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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
$1
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
Published: 2013-09-03, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Dual Pixel autofocus closes the live view gap between DSLR and CSC cameras - it's very impressive, proven 19-point AF system works well in most lighting conditions, 7fps burst at full resolution with decent buffer, great image quality, responsive touchscr
Not 100% FoV viewfinder, high ISO noise reduction a little rough, autofocus can unwontedly drift between subjects during movie capture, no headphone jack for audio monitoring, some overexposure, filters unavailable in raw + JPEG shooting, single SD, Wi-Fi
The 70D represents the DSLR in the post-mirror age. If you're looking for an all-rounder when it comes to both still images and movie capture then there's no other pure DSLR out there that can offer such a varied and successful feature set. It's th...
Published: 2013-09-03, Author: Barry , review by: alphr.com
A stunningly fast new autofocus system makes the 70D a seriously tempting DSLR...
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Published: 2013-07-04, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Dual Pixel autofocus closes the live view gap between DSLR and CSC cameras - it's very impressive, Proven 19-point AF system works well in most lighting conditions, 7fps burst at full resolution with decent buffer, Great image quality, Responsive touchscr
Not 100% FoV viewfinder, High ISO noise reduction a little rough, Autofocus can unwontedly drift between subjects during movie capture, No headphone jack for audio monitoring, Some overexposure, Filters unavailable in raw + JPEG shooting, Single SD, Wi-Fi
The 70D represents the DSLR in the post-mirror age. If you're looking for an all-rounder when it comes to both still images and movie capture then there's no other pure DSLR out there that can offer such a varied and successful feature set.It's the camera...
Great touchscreen performance, Impressive 19-point AF system, Dual-pixel sensor AF delivers fantastic Live-view AF performance, Solid build
Slight issues with AWB performance, Limited creative filter implementation
The Canon EOS 70D is a real step forward in the world of DSLR photography, and if you shoot a lot of video, or find yourself using live view image capture with any regularity, it's a great choice. But It's not without its faults, with a few bugs in the Cr...
Excellent image quality, Plenty of control over images, Responsive, articulated touchscreen, Wi-Fi built in for remote control, 19-AF points all cross-type
Creative Filters JPEG only, HDR mode JPEG only, Creative Filters live view only, Viewfinder level can be hard to see, Metering problems in high contrast
Canon has produced a very well rounded camera for enthusiast photographers. It has all the specifications that we expect, along with a few modern niceties in a body that feels well made and comfortable in the hand...
Abstract: This is probably the last gadget review we do this year and what a rocking time we had with this camera. We got our hands on the Canon 70D to run it through our test bench. This is a no-nonsense DSLR from Canon, built to perform in almost any type of ligh...
Due to sheer lack of space, it is impossible to write about everything that we tried out on the EOS 70D. New features like Wi-Fi were a bit of a ‘hit or miss' whereas the dual-pixel and fast speed of operation impressed overall. It is not just a bump over...
Impressive image quality, Super continuous AF for movies, Builtin WiFi, 19AF pounts, Responsive touchscreen
Single SD card slot, No builtin GPS, Unable to record videos when WiFi
For photographers and Canon fans who have been waiting for a successor to the well-loved EOS 60D, the EOS 70D is definitely a worthy one as it retains much of what was loved in its predecessor but has new and improved features such as the Dual Pixel CMOS...
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Published: 2014-01-03, Author: Marc , review by: stuff.tv/my/
Excellent new autofocus system, Superb image quality, Handy Wi-Fi and touchscreen
Bigger than a mirrorless cam, Expensive
The 70D is Canon's best DSLR for ages. While its recent entry-level models have been near flawless in their own right, they've not really offered anything that might make compact system camera users sit up and take notice. But the 70D does exactly that. D...
