Digital SLR Photography - UK (2019-12)

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HERE'SNOIGNORINGthegrowthof

the mirrorlesscameramarket and

howitcontinuestoeatintothesales

of digitalSLRs.However,withDSLR

enthusiastphotographershavingalready

investedheavilyintolensesandaccessories,

thissectorof themarketis muchslowerto

convertdueto the costsinvolved.As the

marketleaderin theDSLRsector,Canonhas

moreto losethananyothermanufacturerif

itsusersswitchto rivalbrands,socontinuing

to releasenewmodelsto satisfyitsDSLR

usersis animportantpartof itsstrategy.

TheCanonEOS90Dis itslatestmodel

aimedat seriousenthusiasts,updatingthe

EOS 80 D, whichfirstappearedin 2016 , with

ahigher resolutionsensor,4Kvideoand

variousotherimprovements.Its

specificationis verysimilarto the

EOSM 6 MarkIIthat waslaunched

alongside it, giving a choice of

DSLRormirrorless(seepanel)forthose

impressedbyitsrangeoffeatures.

Oneofthekeydifferencesbetween the

EOS 90 DandEOSM 6 MarkIIissizeand

weight – ifyoupreferthemostcompact

optionthengomirrorless,if you'dratherhave

somethingmoresubstantialto hold,then

checkoutthe EOS 90 D.Its size,weight and

appearanceis muchlike the EOS 80 D and

earlier predecessors,witha reasonablylight

bodyboastinga chunkyhandgrip andnicely

sizedcontrolsalongthetopandback.The

weather-sealedbodyfeelssolidand

balancedin hand,withthemaindifferencein

layoutfromtheEOS80Dbeingtheinclusion

ofa togglejoystickontherear.

WhetheryouhaveusedsimilarCanons

beforeornot,it won't takelongto become

accustomedto thecontrollayout.Thereare

plentyof buttonsanddialstogetyourhead

around,butCanonhasrefineditsset-upover

the yearssoyoushouldn'thaveany

problemsfindingand

changingsettings,

especially as

everythingis neatlylabelled.Thereis a good

choiceof customisation,too,alongwithaQ

(Quick)buttonforfastaccessto keyfeatures.

Theviewfinderis verygoodandtypicalof

thisclassof camera– larger thanentry-level

modelsbutnotas bigorbright as the

semi-pro/promodels.TheLCDmonitoris

excellent,withahigh-resolutionscreenthat

providesa sharpandbrightdisplay.It sits on

anexcellentvari-angle platformforangled

usage andboaststhebenefit oftouchscreen

control.Its menusystemis excellenttoo,

beingbothcomprehensiveandeasyto

navigate.A top-plateLCDpaneloffers

anotherwayof quicklymonitoringsettings.

Theeight-waytogglejoystickis usefulfor

changingfocuspointsbutitsfunctionis the

sameas the eight-waycontrolthat sits

between theSETbuttonandrearcontroldial,

ratherthanhandlinganalternativefunction

• perhapsthat'ssomethingwe'llseewitha
  firmwareupdate.Overall,thereis littleto
  complainabouthandlingandeaseofuse.
  The 32 .5-megapixelresolutionis the
  highestofanyAPS-Csensorin therange and
  a bigjumpupfromthe 2 4-megapixelsof the
  EOS 80 D. What'smoretheDIGIC 8 processor
  allowscontinuousshootingat upto ten
  frames-per-second,althoughyouarelimited
  by thebuffer to burstsof around 70 JPEGsor
  25 Rawfiles,althoughthatshouldn't causea
  problemformostusers.
  Canon'sexcellentDualPixelCMOSAF
  systemis usedin theEOS 90 D forautofocus.
  Whenusingtheviewfinder,you have 45
  cross-typesensorsto choosefrom,with
  optionsto selecta singlepoint,activezones
  of nine or 15 points, or have all AF points
  active. When using LiveView, the numberof

ear Mid-rangedigital SLRR

Thelatestenthusiast-levelDSLR

fromCanon looksset tobeitsbest

yet,offeringahighresolutionand

extensiverange offeatures

Test:DANIELLEZANO

SPECIFICATIONS

GuidePrice:£1,209(bodyonly)/ £1,299(18-55mm)

Imagge sensor:CMOSAPS-C(22.3x14.8mm)

ImageprocessorDIGIC 8

Resolution: 3 2.5-megapixels

Maximumimagge resolution: 6960 x4 640 ppixels

AFsyystem:TTLDualPixelCMOSAFsystem(45-points)

Metering: 220 , 000 - pixelRGB+IRmeteringsensor.

Meteringdividedinto 216 segments.Meteringpatterns:

Evaluative,Partial,spot andcentre-weightedmetering.

ISOrange:ISO100-25600(Hi:ISO 51200 )plusAuto.

Shuttersppeeds: 1 /8000sec-30seconds& Bulb

LCDmonitor:3in1, 040 , 000 -dotvari-anggle LCD

screen withtouchscreencontrol

Framerate:Tenframes-per-second

Connectivityy:Wi-FiandBluetooth(v4.1)

Storagge:SD(SDHC/SDXC)

Size(WHD): 1 40.7x104.8x76.8mm

Weigght:Apppprox 7 20ggincludinggbatteryy&card

Website: http://www.canon.co.uk

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CANON

EOS 90 D

Above:TheEOS 90 D looksmuchlikethe

EOS 80 D it replaces,butunderthehoodhas

seena widerange ofenhancementsthat

makes it oneof the best in its pricerange.