Excellent photo capabilities but the menu system takes time to learn

Delivers pro-level performance without the pro price

Really solid camera with great image quality, though a bit pricey

Very reliable and durable, ideal for travel and outdoor shoots

I’m new to the photography world, the only experience I’ve had with a camera is the one on my phone and I thought my s21 camera was a pretty good camera. But I wanted something more than a phone to take Selfies and snaps of places I’ve been when away on trips and days out and landed with this Canon over the Sony equivalent.

This Canon camera is a blast to use, it’s small and super user friendly, which is one of the main reasons why I picked it over the Sony and of course because the price is much lower for this camera. The menus are so easy to use and the moveable touchscreen is great for when you want to take those Selfies. The amount of Options and possibilities you have is endless.

Now I haven’t delved much into the manual shoot mode, which I know is when you truly start to take amazing looking photos but I’m really pleased even with the auto shoot modes, some of the photos I have attached where all shot in Auto modes. You can apply filters and change brightness along with many other options directly from the camera and then can send these images via WiFi or bluetooth to the app on your phone which is such a handy option for those social media centric people out there. (You can also via all the photos on your camera via the app and choose if you want to share them or download them etc.)

The video is nice and crisp giving you different options to record in 4k 25fps, 1080p 60fps or 30fps and 720p 60fps and 30fps too.

All photos can be saved in a variety of formats and if you want can be saved in your preferred format along with RAW at the same time of you wanted to take the photos and edit them in a different software, but note this will obviously take up a lot more SD card storage as RAW files are hefty in size compared to JPEG and PNG.

If you don’t want to lug about a large SDLR camera then I’d recommend this great piece of kit. I Look forward to bringing this camera with me on my trip to Amsterdam in the next few days.

My ramble is over, for a first camera I think it’s fantastic. If you’re like me you won’t be disappointed. It’ll last you many years to come.

Good zoom and clarity, though stabilization could be better

This camera often comes highly recommended by the Youtube community, and after recently starting a model making and crafting channel I was after something that could pick up all the fine details of my miniature crafts.

The camera and its touch screen user interface are very beginner friendly and easy to use, and its settings can quickly be changed on the fly. For the price point of the camera the picture quality is great, both for photography and video.

There are a few downsides of the camera;

Firstly the audio is not the best quality (although it is by no means bad either). During my first recoding sessions, the camera was picking up all kinds of background noises I was unaware of, and would often playback with an irritating background hum, fortunately the camera comes with a microphone port, and after fitting an external mic the audio has been perfect.

Secondly, and one of the biggest complaints people have with the camera is that there is quite a significant and very noticeable cropping of the field of view when recording in 4k video, however as I am mainly recording small items up close that has not been an issue for me and has even worked in my favour. However for the average user I could see why it would be perceived as such a big drawback.

Amazing zoom capabilities, really brings distant subjects close