The rear of the camera remains dominated by the 3in screen – now touch sensitive, about which more in a moment. The AE / AF lock and AF point selection buttons remain in the top right corner and, as before, double-up as zoom controls during playback – along with manual focus assist controls in Live view and Digital zoom controls in the Movie mode. In fact the button layout is exactly the same, though the shape of some of the buttons and the labelling has been altered. The rear panel landscape is very similar to that of the Rebel T3i / EOS 600D. A quick release plate just barely obstructs the door so that you can’t open it, which is a shame, though you can get round the problem by fitting the plate sideways. On the bottom plate the tripod bush is mounted directly under the lens mount axis and the battery compartment door to the right of it. There’s a second flap which provides access to port for a cabled remote, and in addition to built-in stereo mics those who take their movie making seriously will be pleased to find an input socket for an external microphone. On the opposite side of the body behind a soft plastic flap you’ll find a mini HDMI port and a USB 2.0 port which doubles as an A/V output for analogue connection to a standard definition TV with the optional AVC-DC400ST cable. As before, the separate card compartment is located on the right side of the body and takes SD, SDHC, SDXC and UHS-1 cards. To put the new AF technology to the test, I tried the EOS T4i / 650D with the EF-S 18-135mm STM lens.Īpart from the relocation of the movie mode the mode dial is the same as on the T3i / 600D with the PASM modes followed by Scene intelligent Auto, Flash off, Creative Auto and a handful of scene modes ending with Handheld NightScene and the new HDR Backlight control. Of course for a smaller, lighter and cheaper package, you could alternatively buy the T4i / 650D with the EF-S 18-55mm kit lens, but as a non-STM model it lacks the quick and quiet movie AF of the EF-S 18-135mm STM and 40mm STM models. So it’s slightly smaller and significantly lighter – a difference that’s exaggerated if you opt for the EF-S 18-135mm STM lens on the Canon and the DX 18-55mm VR on the Nikon. Nikon’s D3200 with card and battery weighs 505g and measures 125 x 96 x 76.5mm. So read on to find out how the quality compares and how well the new technologies work in practice! The natural rival to the T4i / 650D will be the successor to Nikon’s best-selling D5100, but until it’s announced I’m going to compare the quality against the D3200 as both cameras will almost certainly share the same – or a similar – 24 Megapixel sensor. Finally, Canon has announced two new lenses with Stepper Motor Technology for faster and quieter autofocus during video recording – an 18-135mm kit zoom and a new 40mm f2.8 pancake prime. Other improvements include continuous shooting – boosted from 3.7fps to 5fps and two new multiple exposure shooting modes: Handheld NightScene mode is now joined by Multi shot noise reduction which allows you to choose the ISO sensitivity and HDR Backlight combines three shots to extend tonal range. The processor has been updated to the latest Digic 5 which supports 25600 ISO and in-camera correction for colour fringing. The AF system has been radically overhauled with cross-type sensors in all nine locations and a new hybrid AF system which embeds Phase Detect capabilities into the main imaging sensor, allowing it to perform better continuous autofocusing in Live View and movies. The screen is now touch-enabled and supports phone-style gestures like swiping and pinching as well as touch focusing and shooting. Look a little closer though and you’ll discover an abundance of new features and improvements that make this a very different camera in terms of handling and performance from its predecessor. The resolution remains at 18 Megapixels, the video is still 1080p, the AF system is the familiar Canon 9-point arrangement and the articulated 3 inch screen with a resolution of 1040k dots looks much the same. To look at the headline specifications, you’d be forgiven for assuming not much has changed. Following Canon’s usual practice, the T3i / 600D won’t be discontinued, but will drop down the range to occupy a position just below the Rebel T4i / 650D. Announced in June 2012, it replaces the massively popular Rebel T3i / 600D which has held the upper entry-level position in the EOS line-up since its introduction in Feb 2011. The Canon EOS Rebel T4i, or EOS 650D as it’s known outside North America, is the company’s latest upper entry level DSLR.
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