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Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR Camera Body Only

A rugged magnesium alloy body provides the first clue that the EOS 20D is no ordinary camera. Canon's award-winning CMOS technology delivers outstanding image quality and 8.2 Megapixel resolution. The DIGIC II architecture drives blistering 5fps continuous shooting with a maximum burst of 23 frame JPEG images, class-leading color rendition accuracy, quick start-up times and rapid display and zooming of images during in-camera review. JPEG and RAW files write simultaneously with no loss of performance.The EOS 20D's USB 2.0 Hi-Speed connection enables fast download of images to the computer. PictBridge compliant, the camera supports direct printing to any compatible photo printer. It takes both CF and CF-II cards, including cards of over 2GB capacity.

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Product Specifications for

Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR Camera Body Only

Storage
Memory Type	CompactFlash

Other Features
Camera Body Only	Yes
Interface Connection	IEEE 1394 - 4 pin Unpowered\|USB - Universal Serial Bus\|Video - Out (Unspecified)
LCD Screen Size	1.8 in
Flash	Accessory Shoe\|Built-in Flash\|TTL Auto Flash

Dimensions
Height	4.2 in
Width	5.7 in
Weight	24.2 oz
Depth	2.8 in
normalized-Weight	24.2

Image Processor
Number of Image Sensor Pixels	8500000
Image Sensor	CMOS

Reference
URL	http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=139&modelid=10464
Warranty Information	1 Year Limited Warranty

Lens Features
Camera Type	Digital SLR
Lens Mount	Interchangeable

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Most recent User Reviews for

Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR Camera Body Only

Reviewed by: Aberdeem2

01-31-06

Duration of ownership: 3 Days

Strengths: Decent build quality for money, nice image quality and great speed

Weaknesses:Camera shuts down when changing CF cards, LCD could be brighter and larger

Overall Evaluation: Very nice and quite solidly built for the money. It produces very good images and acceptable noise at high ISO settings. The crop factor of 1.6 actually helps when photographing sports; that 70-200 becomes a 112-320 and 5fps is also a quite fast. Crop factor actually can be a blessing, in that you will get quite good results using consumer grade or knock-off glass, as the crop takes the edges out of the equation. However, wide-angle lovers who dislike the 1.5 crop of Nikon, will hate the 1.6 of the Canon 20D. Wide-angle enthusiasts are almost "forced" to use a 10mm-22mm from Canon or a similar product from Tamron or Sigma, as a 14mm 2.8, costs 2K+ and is a 22.4 on this body. White balance is good to very good but lags behind 1DS and 5D, but the 20D is a fraction of the price. It has been very easy to use and produces the best results in a sub $1500 camera. Has a great feel in the hand and relatively easy to use. I love the fast focus of this camera using USM lenses and excellent image results with L series glass. It is a great backup and com;liment to my 5D. While not perfect, a very fine result on its merit and worthy of its price.
Reviewed by: hawleyrw

01-01-06

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: Fast to turn on, focus, shoot, write. Excellent picture quality

Weaknesses:Cleaning due to the ability for dust to get into the sensor area - but there are kits out there which help here. I've purchased a kit from http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning

Overall Evaluation: I've had my 20D for a few months now, taken over 2000 shots in various settings, using the built-in flash, or EX-580 external, and just about every other configuration I can think of. This is one great camera! Speed is the primary contribution for me, coming from an Oly E-20, which took fantastic pictures for a good 5MP camera, but was S-L-O-W at write times and focus for the second shot while writing. I'd thrown several shots away during candid photos due to the camera not focusing properly. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a fantastic DSLR.
Reviewed by: Cooperst

12-15-05

Duration of ownership: 8 Months

Strengths: Picture quality , sensor size .

Weaknesses:Autofocus should be beter and faster , any time you changeyour lens your camera is in jepardy!

Overall Evaluation: I`m able to axept everything from this camera , but this camera can`t take any dust , your lens should stay on for ever or your sensor will catch some dust in no time and your pictuters will have not funy spots. Canon must do something about it!!
Reviewed by: pervasivelight

09-29-05

Duration of ownership: 10 Months

Strengths: super fast shutter & focusing, excellent exposure calculation. raw format photos. sips batteries.

Weaknesses:the only flaw I can think of is that when shooting my nose smudges the lcd screen.

Overall Evaluation: I've been using my Canon 20D professionally for the past 10 months, mostly corporate headshots & product shots and couldn't be happier. the quality of the raw images produced is as good as, if not better than what i was previously receiving from my photographers using EOS 1DS' (costing 4x the price). I've added the vertical grip (canon BG-E2) and it's dual batteries have an astronomically long life (I honestly can't remember the last time I charged them).
Reviewed by: stickmaker

07-14-05

Duration of ownership: 14 Days

Strengths: Generally a good camera but not for me

Weaknesses:shutter noise

Overall Evaluation: I photograph wildlife and the shutter noise makes this camera completely useless. I took it back to the store for a refund. VERY disappointed. I had been using a Sony Mavica FD97 and it was completely silent when I took a picture. This made it ideal for wildlife.