Chapter 2. CHOOSING AND USING A CANON DIGITAL SLR

CONSIDERATIONS FOR BUYING A CANON DSLR

WHAT RESOLUTION IS RIGHT FOR YOU?

TECHNOLOGIES AND FEATURES COMMON

TO CANON DSLRS

LOOKING AT THE CANON DSLR LINEUP

EXPLORING DIFFERENT IMAGE SENSOR SIZES

CROP FACTOR

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES FRAME RATE MAKE?

GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR CANON DSLR

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Whether you already own a Canon digital SLR, or you're considering upgrading or buying a backup camera body, Canon provides a lineup of dSLR cameras that have a logical progression of features and resolution for primary and secondary shooting needs. Behind the scenes, Canon's trusted digital imaging technology ensures you get consistent results, whether you are an individual photographer with a single camera body or you own a studio with multiple dSLRs at different resolutions. Also, historically Canon has led, and continues to pioneer, digital imaging technology, so you can expect the highest image quality and can't-live-without features from all of Canon's dSLRs.

This chapter provides an overview of the technologies that are common to Canon's dSLR cameras, technologies that are specific to camera categories or models, as well as the exposure, metering, and focusing features of each camera.

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