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CAMERA TEST Testbench

W

hereasa few
yearsagoCanon
usedto offera
singleentry-level
DSLRin theshapeof theEOS
1300D,therangehasnowbeen
expandedto threemodels,eachof
whichoffersincrementallyimproved
specsandfeatures.Thecheapest
of thethreeis theno-frills18MP
EOS4000D(£279with18-55mm
kitlens),withtheslightlymore
advanced24.1MPEOS2000D
(£375with18-55mmkitlens)just
above.AsCanon’supperentry-
levelmodel,theEOS250Dsits
abovethe2000Dand4000D,but
belowthemid-rangeEOS800D.
Forthetimebeingthe200Dis still
quitewidelyavailable,pricedat
around£550withan18-55mmkit
lens.AsfarasDSLRsfromother
manufacturersgo,theclosestrival
to the250Dis theNikonD5600
(£560with18-55mmkitlens),
withthecheaperNikonD3500
beingcloserto theCanon2000D
in terms of price and specs.

Features

The250Dis builtarounda 24.1MP

APS-CCMOSsensorandCanon’s

DIGIC8 imageprocessor– the

samecombinationusedinside

Canon’sM50mirrorlesscamera

from2018.Bywayof comparison

the200Dusesa 24.2MPsensor

andtheslightlyolderDIGIC 7

processor.Themainbenefit of the

250D’snewerprocessoris the

abilitytorecord4Kvideofootage

at 25fps,whilethe200D’svideo

capabilitiesonlyextendasfaras

1080pFullHDcaptureat 60fps.

Asidefromtheintroductionof 4K

videoandsomeminorcosmetic

andoperationalchanges,there

isn’ta lotelsethatseparatesthe

200Dfromthe250D.Theonly

othermajordifferenceis in the

numberof availablefocuspoints

whenusingliveviewmode– more

onthata littlelater.

Sensitivityremainsunchanged

fromthe200Dwitha nativerange

of ISO100-25,600plusan

expanded setting that’s equivalent

toISO51,200.Shutterspeed

rangesfrom30sec-1/4000sec

plusa bulbsettingforself-timed

longexposures.In termsof

exposuremodes,the250Dcomes

withthestandardPASMquartet

formore-advancedusers,along

witha SceneIntelligentAutomode

forbasicpoint-and-shootduties.

The250Dalsooffers 14 individual

scene-specific modesalongwith

a rangeof 10digitalfiltereffects

thatcanbeappliedeitherat the

pointof capture,ortoJPEGs

afterwardsviatheimage-editing

toolsfoundin thePlaybackmenu.

The250Dis wellservedbya

widerangeof on-boardJPEG-

processingoptionsincludingeight

PictureStylepresets– Auto,

Standard,Portrait,Landscape,

FineDetail,Neutral,Faithful,

Monochrome– plusthreecustom

settings.Forthosewhowantto get

theirimageslookingexactlyas

theywantdirectlyfromthecamera,

sliderscanbeusedtofurther

refi ne the Sharpness,

TheEOS250DisthemostadvancedcamerainCanon’s

trioofentry-levelDSLRs.AudleyJarvisfindsoutifit’s

worth the extra investment for fi rst-time DSLR buyers

Canon EOS 250D

CanonEOS250D

Price £599(withEF-S18-55mm

f/3.5-5.6IS STMlens)

Sensor 24.1MPCMOS,22.3x 14.9mm

Outputsize 6000 x 4000pixels

Focallengthmag 1.6x

Lensmount CanonEF

Shutterspeeds 30-1/4000sec

Sensitivity ISO100-25,600

(ISO51,200expanded)

Exposuremodes PASM,SceneIntelligentAuto,

12xScene,10xCreativeFilters

Metering Evaluative,Partial,Spot,

Centre-weighted

Exposurecomp ±3EVin 1/3EVor 1/2EVsteps

Contshooting 5fps

Screen 3in,1.04-million-dotfixedLCD

Viewfinder Pentamirrortype,

95%coverageat 0.87x

Video 4K(3840x2160),FullHD

(1920x1080),HD(1280x720)

Memorycard SD,SDHC,SDXC

Power LP-E17Li-ionbattery

Batterylife Approx1,070shotspercharge

(viewfinder)

Dimensions 122.4x92.6x69.8mm

Weight 449g (with battery and card)

Data fi le

BoscastleHarbourLight

building.Thisimagewas

underexposedatthetime

ofcapturetoretainthe

highlightdetailin thesky

Canon EF-S10-18mmf/4.5-5.6ISSTM,

1/160sec at f/7.1, ISO 800