Amazon US today listed a new mystery digital camera on their website. According to product features and reviews, this mystery camera could be the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Digital SLR with 18-55mm STM Lens Kit. The mystery camera is $100 cheaper than Rebel SL1 w/ 18-55mm lens kit, as Amazon said. This is lowest price for Canon EOS Rebel SL1 w/ 18-55mm Lens kit. Previous lowest price is $449 from Canon USA authorized dealers.
Mystery Camera Review from dpreview:
For photographers looking for SLR quality in a smaller package, this camera delivers both with confidence and grace, while offering all of the advantages of a large APS-C sensor. Its touchscreen interface offers a modern set of digital controls in a camera that will still feel familiar to more traditional SLR users.
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 review from dpreview:
For a great many looking for SLR quality in a smaller package, the Canon Rebel SL1 delivers both with confidence and grace, and offers the advantage of a larger APS-C sensor.
Mystery Camera Features:
Reasons to buy
- High ISO shots are quite usable, even above ISO 6400: At higher sensitivities JPEGs have very little smearing or color noise.
- Excellent LCD and responsive touchscreen: The camera has a fixed 3″ LCD with a snappy, well-designed touchscreen interface.
- Full HD video recording and stereo mic jack: This camera lets you record 1080/30p video with respectable autofocus performance and a stereo microphone jack.
Things to consider
- AF illuminator integrated into flash: For extra focusing assistance in low light situations you’ll need to have the flash popped up.
- Focusing in live view and video modes can be slow: While improved over previous models, focusing in live view mode is still quite sluggish.
- Raw dynamic range lags behind its peers: This camera doesn’t capture as wide a tonal range as some of its competitors, which affects how much detail you can ‘pull back’ from shadows.
Canon SL1 Features:
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