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Canon today introduced the new EOS-7D digital SLR (you’ve probably read bits and pieces about it over the last week). Despite its name, the 7D is not a full-frame camera; rather, it’s an APS-C model that fits between the EOS-50D and EOS-5D Mark II. I’d personally call it Canon’s answer to the Nikon D300s.

EOS-7D 

• 18.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor
• Dual DIGIC 4 processors
• Supports all EF and EF-S lenses with a 1.6 focal length conversion ratio
• Rugged magnesium alloy body has weather seals and a shutter rated to 150,000 cycles
• 3-inch LCD display with 920,000 pixels
• Intelligent pentaprism viewfinder has 100% coverage, a magnification of 1.0X
  • An LCD is overlaid on top of the viewfinder to show AF points, composition grids, spot metering, electronic level, and the usual shooting info
• New 19-point, all cross-type AF system
  • Supports AF point expansion (surrounding AF points used to track a moving subject) and Zone AF (divides all focus points into five selectable zones)
  • Intelligent Macro Tracking detects when a macro lens is attached and adjusts the AI Servo sampling frequency to compensate for forward/backward camera movement
• New iFCL 63-zone dual layer metering system
• Full manual controls
  • ISO range of 100 - 12,800 when fully expanded
  • Shutter speed range of 30 - 1/8000 sec, plus a bulb mode
  • Three RAW sizes to choose from
• Continuous shooting at 8 frames/second (15 RAW, 126 JPEG with UDMA card)
• Dual axis electronic level handles roll and pitch; data can be shown on LCD or viewfinder
• Pop-up flash has built-in wireless flash transmitter; external flash supported via hot shoe or flash sync port
• Dust reduction system
• Records movies in Full HD (1920 x 1080) with sound, using H.264 codec
  • Frame rates at 1920 x 1080: 30p, 24p, 25p; at 1280 x 720: 60p, 50p; at 640 x 480: 60p, 50p
  • Exposure and focus can be manually adjusted
  • Dedicated movie recording button
  • Stereo mic input
• CompactFlash Type I/II slot
• HDMI output
• Optional battery grip and wireless file transmitter (see below)
• Uses LP-E6 li-ion battery; 800 shots per charge
• Ships in late September for $1699 body only, or $1899 with the F3.5-5.6, 28 - 135 mm IS lens

Along with the 7D comes the new WFT-E5A wireless file transmitter. This attaches to the camera like a battery grip and offers 802.11a/b/g wireless support, plus Ethernet and USB ports (to which you can attach a hard drive). The WFT can send photos to your computer or another DNLA-enabled device, supports geotagging with a compatible GPS, and even has a built-in web server that allows you to control it (complete with live view) from your PC or smartphone. The WFT will be shipping in early November for $699.

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