The twelve megapixel EOS 450D is just a fantastic piece of technology! 12 megapixel CMOS sensor, 3.0″ LCD monitor, Live View with both AF modes (contrast-detect and passive), 14-bit processing and RAW, spot metering, improved AF, 3.5 frames/sec continuous shooting, a larger viewfinder, SD/SDHC storage and a new higher capacity battery. Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging, Europe said it all: “The EOS 450D bears the fruits of more than 20 years of ongoing investment into EOS, This camera continues Canon’s policy of taking technologies proven in the professional arena and putting them within reach of a wider market of amateur photographers.”