Canon EOS 20D
Canon EOS 20D image by Todd Evans (Image rights) |
The Canon EOS 20D is a digital SLR camera. It was released in 2004.
It succeeded over the EOS 10D released a year earlier. To compare, it has an 8.2-megapixel sensor to the 10D's 6.3-megapixel. With a faster shutter of 1/8000 vs 1/4000, along with 5fps vs 3fps of the predecessor. Flash sync has also been increased slightly to 1/250. The body uses a EF-S lens mount system. This reduces the size of the mirror along with the rest of the body. Power on time has also been improved, able to power up in under half a second. The back features a 1.8" TFT color LCD screen. Introduced in the model is a 9 point auto focus system. Along with JPEG, it is capable of capturing in RAW and RAW + JPEG. The image processor has been changed to the DIGIC II previously available on the EOS-1D Mark II. The i/o ports have been updated to support USB 2 along with Pictbridge printing support. Images are captured on CompactFlash Type I or II media.
It was succeeded by the EOS 30D in August of 2006.
Contents
Official Product Sites
Articles & Reviews
- DPReview UPDATED November, 2004
- Photo.net
- 20D vs 5D
- Luminous Landscape
- Rob Galbraith
- Fred Miranda
- Steve's Digicams
- Imaging Resource
- PCPhotoReview.com
- Epinions.com
- PCWorld
- SLRCameraInfo
- Norman Koren
Issues
- Firmware Update v2.0.0 This firmware update incorporates support for the wireless file transmitter WFT-E1.
- Firmware Update v1.1.0 This update adds three new languages to the camera menus: traditional Chinese, Korean and Russian. The new firmware also fixes the problem of horizontal line noise in images shot at high ISO settings while using the built-in flash.
- Firmware Update v1.0.5 This update fixes the lock-up problem that some users were experiencing. Note that this update also addresses the bug which caused Update v1.0.4 to kill some cameras.
Downloads
- Canon USA Download Library - Here you can find setup instructions, drivers, software applications, user manual and firmware updates for the 20D.
- Adobe RAW v2.4 Beta - Added support for the 20D.
- Canon 20D CSPro - A new plugin by fredmiranda.com that offers advanced sharpending techniques.
- Microsoft RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer - Microsoft PowerToy that adds 20D .CR2 support to Windows XP.
Other Links
- Hands On With The Canon 20D
- The Canon 20D DSLR: First Impressions in the Field
- A Short Course in Canon EOS 20D Photography (Book & CD-ROM)
- Fred Miranda Forums: Canon-mount SLRs
- DPReview.com Forums: Canon 20D/10D/D60/D30
- DPReview.com Forums: Canon SLR Lens
- photo-forums.com: Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR
- Tons of 20D Review and Photo Links
- Agusti Pardo: Web of Agusti Pardo, photographer that worked with 20D. Examples of works with this camera
Sample Photos
- PhotoSIG.com (where it goes by many names) Canon D20 (?), Canon EOS 20D Digital, EOS 20D, 20D Canon
- Canon 20D Launch, PBase Gallery
- J. Vincent, PBase Gallery
- Andy Williams, PBase Gallery
- Franki Chung, PBase Gallery
- Blade, PBase Gallery
- Neil Johnson, PBase Gallery
- lensman99, PBase Gallery
- Murray Gribsby, PBase Gallery
- Logu, phtoblog
Canon Digital SLR Cameras | |
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Full Frame Professional: | EOS-1D X | EOS-1D X Mark III EOS-1Ds Mark III | EOS-1Ds Mark II | EOS-1Ds |
APS-H Professional: | EOS-1D Mark IV | EOS-1D C | EOS-1D Mark III EOS-1D Mark II N | EOS-1D Mark II | EOS-1D |
Full Frame Pro-sumer: | EOS 5D Mark IV | EOS 5Ds | EOS 5Ds R EOS 5D Mark III | EOS 5D Mark II | EOS 5D |
Pro-sumer: | EOS 90D | EOS 80D | EOS 77D | EOS 70D | EOS 60D EOS 50D | EOS 40D | EOS 30D | EOS 20D | EOS 10D | EOS 6D EOS 6D Mark II | EOS 7D Mark II | EOS 7D | EOS D60 | EOS D30 |
Consumer: | EOS 4000D | EOS 2000D | EOS 1200D | EOS 1300D EOS 1100D | EOS 1000D | EOS 850D | EOS 800D EOS 760D | EOS 750D | EOS 700D | EOS 650D | EOS 600D EOS 550D | EOS 500D | EOS 450D | EOS 400D EOS 350D | EOS 300D | EOS 250D | EOS 200D | EOS 100D |
Astrophotography: | EOS 60Da | EOS 20Da |