Canon 7D AnnouncementPosted by drfl on September 1st, 2009

While I do not dedicate much to hardware in my blog, I do follow new camera announcements fairly closely, and more specifically Canon.  There have been a lot of rumors floating around for a while about the Canon 7D and it as of today it has been officially announced.  It appears to be a very capable camera with some great features that I wanted to highlight.

• 18MP APS-C CMOS
• Dual DIGIC 4 – allowing for 8 FPS (94 FINE JPEG/ 15 RAW)
• Improved Autofocus – 19 cross AF points
• ISO 100-6400 (Exp 12800)
• 100% 1.0X magnification with intelligent display, horizon assist (leveler)
• iFCL metering (exposure and colour)
• 920K Version II LCD, 160 deg viewing
• Full HD video (w external mic input n HDMI output)
• Switch for Live View/Video mode
• Stronger body design, metallic shutter sound, 150K shutter life
• Supports EOS intelligent Speedlight system – Ability to command external flash units

 
Personally, I have no current plans to upgrade (unless someone gets one for me!), but the features that interest me the most are the durability, speedlight control, autofocus features, frame speed, 100% 1.0x view in the viewfinder, and the leveler.  In regards to the leveler, I do have a couple of bubble levels which are pretty darn good too!

One last note, it uses the same battery as the Canon 5d Mark II, which is on a pretty good deal at Amazon right now.  Pick one up you decide to purchase.

There is now a waitlist for the camera from Amazon, but I recommend getting on the list if you plan on getting one!

More information is available at Rob Galbraith’s site.