Canon EOS 700D / Rebel T5i Deep Review

Canon EOS 700D Body Review

Canon EOS 700D / Rebei T5i is the latest digital camera in Rebel series of Canon company. The little SLRs for amateur shooter have been improved for 20 years in both film and digital camera. Now, Canon is doing many thing and has many challenges to find new ways to show the big change in this model series. Place the new EOS 700D / Rebel T5i alongside its predecessor the 650D and the differences are so minimal to be of little real importance.

Canon EOS 700D Main Features:

• 18MP APS-C 'Hybrid CMOS' sensor
• Phase detection AF from imaging sensor for Live View and Video
• Continuous autofocus in movie mode with subject tracking
• 14-bit DIGIC 5 processor
• ISO 100-12800 standard, 25600 expanded
• 5 fps continuous shooting
• 9 point AF system, all sensors cross type, central sensor F2.8 (from 60D)
• 63 zone iFCL metering
• 1080p30 video recording with built-in stereo mics
• 1.04m dot 3:2 touch-sensitive vari-angle ClearView II LCD (capacitive type, multi-touch support)

 

Now, Canon 700D has specifications: 18MP CMOS sensor, 9-point AF sensor, 3:2 flip-out 1.04m dot screen like EOS 600D/ Rebei T3i. However, improvements have been made, with an eye both to more seasoned users who has SLR performance and compact and when to upgrade for new experience.

The camera is larger because of the larger sensor mirrorless. Now, the entry-level DSLR must have more than high quality image for compact cameraman want to upgrade. The Youtube is now very popular, and user must have 2 in 1 in a camera (shoot and capture video). It is more easier to record a family video with children, mom, wife with a large screen and live view performance. Of course the camera must still have users a path to a more traditional DSLR experience.

Canon 650D has many improvements, like live view improvements and video performance. And these features continuously are intergrated in Canon 700D, but it also offer continuous AF tracking while recording movies

This is made possible by Canon's 'Hybrid CMOS' sensor that includes pixels dedicated to phase detection autofocus. The Hybrid AF system uses these to quickly set the lens to roughly the correct distance, then uses contrast detection AF to fine-tune focus. In theory, this should provide faster and more certain focusing for live view and video shooting compared to Canon models which rely on CDAF alone. You can read a more detailed explanation of this technology and see it in action on the AF performance page of this review.

The EOS 700D also features a touchscreen. This is of the capacitive (contact sensitive) rather than resistive (pressure sensitive) type, behaving like that of a typical smartphone. In Live View and Movie modes the screen can be used to specify the point of focus and (optionally) release the shutter. It also supports iPhone-like multi-touch and gestures. The rear screen has been redesigned with no air gap between the display and cover glass in an attempt to reduce reflections and improve visibility in bright light. There's also an anti-smudge coating which aims to reduce the impact of its newfound touch-sensitivity.

Some Notes:

The EOS 700D uses Canon's DIGIC 5 processor (as seen in the S100 and G1 X compacts), which allows it to shoot at a maximum ISO sensitivity of 12,800 (25,600 extended), and allows lens-specific corrections for chromatic aberration and vignetting in the camera's JPEG processing. The 'conventional' autofocus system for eye-level shooting is borrowed from the EOS 60D, and uses nine focus points which are now all cross-type, with the center point offering additional accuracy with fast lenses.

The camera also has a built-in stereo microphone to provide sound for video, while retaining an external microphone input. The 'HDR Backlight' and 'Handheld Night Scene', modes combine multiple exposures to give a final processed image. A four-exposure 'Multi Shot Noise Reduction' setting is also available in the PASM modes.