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| FRONT VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D |
BODY TYPE: Compact SLR
TYPE: Canon EOS 600D
LEVEL: ENTRY (Beginner)
The Canon EOS 600D also called the Rebel T3i in USA is the next entry level after the Canon EOS 1100D. Announced last February 2011 together with the successful Canon EOS 1100D introduction, the EOS 600D replaces the Canon EOS 550D with additional 3.2 inches fully articulated LCD screen with 1,040,000 effective screen dots, expandable ISO setting up to 12800 with boost, and 60D's "Creative Filters" such as Fish eye, Fake-miniature looks, Toy Camera Effect, Soft Focus and even the Grainy Black and White. Additionally, it includes the 9-point auto-focus and the 63 zone metering sensor which is said to be identical to the Canon EOS 7D.
Awards garnered:
- Best Product for Camera (2011-2012) by EISA Award (European Imaging And Sound Association)
- Best DSLR Entry Level (2011) by TIPA Award (Technical Image Press Association)
- June 2011 Silver Award by HWM Philippines
KEY SPECIFICATION FEATURES:
- 18 Megapixels (Effective pixels)
- APS-C Sensor size
- CMOS Sensor
- Digic 4 Processor
- ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800 with boost)
- Full HD video (1920 x 1080p)
- 3.2 inches Vari-angle display (Fully articulated LCD Screen with 1,040,000 screen dots)
- Scene Intelligent (Auto Mode)
- Multi-aspect ratio shooting (1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9)
- Basic+ Creative controls (in Scene Modes)
- Creative Filters (5 Effects to choose from)
- "Video Snapshot" Mode
- Max resolution at 5184 x 3456
- Shutter speed at 1/4000 (The maximum)
- 3.9 fps (Continuous Shooting Speed)
- 9-point AF system
- 63-area iFCL (Focus Color Luminance) color-sensitive metering (from EOS 7D)
- Digital Zoom (3-10x)
Image above shows the Front View of the Canon EOS 600D with the Pop up built-in flash. The built-in flash ranges to 13.00 m with Auto, On, Off and Red-eye modes. External flash can also be used for the EOS 600D using the Hot-Shoe and/or the Wireless plus Sync connector.
CONCLUSION:
The Canon EOS 600D is a featured-packed yet consumer-friendly small and flexible DSLR. Because of its fully-articulated LCD screen, the EOS 600D tops other EOS products as the tilt and swivel LCD is very handy when shooting in uncomfortable positions or angles. It is also a better EOS DSLR while shooting movies together with its full HD movie with automatic and fully manual modes. Not to mention the video snapshot mode for the creation of multi-take movies and capturing pictures while on the movie mode.
REASONS TO BUY (PROS):
- Better image quality (with 18 Mega pixel)
- With Digital Zoom up to 10x good for Moon Photography
- Expandable ISO up to 12800
- 3.2 inches Fully-articulated LCD screen with 1,040,000 screen dots (Flip-out screen which is great for movies)
- Multi-aspect ratio shooting includes 16:9 (panorama)
- With Creative Filters including Fish Eye
- With Fully-automatic Scene Intelligent Mode (Auto analysis of the scene and automatically picks the best setting for the shot)
- Better DSLR for Worm's Eye and Vertorama Photography
- Full HD Movie which can capture images while on the movie mode (1080p @30fps)
- In-camera HDR (combines with multiple exposures)
- With auto cleaning sensor
- With external microphone socket
WEAKNESSES (CONS):
- Below average viewfinder coverage at 95%
- Slow Max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second)
- Small Sensor (APS-Sensor 22.2x14.7mm)
- Few shots at 400-440 shots
- Few Focus points (9)
- No image stabilization (Risk of Blur images)
- Slow continuous shooting at JPEG mode (3.7 to 3.9 frames per second)
- No video auto-focus (Manual only with only HD mode)
- Not weather sealed
- 18 Megapixels (Effective pixels)
- APS-C Sensor size
- CMOS Sensor
- Digic 4 Processor
- ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 12800 with boost)
- Full HD video (1920 x 1080p)
- 3.2 inches Vari-angle display (Fully articulated LCD Screen with 1,040,000 screen dots)
- Scene Intelligent (Auto Mode)
- Multi-aspect ratio shooting (1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9)
- Basic+ Creative controls (in Scene Modes)
- Creative Filters (5 Effects to choose from)
- "Video Snapshot" Mode
- Max resolution at 5184 x 3456
- Shutter speed at 1/4000 (The maximum)
- 3.9 fps (Continuous Shooting Speed)
- 9-point AF system
- 63-area iFCL (Focus Color Luminance) color-sensitive metering (from EOS 7D)
- Digital Zoom (3-10x)
Image above shows the Front View of the Canon EOS 600D with the Pop up built-in flash. The built-in flash ranges to 13.00 m with Auto, On, Off and Red-eye modes. External flash can also be used for the EOS 600D using the Hot-Shoe and/or the Wireless plus Sync connector.
CONCLUSION:
The Canon EOS 600D is a featured-packed yet consumer-friendly small and flexible DSLR. Because of its fully-articulated LCD screen, the EOS 600D tops other EOS products as the tilt and swivel LCD is very handy when shooting in uncomfortable positions or angles. It is also a better EOS DSLR while shooting movies together with its full HD movie with automatic and fully manual modes. Not to mention the video snapshot mode for the creation of multi-take movies and capturing pictures while on the movie mode.
- Better image quality (with 18 Mega pixel)
- With Digital Zoom up to 10x good for Moon Photography
- Expandable ISO up to 12800
- 3.2 inches Fully-articulated LCD screen with 1,040,000 screen dots (Flip-out screen which is great for movies)
- Multi-aspect ratio shooting includes 16:9 (panorama)
- With Creative Filters including Fish Eye
- With Fully-automatic Scene Intelligent Mode (Auto analysis of the scene and automatically picks the best setting for the shot)
- Better DSLR for Worm's Eye and Vertorama Photography
- Full HD Movie which can capture images while on the movie mode (1080p @30fps)
- In-camera HDR (combines with multiple exposures)
- With auto cleaning sensor
- With external microphone socket
WEAKNESSES (CONS):
- Below average viewfinder coverage at 95%
- Slow Max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second)
- Small Sensor (APS-Sensor 22.2x14.7mm)
- Few shots at 400-440 shots
- Few Focus points (9)
- No image stabilization (Risk of Blur images)
- Slow continuous shooting at JPEG mode (3.7 to 3.9 frames per second)
- No video auto-focus (Manual only with only HD mode)
- Not weather sealed
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| REAR VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the tilt and swivel 3.2 inches LCD Screen. |
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| REAR VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D |
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| REAR VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the fully-flipped 3.2 inches LCD Screen. |
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| REAR VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the fully-flipped 3.2 inches LCD Screen with a sample photo. |
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| REAR VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the the Scene Intelligent Auto Mode. Accordingly, AF, brightness, flash, color tone and even the ISO setting are set according to the scene selection. |
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| SIDE VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the 45 degrees tilt and swivel 3.2 inches LCD Screen. |
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| FRONT VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the 80 degrees tilt and swivel 3.2 inches LCD Screen which is good for taking selfie pictures. |
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| FRONT VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the 80 degrees tilt and swivel 3.2 inches LCD Screen with a sample photo. |
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| TOP VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D |
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| TOP VIEW of the Canon EOS 600D showing the friendly buttons, ISO and hot-shoe. |
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