![]() The card slot is at the right side of the camera, which means you can switch cards with the camera remaining tripod-mounted. The Q button gives access to a range of creative filters: grainy, soft focus, fish eye effect, art bold, water painting, toy camera (like a LOMO!) and miniature effect (which I hate!).Īlso found at the rear are buttons for AE lock, AF point selection, exposure compensation, quick control, replay and trash. ![]() Rear: four way rocker which gives access to AWB, single/continuous options, AF and a picture style button (auto, standard, portrait for enhanced skin tones, landscape for saturated blues and greens, neutral, ‘faithful’ and mono. Next to the mode dial is the three position power switch: off/on/movies.įorward of the mode dial is a dedicated ISO button, a godsend for those who play with variable sensitivities.įurther forward is the shutter button and main selector dial. HDR backlight control is similar in that the camera shoots three exposures at differing exposures, finally combining them in to one exposure-balanced image. In handheld night scene you can shoot handheld, with the camera firing off four shots, then auto selecting the least camera shake. The latter two are interesting for those who want to push the boundaries without possessing the expertise. Top deck controls: at left the menu and info buttons.Īt right, the mode dial which has positions for PASM intelligent and creative auto flash options portrait, landscape, macro and sports options scene modes: night portrait, handheld night scene and HDR backlight control. Tap a button immediately next to the viewfinder and you fire up the touchable LCD screen. Place your eye next to the turret finder and you view through the optical eyepiece. ![]() Those who grew up on film SLRs will be in seventh heaven with the optical finder! You will however lose the assurance of the LCD screen’s focus pointers.įired up, you’re faced with a status screen that shows ISO, AWB, AF, metering, single/continuous settings etc. Head down and belting straight into using the camera I found most of the external controls easy to suss out and, outside in full sunlight, immediately appreciated the switchable optical/LCD screen viewing options. This has switchable AF/manual on/off and internal stabiliser on/off. The review camera was supplied with the new, stabilised EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens. Light and reasonably strong, the EOS 700D is three quarters the size and two thirds the weight of the top-ranking EOS 5D Mark III. The body is made from stainless steel and polycarbonate resin with glass fibre. In model ranking, it currently sits above the EOS 600D. The Canon EOS 700D (also known as the Canon EOS Rebel T5i is a successor to the EOS 650D model, displaying identical specs and only differing in weight by being only five grams heavier. So don’t expect to pay top dollar for a top quality camera but Canon still considers it to be ‘the most advanced entry-level EOS model to date …’ Canon describes this camera as the flagship of its entry-level consumer DSLR camera line-up and, while each is ‘designed to suit specific user requirements, both cameras are packed with high-quality and creative features that are ideal for creative-minded consumers looking to take their photography to the next level.’
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