Best Canon Digital Cameras

Love it. Great full frame camera – Great camera for video. I use it as my main camera. Maybe not the best for photography? Only con is doesn't have 4K. But i'm not using 4K anyway. Great value for money Show details

Incredible camera – Was looking for a reasonably priced but high quality camera for vlogging and to capture great photos of my family. The quality that is produced by… Read more

this camera is amazing and the sound with the vlogging comes through crystal clear. So many features and settings to play around with that I’m still yet to test but can only enhance the detail

We were recently in the market for a new digital camera. My wife is a coloured pencil artist who want's to get high quality reference photos of birds… Read more

and wildlife for her art. Over the years, we've had a plethora of film cameras, digitals and bridge cameras that were good but not top quality. Even the excellent camera in the modern phone could not compare to a modern digital camera for picture quality. A friend loaned to us their Nikon P950 bridge camera to try out. It was a nice camera to use with pretty good picture quality but it had some minor limitations and lower picture quality than we really needed. When we were seriously looking at a new camera to buy for wildlife photography, it came down to a toss up between the Nikon P1100 bridge camera and the Canon EOS R50 mirrorless DSLR. After careful consideration, we chose the Canon. The choice was determined by two factors. #1. The Nikon had a smaller sensor with lower picture quality, has less low light capability, is heavy and was also not immediately available at any local stores and, #2. The Canon was cheaper, has a bigger sensor for better picture quality and is much, much lighter and we could have it right away. The Nikon has 16MP sensor and an impressive 125x optical zoom, equivalent to 24-3000mm and ease of use with no lens changes to worry about. However, the Nikon has a lot of glass and mechanical stuff in that lens casing and is heavy at 1.5kg. That's a lot of weight to carry all the time. The Canon on the other hand has 24MP sensor, it is much lighter than the Nikon. The body alone weighs only 380g and only 529g with the 18-45mm lens attached. It has a bigger APS-C sensor which is over 11x larger than the sensor in the P1100 and with much better low light capability than the Nikon. The Canon came as a 2 lens bundle with 18-45mm (152g) and 55-210mm (310g) lenses. For super long distance shots, I purchased an f11 600mm (940g) prime lens to go with it. Having the interchangeable lenses is a bit of a pfaff when you want to change focal length quickly but it also means that the camera is not heavy all the time. The EOS R50 with the 'huge' 600mm prime weighs 1.3kg vs 1.5kg for the Nikon. With the Canon, we need a carry bag with enough storage space for the camera body and the lenses. This makes the bag a bit bulky. The Nikon is much more compact and has a much smaller bag. I can't comment on the Nikon performance because we haven't used it, so I shan't; but after owning the Canon for a few months now, we have explored most of the many features and functions. Having owned a few "instamatic" and bridge cameras before, this one leaves the others in it's wake. It's by no means the 'Rolls Royce' of cameras, in fact it is a Canon 'entry level' camera. It is a mirrorless camera meaning that unlike an SLR camera, there's no mechanical gizmo to flip a mirror out of the way each time you press the shutter button. This makes it less complicated and lighter too with a longer life due to less mechanical gubbins' to wear out or go wrong. The view finder image is an LCD image from the sensor and not an optical path through the lens but it is still excellent. THE GOOD STUFF: This camera with all it's functions and quality is IMHO best bang-for-buck. It's perfect for a beginner or budget conscious person but with most of the features the more professional cameras have to offer rolled up in a compact package. It has some other nifty feature too, like the wireless connection to your phone or computer to download images. You can also control the camera hands-free from your phone. The image quality is very good and the lenses are easy to change. There is a viewfinder and a fully articulated 'touch screen' LCD display. There is a built-in flash and a 'hot foot' too. I have tried the time lapse function to video the summer storms rolling in and they look amazing. The camera has many cool functions to play with. You can leave it as a point-and-shoot camera set in "auto" mode, or fiddle around with ISO, F stop, shutter speeds and other settings to your heart's content to get the optimal shot. Being a newbie to the world of photography I am impressed with the abilities it gives me. Battery life is better than expected too. THE NOT-SO-GOOD STUFF: My only complaint about this camera is the button layout. All the buttons to change modes and do other functions are located on the right hand side (handle) of the body around where your right hand goes. This is convenient for operation but it means that they are susceptible to accidental pushing of the buttons just by holding the camera. It's just a minor 'first world' problem and something to get used to I guess. The EOS R50, like most DSLR cameras is susceptible to weather. There is no weather sealing so be careful to not get it wet. LENSES: Our camera came as a bundle with two lenses included. The lens hoods are not included but are available separately. The 18-45mm is perfect for family snaps, general photography and close-up's. The 55-210mm is best for sports and wildlife photography. The lenses are of the (12 contact) RF-S family and the RF mount is not compatible with the older (8 contact) EF lenses. However, there is an accessory adaptor ring available to allow EF lenses to be used on the RF mount. So, if you've got an old Canon, you can use the old lenses on the new camera but you need to purchase the adaptor. There is a wide variety of lenses from canon and other manufacturers like Sigma and Tamron available for this camera that can suite all needs. The EOS R50 camera body does not have image stabilisation. However, the RF-S (S for Stabilisation) lenses do carry that feature. CONCLUSION: I'm very pleased and impressed with our Canon. If you want a good all round but budget camera with all the bells and whistles, you can't go past the Canon EOS R50. It has all the tricks and trappings of expensive cameras at a fraction of the cost. It's light and compact and perfect for beginners and anyone wanting a good quality DSLR without spending a fortune.

Good for amateur bird photography – High zoom (1350mm equivalent) makes it good for identification purposes at home. Reasonably light and compact. Can't charge battery in situ; android… Read more

transfer app is currently useless, so you need to use a cable for transfer to a PC; not good at low light; relatively inexpensive at several hundred dollars. You are not going to be able to enlarge a photo to "poster size" without pixelation - A4 is fine. Am yet to try "tracking" or many features and using all automatic setting. Suits my needs for at home bird identification.

I Love this Camera – Call me old fashioned liking a DSLR when everyone is going mirror-less but, I have my reasons for that mainly to do with the viewfinder. I have owned… Read more

every 5D and I have to say that the Mk4 has the features that the Mk3 should have had such as built in GPS, NFC and WiFi. Having said that the camera feels and performs well in this competitive world and whilst it is large and heavy compared to a mirror-less body, at least it feels like value for money.

The other issue as cameras get smaller is that they don't fit my hand and I find that I'm holding them with two fingers but, not the Mk4, it fits my hand very well. Also with a DSLR there is space for quick access buttons and they haven't disappeared into a menu like on some cameras.

I could write on about the features on the camera but, this review would get pages long so I'll tell you about the only thing I dislike, the dual card slot. With the Mk3 the camera stuck with your choice to be the main card to save to and when you removed the card it would switch to the other card until you put the card back and it would switch back to the main card again. Not with the Mk4, if you remove the CF card it switches to the SD card but, when you put the CF back it stays on the SD and I find this absolutely irritating because you only notice when your continuous frame rate falls because you've switched to the SD card.

This is a great camera that only has one silly issue and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a top quality DSLR.

Excellent – Bought the canon after reading many articles, and asking salespeople to recommend a camera, I had a Fuji which had a very difficult menu system that… Read more

put me off photography, but thus menu on the canon is intuitive, (but like the apple computer over Microsoft) everything seems so straightforward there are terms and settings I still don’t understand, but the shop said to pop by anytime for advice. This camera exudes quality, not cheap but worth the extra. Very pleased with the quality and ease of settings and very helpful staff at camera electronics.

Just to add to this 6 months on, The colours you get from this camera are incredible, I use a Nisi polarising filter, and shoot in Raw mode, I also subscribe to Lightroom, which is a new learning curve for me, and prob need more utube hours to perfect, but I just printed a selection of my photos and I was blown away with the colours and quality, even the lady who processed the pics commented on them as I picked them up, (never had that before!) I think the full frame is a must for anyone wanting quality, it’s 24.000 mega pixels, which seems adequate, if I had money I’d definitely look at the new R5, but that’s up there price wise for a hobbyist, I only buy L series lenses, which is what you need if your a perfectionist! Although I just bout a 15mm f2.8 standard lens, less than 500$, as I want to try some astrology pics, and maybe I’ll trade up if I get into it. But was told the quality difference isn’t as noticeable with this type of photography, the fast lens is more important for now. Anyway this is my experience, years ago I had minolta 9000, film camera which I loved, and a entry model Fuji which I found complicated, apart from that I’ve never used a Nikon, which was on my list when I chose the canon because the salesmen all favoured the canon and because of the menu system, and I have no regrets!

Not fit for purpose! – WE Bought this camera for my Photo Booth business for $1,873, Arrived Mid February 2023. This is the 6th Camera we have bought for our Business and… Read more

the first that has a problem. We tested it before sending out to it's first Photo Booth Job where it is supposed to run for hours at a time. The Camera froze within 20-30 Minutes of it's first Photo Booth use. We had to refund client in full. On retesting the new Camera over and over again at home, We found that the Camera would work fine for the first 20 minutes to 40 minutes and then freeze up over and over again, Which is why we were lulled into a false sense of security of all being OK when we first tested after buying and before sending out to it's first photo Booth show. My Husband got in touch with Canon and sent it back to New south wales for testing with an email explaining they must run the camera for at least a few hours as it freezes at different times. My husband also explained this to various customer service people over this time seemingly in an Asian Country...Not Australia . My husband was speaking to people apparently in the Philippines even though he asked to be put through to Customer care in Australia. We sent The Camera off to Sydney from QLD at our own cost of $71 and hoped that someone will get back to us as we are losing $Thousands from having no Camera to put in our photo Booth. 5 weeks later my husband phoned as we hadn't heard back and again got put through to the Philippines only to speak to someone who really had no idea what was going on and no Idea that the Camera was supposed to be tested for continuous use of a few hours due to freezing at different times. My husband was told that it was tested and works fine but not tested for any length of time as we requested, He was told someone will get back to us and that was a few days ago and still no answer, meanwhile we are still losing $money which my husband explained to the Guy. My husband also told him I would like to talk to the Sydney Office as this is where our camera was sent to. So we spent nearly $2000 for a new camera to put in our Photo Booth to carry on our Business and have nothing to show for it, Just a Refund we had to pay back to my Client and an empty photo Booth Shell that we have no camera for. We think we should get our money back in full seeing that this Camera isn't fit for the purpose we bought it for. Canon won't let us speak to anyone in Australia therefore we can't pin anyone one person down to get to test this camera Appropriately ( Hours not Minutes!) When/If Canon get around to sending our New Unused camera back, 100% we will not have the ability to use it for what it was bought for as it will freeze again and again as before! We will be writing to the ACCC and Consumer Affairs and share this review around as much as possible until we either get a full Refund or Canon actually tests our Camera and finds out why it keeps freezing, rendering our business purchase of this Camera unfit for purpose. The Worst after sales service we have ever come across!

Excellent 40X Zoom, But – I purchased this camera because it is a pocket sized camera and has an amazing zoom. Also it is a Canon. None of the other manufacturers seem to have… Read more

anything similar. Picture quality is disappointing but images do respond reasonably well to sharpening using a photo edit facility. (But this is very time consuming) The build quality is just OK but the lense cover shutter mechanism has jammed on more than one occasion. It is flimsey. The internal file numbering system is basic and has no dates or other info. The lack of in-camera battery charging is primative and often inconvenient. Likewise the need to remove the SD card to download pictures also seems rather primative. The on-board menu system is comprehensive and easy to use.

Best camera to take social media pictures, would highly recomend it to anyone looking for a simple yet effective lens solution.

Learning to Handle Briliance – My R5 with Canon lenses has performed better and better as I have become used to handling the features that are new to me. Tracking focus Has turned… Read more

out to be a brilliant addition to my photographic experience as I've learnt how to use it well. Battery life is shorter when tracking is always on but that is a small price to pay for the great results.