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September 2013
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The editors liked
Reliable and smooth autofocus
Low cost
Great images
Innovative and effective Dual Pixel CMOS AF system
Solid core feature set
Useful WiFi options
Responsive
Fullyarticulated touchscreen
Fastest autofocus in Live View of any camera that we've seen or tested when it comes to its exemplary tracking abilities. Otherwise
It's only a bit slower than Sony
Fairly nice build for the customer base with a nice feel in the hand
WiFi connectivity
Fast autofocus and tracking in video and live vie
Easy one-handed operation for essential setting
Wi-Fi equipped for photo transfer
Remote contro
Very sharp images and accurate color
The Canon EOS 70D's new sensor delivers excellent autofocus performance and the camera itself is quite fast. Its design is reasonably streamlined and the feature set appropriately tailored to the target market as well
Smooth video autofocus. Articulating touch-screen LCD. Pentaprism optical viewfinder. Quick focus in most situations. 7fps continuous drive shooting. Lots of physical controls. Vertical grip add-on available. 1/250-second flash sync speed. Integrated Wi-F
Good still image quality
Good ISO noise performance
Latest generation processing engine and technology
Touchscreen monitor offers quick control response
Exceptional DSLR video performance due to continuous AF
Phase detection AF in Liveview and video
High image quality also at high ISOs
Very good hand-fit and operation
Wi-fi with remote image capture
Tiltable and swiveling LCD-screen with multitouch
Great touchscreen performance
Impressive 19-point AF system
Dual-pixel sensor AF delivers fantastic Live-view AF performance
Solid build
Dual Pixel AF makes movie and live view modes more usable
Good heft without being too large to hold
High ISO shots are quite usable
Even above ISO 6400
Excellent LCD and responsive touchscreen
Special coating minimizes fingerprint smudges from touchscreen use
Articulated LCD for shooting from odd angles made more useful by fast
Precise AF
7 fps shooting speed
Silent shutter mode
AF Mi
Great image quality
High resolution and low noise
Best continuous AF for movies on the market
1080p movies with compression and timecode options
Large viewfinder with on-demand guides
Fully articulated touchscreen display
Fast continuous hooting at 7fps
Built-in Wifi with laptop or smartphone remote control
19-point zonable AF system with AF microadjustment
Seven frame exposure bracketin
The editors didn't like
Lack of essential shooting information in video mode
No headphone jack
Lacks advanced finetuning features in areas such as incamera noise reduction
Image quality is only slightly better than its predecessor (but still good for this price point)
Price
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199 (body only)
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We feel that Canon purposely crippled the sensor. It's worse than the 7D's and 5D Mk II's. Yes
The Mk II
Really wish that the back dial was beefier
The implementation of direct autofocus point selection vs having to press a button first would've made
Tedious wireless and white balance control
Somewhat bulky
The image quality doesn't overly impress for this price class
And certain aspects of the design -- notably single card slot
Hard-to-control multicontroller and the Wi-Fi/movie mode conflict resolution -- are annoying
Live View autofocus struggles in low light. Only one SD card slot. Lacks built-in GPS. No PC Sync socket. 1080p video is limited to 30fps. Cannot record video when Wi-Fi is enabled
72 dpi still image output requires resizing for printing
Touchscreen monitor collects fingerprints and smudges
Impairing legibility in bright conditions
Camera seems to lose highlights to a higher degree than the 60D at default settings
No GPS
No WB and RAW/JPEG in the status menu
Lower dynamic range in JPEG than the competition
No RAW-share files in HDR-mode
Slight issues with AWB performance
Limited creative filter implementation
Dual Pixel AF does not allow tracking autofocus while shooting continuously
Relatively small viewfinder
LCD blacks out completely during continuous shooting in live view
AF illuminator integrated into flash (must have flash engaged to use it)
Complicated Wi-Fi setup
Movie mode disabled when Wi-Fi is enabled
HDR mode unavailable if Raw is active (rather than disengaging Raw)
Only one SD c
Live View AF only suitable for slow moving subjects
Slow shot-to-shot times in Live View
No built-in GPS nor supplied means to sync with log
No in-camera panorama stitching
Smartphone app can't transfer original image size
EOS Utility need a wireless LAN to operate wirelessly
Abstract: Technology News Digital Life News Cameras DateOctober 17, 2013 (2) Read later This 20-megapixel camera uses dual-pixel technology, designed to improve auto-focus performance in live-view mode. The idea is to incorporate phase detection - t...
The development of the APS sensor digital single-lens reflex has reached the point where further improvement comes in small steps. In the 70D it is the arrangement of the light receptors on the sensor that is different, the benefits of which might not be ...
Published: 2013-10-16, Author: terry , review by: dpexpert.com.au
Image quality is excellent with brilliant resolution, colour and dynamic range. The image stabilised lens, although made down to a price, performs well both mechanically and optically.
The kit lens, good as it is, does display marked distortion at both the wide and telephoto extremes. This is characteristic of inexpensive lenses with a long zoom range and we would opt for the 18–55mm lens in the kit
The development of the APS sensor digital single lens reflex has reached the point where further improvement comes in small steps. In the 70D it is the arrangement of the light receptors on the sensor that is different, the benefits of which might not be...
While the still picture quality we obtained with the supplied 18-135mm lens appeared quite good superficially and the camera was able to handle most subjects, we were a little disappointed in the Imatest results we obtained. (We believe this is largely th...
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Published: 2013-10-04, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com.au
The Canon EOS 70D's new sensor delivers excellent autofocus performance and the camera itself is quite fast. Its design is reasonably streamlined and the feature set appropriately tailored to the target market as well
The image quality doesn't overly impress for this price class, and certain aspects of the design -- notably single card slot, hard-to-control multicontroller and the Wi-Fi/movie mode conflict resolution -- are annoying
An overall excellent camera, but one that fails to capture the best-in-class prize for image quality....
Although it's too early to make a firm pronouncement before we receive a review camera, we feel the EOS 70D will be of interest to many photographers who have been awaiting an update to the EOS 60D. The dual pixel technology is of particular interest and ...
The EOS Canon 70D is a well-built and capable camera that produces excellent results with plenty of detail – especially in raw files.Although you need to take care in high-contrast conditions, in many situations the 63-zone Evaluative metering system does...
Excellent image quality, Articulated touchscreen, Impressive autofocus in video
Video quality could be sharper, No headphone socket
The Canon 70D is an extremely impressive camera, and although it's now a few years old it's still a strong candidate for your cash. Canon's excellent continuous performance, articulated touchscreen, superior live view and video autofocus and integrated Wi...
