The Canon EOS 7D has its frustrations, but this DSLR is an exceptional production tool. By Jay Holben I take great pains with my reviews to be as thorough as possible to consider all the angles and to put the tools through real practical testing.

March 7th. Canon USA Inc. has announced a new round of instant rebates, including savings on the popular Canon EOS 7D and the EOS 5D Mark II SLR cameras. The promotion also provides for a series of Canon EF lens and Speedlite rebates, which are doubled when tied with the purchase of a Canon EOS 5D...

This18 megapixel DSLR camera has dual image processors for fast operation – burst mode of up to 8fps (JPEG). It is well made and rugged with extensive sealing against dust and moisture. There is automatic dust removal by filter shake.

This camera is ultra-responsive with seemingly no time lag between imagining the picture and having it saved on the CF card; The 8fps burst speed is ideal for capturing fast moving subjects; Auto focus and auto exposure are almost always spot on.

Only having three frame auto bracketing is poor; Nikon brackets nine and Pentax seven – which is ideal for creating high dynamic range sets; The low light auto-focus assist lamp is still the dreadful pulse flash method

Canon's EOS 7D digital SLR is designed for users who want fast shooting performance. That means sports photographers, nature photographers, and basically anyone who needs to freeze-frame a fast-moving subject.

Fast burst mode; solid body; versatile focusing modes; very good high ISO performance

Focusing wasn't always accurate; could use more accessible focus controls

Adding another member to its EOS family, the Canon EOS 7D has the makings of a DSLR that's just right for the photography enthusiast. If it's proof that you need, then it is proof that you'll get from our pictorial review of this DSLR packed with a new 18-megapixel sensor and dual Digic 4...

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With the release of the 7D, Canon hasn't so much updated any of its existing cameras as carved out a new niche, creating what the company describes as an "all-rounder" that ostensibly targets the prosumer sports-orientated shooter.

If you expect a huge difference in overall image quality between the EOS 40D, EOS 50D and EOS 7D, you'd probably be somewhat disappointed, but that's not what the EOS 7D is really about. In terms of ergonomics and features, the 7D is clearly ahead of the other EOS crop sensor cameras.

For a long time with Canon, if you weren't dropping nearly three grand on a 5D , you were stuck with a vastly lesser DSLR. The $US1700 7D is Canon's first semi-pro DSLR, and actually it's my favourite yet.

The Canon EOS 7D is an 18 megapixel digital SLR camera incorporating a new APS-C CMOS sensor designed and manufactured by Canon. Featuring a revised photodiode and microlens construction, the 7D's sensor offers a versatile ISO range of 100-12,800.