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One of my Hobbies is Photography: As you can tell from my web site

I have two cameras:
(1) Professional Digital SLR - Canon EOS 350D
. . + Zoom Lens: Tamron 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II Macro Lens
(2) Pocket Digital point-and-shoot - Canon S500

For those of you who are into Photography, here are the details of both my cameras.

Canon EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT) specifications


 



International naming • US: Canon Rebel Digital XT
• Japan: Canon EOS Kiss n Digital
• Elsewhere: Canon EOS 350D
List price
(kit inc. lens)
• You don't want to know
• Paid a lot of money
Body material Plastic (matte finish)
Sensor * • 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 8.2 million total pixels
• 8.0 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio
Image sizes * • 3456 x 2304 (L)
• 2496 x 1664 (M)
• 1728 x 1152 (S)
Output formats • RAW
• RAW + JPEG Large/Fine *
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal
Image processor DIGIC II *
Lenses • Canon EF / EF-S lens mount
• 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes • Auto Focus
• Manual Focus (switch on lens barrel)
Auto Focus • 7-point TTL
• CMOS sensor
• AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) *
AF modes * • AI Focus
• One shot
• AI Servo
AF point selection • Auto
• Manual
AF assist Flash strobe
Shooting modes • Auto
• Program AE (P)
• Shutter priority AE (Tv)
• Aperture priority AE (Av)
• Manual (M)
• Auto depth-of-field
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Close-up
• Sports
• Night portrait
• Flash off
Metering • TTL 35 zone SPC
• Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes * • Evaluative 35-zone
• Partial 9% at center
• Center-weighted average
AE Lock AE lock button
AE Bracketing • +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments *
Exposure compen. • +/- 2.0 EV
• 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments *
Sensitivity

• Auto (100 - 400)
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
• ISO 1600

Shutter • Focal-plane shutter
• 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps *)
• Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Bulb
Aperture values • F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps)
• Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance  • Auto
 • Daylight
 • Shade
 • Cloudy
 • Tungsten
 • Fluorescent
 • Flash
 • Custom
WB Bracketing • +/-3 levels
• 3 images
• Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias *
WB fine-tuning * • Blue (-9) To Amber (+9)
• Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space * • sRGB
• Adobe RGB
(Independently selectable)
Image params * • Parameter 1 (con +1, shp +1, sat +1, tone 0)
• Parameter 2 (con 0, shp 0, sat 0, tone 0)
• Set 1 (con, shp, sat, tone)
• Set 2 (con, shp, sat, tone)
• Set 3 (con, shp, sat, tone)
• B&W (con, shp, filter, toning)
Custom params
(Set 1 - 3)
• Contrast (+/-2)
• Sharpness (+/-2)
• Saturation (+/-2)
• Color tone (+/-2)
Drive modes • Single
• Continuous: 3.0 fps up to 14 JPEG / 4 RAW frames *
• Self-timer 10 secs (3 sec with mirror lock-up)
Mirror lockup * Yes
Viewfinder • Pentamirror
• 95% frame coverage
• Magnification: 0.8x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) *
• Eyepoint: 21 mm *
• Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
• Fixed laser matte screen
Viewfinder info • AF points
• AF/FE lock
• AEB
• Shutter Speed
• Aperture
• Exposure Level / Compensation
• Max. burst
• AF/MF focus confirmation
• CF warning
DOF preview Yes, button
LCD monitor • 1.8" TFT LCD
• 115,000 pixels *
• 5 brightness levels
• 10x zoom playback
Record review • Off
• On
• On (Info, inc. histogram)
• 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
Flash • Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash *
• Guide number approx 13
• Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction
• X-Sync: 1/200 sec
• Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) *
• Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)
External flash • E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites *
• Hot-shoe
Direct printing • Canon Card Photo Printers
• Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function
• PictBridge
Other features • Orientation sensor
• Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity
• LCD panel illumination
Auto rotation • On (playback uses orientation data in file header)
• Off
Playback mode • Single image
• Single image with info (inc. histogram)
• Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable)
• 9 image index
• Auto play
• Image rotation
• Jump (by 10, 100 or date) *
Custom functions 9 custom functions with 24 settings *
Menu languages

• English
• German
• French
• Dutch
• Danish
• Finnish
• Italian
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Spanish
• Russian *
• Chinese (Simplified)
• Korean *
• Japanese

Firmware User upgradable (uh oh!)
Connectivity

• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed, approx. 2.6 MB/sec) *
• Video out
• E3 type wired remote control

Direct Print • Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers (supporting PictBridge)
• PictBridge
Storage • Compact Flash Type I or II
• Microdrive supported
• FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support
• No CF card supplied
Power • Lithium-Ion NB-2LH rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) *
• CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup) *
• Optional ACK-700 AC adapter *
Dimensions * 127 x 94 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 in)
Weight * • Body (no batt or CF): 490 g (1.1 lb)
• Body plus battery and CF: 540 g (1.2 lb)
• Body plus battery,CF and 18-55 mm II lens: 724 g (1.6 lb)
Software * • Digital Photo Professional
• Zoom Browser EX
• EOS Capture
• PhotoStitch
Accessories • Semi-hard case EH-18L *
• EF and EF-S lenses
• Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 580EX, Macro-RingLite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2)
• Battery Grip BG-E3 (takes two NB-2LH or 6 AA's) *
• Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-1 and RC-5
• AC Adapter Kit ACK-700 *

Here are the lens details:
Tamron Autofocus 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras

• Model: Canon AF
• Camera Magnify Power: 1 / 3.7
• Lens Type: Zoom lens
• Lens System Special Functions: Zoom
• Maximum Aperture Range: F/3.5-6.3
• Minimum focal length: 18 millimeters
• Maximum focal length: 200 millimeters
• Minimum Focal Range: 17.7 inches
• Focus Type: auto-focus
• Optical zoom: 11.1
• Real Angle Of View: 75
• Mounting Type: Canon EF
• Weight: 14 Ounces
• Item Display Diameter: 2.9 inches
• Length: 3 inches
• Warranty: 6 years warranty





And here are the details of my pocket camera... Canon S500


        Canon PowerShot S500
 Format      Ultra Compact
 Price       Paid US$499
 Also known as      Canon Digital IXUS 500
 Camera body       
 Release Status       
Click for help Max resolution      2592 x 1944
Click for help Low resolution      2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1240 x 768, 640 x 480
Click for help Image ratio w:h      4:3
Click for help Effective pixels      5.0 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      5.2 million
Click for help Sensor size      1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm)
Click for help Sensor type      CCD
Click for help Colour filter array      RGB
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Unknown
Click for help ISO rating      Auto, 50, 100, 200, 400
Click for help Zoom wide (W)      36 mm
Click for help Zoom tele (T)      108 mm (3 x)
Click for help Digital zoom      Yes, 4.1 x
 Image stabilization      No
 Auto Focus      Yes
Click for help Manual Focus      No
 Auto focus type      AiAF TTL 9-point
Click for help Normal focus range      Unknown
Click for help Macro focus range      5 cm
Click for help White balance override      5 positions plus manual
Click for help Aperture range      F2.8 - F4.9
Click for help Min shutter      15 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/2000 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes
 Flash guide no.      3.5 m (11.4 ft) 5 m
 External flash      No
 Flash modes      Auto, On, Off, Manual (Red Eye On/Off)
Click for help Exposure compensation      -2 EV to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      Evaluative, Center Weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      No
Click for help Shutter priority      No
Click for help Focal length multiplier       
 Lens thread      No
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 1.5 fps, 2.2 fps, max 14 images
 Movie Clips      Yes, 640 x 480, 30 sec, 320 x 240, max 3 mins with audio
 Remote control      No
 Tripod mount      Yes
 Self-timer      2 or 10 sec
Click for help Time-lapse recording      No
 Orientation sensor      Yes
Click for help Storage types      Compact Flash (Type I)
Click for help Storage included      32 MB CompactFlash
Click for help Uncompressed format      No
Click for help Compressed format      JPEG (EXIF 2.2)
Click for help Quality Levels      Super-Fine, Fine, Normal
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical
Click for help LCD      1.5 "
Click for help LCD Pixels      118,000
 Playback zoom      Yes
Click for help Video out      Yes
Click for help USB      Yes
Click for help Firewire (IEEE 1394)      No
Click for help Battery / Charger      Yes
Click for help Battery      Lithium-Ion NB-1LH Battery & charger
 Weight (inc. batteries)      215 g (7.6 oz)
 Dimensions      87 x 57 x 28 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in)

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