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Includes: Canon EOS 20D body, EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 or EF-S
17-85 mm, f/4-5.6 (lens kit only), Battery pack BP-511A, Battery
Charger CG-580 with power cord, IFC-400PCU USB cable, VC-100 Video
cable, Wide strap with eyepiece cover, EOS Digital Solution Disk,
Digital Photo Professional Disk, Adobe Photoshop Elements Disk, Pocket
Guide, Instruction manual, Software installation manual, Lens
instructions, Warranty cards.
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The Canon EOS 20D is the replacement for the EOS 10D DSLR which was
introduced in February of 2003. While it has a similar look, the EOS 20D
has upgrades and improvements in so many areas that it's difficult to
decide which to mention first. Here are the salient new features:
- an 8.25 Megapixel CMOS sensor (1.6X cropping factor).
- 5 Frames per second shooting speed.
- shooting buffer of up to 23 large JPGs or 6 raw files.
- 1/250 sec flash sync.
- E-TTL II flash technology.
- Support for EF-S lenses.
- smaller size and lighter weight than the predecessor 10D.
- DIGIC II processer chip for faster operation.
- essentially instantaneous camera turn on.
- New "joystick" on back of camera.
Anyone looking for the benchmark of quality in a relatively
affordable D-SLR with a lens should look at the high-end bundle with the
image-stabilized 17-85mm EF-S lens.
EOS 20D DSLR Major Features:
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8.2-megapixel, 22.5 x 15.0mm, 12-bit RGB CMOS sensor. |
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8.2 effective megapixels for 3,504 x 2,336-pixel images.
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1.8-inch low-temperature TFT Color LCD. |
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Supports all Canon EOS series lenses, plus new EF-S, short
back focus lenses. |
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Focal length multiplier of 1.6x as compared to a 35mm
camera. |
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All-new 9-point AF unit with high precision cross-type
center sensor has one full stop better low-light performance than the
EOS 10D. |
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Eye-level SLR (with fixed pentamirror) Viewfinder type
with diopter adjustment. |
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Automatic, Program AE, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority,
Depth-of-Field AE, and Manual exposure modes, plus Landscape, Macro,
Night Portrait, Portrait, Sports, and Flash Off programmed modes. |
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Adjustable white balance for various light conditions (automatic,
daylight sunny/cloudy/shady, incandescent light, fluorescent light,
flash light, manual, 2,800 to 10,000 K colour temperature setting, 3
customized white-balance settings, WB-bracketing). |
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Various methods of exposure metering (35-segment matrix resp. evaluative
metering, centre-weighted average metering, partial metering, exposure
metering can be coupled with active AF point). |
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ISO sensitivity equivalents: 100, 200, 400, 800,
1600 and 3200. |
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30 sec. - 1/8000 sec. shutter speed. |
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Built-in flash in the pentamirror hump. |
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Flash
modes: yes, flash on, flash off, auto flash, "red-eye" reduction,
fill in, longterm synchronization, connecting for external flash, hot
shoe for external flash, flash can be opened up, E-TTL flash control, E-TTL
wireless flash control, FP highspeed-synchronisation, FEL flash exposure
lock, FEB flash bracketing, flash recycling time: approx. 2 s; flash
coverage: 18mm lens angle covered. |
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Auto exposure
bracketing and White balance bracketing. |
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Electronic self-timer with a fixed duration of 10 seconds. |
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Powered
by rechargeable BP-511A/511/512/514 Li-Ion battery pack
or AC Adapter. |
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Images saved to CompactFlash Type
I and II
memory cards, compatible with IBM MicroDrives. |
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DPOF (Digital Print Order Format)
and DCF (Design Rule for Camera File System) compatibility. |
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Direct Print capability to
selected Canon photo printers. |
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The Lowest Price is not always best !
 When you buy a digital camera, the basic package almost always includes
extras such as a battery charger, lens cap, batteries, flash memory card, and software.
One of the more disreputable practices a dealer can engage in is called unbundling. These
dealers remove items from the package that are normally included in the price and
price them separately.
When purchasing
a camera you have three components of the price to consider - the camera price, postage and
handling, and taxes. Many dealers lower the price to make the camera more attractive, then
increase the postage and handling to boost their profits.
Hesitate before
accepting extended warranties. Every knowledgeable consumer expert says it's better to
gamble. Most of a company's profit is in the sale of these warranties so they press, and
press hard. Your job is to resist, and resist hard. The only thing to keep in mind is that
digital cameras can be horribly expensive to repair. If you want peace of mind, you may
want the warranty, even though it's probably overpriced. The cost of a repair can
approach, or even exceed, the original purchase price.
When you buy a
camera from a reputable dealer, you expect to be able to return it if you aren't
satisfied. Some dealers try to discourage this by requiring a restocking fee for returned
merchandise. This is always explained as a way to recover their costs of checking the
merchandise and restoring the packaging you may have opened.
Many dealers is
truly a false, deceptive and a total crook. Bait and switch tactics used. Does not sell
new merchandise and will ship used or refurbished goods without notifying customer. They then
try to charge a restock fee on top of their exobitant shipping fees to make a profit where
they could not on their goods. A try case of buyer beware.
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