Do you go all day with the mobile taking pictures but for very good camera you have it seems insufficient? Are you discovering with your compact camera that you like photography, that you are not bad and that you would like to take another step? Have you been hooked on the Photographer's Blog and want to put into practice the advice we give you and participate in the weekly challenges but your lifelong camera doesn't work for you? If you have thought about buying your first SLR camera but are doubting which one to choose, today's article is for you. In the world of photography there is a great variety of cameras, not all of them are suitable for everyone. You don't need a professional camera, at least for now, why spend a fortune? Nor does that mean you have to be content with an extremely basic SLR camera with very little functionality. In today's article I present you with a good candidate to be your first SLR camera: the Canon 100D is a camera designed for the amateur photographer, it offers features comparable to those of superior cameras, combined with an extremely attractive price . Let's see what this camera has.
EXTERNAL FEATURES OF THE CANON 100D
- Those of us who have SLR cameras have a recurring complaint: the weight. Most of us who leave our camera at home to miss it later, generally do so for the same reason, the mockery of these devices. The Canon 100D solves this problem by being a very compact SLR camera, weighs relatively little, about 400 grams. (the body), which gives it an advantage that very few SLRs have. I would not want to rush but I would say that it is the lightest SLR camera on the market.
- Buttons and controls very comfortable to manipulate. There is no use a camera full of buttons that you can hardly access. It seems silly but believe me, you usually stop using many features of an SLR camera for the simple and ridiculous reason that the button requires a little effort to be reached. The Canon 100D behaves very well in this regard. All buttons are perfectly accessible, which facilitates the use of the camera to its full potential.
TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Here I tell you the most important technical features of the Canon 100D, and above all, how these features will help you take advantage of your photographic hobby:- 18 megapixels With this resolution you can make enlargements in paper and with maximum quality of a size of up to 44 × 29 cms without noticing any loss of quality. Maybe even more.
- Sensor. Despite being one of the most economical SLRs in the market, its sensor is the same as that of the Canon 700D, a supposedly superior (and more expensive) model.
- Touch screen. It has a large touch screen very easy to use, from which you can operate the menu, zoom with a gesture of two fingers or even focus and shoot (as well as on smartphones). If you are more "traditional" you can also operate the camera menu from the buttons, like a lifetime.
- Video. The Canon 100D allows you to record high quality videos in Full HD, with a maximum duration of up to 29 min 59 s each video, and with a maximum of 4 GB. From there, a new file is generated. It allows, in manual mode, control the aperture and ISO values ??and also allows you to focus and follow a reason you decide.
- It incorporates a guide to help you in your learning , in case you are completely new in the world of reflex photography.
- 9 focus points. Use the nine points to focus precisely even if the subject is not centered.
- Capture the action. It quickly tracks the motives in motion, ideal for sports photography, or children (we already know that they can get to move a lot ... ).
- ISO up to 12800 for photographs and 6400 for video. Which means you can get very good photos with fairly regular light conditions. Between 100 and 800 we should not worry at all about noise. Up to 3200 hold up well, although with some noise, but it can save you from low light situations without using artificial lighting.
- Intelligent Auto Scene Mode. It incorporates an automatic scene mode (landscapes, children, close-ups, portraits ... and even one for food!) That help improve your photos according to the moment, establishing the most appropriate settings automatically while you learn to get the most out of it. This is ideal for beginners.
- Creative filters It has several filters to unleash your creativity (black and white, fisheye, watercolor, oil ...) and you can take an image with and without a filter simultaneously to choose the one you like best.
- Battery. Shoot 350 to 400 times if you do not use Live View mode.
TEST PHOTOS
My advice: never buy a camera without first seeing some examples of photos taken with it. So you know what you are going to get. Here are some examples of photos taken with the Canon 100D:SAMPLE VIDEO
VIDEO PRESENTATION
RATING AND PRICE
Just look at the valuation that other buyers make of the Canon 100D. On sites like Amazon they rate it with a very high score. 4.5 stars out of 5 not bad. The price of the camera is around 500 Euros on Amazon.es .CONCLUSION
The Canon 100D is a camera with surplus benefits for a beginner photographer but that will not limit your creativity or your learning, because you can grow with it. I find its price very affordable compared to other SLR cameras, very convenient to handle and transport. I hope this information has been useful and above all it has clarified some doubts. If you still have one, you already know that you can leave your comment and we will do our best to help you. Thank you and enjoy your possible next SLR camera!