Is upgrading to 200D worth it?

LovekillerX wrote:

I have a tripod but carrying it around every single time when shooting in low light conditions is not what I would like to do. Especially when going into live events or shooting nature for example just after sunset. The tripod is nice and useful when shooting night sky. However mostly I'm shooting at wide angle with F-number being 5.6 or above (often it is around 8-11).

I get ya. I really hate carrying around a tripod too!  Have you ever used a "String Tripod?"

I don't have a handheld night scene setting in my camera. I have heard of it and seen a few samples with pretty nice results. It really interests me and I would like to get my hands on it. Do you know anything about the handheld night scene setting? I don't think my camera has a multi shot noise reduction.

The better Rebels would have these modes.

If you don't mind jpeg files, these modes can really help to keep the camera steady and reduce noise in the process.

Speaking of noise do you know how high the ISO can go in SL2 without the noise ruining the picture?

Depends on your tolerance and how good you and/or your camera are at noise reduction.  You'll gain a full stop in noise characteristics by upgrading to the 24 MP Dual Pixel sensor (not only is the noise reduced, but the fine-grained nature of the noise makes noise reduction more effective).

If you want even better performance, check out full frame.  $$$

I'm using autofocus most of the time. As a metering mode I'm using center-weighted average and during live view I'm using FlexiZoneAF as AF method.

The Live View AF is worlds better than the 1300D's.

As a lens I have been using my kit lens with no STM. I have heard that dual pixel autofocus with STM lens is a good combination. I hope that is the case with SL2.

Thanks for the help.

Love STM lenses with my Dual Pixel sensors.  They are fast, accurate, and some are completely silent!  AF is very well-behaved.  I don't know if you ever need longer focal lengths, but the 18-135 STM kit lens is my favorite walk-around lens.

Lots to think about!

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