Canon EOS 650D vs Canon EOS 700D (P mode, AV and Auto mode exposure)

I used to have a Canon 450D and I must say that it was a great camera.

I have upgraded by buying a used Canon 650D which I sold 2 days later

for some reason the camera was overexposing in Auto, P and AV mode

Shooting through liveview was OK... but through viewfinder the result was very dissapointing. I was getting overexposed photos and I had to give -2 in exposure compensation in order to get a close must of a well exposed photo

I searched the internet and show that for 650D this is kind of common issue.

The question is... did they fix the exposure sensor in 700D or is it the same.

Does the camera exposes correctly in auto or semi-auto modes?

solaris2k15 wrote:

I used to have a Canon 450D and I must say that it was a great camera.

I have upgraded by buying a used Canon 650D which I sold 2 days later

for some reason the camera was overexposing in Auto, P and AV mode

Shooting through liveview was OK... but through viewfinder the result was very dissapointing. I was getting overexposed photos and I had to give -2 in exposure compensation in order to get a close must of a well exposed photo

I searched the internet and show that for 650D this is kind of common issue.

The question is... did they fix the exposure sensor in 700D or is it the same.

Does the camera exposes correctly in auto or semi-auto modes?

Hmmm.  Folks have posted about grip issues yes, but I don't recall seeing any posts regarding overexposure on the 650D (or 700D for that matter) here on DPReview.  I haven't had any issue with my 650D on occasions when I've had Av mode set (I don't use Auto or P modes).

Perhaps the used 650D you bought was bad?  Maybe that's why the seller sold it?  Do you know if Canon had looked at it?

Personally I wouldn't worry about the possibility of getting a bad copy, as the chances are incredibly slim (just wait out the 750D/760D sensor issue for now    ).  I'd just choose the camera you'd like to use (perhaps even another 650D?).

Good luck to you,

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Hi solaris2k15,

I have been using a canon 700D for well over 12 months now alongside a canon 70D, I have taken over 8000 shots with the 700D using AV mode, shutter priority, manual, manual auto iso.

Exposure wise it reacts similar to my 70D, getting good exposed shots, just like any camera it will get it wrong sometimes over/under exposing but that's to be expected.

I've never had an issue with the 700D.

Hope this helps.

No exposure issues at all. I bracket many of my exposures and 9 times out of 10, the camera's selected exposure is the right one. The only Doscher systems are basically very, very good.
There are high contrast situations or cars you have a small very bright or very dark subject (imagine a head in the sun or darkness) where the camera canning get it right but for those cases, you need to do spot metering plus compensation anyhow.