Digital SLR Photography - UK (2019-10)

T

HESTEADYINFLUXofmirrorless

camerasfrommajormanufacturers

meansthat itsmarketsharecontinues

to growat pace,eatingcontinuously

intothesalesof digitalSLRs.Thismeansthat

Canon,as thenumber-onebrandofDSLR

cameras,clearlyhas the mosttolose.Along

withlaunchingthefull-framerangeof

R-seriesmirrorlessmodels to coexist

alongsideitsAPS-CEOSM-seriesofCSCs,

andgaina strongshareof thisgrowing

market,Canoncontinuesto investin itsEOS

rangeofDSLRs.Havinga goodchoiceof

modelsin the entry-levelsectorhaslong

beena successful strategy, as oncea

photographerhasinvestedin a cameraanda

selectionof lenses,they're lesslikelyto switch

systemsin thefuture.

The currententry-levelDSLRrange

includesthe18-megapixelEOS 4000 D,

whichcostsunder£ 300 withan 18 -55mm

lens,theEOS 2000 D, a 2 4.1-megapixel

modelavailablewithlensforonly£ 375 and

theEOS 250 D.At£ 599 with 18 -55mmlens,

thismodelis moreexpensivebutstillratesas

an entry-level budget buy,offering a more

extensivesetoffeaturesandimprovedbuild

qualityoverits moreaffordable stablemates.

TheCanon'sEOS 250 Dis anupdateofthe

EOS 200 D,whichfirstappearedin 2017and

offersa mildrefreshofitsspecification

rather thana majoroverhaul.For current

EOS 200 Dusers,thereis definitelylittle

differencebetweenthe twotoconsider

updating, butforbeginnerslookingfortheir

firstcameraandwantingmorethanjustthe

basics,thismodelmorethanfitsthebill.

ThedesignandcontrollayoutoftheEOS

250 Dis muchlikeitspredecessor,whichis

notadisadvantage.It's smallandlightweight

• in factCanonclaimsit'sthelightestDSLR
  witha movable screencurrentlyavailable


• butfeelswellmadeandhandlesnicely,
  withthepronouncedhandgripmeaningyou
  canholdit securelyanduseit one-handed
  witheaseif necessary.
  Beginnerswillappreciatethe neat
  arrangementandlabellingofthecontrol
  buttonsanddials, whichmakesselecting
  modesandfunctionssimple.Betterstillis
  theuserinterface,whichcanbeswitched
  from standard to Guidedtoprovide

additionalassistanceoncameraoperation

(seepanel).Whicheveruser-interfaceset-up

youuse,you'llfindtheEOS 250 Dtobea

verysimple cameratooperate.

As withallcamerasin this pricebracket,

theopticalviewfinderis quitesmall,butthe

screenis sharpandreasonablybright, with

blackAFpointsthatilluminateredwhen

activatedandexposureinformation

displayedalongitsbase.

The3inLCDmonitoris oneofthebestin

this pricerange,withthehigh-resolution

1 , 040 , 000 -dotscreenprovidinga sharp

displaywiththeaddedbenefit ofa

touchscreenfacility.Evenbetter,though,it

sitsonanexcellentvari-angle platformthat

allowsit tobeusedat awkwardanglesor

facedforwardforselfies.

In termsofspecification,theEOS25 0 D

sharesmanysimilaritieswithits predecessor.

TheAPS-Csensor'simage resolutionof

2 4.1-millionpixelsis(virtually)identicalto

thatof theEOS 200 D(24.2-megapixels), but

image processinghasbeengivena boost

withaDIGIC8 processorin placeofthe

DIGIC 7.Theadditionalpowerit brings

allowsfor4Kvideocapabilityandsees

improvementstokeysystemssuchasthe

autofocus.The sensitivityrange ofISO

1 00-25600(withaHi settingofISO 51200 )is

unchangedfromtheEOS 200 D.

Exposuremodescoverthefullrangeof

optionsfrommanualandsemi-automodes

formoreexperienceduserstoprogram,full

autoandscenemodesforbeginners.The

Guidefacilitycomesintoitsownwithscene

modes,providingexcellentinformationon

shooting situations where each works best.

ear Entry-leveldigital SLR

Beginnersin searchofa small,

lightweightandeasy-to-usecamera

withadecentsetof featureswillbe

temptedbythisentry-levelDSLR

Test:DANIELLEZANO

SPECIFICATIONS

GuidePrice:£599(18-55mmIS STM)/ £520(bodyonly)

Image sensor:APS-CCMOS(22.3x14.9mm)

ImagpgeprocessorDIGIC8

Resolution:24.1-megpgapixels

Maximumimage resolution: 6 000x4000pixels

AFsystem:DualPixelCMOSAFsystem.NineAFpoints

Meteringpgpatterns:Evaluative( 63 zones),

partial(5.5%),spot (3.7%)& centre-weightedaverage

ISOrange:ISO100-25600plusAuto.

Exppandableto 51200

Shuttersppeeds: 1 /4000sec-30seconds& Bulb.

LCD3i 1 040 000 d t i l t h

100 DigitalSLR PhotographyOctober 2019

CANON EO

Above& below:The compactdesign and

lightweightmakesthisa finechoicefor

anyone lookingfor a camerafor everydayuse.

LCD:3in 1 , 040 , 000 - dotvari-angletouchscreen

Framerate:Fiveframes-pper-second

Storagge:SD(SDHC/XC)

Size(WHD): 122 .4x 92. 6 x 69. 8 mm

Weight: 449 gincludingbattery& card

Website:www.canon.co.uk