Canon EOS 450D review

Canon EOS 450D Review

Reviewed by: Lori Grunin

Reviewed on: 3 April 2008

Image quality
Regardless of the other entries in the 450D's pro and con columns, it delivers hands-down, best-in-class photo quality, which is surprising given the higher-resolution sensor. It does tend to underexpose -- we rarely use exposure compensation, but bumped it up a stop for many of our shots with the 450D -- and you might need to kick the sharpness settings up a little to your taste.

Visually and by our test numbers, the 450D renders accurate, consistent colour. For example, this was shot at ISO 800, and there's no colour shift or any notable artefacts

But its colour accuracy, dynamic range and consistently good noise profile up to the maximum ISO 1,600 clearly put this model in front of the pack. With both built-in and external flash, as well as without, it delivered even exposures, and the lenses rendered extremely good edge-to-edge sharpness.

Conclusion
Though it'll set you back a few quid more than competitors such as the Sony Alpha DSLR-A200 or the Nikon D60, the Canon EOS 450D will deliver slightly better performance and noticeably better photo quality in return, making it a worthwhile trade-off.

Additional editing by Nick Hide