Canon EOS 450D review

The 450D is the latest model to enter the insanely competitive budget SLR market

Our Score 4

Last reviewed: 2008-07-07July 7th 2008

Price at launch	£492.82
MPN	2758B055
Colour	Black
Dimensions	129 x 98 x 62
Weight (g)	475
Battery Type	Lithium-Ion Rechargable
Camera Type	Digital SLR
Connectivity	PAL/NTSC Input, USB 2.0, Video Output
Continuous Shooting Speed	3.5
Display Size	3
Display Technology	TFT LCD
Effective Pixels	12.2
Exposure Modes	Aperture-priority, Automatic, Close-Up, Landscape, Manual, Night Portrait, Portrait, Shutter-priority, Sport
Exposure bracketing	+/- 2.0 EV
Flash	Yes
Flash Features	TTL
Flash Modes	AF Illuminator, Auto, Flash Compensation, Manual, Off, On, Red-Eye Reduction
Flash Terminal	Hot Shoe
Focusing Modes	AI Focus, AI Servo, AiAF TTL 9-Point, Single Shot
ISO Settings	100, 1600, 200, 400, 800
Image Formats	JPEG, RAW
Image Sensor Dimensions	22.2 x 14.8
Image Sensor Type	CMOS
Lens	Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
Lens Type	Zoom Lens
Longest Shutter Speed	30
Max Aperture	1
Max. Captured Image Resolution	4272 x 2848
Memory Types	SD, SDHC
Metering Modes	Centre weighted, Evaluative, Partial, Spot
Min Aperture	91
Min Shutter Speed	4000
OS Requirements	Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or later, Microsoft Windows 2000 SP 4, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP 2
Optical Zoom	3
Optical viewfinder	Yes
White Balance	Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Daylight, Fluorescent, Shade, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light
Zoom Adjustment	Manual
LCD Display	Yes
Max resolution (horizontal pixels)	4272
Max resolution (vertical pixels)	2848