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On picking up the new Canon 7D the first thing that one notices is the heft and solidity of the body. This camera is a significant upgrade over all of its predecessors, including the 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D MKII, and in features even the 1Ds series. In fact it appears to have more in common in terms of build quality with the One Series than with the xxD range.
But, I'm getting ahead of myself. What's a 7D and why should you care?
The headlines are as follows...

– 18 Megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor
– 8 FPS shooting speed
– 19 Cross type Autofocus sensors
– Full HD (1080P) video at 24, 25 and 30 FPS
– Live View with a 3" 920k LCD
– Built-in flash doubles as Speedlight Transmitter
– 100% viewfinder

Not bad, and in fact there's more, but let's get down to cases. If you want to read the laundry list of features you can visit any of the camera review sites that provide these at great length. Rather, I think what you came here for is to kn...

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