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0201CANON EOS 850D /
Rebel T8i
Canon’s popular triple D line for enthusiast DSLR camera
users gets an upgrade for 2020 with some new mod cons
ay hello to the new
Canon EOS 850D /
Rebel T8i, the new
beginner/enthusiast
DSLR, a lightweight, versatile
and connected 24-megapixel
machine, powered by
Canon’s latest speedy tech,
and with 4K movie capability.
The Canon EOS 850D / Rebel
T8i is the successor to the one-off
Canon EOS 77D (like an EOS 750D
/ Rebel T6i, but with small top LCD
plate), and EOS 800D / Rebel T7i,
both launched back in early 2017.
Canon sticks with the same size
24.1-megapixel Dual Pixel CMOS
APS-C sensor as we’ve seen in the
Canon EOS 250D / Rebel SL3 and
actually a fraction less megapixels
than the older Canon EOS 800D /
Rebel T7i. It also retains the same
45-point autofocus system, allcontinuous burst mode, and
gaining the newer DIGIC 8
processor (based around the same
tech as seen in the pocket-powered
EOS 250D). Both mods work
together for a faster shooting
experience for action photography.
Inherited from Canon’s
professional range, the EOS 850D
has an Intelligent Tracking (iTR)
automatic focus (AF), made
possible by the 220,000 Pixel
RGB+IR metering sensor, matching
its bigger brother EOS 90D.
By exchanging high-resolution
exposure data with the AF sensor,
the iTR automatic focus provides
some very high speed accuracy,
ideal for capturing fast-moving
action sport and elusive wildlife
subjects. This makes automatic
face tracking through the optical
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What’s encouraging is the EOS 850D
gets new Eye Detection AF with
t r ac k i ng i n L i ve V ie w, t h at a i m s to
create natural-looking portraits with
sharp eyes. Plus the usual AF options
in Live View, as in the EOS 800D,
w i l l b e pr e s e nt: Fac e D ete c t ion
and Tracking AF, FlexiZone-Multi,
and FlexiZone-Single.S
Canon sticks with
its favoured 24Mp
sensor size for the
APS-C EOS 850D
enthusiast cameracross-type AF points for better
and faster autofocus accuracy.Spec upgrades
Equipped with some minor if not
major spec upgrades, which include
stepping up from 6fps (frames-per-
second) to 7fps for an improvedThe EOS 850D
continues Canon’s
design and build
standards with
ergonomic buttonsCANON NEWS