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Canon EOS Rebel T4i Digital Camera Review

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Updated: October 1, 2012
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Canon’s flagship entry-level camera offers very good photo quality, improved focus performance in live view, tons of manual and automatic features, a well-designed touch interface, and Full HD video capture.

4 stars
(4 out of 5)

Just when you thought that Canon couldn’t refine the already excellent Rebel T3i any further, the T4i arrived. Canon has managed to improve live view autofocus, though only with new STM lenses, and add touchscreen functionality that’s actually useful. Add in the impressive photo quality, numerous auto and manual controls, and HD movie mode, and they’ve got yet another winner in the entry-level D-SLR class.

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Pros

  • Very good photo quality, with low noise levels through ISO 3200/6400 (low/normal light)
  • Super-sharp 3-inch touchscreen LCD can flip to the side and rotate 270 degrees
  • Useful touchscreen functions include focus, shutter, and menus in record mode — pinch-to-zoom and swiping makes playback mode a pleasure
  • Live view AF performance is noticeably improved when using STM lenses
  • Tons of manual controls, including 14-bit RAW support
  • Two auto modes: Scene Intelligent (totally point-and-shoot) and Creative (offers some controls)
  • Highlight tone and HDR features improve contrast (especially the latter)
  • Continuous shooting at 5 frames/sec
  • Built-in wireless flash control
  • Records Full HD video at 24p/30p with stereo sound, continuous AF, and plenty of manual controls
  • Stereo mic input
  • Optional battery grip, wired and wireless remotes

Cons

  • Photos a bit soft, at least with the 18 – 135 mm kit lens
  • Brownish color cast in a few situations
  • Chromatic aberration correction should be on by default
  • Strong redeye, no removal tool in playback mode
  • Live view AF performance still very slow with non-STM lenses — poor performance in low light regardless of the lens
  • Buffer fills quickly in burst mode (especially for RAW)
  • Below average battery life
  • Right hand grip may be too small for some

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