Digital Camera World (2019-06)

a Guided UI (user interface) to
walk new users through the basics
of photography, and a Creative
Assist mode for more adventurous
photographic effects. Underlying all
this is all the manual control you’d
expect in a DSLR, so that when you’re
ready to move on to more manual
techniques, the EOS 250D can
stay right with you.
Inside is a 24.1-megapixel APS-C
sensor of a type we see in lots of
Canon cameras: it’s similar in size and
resolution to those used by the likes of
Nikon’s D5600, Sony’s A6400 and
even Canon’s own mirrorless EOS M50.
Here, it’s matched up with Canon’s
latest Digic 8 processor, which gives
the new camera better image quality
at high ISO settings than the older
EOS 200D, more advanced Live View
autofocus and – for the first time
in a DSLR at this price – 4K video.
If you’re using the viewfinder, the
Canon offers a basic but effective
nine-point autofocus system. That’s
not much by today’s standards, but the
focus points are spread evenly across
more than half the width and height of
the frame, and are clearly marked. It’s

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You can flip the rear

screen out, or fold it so

that it’s facing inwards

for protection.

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Some of the minor

buttons feel a little small

and the rear four-way

control pad is certainly

on the dinky side.

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The EOS 250D is small for

a DSLR, but the body is a

lot thicker than Canon’s

mirrorless EOS M50.

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Canon EOS 250D DSLR

Rival cameras

a simple setup for novices to get

used to autofocus techniques.

The Live View autofocus is much

more sophisticated. It uses Canon’s

own Dual Pixel sensor technology,

which it’s faster than the conventional

‘contrast AF’ used by many sensors in

Live View. In the 250D, there are no

fewer than 3,975 user-selectable AF

points covering up to 88% of the

frame width and 100% of the height,

depending on the lens used.

Build and handling

The EOS 250D is very small for a

DSLR, especially in width and weight.

The body does have a slightly plasticky

feel, but that’s offset by

The EOS 250D’s evaluative metering setting does a pretty good job

usually, but it overexposes shots with dark subjects, so you might

need to use EV compensation to correct this.

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Fujifilm X-T100

£549/$499

with 15-45mm lens

Its autofocus system

is effective, but the 4K

video mode captures

video at just 15fps.

Reviewed: issue 206

Nikon D5600

£579/$549

The Nikon delivers very

high levels of detail and

an advanced viewfinder

autofocus system, but

there’s no 4K video.

Reviewed: issue 190

Olympus OM-D

E-M10 Mark III

£629/$599

with 14-42mm lens

It has 4K video and an

excellent in-body image

stabilisation system.

Reviewed: issue 196