Canon EOS 7D

Canon has announced the new Canon EOS 7D DLSR camera. This is the replacement for the Canon EOS 50D.
The Canon EOS 7D features the following:

• 18.0 megapixel sensor
• ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12,800)
• 8.0 fps continuous shooting
• Advanced movie mode with manual exposure control and selectable frame rates: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD): 30p (29.97) / 24p (23.976) / 25p, 1280 x 720 (HD): 60p (59.94) / 50p, 640 x 480 (SD): 60p (59.94) / 50p.
• Intelligent Viewfinder with 100% field of view
• New 19-point, all cross-type AF system equipped with dual diagonal cross-type sensors in center at f/2.8 and f/5.6 and AF area selection modes to match various shooting situations.
• iFCL Metering with 63 zone dual-layer metering sensor that utilizes AF and color information for optimizing exposure and image quality.
• Magnesium body with shutter durability up to 150,000 cycles and exclusive dust and weather resistance.

The specs on this camera is geared towards the serious or semi-professional photographers. You can usually tell by the magnesium body since most high-end professional cameras uses a magnesium body for durability.

It is not a professional camera because it uses an APS-C sized CMOS sensor. Professionals camera bodies uses a full frame sensor.

The LCD is a 3.0 inch Clearview II LCD and has HDMI output to go directly to your HDTV. The CMOS sensor is a DIGIC 4 sensor.

The SRP for the Canon EOS 7D is $1,699 which is almost similar to the Nikon 300s.