Canon Introduces Astro-Camera

[egarrard]

http://www.canon-sales.co.jp/camera/eosd/20da/index.html
http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/canon_eos_20da_dslr_announced/
The Canon EOS 20Da has been quietly introduced by Canon Japan. The 20Da is a new version of the Canon EOS 20D digital SLR camera that has been modified to make it suitable for astro or infra-red photography. The “hot mirror”, which filters out the infrared part of the colour spectrum, has been removed from the 20Da, and it also has a partially transmissive mirror, which allows for live focusing on the LCD monitor on the rear of the camera. The Canon EOS 20Da also has a new noise reduction capability specifically for high ISO use. No news yet on availability and price outside of Japan (stay tuned!).

[Bobenis]

Yessir! Looks great. Vast improvements over an already amazing camera!

Also has 'Live View' mode which enables the user to manual control the focus by using the LCD display. This is very handy when using the Canon 20Da for astrophotography. The subject can be viewed enlarged on the LCD display (5x or 10x magnification). Furthermore a special filter that normally is used to block infrared information is removed. The Canon EOS 20Da is equipped with a more transmissive mirror which makes the new Canon 20Da 2.5x times more transmissive compared to the Canon EOS 20D. The Canon EOS 20Da is compatible with the timer remote controller Canon TC-80CN3. This accessory enables long exposure times especially for night shots or astrophotography.

Canon EOS 20Da major features are:
- CCD: 22.5x15.0mm
- Canon EF lens compatible
- CompactFlash type I and II slot
- 8.2 effective Megapixels
- JPEG and RAW (12bit) format
- Highest resolution: 3504x2336 pixels
- Lowest resolution: 1728x1152 pixels
- Color space: sRGB and Adobe RGB
- Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and Video out
- ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 and 3200
- Shutter speed: 1/8000 - 30 sec.
- 1.8-inch TFT LCD display - 118.000 pixels
- Li-Ion battery
- Dimensions: 144x105.5x71.5
- Weight: 685g

http://www.pma-show.com/canon/canon_EOS_20Da_001.jpg

[Spec3]

They really should have made a longer exposure setting than 30 seconds on camera to eliminate the need for a N3 remote, but I guess that was the idea