#CANON EOS 350D FIRMWARE HACK FULL#
#CANON EOS 350D FIRMWARE HACK SERIES#

The 350XT arrived on my doorstep by courier early on a cold but sunny late-winter day. ThereвЂ™s nothing for becoming familiar with a new camera like being parachuted with it into a commercial assignment.

#CANON EOS 350D FIRMWARE HACK FULL#

The original Digital Rebel had a number of features 'disabled' in itвЂ™s firmware, and there developed an underground in hacked firmware to turn these functions back on.Д¬anon seems to have learned its lesson (donвЂ™t mess with tecky photographers and the power of the Internet), and the 350XT is as full featured in most respects as its elder, larger and more expensive cousin, the Canon 20D. Most interestingly, and unlike its predecessor the Rebel 300D, the 350XT hasnвЂ™t been lobotomized by Canon. Amateurs on a budget will, of course, be attracted to its low price. Advanced photographers will appreciate its high image quality combined with small size and light weight, making it a great travel and street shooting camera. Working pros will find it attractive as a backup, and as a potential 'throw-away' вЂ“ a camera that can be used in dangerous conditions, where if it becomes lost or damaged, it isnвЂ™t the end of the world ( or of the shoot). So who then is this camera for? Given its performance I would say that it will appeal to a broad cross-section of photographers. It also is available in silver and black finish. The camera is available as body only, or as a kit with a modest zoom lens. And, oh yes, it will retail for under $1,000 with zoom lens. It can shoot at 3 FPS, with a decent sized buffer is capable of shooting in true simultaneous RAW + JPG modes, and produces image quality that to my eyes is the equal of its big brother, the Canon 20D. Other than offering an 8 Megapixel sensor, the other big news is that the camera is CanonвЂ™s smallest and least expensive DSLR yet, and the lightest camera of its type currently available.

#CANON EOS 350D FIRMWARE HACK SERIES#

It will take any full-frame EOS lens ever made, as well as the new reduced frame 'EF-S' series lenses. But to summarize вЂ“ the 350XT is an 8 Megapixel reduced frame (1.6X) DSLR in Canon EOS lens mount. From time to time IвЂ™ll do comparisonвЂ™s where I think theyвЂ™re warranted, and IвЂ™ll certainly post images taken, along with my subjective evaluation of the camera as a suitable tool for its intended task.Д«y the time you read this 'review' youвЂ™ve probably already read all of the salient specs elsewhere.

But instead, what IвЂ™m going to do from now on are the subjective evaluations that I enjoy doing, and which I know from countless e-mails many readers appreciate reading. ThereвЂ™s no point in my competing with them вЂ“ not that I ever really did, or even wanted to. There are several sites for camera reviews that are tailored for those that want spec lists and detailed technical comparisons. So, beginning with this review, IвЂ™m changing my MO. My experience is that in the real world these differences in image quality are often quite small, yet get blown out of all proportion, especially on some of the discussion boards. Small image quality differences between cameras, or minor foibles, become the peg on which some people hang their prejudices. The technical tests and comparisons are also a black hole into which itвЂ™s all too easy to become captured, and ultimately devoured. And, these tell me almost nothing about how suitable a given camera might be as a device for taking photographs. The endless listings of features and specs hurts my brain. Frankly, over the past year or so IвЂ™ve become bored with both reading and writing traditional camera reviews. With apologies to General MotorsвЂ“ the isnвЂ™t going to be your fatherвЂ™s camera review. (We wonвЂ™t mention that the same camera is called the Kiss n Digitalin Japan).For simplicity sake IвЂ™ll just call it the 350XTfrom now on. This is a field report on the new Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT(as itвЂ™s known in the US and Canada), or the 350Das itвЂ™s known in Europe.

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