Canon EOS 700D Digital SLR Camera - (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens, 18MP, CMOS Sensor) 3 inch LCD

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• •Product Description
• •EOS 700D
• •Let your creativity grow
• •Step into DSLR photography and let your creativity grow. Produce superb photos and video with an 18.0 megapixel sensor and enjoy shooting with an easy to use Vari-angle Clear View LCD II Touch screen.
• •Detailed 18 megapixel photos and Full-HD movies
• •Explore new shooting angles with large Vari-angle touch screen
• •Capture fast action with 9-point AF and 5 fps shooting
• •Great results in low light with ISO 12800 (expands to ISO 25600)
• •Preview and shoot with range of Creative filters
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• •Review
• •From dpreview.com:
• •With more than two decades of continuous success in its film and digital incarnations, these little SLRs have been improved and refined to the point that Canon's biggest challenge seems to be finding new ways to distinguish its updated models. Place the new EOS 700D alongside its predecessor the EOS 650D and the differences are so minimal to be of little real importance.
• •Differences compared to EOS 650D:
• •Real-time preview of Creative Filters in Live View mode Redesigned new mode dial that turns 360 degrees New 'upmarket' textured body finish.
• •As such, we're not going to waste much time in this review discussing the 700D alongside the 650D. As noted above, much of the substance of this review is adapted from our earlier coverage of its predecessor anyway. The EOS 700D replaces the short-lived EOS 650D but the EOS 600D lives on in the overall lineup, to effectively drop down a notch to the position currently occupied by the EOS 550D, which will be discontinued. So long, EOS 650D. We hardly knew you. We've known fruit flies live longer.
• •Canon EOS 700D key 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) The 700D's headline specifications - 18MP CMOS sensor, 9-point AF sensor, 3:2 flip-out 1.04m dot screen are all familiar from the EOS 600D. Look a bit closer, however, and improvements have been made in each of these areas, with an eye both to more seasoned users who demand SLR performance and compact camera upgraders who want a familiar feeling interface.
• •It is largely because of the rise of large sensor mirrorless models that in today's market an entry-level DSLR must offer more than just high image quality to entice compact camera upgraders. In the age of YouTube, quick and easy access to video recording capability is a must. And for users that are far more familiar with composing via an LCD screen than a viewfinder, live view performance is of no small concern. Of course the camera must still offer users a path to a more traditional DSLR-like experience, without which, they would be hard pressed to resist the temptation of a physically smaller 'mirrorless' camera.
• •The EOS 650D was Canon's attempt to meet these challenges head on, with features aimed at improving its live view and video performance, which have been carried into the EOS 700D. One of the most noteworthy of these is the ability to 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 the EOS 650D 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.
• •Other features of note
• •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 6

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