These devices is said to include Wifi, HSDPA, GPS and a 3.2 megapixel camera. They are not the prettiest smartphones in the market if you base your judgement on the pictures, but we’ll all just have to wait and see.

via: idnes