Canon 7D.
Canon today has released the 7D the camera is aimed at the upper amateur and burgeoning professional market. The 7D will have and APS-C sized sensor giving a crop of 1.5 times (correction it will have a crop of 1.63 giving the 7D a slightly larger sensor than any of the previous APS-C sensors that Canon has offered) while being compatible with the entire line of Canon EF lenses and EF-S lenses. The most impressive feature of this camera is the claimed weather sealing, Canon has traditionally only offered weather sealing on their professional 1 series cameras, leaving a lot of people disappointed and looking to other manufacturers that offer this feature on their amateur series of cameras.
Canon 7D
The 7D will find a good home between the 50D and the 5D mark II however from the initial look of the spec sheet, the camera will not be so much of an upgrade that many 50D users will be tempted to upgrade. I imagine that a lot of professional sports and wildlife shooters will be looking to this camera because of its fast frame rate 8fps and the weather sealing that is offered, very comparable to the professional 1 series cameras for a fraction of the price.
Key features of the 7D will include:
- 18MP APS-C CMOS sensor
- 8 frames per second continuous shooting
- 1080p HD video recording with manual controls
- 3.0 inch Clear View II LCD screen with 920,000 dots
- 19-point AF system (all cross-type)
- 1.0x magnification and 100% coverage viewfinder
- Wireless flash control
- Environmental sealing