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CANON EOS 7D Mk II TESTED IN ISSUE 149 PRICE: £1350/$1649HERE’S the king of action-packed APS-C format
cameras. A long-overdue revamp of the original
7D, it has 65-point AF with advanced tracking,
10fps continuous drive, dual DIGIC 6 processors
and GPS, all wrapped up in a tough, weather-
sealed magnesium alloy shell.^Sensor 20.2Mp, APS-C (5472x3648 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentaprism, 1.0x, 100%
ISO 100-16000 (51200 expanded)
AF 65-point (all cross-type)
LCD 3in, 1040k dots
Max burst (buffer) 10fps (31 Raw/Unlimited JPEG)
Memory card CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXCCANON EOS 6D Mk II TESTED IN ISSUE^102 PRICE: £1549/$1599THE world’s smallest full-frame DSLR – with
a vari-angle touchscreen LCD – gets a major
upgrade over the original 6D with improved speed
and performance rather than outright image
quality. It’s a great all-rounder now thanks to an
improved AF system and burst rate.^Sensor 26.2Mp, full-frame (6240x4160 pixels)
Viewfinder Optical pentaprism, 98%
ISO 100-40000 (50-102400 expanded)
AF 45-point (all cross-type)
LCD 3in vari-angle touch-screen, 1040k
Max burst (buffer) 6.5fps (21 Raw/150 JPEG)
Memory card SD/SDHC/SDXCBUYERS’ GUIDE CAMERAS
CANON EOS 80D TESTED IN ISSUE^149 PRICE: £1099/$1349THE 80D builds on the 70D with 25% more pixels,
45 cross-type AF points, better ISO performance
and retains the ability to capture 7fps bursts. It
can record movies at double-speed 50/60fps for
slo-mo, and has NFC data transfer and Wi-Fi. Price
has gone up a lot recently though.^Sensor 24.2Mp, APS-C (6000x4000 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentaprism, 0.95x, 100%
ISO 100-16000 (25600 expanded)
AF 45-point (all cross-type)
LCD 3in vari-angle touch-screen, 1040k
Max burst (buffer) 7fps (25 Raw/110 JPEG)
Memory card SD/SDHC/SDXCCANON EOS 77D TESTED IN ISSUE 149 PRICE: £819/$1049THE key specs are identical to the 800D, but the
extra top-plate LCD gives at-a-glance access to
vital shooting info, while a rear control wheel
makes dialing in exposure settings much quicker,
promoting it to Canon’s ‘enthusiast’ range. Super
image quality – even at high ISOs.^Sensor 24.2Mp, APS-C (6000x4000 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentamirror, 0.82x, 95%
ISO 100-25600 (51200 expanded)
AF 45-point (all cross-type)
LCD 3in vari-angle touch-screen, 1040k
Max burst (buffer) 6fps (27 Raw/Unlimited JPEG)
Memory card SD/SDHC/SDXCCANON EOS 5D Mk IV TESTED IN ISSUE 148 PRICE: £3249/$3099A SUPERB all-rounder, the pro-level weather-
sealed full-frame 5D Mk IV combines a stunning
hi-res 30Mp sensor with a swift 7fps frame rate.
Its impressive specs list includes 4K video, a
touchscreen LCD, Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity, and
GPS to automatically geotag images.^Sensor 30.4Mp, full-frame (6720x4480 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentaprism, 0.71x, 100%
ISO 100-32000 (50-102400 expanded)
AF 61-point (41 cross-type, 5 dual-cross)
LCD 3.2in touch-screen, 1620k dots
Max burst (buffer) 7fps (21 Raw/Unlimited JPEG)
Memory card CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXCCANON EOS 5DS (5DS R) PRICES: £2499/$3499 (£2699/$3699)THE world’s first 50Mp full-frame DSLR delivers
huge and amazingly detailed hi-res images. The
higher-cost 5DS R adds a ‘low-pass cancellation
filter’ for marginally sharper shots. As expected
with such a high-res sensor, max ISO and drive
rate are lower than with the 5D Mk IV.^Sensor 50.6Mp, full-frame (8688x5792 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentaprism, 0.71x, 100%
ISO 100-6400 (50-12800 expanded)
AF 61-point (41 cross-type, 5 dual-cross)
LCD 3.2in, 1040k dots
Max burst (buffer) 5fps (14 Raw/510 JPEG)
Memory card CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXCCANON EOS-1D X MARK II TESTED IN ISSUE^148 PRICE: £5429/$5499CANON’S Mark II flagship full-frame pro-level EOS
boasts ultra-fast 14fps shooting (16fps in Live View)
and super-high ISO, along with sublime handling.
It sports 4K video, body build quality is rock-solid,
yet its 20Mp image resolution is relatively modest
when compared to the 50Mp 5DS/R.^Sensor 20.2Mp, full-frame (5472x3648 pixels)
Viewfinder Pentaprism, 0.76x, 100%
ISO 100-51200 (50-409600 expanded)
AF 61-point (41 cross-type, 5 dual-cross)
LCD 3.2in, 1620k dots
Max burst (buffer) 14-16fps (170 Raw/Unlimited JPEG)
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