Canon 50d vs 60d

Many reviewers liked that they got a serious camera for less than the $2,000-and-up price range of most professional cameras. One reviewer noted that the 15.1-megapixel CMOS does best when matched with good optics and recommended looking into a good Lens to go with your purchase. Less than 5 star reviews noted that it wasn't a vast improvement over the 40D and tended to produce more "noise" in pictures when using cheap lenses. Positives included a note that the Canon 50d is well suited for high-speed shooting and did well when snapping pictures while the subject was moving rapidly.

"It feels solid, reliable and 'well sorted' from an ergonomics point of view"~ dpreview.com

Photo: Canon EOS 50D

Features of the Canon EOS 50D.....
~ 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with improved noise reduction
~ Next generation DIGIC 4 Image Processor for faster processing
~ 3.0-inch Clear View LCD
~ Enhanced Live View shooting includes Face Detection Live mode
~ Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
~ Dust Delete Data Detection
~ HDMI output for displaying full high-resolution images on a HDTV

One father liked this camera for taking pictures and video of his family and sold his old picture and video equipment after owning this for a week. He liked its performance in low lighting conditions, fast focus and fast shooting speed. He thought the video quality was pretty good for a picture camera too. Some reviewers didn't like the switch to a polycarbonate body and the fact that they dropped the shooting speed from 6.3 fps on the 50D to 5.3 fps on the 60D. One reviewer commented that it looked more like a souped-up version of the Canon Rebels than one of Canon's D cameras though this wasn't necessarily a flaw and he commented that, though it was polycarbonate, it still felt solid in his hand.

"It may have turned its back on the semi-pro, but the 60D is still a camera that should enthuse the enthusiasts."~ dpreview.com

Photo: Canon EOS 60D

Features of Canon EOS 60D....
~ 18.0-megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor
~ ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800) for shooting from bright to dim light
~ Improved EOS HD Video mode with manual exposure control
~ Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor
~ 5.3fps continuous shooting up to approx. 58 Large/JPEGs and 16 RAW
~ Convert RAW images into JPEGs in-camera and set the images to a 3:2 aspect ratio