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Manufacturer: Canon Part number: CNETRebelT4i
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- A fine camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i's more expensive 18-135mm STM kit (or body with another STM lens) is the only version that merits an unqualified recommendation. You can probably find better alternatives if you just want a sub-$1,000 dSLR for still photography.
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CNET editors' review
Canon EOS Rebel T4i (Body Only) price range: $679.00 - $799.99
- Reviewed by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 10/19/2012
The good: The Canon EOS Rebel T4i delivers extremely good photo and video quality plus improved performance in Live View shooting over the T3i -- as long as you buy the more expensive 18-135mm STM kit. Plus, the camera has a more streamlined shooting design than its predecessor.
The bad: The feature set remains rather blah, and its photos aren't as good as the T3i's at high ISO sensitivities.
The bottom line: A fine camera, the Canon EOS Rebel T4i's more expensive 18-135mm STM kit (or body with another STM lens) is the only version that merits an unqualified recommendation. You can probably find better alternatives if you just want a sub-$1,000 dSLR for still photography.
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Forget Reviews - Just Buy It!
by PRinaldiXD on November 10, 2012
Pros: + Outstanding Image Quality
+ HDR mode is very good
+ Touch screen is great
+ 5 Frames Per Second Shooting
+ Ease Of UseCons: - Bezel around the touchscreen is uneven
- AF function is loudSummary: I pondered for months over every test report for a whole range of DSLRs across the Pentax, Canon, Sony and Nikon ranges. My choice was limited as I have been ...
Summary: I pondered for months over every test report for a whole range of DSLRs across the Pentax, Canon, Sony and Nikon ranges. My choice was limited as I have been used to having an articulated screen on my Powershot G5 and G12 and this is a facility I did not want to lose. I take a lot of pictures of railways and use the versatility of the articulated LCD frequently.
Having read so many DSLR reports and opinions on forums I ended up suffering from information overload. Then Canon brought out the Rebel T4i and immediately my mind was made up. The recall of the Rebel T4i due to a dodgy grip intervened though and no one seemed to have even a demonstrator for a while.
I find the camera a nice weight and size. I have average size hands but on my G12 fingers and thumb are constantly pressing buttons by mistake. Not so the Rebel T4i. There is ample room for my thumb to rest between two banks of buttons on the back but almost everything is accessible when needed by thumb or forefinger. The video button could be better placed nearer the shutter release but for me it is OK. I do shoot a lot of video but with a dedicated video camera. I may use this camera as a backup for the odd video but prefer my usual Sony and DV tapes.
Half pressure on the shutter release is easy to find and hold. Being a spectacle wearer this is a boon. Wearing glasses means that half pressure has to maintained longer than usual in order to look around the viewfinder for settings or focus confirmation.
One of the most significantly useful features is the Q button which brings up a screen full of options that can be easily altered by buttons or by touchscreen. I prefer to use buttons as the LCD panel can get very messy very quickly from finger grease marking when it is used as a touch screen.
Where the touch screen comes into its own is in live view for setting focus. Just touch the screen where you want the main focus to be and camera does the rest including taking the shot. There is quite a delay though between touching the screen, focus being found and the shutter firing so this facility is only useful for static subjects. With the screen extended to the left of the camera it is very easy to hold the camera steady with the right hand and adjust focus and firing the shutter with the left . I am not left handed but this could be handy for anyone who is. I cannot compare the touch screen to any on smart phones as I don't possess one.
One thing lacking is fn buttons which can be user defined. The manual says that the `Set' button can be user defined but doing so you would lose that facility for setting any parameters you have decided upon and the touch screen would have to be used for 'Set' confirmation. I could be wrong about this. Further investigation is necessary.
There are three user defined settings available in Picture Styles but the parameters the user can set appear to be confined to brightness, contrast, colour saturation and sharpness. It was in using picture styles that I made my deliberate mistake which took me a couple of weeks to correct. I don't like garish colours so I started shooting with the Picture Style set to neutral. Everything seemed fine so far as I knew but when I attached the Tamron 10-24mm lens that I purchased at the same time as the camera, I could barely achieve focus no matter what I did. After dozens of trial shots I was on the point of returning what I thought was a dreadful lens. Reading once more through the manual and playing with Picture Styles I discovered to my surprise that setting the Picture Style to Neutral sets the sharpness to zero whereas every other style sets it to half way between zero and seven. Problem solved and the Tamron lens is really very good.
In bright sunshine I find the LCD screen just as poor as every other I have ever tried in spite of what manufacturers would have you believe. Angling the screen helps a bit but the time taken to find an acceptable angle could mean lost pictures. There is an adjustment available via the menu to increase the brightness and that is something else I will have to investigate. In anything other than bright sunshine the screen is fine.
I have now tried the Video setting briefly. I don't possess a full HD TV but it will accept 720 so I used the Rebel T4i on that setting and the pictures were excellent. Much better than my elderly video camera but it is this that I will be staying with for video as holding a DSLR away from my body and using Live View seems very alien. I like eye level viewfinders for video. Everyone says that the 18-55mm kit lens is too noisy for video when focusing and I would agree with this. I am unlikely to buy the 18-135 stepper motor lens though so will not be able to comment on the Rebel T4i's full movie capability.
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I have plenty more to discover about using this camera especially as I am so new to DSLRs but I think the Rebel T4i will keep me busy for a long time to come. I would certainly recommend it to a friend.4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: CNETRebelT4i
- Description: The EOS Rebel T4i features incredible image quality with an 18-megapixel CMOS (APS-C) sensor, DIGIC 5 image processor that helps capture all the action with high-speed continuous shooting of up to five frames per second (fps) and an extended ISO range of 100 - 12800 (expandable to 25600 in H mode) that gives photographers the opportunities to take the EOS Rebel T4i into more shooting situations than ever before. The camera includes a revolutionary autofocus (AF) system to help achieve fast, sharp focus and smooth HD video. The AF system includes a nine-point all cross-type sensor array, and Hybrid CMOS AF which achieves fast focus when shooting stills or video in live view mode. Much to the pleasure of aspiring student filmmakers and parents everywhere, the Rebel T4i features Canon's movie servo AF providing a quiet, continuous AF during HD video recording when using one of Canon's Stepping Motor (STM) lenses. The silent continuous autofocus when shooting HD video helps ensure the camera only captures the sounds of the scene being recorded. When combined with the camera's vari-angle touch screen 3.0-inch clear view LCD monitor II and intuitive "fingertip" controls, touch-menu and advanced still and video capabilities.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode,
with Movie recording - Resolution 18 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Effective Sensor Resolution 18,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 14.9 x 22.3mm
- Field of View Crop Factor 1.6
- Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
- Sensor Features Self Cleaning Sensor Unit,
EOS Integrated Cleaning System - Image Processor DIGIC 5
- Auto Focus Hybrid
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF,
Touch Area AF,
Movie Servo AF,
FlexiZone,
Face-priority AF - Face Detection Live Face detection AF mode,
Automatic Face Tracking technology - Digital Video Format MOV,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100-12800,
ISO 25600,
ISO auto (100-12800) - Exposure Metering Partial (9%),
Spot (4%),
Evaluative,
Center-weighted - Exposure Metering Zones 63
- Exposure Modes Program,
Bulb,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Night snapshot,
Backlight correction HDR,
Sports mode,
Close-up,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Water Colour,
Miniature,
Grainy B&W,
Art Bold,
Warm,
Toy camera,
Vivid,
Fisheye,
Soft Focus,
Soft,
Monochrome - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Shade,
Cloudy,
Flash,
Fluorescent light (white) - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±5 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
- White Balance Bracketing Yes
- X-sync Speed 1/200 sec
- Exposure Range EV 1-20 ( ISO 100 )
Lens System
- Lens System Mounting Canon EF
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
- Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
Fill-in mode,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Wireless off-camera control,
Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Display brightness control,
HDR image enhancement technology,
Scene Detection Technology,
Dust Delete Data system,
Depth-of-field preview button,
Eye-Fi Card Ready,
High ISO NR,
Resizing an image,
Video Snapshot mode,
Touch Shutter technology,
Multi-Frame Noise Reduction,
Picture Style Auto,
Scene Intelligent Auto technology,
Exif Print support,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
GPS ready,
Face detection,
RGB primary color filter,
FE lock,
Built-in speaker,
Highlight tone priority,
AE lock,
Chromatic Aberration Compensation (CAC),
Digital noise reduction,
Auto Lighting Optimizer,
Touch-screen control,
Histogram display,
Highlight point display,
In-camera movie editing,
PictBridge support,
Built-in help guide,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Touch AF,
Direct print,
Peripheral illumination correction Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Eye-level mirror pentaprism
- Field Coverage 95%
- Magnification 0.85x
- Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
- Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Rotating (270°)
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Microphone Features Wind noise reduction,
Sensitivity control Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Hi-Speed USB,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x HDMI output,
1 x Remote control,
1 x Microphone Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
USB cable,
Eyecup,
Body cap,
Neck strap Battery
- Supported Battery Canon LP-E8
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1120 mAh ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting ( At 23 °C (LCD Monitor off) ),
Photo shooting ( At 0 °C (LCD Monitor off) ),
Photo shooting ( At 23 °C (Live View mode) ),
Photo shooting ( At 0 °C (Live View mode) ),
Video recording - 1.67 hour(s) ( At 23 °C ),
Video recording - 1.33 hour(s) ( At 0 °C ) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
SDXC Memory Card,
SDXC UHS-I Memory Card,
SDHC UHS-I Memory Card - Image Storage RAW 5184 x 3456,
JPEG 5184 x 3456,
JPEG 3456 x 2304,
JPEG 2592 x 1728,
JPEG 1920 x 1280,
JPEG 720 x 480 - Video Capture MOV - 1920 x 1080,
MOV - 1920 x 1080,
MOV - 1920 x 1080,
MOV - 1280 x 720,
MOV - 1280 x 720,
MOV - 640 x 480,
MOV - 640 x 480 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 5.2 in
- Depth 3.1 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 18.3 oz
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 0 - 85%
Product series
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Canon EOS Rebel T4i (Body Only)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: SLR,
18 megapixels,
14.9 x 22.3mm,
CMOS -
Canon EOS Rebel T4i (with 18-55mm lens)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: SLR,
18 megapixels,
3 x,
14.9 x 22.3mm,
CMOS,
Optical -
Canon EOS Rebel T4i (with 18-135mm STM lens)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: SLR,
18 megapixels,
7.5 x,
14.9 x 22.3mm,
CMOS,
Optical
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