What is the Rebel Model with the most focus points?

Thanks.

Astonished that the Canon EOS Rebel T7 has only nine?

Both the T7i and the T8i have 45 focus points.

Gesture wrote:

Thanks. Didn't realize the two models were so different.

Been 11 years since I bought a Canon DSLR. There used to be only one digital rebel at I time I believe. 300D, 350D, 400D .... 850D or KISS or XT, XTi, Xsi and then over to T2i, T3i

APS-C sensors and Canon's 9 point AF system with single centre crosspoint until about 10 years ago moving to 9 crosspoints (like 40D) and eventually the 45 crosspoint AF in the last few iterations.

To make it even more confusing, the line broke out in to T6i, T6s, T6, SL1 and today still highly fractured 77D, T8i, with the higher burst rates, another control dial like XXD, better AF and the more basic T7, SL3.

https://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=canon_eos77d&products=canon_eos850d&products=canon_eos2000d&products=canon_eos250d

Digirame wrote:

The Canon T7 (2000D) is greatly inferior to the Canon T7i (800D) camera (in many ways, not only just 9 points vs 45 points).

In what situations do you find the advantage of more focus points?

Digirame wrote:

I haven't made a comparison between 9 points and 45 points and for that reason I can't say why one of better than the other. But with more focal points I'm better able to get pictures of flying birds such as the one I showed previously (and as shown below and cropped slightly differently so it's not a duplicate post). For these I use the 9 center AF points.

My main reason for choosing the Canon T7i (800D) over the Canon T7 (2000D) was much more than focal points. See the comparison on the internet. I would never buy a Canon T7 (2000D) camera.

Yes I understand that there are other reasons, I am just not sure how I would use more than the 9 points on my now ageing camera even for BIF such as yours where I might well still stick to single depending on whether the background  is clear, as in your shot, or otherwise eg with a bird flying over water.   Thus I don't get why extra points between the outer points and the centre point help.  Perhaps trying to pick out one individual in a crowd whilst maintaining an off-centre framing?

Choosing blocks of 9 makes sense if framing is off-centre, maybe in sports or motor racing for instance.  Or a flock of birds and wanting to keep the front ones in focus.

Perhaps the OP can explain why it is of interest to him.  Whilst I might like more accurate focus points perhaps, I think if I had too many I'd just confuse myself

AnthonyL wrote:

Choosing blocks of 9 makes sense if framing is off-centre, maybe in sports or motor racing for instance. Or a flock of birds and wanting to keep the front ones in focus.

Perhaps the OP can explain why it is of interest to him. Whilst I might like more accurate focus points perhaps, I think if I had too many I'd just confuse myself

I think my 1D mkIII had 45 AF points but only 19 were actually selectable with the remaining 26 as assistive. My Olympus E-M1 mkii has 121 AF points which cover most of the capture area. While I like having them at the extremities,  I think if I could only select every 2nd point, it would be just fine. Looking at new Sony and Canon FF mirrorless, the amount of AF points is pretty nuts.