Digital Camera World (2019-06)

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114 DIGITAL CAMERA^ JUNE 2019 http://www.digitalcameraworld.com

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Digital Camera verdict

The 250D’s marginally improved dynamic range at

ISO 800 and above is still not enough to outdo the

Fujilfilm X-T100, let alone the mighty E-M10 III.

The EOS 250D is a very competent, if unexceptional

performer. It’s easily good enough for its target

audience of beginners and smartphone upgraders.

4.5 Outstanding

Lab tests

As they both pack 24MP sensors, it’s no surprise

that the EOS 250D and Fujifilm X-T100 are

identically matched for image sharpness.

Though the EOS 250D likely uses the same sensor as

in the 200D, the new Digic 8 processor in the 250D

has improved the camera’s performance here.

The Canon 18-55mm STM lens

focuses quickly and quietly,

and is good for close-ups, too.

Don’t let cows lick

your lens. We found

this out the hard way.

high-quality knobs and dials –

especially the main mode dial

and power on/off switch.

The vari-angle screen on the back

is excellent. You can use its touch

control to set the focus point and

change camera settings. It’s sharp

and colourful, and the touch response

is first-rate. While many people are

commenting on how mirrorless

cameras are becoming better than

DSLRs, Canon has designed a DSLR

to match mirrorless cameras at

the very thing they’re designed

to do best: Live View shooting.

Performance

If you were shooting sports and

tracking fast-moving objects, you’d

need a more sophisticated autofocus

system than the 250D has: although

it can keep up a reasonable five frames

per second continuous shooting speed,

it’s not that kind of camera. For

everyday photography, the autofocus

system is fine. It’s even better in Live

View mode, where Canon’s latest Dual

Pixel CMOS AF system feels faster.

4K video is a big selling point on this

camera, but there’s a significant ‘crop

factor’ in 4K mode, which means your

lens’s angle of view effectively becomes

narrower. The other limitation is that

you can no longer use the Spot AF

and Zone AF modes, but the Subject

Tracking and Single Point AF are

arguably all you need anyway, and the

camera does a great job of following

subjects around the frame once the

autofocus has locked on. Rod Lawton

Features

3.5

Build &

handling

4.0

Performance

4.5

Value

4.0

DSLR Canon EOS 250D