Smooth, responsive autofocus in Live View and video modes, Excellent build quality, Userfriendly design and controls, Very responsive when working in good light conditions, Good screen with touchcontrols and swivel functionality, Colour noise is controlle
No second SD card slot, Weatherproofing isn't as advanced as with some competitors' models, Still a few design/handling flaws, Heavyweight video bitrate—SD card with at least class 10 speeds required
The EOS 70D is a great update of Canon's enthusiast-level consumer DSLR. It's a user-friendly and pleasant-to-use camera that sets a new standard for DSLR autofocus thanks to its innovative Dual Pixel AF technology. Video buffs and fans of Live View will ...
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Published: 2013-09-09, Author: Dan , review by: tech.uk.msn.com
Picture quality, picture quality, picture quality. Oh, and the picture quality is amazing too.
The creative filters could be better but we're really reaching for something bad to say here
This is a terrific mid-level DSLR camera. It has a solid, usable design, a lifetime of guides and features to explore and captures wonderful colour photographs at even low light levels. Buy it....
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Published: 2013-09-03, Author: Mike , review by: pocket-lint.com
Dual Pixel autofocus closes the live view gap between DSLR and CSC cameras - it's very impressive, proven 19-point AF system works well in most lighting conditions, 7fps burst at full resolution with decent buffer, great image quality, responsive touchscr
Not 100% FoV viewfinder, high ISO noise reduction a little rough, autofocus can unwontedly drift between subjects during movie capture, no headphone jack for audio monitoring, some overexposure, filters unavailable in raw + JPEG shooting, single SD, Wi-Fi
The 70D represents the DSLR in the post-mirror age. If you're looking for an all-rounder when it comes to both still images and movie capture then there's no other pure DSLR out there that can offer such a varied and successful feature set. It's th...
Published: 2013-09-03, Author: Barry , review by: alphr.com
A stunningly fast new autofocus system makes the 70D a seriously tempting DSLR...
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Published: 2013-07-04, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Dual Pixel autofocus closes the live view gap between DSLR and CSC cameras - it's very impressive, Proven 19-point AF system works well in most lighting conditions, 7fps burst at full resolution with decent buffer, Great image quality, Responsive touchscr
Not 100% FoV viewfinder, High ISO noise reduction a little rough, Autofocus can unwontedly drift between subjects during movie capture, No headphone jack for audio monitoring, Some overexposure, Filters unavailable in raw + JPEG shooting, Single SD, Wi-Fi
The 70D represents the DSLR in the post-mirror age. If you're looking for an all-rounder when it comes to both still images and movie capture then there's no other pure DSLR out there that can offer such a varied and successful feature set.It's the camera...
Great touchscreen performance, Impressive 19-point AF system, Dual-pixel sensor AF delivers fantastic Live-view AF performance, Solid build
Slight issues with AWB performance, Limited creative filter implementation
The Canon EOS 70D is a real step forward in the world of DSLR photography, and if you shoot a lot of video, or find yourself using live view image capture with any regularity, it's a great choice. But It's not without its faults, with a few bugs in the Cr...
Excellent image quality, Plenty of control over images, Responsive, articulated touchscreen, Wi-Fi built in for remote control, 19-AF points all cross-type
Creative Filters JPEG only, HDR mode JPEG only, Creative Filters live view only, Viewfinder level can be hard to see, Metering problems in high contrast
Canon has produced a very well rounded camera for enthusiast photographers. It has all the specifications that we expect, along with a few modern niceties in a body that feels well made and comfortable in the hand...
Abstract: This is probably the last gadget review we do this year and what a rocking time we had with this camera. We got our hands on the Canon 70D to run it through our test bench. This is a no-nonsense DSLR from Canon, built to perform in almost any type of ligh...
