Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- Love this camera! Who needs full frame?
Notes on Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- I upgraded to this from a Canon XTi. This camera is much heavier, but the burst rate is almost scary fast!
Downsides:
This is much heavier than the XTi
Upsides:
18 MP
Super fast shooting rate
Quiet (doesn't sound mechanical like the lower end EOS cameras do)
Feature rich!
Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- Serious Overheating Issues in Canon 7D
Notes on Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- If you are intending on buying the 7D because of its video capabilities then be forewarned: The camera overheats far too easily.
I purchased the Canon 7D in December 2009, using it to successfully capture some soccer games. During the games the camera was stopped -- not shutdown -- quite frequently whenever there was a pause in the action, which was quite often due to the age of the players. At half-time the camera was turned off. For the first couple of months I experienced no problems. But that is no longer the case. Spring has sprung and with it comes warmer temperatures. This past weekend the camera's overheating icon came on after being on for about fifteen minutes of stopping and starting. Temperature: 60 degrees outside. I stopped the camera. I shut the camera down for a couple of minutes. I turned the camera back on and it worked for a minute or two before flashing the overheating icon again. I put my jacket on top to keep the sun off the camera body. No luck. I was unable to capture the last fifteen minutes of the game.
Page 159 of the English EOS 7D manual indicates that the camera will experience overheating issues when used for a prolonged time or under direct sunlight. What it doesn't tell you is how long "prolonged" is and under what external temperature conditions this applies too. Based on my results you will have approximately twenty minutes or so when shooting in 60 degrees before the overheating icon flashes. Had I known this I would not have purchased this camera. Given that I'm a long-time Canon customer I can only say that I'm extremely disappointed that the camera overheats so quickly in fair conditions. I'm quite certain Canon is aware of this issue but has chosen to bury it in the operators manual in a loosely-worded description meant to cover their butts. You won't find anything on the Canon 7D product that warns you about "prolonged" use. Try searching the 7D's support section. Nothing with the words "heat, heating, overheat, overheating." A search of the internet tells a completely different story.
It's a camera trying to be a video camera and under certain conditions it works great. Know your intended shooting conditions before deciding to buy the 7D for its video capabilities. Get real, in the field reviews from people who tell it like it is without wrapping it in sugar-coated wording designed to keep their revenue streams flowing.
Despite years of buying Canon products my next video camera purchase will be from another manufacturer.
Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- Great Canon to Graduate Up To
Notes on Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- With this camera, you deserve your cap and gown. In other words, you have learned basic photography and used a camera up to and including the level of the XSi or similar and now you want more picture definition and are ready for the challenge that comes with handling a top of the line and more demanding piece of equipment. The 7D produces outstanding results and will give you plenty of options to examine and to make practical use of. I pretty much reached the maximum that could be produced with my XTi Canon and was ready to go up the ladder. I looked at the 1D MKIII but it weighed a ton and I do not have the professional demand that that camera is made for. My dealer showed me the 7D, which is a 'crop' body which means it would use the same CF memory card and all the lenses I was using for my XTi, yet, and I mean this, DELIVERS FIVE TIMES THE QUALITY! That is in my subjective analysis of how well this camera works. Every picture blows my socks off, good bad or indifferent, the results are coming from a powerhouse of picture taking potential that has made me smile from the inside out every time I use it. If you are a semi-professional or serious amateur who is demanding and wants spectacular results, this could be the camera for you. It certainly is for me!
Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- Real Gem
Notes on Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- I have to say I love this camera. More then a camera I use it to shoot very short films and for the price it is real good compared to my red camera which cost over 20,000. This is perfect for on the go shots where you do not to set anything up and with all the features I don't need to add any other components to it to get the perfect looking shot. Recommend this highly if you can afford it.
Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- Great camera for wildlife and birds in flight
Notes on Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital ...- I own both the 7D and the 5D MkII. The 5D2 excells at high IQ and great high-ISO performance and the 7D excells at fast focus, bringing the subject closer and getting off bursts of images at high frame rates. Both are very fine all around cameras, but the 7D helps you by filling its viewfinder with a larger image, locking on focus quicker and allowing a much faster burst rate. I've been somewhat amazed at the 7D's perfomance at ISO 6400, but find it second to the 5D2 at ISOs of 1600 and 3200. Below ISO 800 the two perform very closely, but the difference is more noticeable in that 1600-3200 band. Hey, at least we're not talking about shooting birds in flight at ASA 50!
The build quality is at the tank level. I've had it out in rain and snow and temperatures as low as -15F. I really like that the 7D and 5D2 share the same battery, so by keeping a charged battery in each body and a spare, I'm never short of power. I often take 1000 images in a day with the 7D and always have plenty of reserves (I hardly ever use Live View). The control layout is slightly improved over the 5D2, with the video operation being much more intuitive.
I'd suggest that anyone having IQ trouble with the 7D make sure that they check their micro-focus adjustment and fine tune it to their particular lenses. There is quite a range of potential adjustment, which might explain the trouble that a few seem to be having. (Mine required no micor-adjustment).
