Live View
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Soldato
Nope, doesn't have it. You get better shots by using the viewfinder, which is why you do not have it.
InvG
InvG
Soldato
I don't know. 
All I know is that the 400D, 350D and 300D don't have it.
InvG
All I know is that the 400D, 350D and 300D don't have it.
InvG
Yup
because it has Live View ?
The 450D definitely has a few enhancements over the 400D - Live View being one of them (well, if you consider that an enhancement).
However you do need to remember that although the 450D is replacing the 400D when it hits the shelves it will do so at the price the 400D did, and not what the 400D is now.
Right now you can get a 400D with kit lens for around £380.
Once the 450D is released we could well see this price drop even further.
However the 450D has an estimated price of over £500, I've seen estimations of £550+
If Live View and the other enhancements are required then I'm sure the 450D is going to be a great piece of kit.
However you may be better off waiting for the 450D and then snapping up a 400D for maybe around £350.
However you do need to remember that although the 450D is replacing the 400D when it hits the shelves it will do so at the price the 400D did, and not what the 400D is now.
Right now you can get a 400D with kit lens for around £380.
Once the 450D is released we could well see this price drop even further.
However the 450D has an estimated price of over £500, I've seen estimations of £550+
If Live View and the other enhancements are required then I'm sure the 450D is going to be a great piece of kit.
However you may be better off waiting for the 450D and then snapping up a 400D for maybe around £350.
Associate
I don't understand the 'pffft' attitude towards LiveView. It is OBVIOUS, and also 100% clear that it is not a necessity, and a bigger and brighter viewfinder will go miles ahead of a 3" lcd with LiveView... 95% of the time.
But photography is not about 95% of the time. LiveView is a great tool, ESPECIALLY when the screen flips out (I personally do not see the point of LiveView on a regular fixed LCD). It can open up a wealth of possibilities; which allow you to do things like lay the camera on high or low surfaces without having to get on the floor or climb up things just to see in the viewfinder to frame the shot. These awkward shots can be taken quicker and more fluidly, which may allow you to capture something you otherwise would have missed.
A further point I would make, is the ability most LiveView equipped cameras have of being able to zoom in on the LCD to about 10x magnification to allow you to easily focus the image on the detailed areas of the image. For those of you who've shot landscape at night, you'll appreciate the difficulties with focusing and composing. LiveView can make you life a lot easier.
Just my 2p: it's not a necessity, but it's damn useful!
But photography is not about 95% of the time. LiveView is a great tool, ESPECIALLY when the screen flips out (I personally do not see the point of LiveView on a regular fixed LCD). It can open up a wealth of possibilities; which allow you to do things like lay the camera on high or low surfaces without having to get on the floor or climb up things just to see in the viewfinder to frame the shot. These awkward shots can be taken quicker and more fluidly, which may allow you to capture something you otherwise would have missed.
A further point I would make, is the ability most LiveView equipped cameras have of being able to zoom in on the LCD to about 10x magnification to allow you to easily focus the image on the detailed areas of the image. For those of you who've shot landscape at night, you'll appreciate the difficulties with focusing and composing. LiveView can make you life a lot easier.
Just my 2p: it's not a necessity, but it's damn useful!