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October 2009
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Very good photo quality
With a good lens
Low noise levels through ISO 1600 in low light
And ISO 3200 in good light
Solid
Well built body
Perfect right hand grip makes it easy to hold
Beautiful 3inch LCD display with good outdoor visibility
Large o...
The 7D’s highISO performance is hardly bad
And compared to the 5D MKII it’s £200 cheaper
Offers twice the maximum frame rate and a significantly more advanced autofocus system
The 1.6x crop factor of the 7D’s smaller sensor is a...
Wireless flash
18megapixel resolution
Fast for action shots (8 fps)
Excellent full HD video at 30 fps
Umer digital SLR
Great HD video versatility including a comprehensive range of frame rates
Fast 8 fps still shooting with a fat buffer for extended bursts
Comfy body with a rugged pro build
Improved 19-point autofocus system.
Good image quality
Great continuous shooting rate with JPEG files
8 fps high speed shooting rate
HD video
Compatible with huge assortment of Canon EF and EFS lenses
Good lowlight performance
Great manual control
Excellent 18-megapixel sensor with impressively low noise and superb detail
Very good high ISO performance
Especially for 18-megapixel subframe sensor
Rugged construction with magnesium body and weather sealing
Good ergonomics with highly customiza...
An 18MP (megapixel) resolution makes images taken on this camera stand out
Excellent still-image and HD-video quality. Fast performance. Various HD video recording options.
Amazing picture
Great sensitivity
Large sensor
Very cheap price.
Shoots 18MP images at eight frames per second. Responsive autofocus. Pop-up flash. Large controls. Built-in Speedlite transmitter.
Bright
Large optical viewfinder with 100% viewfinder coverage
A picture quality you would expect from a prosumer camera
Additional sealing against dust and water
Fast autofocus and with 8 frames per second fast image processing
Solid build and weatherproofing with prostyle feel in hand. Frame rate is sportshooter ready. Wireless control of external Speedlite flashes. 8 frames per second in RAW makes us swoon.
Very fast
Excellent photo quality
Flexible autofocus system
Big
Bright viewfinder
Streamlined interface
Adds wireless flash control.
Great 18MP photo quality
Blazing fast 8 fps shooting
Pinpoint focusing
Just so happens to take HD videos
Fast burst mode
Solid body
Versatile focusing modes
Very good high ISO performance.
Tough build and superb ergonomics
Zonable 19-point AF and 8fps burst shooting
Big viewfinder with graphics. VGA screen
Adjustable HD resolution and fps with mic input.
Build quality
8fps
Viewfinder
Focus speed
High ISO
Image quality
Video functions
The editors didn't like
RAW images are sharper
Have better dynamic range at high ISOs than JPEGs
Sluggish contrast detect AF in live view mode
Controls can be overwhelming at first
Histogram blocks a good portion of the live view
The excellent Nikon D300S looms large over the 7D. It’s nearly £400 cheaper than the 7D
And matches it in virtually every way. The Nikon’s build quality is superlative
Its continuous mode performance is just about the same
And usabilit...
Fixed LCD screen
No dedicated mirror lockup button
Mixed reviews for autofocus on moving subjects
Mixed reviews for noise at high ISO levels
High resolution CMOS sensor reduces pixel size to 4.3 microns resulting in noise at high ISOs
No built-in stereo microphone
Somewhat complicated to use.
Cost
72 dpi output of images
Video autofocus is slow
Lack of oncamera audio control
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Switching to Live View mode is slow
No dedicated AF-assist lamp (flash is used)
And AF-assist adjustment is buried in the Flash Settings menu
AF not as good in low light as 50D
AE not reliable in very low light
Slow record to display time
No inte...
This camera can become heavy if holding it for long periods of time.
Pricey. Video recording is not as simple as a with a dedicated camcorder.
Poor ergonomics for a video camera
Focus is difficult while using standard and professional Canon EF still lenses.
LCD doesn't swivel. Fuzziness at high ISOs.
Noisy popup flash motor. Quickcontrol dial on the back of the camera takes more effort to turn than previous Canon models. Auto white balance in artificial light is bronzemedal worthy at best.
Abstract: Anticipation for Canon’s EOS 7D was high, any way you look at it. Latest in a line of well-esteemed EOS cameras, it’s also one of the first prosumer DSLRs to place almost as much emphasis on recording high-definition video as it does capturing stills. ...
Good image quality, Great continuous shooting rate with JPEG files, 8 fps high speed shooting rate, HD video,
Cost, 72 dpi output of images,
With the introduction of the 7D, Canon has fit a camera neatly into both the resolution and cost gaps that had formerly existed in their DSLR lineup. Now there's a smooth progression of resolution from 10 megapixels to 21 at roughly 2 or 3 megapixel in...
umer digital SLR; great HD video versatility including a comprehensive range of frame rates; fast 8 fps still shooting with a fat buffer for extended bursts; comfy body with a rugged pro build; improved 19-point autofocus system.
High resolution CMOS sensor reduces pixel size to 4.3 microns resulting in noise at high ISOs; no built-in stereo microphone; somewhat complicated to use.
There's a lot to like on the Canon 7D so if it seems like I'm being hard on the camera for its overambitious pixel count, it's mostly because I'm holding it to a higher standard. For starters, the HD video capabilities of the 7D are the be...
Canon's new camera is aimed at pros and serious amateurs. The Canon EOS 7D camera defines a new category for Canon not quite fitting in any of the camera maker's existing lines of cameras.IntroductionAimed at the pro/semi pro professional, the Can...
I believe that my title said it all, the 7D is not a bad camera, but the 7D could have been WAY Better and Canon did not delivered all the promised they made when announcing the 7D. Granted the Photo aspect of this camera is what most of your will car...
Abstract: Canon's new EOS 7D isn't a replacement for any current EOS DSLR. It's a new "advanced APS-C" class camera, positioned between the current EOS 50D and EOS 5D MkII in terms of both price and features. Actually it has most of the features of the EOS 5D...
If you expect a huge difference in overall image quality between the EOS 40D, EOS 50D and EOS 7D, you’d probably be somewhat disappointed, but that’s not what the EOS 7D is really about. In terms of ergonomics and features, the 7D is clearly a...
Build quality, 8fps, viewfinder, focus speed, high ISO, image quality, video functions
Lots of menus, current high price, no second card slot
Changing a system that works so well can be a dangerous business, but Canon appears to have pulled it off with the 7D. The changes are subtle but generally help usability once you find the new positions. In the hand the 7D feels like a very solid and ...
Tough build and superb ergonomics, Zonable 19-point AF and 8fps burst shooting, Big viewfinder with graphics. VGA screen, Adjustable HD resolution and fps with mic input.
Basic 3-frame exposure bracketing, Single card slot versus dual on D300s, Flash flickers for AF illumination, Image quality surpassed by 5D Mark II.
Canon’s EOS 7D is a direct response to Nikon’s D300s. The company has taken a good long look at the areas where Nikon always had the edge over models like the EOS 40D and 50D, and addressed almost all of them here. No longer can Nikon claim a...
The Canon EOS 7D is a camera that excels in nearly every regard. From excellent build and handling, to beautiful high resolution images, the EOS 7D is perfectly suited for any enthusiast or semi-pro photographer. While Canon claims the EOS 7D isn’t int...
