18MP Canon EOS 60D DSLR Camera Boasts Full HD Recording : The Canon 60D is Canon’s latest high-performing digital SLR, which is due to replace the Canon 50D when it launches in October 2010.
The new EOS 60D, Replacing the EOS 50D, the EOS 60D is designed for photographers who want to take their skills to the next level, offering high performance, a series of creative features, a Vari-angle LCD screen and enhanced ergonomics – empowering photography enthusiasts to capture outstanding stills and Full High Definition (HD) video for unique, creative results.
With an 18 Megapixel APS-C sensor, the EOS 60D offers high levels of detail and a magnification of 1.6x the focal length of the lens to capture poster-size images in a variety of aspect ratios*1. Canon’s powerful DIGIC 4 technology rapidly processes image information captured from the CMOS sensor’s four-channel output, providing outstanding colour reproduction, as well as high-speed shooting at 5.3fps in bursts of 58 full-resolution JPEGs.
The camera can also be used as an HD camcorder with full 1080p H.264 video recording up to 30fps as well as 720p capture at 60fps. It can use SD/SDHC and SDXC memory cards and also includes an HDMI port.
The Digic 4 Image Processor can process four-channel output that enables high-speed 5 frames per second shooting in bursts of 58 full-resolution JPEG images. Better quality images can be shot in low light conditions too due to the ISO sensitivity range expandable to 12800.
This EOS 60D DSLR is compatible with SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards and one can use Canon EF and EF-S lenses. Canon will make EOS 60D body only available for the same price as the current EOS 50D (body only) – $1099 (Rs. 51,500 approx.). While, with 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 kit, the EOS 60D will cost $1399. Check out new price and buy it from Amazon.
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