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There's nothing here IMHO that warrants me shelling out my hard earned cash for an upgrade. Sorry Cannon. Thankfully I'm not only older but a lot wiser.
OK so Canon has deliberately crippled yet another camera with no HDMI clean out! We have both a professional photography and videography business and have used Canon exclusively for over 25 years. NO MORE DONE.
The C100 doesn;t have 4k over the HDMI either mario. Crappy AVCHD codec internally too. It's a piece of garbage in regards to video compared to recent mirrorless models.
And then Sony has the FS5 that completely trumps it in every way imagineable.
I found a PDF of specs on CanonUsa that said the video is 90mbps. So it is taking advantage of the Digic 6 and UHS-SD card slot. That is much better than the bloody 4:2:0 22mbps 760D that I am suffering with now.
I'm considering keeping the 760D as my tag along DSLR and getting the 80D for video and more serious photography.
I am not a Canon Shooter but there is a lot of stuff here in a competent package. Don't forget the great DSLR shooting experience of not having to worry about your battery all the time or lag for action shot. This is a compelling package for a lot of folks.
I would actually prefer my Sony A6000 for action shots over an 80D because the A6000 can do 11fps bursts compared to the 80D's 7fps. That's better for capturing that perfect moment of an action sequence. Fast frame rate is so valuable for shooting action. That's why Canon upped the burst rate from 8fps in the 7D to 10fps in the 7D MKII. Because for action, you're not firing off just a single shot and relying on super-human reflexes. These days, action photographers are firing off high fps bursts into deep buffers.
Not to beat t dead Canon, I mean horse, but does it have or not clean HDMI out? likely not, but if Dpreview knows or anyone for sure please post. 70D is crippled.
Go on.. The a6300 body costs less and (imo) it's a more professional, innovative camera for both photo and VIDEO, and it's also smaller etc... The 80D is a step up from the 70D, but of course, any camera is better than it's predecessor... I don't understand why would you buy this camera unless you already have canon lenses. (anyway, you could adapt them to sony). I wouldn't emphasize neither the camera nor its autofocus so much if I was a dpreview writer.
Show up to shoot a wedding or event with a Sony A6000 or similar little camera and watch how you'll get treated. Might as well show up with a cellphone.
@Mr Low notes so... the bigger the camera the better? just explain your costumers it's not true! And not everyone is a wedding photographer. @blackcoffee17 the lens adaptation on the latest sony cameras works well because it uses the phase detection points
@BarnET "Due to the end results." That's the key. The camera delivered the quality you knew it would even though it looks like and is a small consumer camera. We know what these cameras will do but most people don't and that was my point more than anything. But people probably didn't look at it as a serious camera. Sometimes that's big advantage when you want high quality photos without being noticed.
The client didn't want your average wedding shoot. His priority was the mood of the day. Children playing interaction between guests during diner spontaneous.
That's why I actually used my Fuji over my Dslr that day. It's just less obtrusive.
@BarnET & niccihaphoto I totally agree. But the common person's perception is that only big DSLRs are pro and if you are out using one you are a pro. Even if you're not. ;-) And on camera review sites like this only the very top of the line camera a manufacturer makes is considered "Pro". I tend to disagree with that.
We photo nerds on here take it for granted that people know what we do about camera gear or at least the basics. Not true. To most people pointing the camera and pressing the button is all there is to it. We know better of course.
I also think from reading comments on here and other sites there is a commonality and that is the squeaky wheels want a $1000 USD camera that does everything they can imagine perfectly and fit in their pocket. And then they will still finds faults with it.
Sony releases an AF update and it's the second coming, Canon offers a huge update the the ordinary AF of the 70D , and it's bbbbbbbbboooooooooooorrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg
Becouse Sony is already delivering 4k with S-log. Zebra's Peaking Xavc-s high bitrate 1080p.
Still nothing worth mentioning here so the AF may be nice but we video shooters just don't care and move on to more competitive models(for their needs) Panasonic G7/GH4 and A6300
Condemn Canon on here and you'll be loved especially if you make a really cleverly worded slam. Prase Canon and you will be corrected, slammed or ignored. Almost as bad for Nikon but they get less grief since they use Sony sensors. I'm thoroughly convinced Sony shooters have a superiority complex towards all other brands. Especially Canon. Don't like Canon? Don't buy Canon. Why go out of your way to run down Canon and Canon users?
You can accuse Canon for a lot of things, but pushing technical barriers is not one of them lately. This is a techie- and gear site. Not a PR and market share discussion site.
So for me it is troublesome when someone (many) says "A is better that B because of ...", and the response is "B will still sell gazzilions more". Both can very well be true, but being a techie site, isn't this exactly were the technical differences should be pointed out. ( That's why I still think it is appropriate to refer to the NX1 for instance)
For instance, if you want to shorten the comment section on Sony cameras, remove the C&N comments about battery life. :) Oh, and the amount of white lenses at great sport events.
If the complainers want a video camera so bad then buy a video camera. I don't get the criticism of video features in an SLR. Video is a bonus to me and if they took out video entirely I doubt I'd even care that much. As a 60D owner the 80D sounds like a great upgrade to me. I'd love to go full frame but the price is still too high for my needs at this point.
Pentax is moving forward as a brand Canon is doing the same thing...over and over....and over....again
There's nothing more stale than the third generation of a middle market plastic APS-C body. The world has moved on to full frame. It's sad day when Pentax has its finger on the pulse of the industry and Canon is clueless.
its a good upgrade and I suspect existing 70D users will be tempted and perhaps some who can't stretch to the 7d mk ii. As for the inevitable and some what tedious FF comparisons there is less and less in it at the enthusiast level, take the Nikon 7200 or the much NX 1 and putting that to one side when it's comes down to it a crop is a better choice for telephoto applications such as birding, that is if you want the most reach out of those long lenses. So for me well done canon, and well done Pentax, you now have a choice which you can stuff down your trousers and decide which makes you the most secure in the knowledge that you have bigger and better.😀
@noflashplease: It's hardly ironic that we're a week away from the most important annual photography trade show in the world and that manufacturers are announcing their new cameras in the run up.
"The world has moved on to full frame. It's sad day when Pentax has its finger on the pulse of the industry and Canon is clueless."
FF still accounts for a much smaller sales volume than APS-C, both for Canon and Nikon and likely Sony too, so the world hasn't moved on just yet. It's also a bit strange to say that Pentax has the finger on the pulse of the industry because they release a FF camera. As if Canon already hasn't several FF cameras in their line-up! They announced the 1D X Mk2 recently, they have three models in the 5D series, and they've got the 6D. Also, do you think every Pentax DSLR from now on will be FF? I hope you direct the same criticism at Pentax the next time they update one of their APS-C models.
I disagree that the world is moving to FF. There are a lot of great APS-C cameras from all manufacturers. They are usually less expensive and a great middle point for someone who wants to take photography a little more serious without breaking the bank. I bought the 70D when it came out and I have been very happy with its photos and video features. Even though I don't see myself upgrading to an 80D, I would definitely recommend it because of my experience with the 70D.
"There's nothing more stale than the third generation of a middle market plastic APS-C body." Erm? The APS-C camera market is much bigger than the full-frame market. Btw, Canon just anouncned the 1d XmII and a new 5D or 6D is very likely to follow.
BS. Anyone who values a camera's video capabilities highly will very likely prefer APS, because it matches 35mm motion-picture film size and gives you cinematic depth of field. Full-frame cameras' DOF is too shallow to be ideal for video; the result is productions replete with missed focus.
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