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September 2013
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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
Built to last construction
Fast response times
Full HD video
Swift and accurate auto focus
Semi professional body construction with chunky handgrip and top plate LCD
Angle adjustable rear screen with touch panel operation
Built-in Wi-Fi connectivity
Excellent image quality
Articulated touchscreen
Impressive autofocus in video
Plenty of control over images
Responsive
Wi-Fi built in for remote control
19-AF points all cross-type
Smooth
Responsive autofocus in Live View and video modes
Excellent build quality
Userfriendly design and controls
Very responsive when working in good light conditions
Good screen with touchcontrols and swivel functionality
Colour noise is controlle
Picture quality
Picture quality. Oh
And the picture quality is amazing too.
Swift and accurate auto focus for both stills and video
Semi pro feel built-to-last build
Superb image quality that packs a punch even with 18-55mm kit zoom
Angle adjustable LCD with touch screen
Excellent new autofocus system
Superb image quality
Handy Wi-Fi and touchscreen
Excellent enthusiast DSLR
Dual Pixel AF for movies a major improvement
High-quality stills
Great videos
Great touchscreen performance
Impressive 19-point AF system
Dual-pixel sensor AF delivers fantastic Live-view AF performance
Solid build
The editors didn't like
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
Bulky and heavy
Not full-frame resolution
Top-plate short cuts
Heavier than most consumer DSLRs
Particularly with kit zoom attached
Expensive for an APS-C DSLR
Awkward to tweak settings using small top plate buttons encircling the smallest LCD
Video quality could be sharper
No headphone socket
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
No second SD card slot
Weatherproofing isn't as advanced as with some competitors' models
Still a few design/handling flaws
Heavyweight video bitrate—SD card with at least class 10 speeds required
The creative filters could be better but we're really reaching for something bad to say here
Chunkier and heavier than most consumer-level DSLRs
Top plate LCD shortcuts could be made less fiddly and easier to access still
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 ...
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...
