Canon EOS Rebel T3i: A Great Beginner Camera Value

Canon introduced the Canon EOS Rebel T3i in early 2011, and it has become the flagship entry-level camera on the market today. We recently got our hands on the new EOS Rebel and we were greatly impressed with the performance of this camera for a mere $799 or so.

The features on this camera are impressive for the price. The T3i has an 18 megapixel sensor, a continuous shooting rate and a large 3-inch monitor. It also has the new DIGIC 4 image processor, with an ISO range all the way from 100 to 6400 (this can even be expanded as high as 12800, offering you tremendous photo-shooting flexibility).

t3i Canon EOS Rebel T3i: A Great Beginner Camera ValueThe controls of the Canon Rebel are straightforward and easy to use. There is a clear control for shooting functions that include white balance, auto focus, exposure compensation, drive mode, shutter and aperture speed, ISO and a lot more. We found that the menu system on this camera is very simple and intuitive. We also liked that there are 14 automatic shooting modes with the T3i. These include creative auto, scene intelligent auto, portr4ait, landscape, close up, sports, night portrait, no flash, aperture priority and more. This Canon also gives you more user input into automatic camera modes, and we found this to be a boon for good picture taking. For example, in landscape mode, you can choose between standard, warm, vivid and intense.

We also liked the brightness and crispness of the 3 inch display. It performed well in bright sunlight. You should know that the viewfinder on this camera has 95% coverage. It means that you will see some objects in your pictures on the edges that were not shown in the viewfinder.

Our tests found that the T3i turned on fast and you can get your first shot in a second. We found that the camera would do 3.7 fps JPEG shots as long as we liked. It took .18 seconds to acquire focus with the kit 18-135mm lens, which is right about with the other cameras in this price range.

We also liked the HD video that this camera shoots. The image quality was solid. We thought that the default still shots from the T3i camera to be good. Sharpness was acceptable and the color rendition was good.

Overall, we liked the T3i a lot and we recommend it strongly. It has great image and color quality and the noise performance at higher ISOs was good. Video image quality also was good.

We think that the Canon EOS Rebel T3i is well worth your money in the entry-level DSLR market.

 

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Camera Blogs | Comments Off

Search for Colour

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The second classical sign of photographic infection is colour. This is the Latin word that means what something isn’t. By this I mean isn’t right, isn’t enough, and isn’t real.
You will find two commands on your digital camera that deal with colour; white balance and colour space. You can safely ignore the latter as it cannot be successfully explained to a sane person (Though some religions promise a revelation after death.) but you must deal with the former every time you operate the camera.
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Auto is a good menu choice for most of the time as it delivers the three criteria that we mentioned at the start – not right, not enough, and not real. In good conditions it can deliver the goods and wait for a signature.
Shade and Cloudy are also useful menu settings when the sun is not visible. Cameras intended for use in the Ruhr and Beijing are also equipped with Vile and Hideous as menus settings to deal with local atmospheric conditions.
Mixed lighting is best met by turning the control to Impossible. Many modern cameras also have a setting that allows you to make your own decision and it can be identified by either the letter K or the letters AG. The K stands for Kelvin and the AG stands for Anybody’s Guess. The latter is the more 
accurate.
In the end these settings can all be overridden by the sliders on the RAW processing engine. In its turn this is generally overridden by the wife’s opinion on what the colour should be. Wise photographers will pay attention to this.
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The Best 5000

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Sit down. We’ve got the best 5000 images from the wedding on the laptop and we can do a slide show. Now this first one would have been better if I had used f:5.5 instead of f:5.6 but the next 40 are better.
Yes, I’ll pause it till you go to the bathroom.

Hmmm. Hmmm. Where IS the chap…?
The chap has prised the bathroom window open and slithered through the opening. He is now boarding a plane for the jungles of central Brazil, where he hopes to be crushed to death by a giant anaconda. In a pinch he will settle for Adelaide and a jar of earthworms. Anything rather than the remaining 4999 images.
Every event has a natural rhythm – and a natural number of images that can be made appropriate to it. 5000 images may be right for a history of World War II but is far in excess of what is required for a wedding. Of course any marriage may eventually turn into WWII (without the whimsy and the fun tunes) but that is another story. If you are called upon to document Domestic Stalingrad use your own judgement but don’t expect to sell a lot of prints.
Likewise the pregnancy, the baby on the bearskin rug, the faithful hound, or the retirement watch and 50’th anniversary party at Sizzler. None of these need a DSLR set on continuous high-speed shooting and a full 16 GB card. Even if you insist on shooting the thing in RAW – know when genug ist genug. Or rather know how many to aim for and make the best effort you can to capture the thing in those chances.
The joy of modern photography is when you get that one great opportunity at frame 38 of the 36-exposure roll, you do not have to take it on the piece of sticky tape. Those of you too young to know what I mean can go and get me a gin, ‘fore I tans yo’ hide….
If you want to know how many to take, go to the bookstore and look at a good small photo essay by any professional. You can be darn sure they took more pictures than you’ll see but they, then their editor, trimmed back the selection until you got the right number for the best impact. Be a dear and buy the book, because booksellers need to eat as well.
This whole exercise will free you up wonderfully at your next wedding or party. You needn’t stay glued to the viewfinder nor to the computer screen if you take less, but better photos. Bracket exposure, if you will, and bracket focus if you must, but hang the damn camera up on a bracket and join the festivities as well.
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Uncle Dick’s Workshop – Friday 17

Every Friday at 10:00AM – we will be bringing you the sort of cutting-edge expertise that leaves ragged bits and sore fingers – Uncle Dick’s Workshop. The advice is free – free from good sense in most instances….It really cranks up around the first of April.

Q:      Will Centrelink pay me to start taking famous professional photographs?

A:      Based on your portfolio, I should think they will pay you to stop.

Q:      I want to rent your studio for an hour but no questions asked, okay?

A:      Just one – do you want a box of tissues with that?

Q:      Your website says you have an “R” gallery of saucy images. All I see is a bunch of food pictures. What gives?

A:      Look on the side of the plates. Diane, pepper, mushroom, tomato. What more do you want?

Q:      Which courses do I need to become a world-famous photographer?

A:      Photography 101 and Al Capone’s Guide To Business Ethics.

Q:      My photographic mentor says that I need to extend my vision and develop new interests. Then he pushes me out of the classroom and locks the door. I am confused.

A:      Been showing him your pictures again, haven’t you?

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