Testseek.com have collected 182 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1 and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 100D Rebel SL1.
May 2013
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182 Reviews
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The editors liked
Small body
Light weight
High image quality
Touch screen
Smallest and lightest DSLR we've ever reviewed
Delivers very good image quality
Almost exactly the same as the Canon T4i/T5i
But in a tiny package
All three cameras share the same APS-C-type
18-megapixel CMOS sensor
Very accomplished at shooting ...
Sized for small-to-medium hands
The Canon EOS Rebel SL1 delivers the expected photo and video quality in a comfortable and well-executed design
Compact design. Touch screen. Quick to start and focus. 4fps continuous shooting. Smooth live view focus experience. Microphone input. Good high ISO performance.
If the personal choice "C.Fn II-3 Highlight tone priority" is selected
Bleached-out highlights
As in the above shot
Are prevented. It also delivers
Surprisingly enough
A slightly higher dynamic range. The disadvantages of the highlight tone priority
World's smallest DSLR. Truly compact body
Good photo and video quality
1080p movies with respectable continuous AF
Excellent touch-screen interface
Microphone input
Remote control over USB using PCs or Macs
New kit lens with very quiet AF and non-rotating barrel.
Very small and light with good grip for small to medium-size hands
High ISO shots are quite usable
Even above ISO 6400
Excellent LCD and responsive touchscreen
Special coating minimizes fingerprint smudges from touchscreen use
Hybrid AF II / STM lens combo is noticeably improved for live view and movie shooting
Useful night modes
Chromatic aberration correction works well
Stereo mic jac
Good design including rubberised handgrip
Creative filters feature live preview
Strikingly small body
Highly responsive touchscreen
Petite and lightweight design
Rubberised handgrip
Effective Auto Lighting Optimizer
Image Quality at high ISO
Smooth and silent AF performance
Live preview for creative filters
The editors didn't like
Uncomfortable for large hands
Despite its reduced size
Body not as small as most compact system cameras because it still has to accommodate the DSLR mirror
LCD is not articulating (like it is on the T4i/T5i)
Dynamic range and high ISO performance not as good as some competing mo...
It's pretty slim on features
Limited Raw burst shooting. Pentamirror viewfinder. Fixed rear LCD. May be too small for some hands
Modest continuous shooting speed at 4fps
No built-in Wifi and no Canon accessory either
Screen doesn't flip-out
It's fixed in position
Basic auto exposure bracketing of three frames
No auto-panorama mode in-camera
Non adjustable AF area size in Live View
Loses size advantage once you fit most Canon lenses.
May be too small for those with larger hands
Grip may be insufficient for use with larger lenses
AF illuminator integrated into flash (must have flash engaged to use it)
Flash produces red-eye in Night portrait mode
Non-STM lenses struggle in live view and in movie servo AF
Default dynamic range lags behind its peers
Similar price to the Canon EOS 700D
AF system only features one cross-type point
Small design means small battery
Only one crosstype AF point
Limited amount of AF points compared with its closest rivals
Abstract: While there is no doubt Nikon is currently doing great things in D-SLRs, it's also true that every major development in the category has been initiated by the Canon. It was first with enthusiast-level and then consumer-level models, first with video (alth...
Overall system still large, Art filters only usable in Live View, Slow Live View focusing
Buying Guide Best full-frame DSLR What Canon has managed to produce in the EOS 100D is pretty special - a very small body that retains the same DSLR stylings of its larger siblings, and, more importantly, produces impressive image quality. That's quite a ...
The EOS 100D is small and light for a DSLR, but still bulkier than the Olympus OM-D E-M5. The tradeoff is that the Canon has a larger sensor and a true optical viewfinder. Who is it for? The occasional family chronicler, perhaps, or someone dissatisfied w...
Published: 2013-06-27, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
The lens, while obviously made down to a price, is very fine, delivering consistently sharp and detailed images. By keeping the zoom range to a modest 3X there are few, in any, optical compromises. It is one of the best kit lenses we have tested.
The viewfinder is a little cramped and dim by comparison with DSLRs with true prism finders. This is nitpicking and certainly no deal breaker
Abstract: DateJune 27, 2013 (1) Read later This 18-megapixel camera is Canon's smallest DSLR, competing with the largest mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras. Fitted inside the relatively petite body are the mechanicals and electronics of the large...
Extremely compact and lightweight. Excellent touchscreen. Very good image quality
Some users might find the design a little cramped. No built-in Wi-Fi. Short battery life compared to other SLRs
Offering the same image quality as other entry-level Canon SLRs but with a much smaller body, the 100D is a satisfying first step into the world of SLR photography....
Good ergonomics for its small size, Good image and video quality, Simple, easy to operate
No sensor improvements since 550D, Cheap construction
Canon has miniaturised the digital SLR with the EOS 100D. If you want a small camera, but absolutely have to have a proper viewfinder, this is your best bet at the moment. It's surprisingly usable given its tiny dimensions, although its 18-megapixel senso...
Although it's too early to make a firm pronouncement before we receive a review camera, we feel Canon has a real winner with the EOS 100D. Many photographers have been waiting for a capable, lightweight compact camera that can accept a wide range of lense...
