Less vital but still desirable are the Wi-Fi connectivity features introduced with the 750D. Though the system can be a bit fiddly to set up, especially if you’re connecting to a non NFC-enabled smart device, it works well once connected. Of course if you want maximum low light image quality, a long exposure from a tripod is the only way to go. Nevertheless, the quality difference between our 1-second ISO 400 long exposure and the Handheld Night Scene image is impressively small. The out-of-camera JPEGs are quite soft and at the default sharpening setting and benefit from some further sharpening in a program like Adobe Photoshop. You can also change the in-camera sharpening level to suit your tastes via the Picture Style options. Focusing is generally pretty fast and accurate, covering the central portion of the scene, with seven columns of focus points that thin out as you move from the centre of the frame. There are five dead centre, spreading out to two rows (per side), or three points, then a single point at the extreme left and right sides.

Whether red-eye reduction is enabled or not, the 750D successfully avoided red-eye during our testing. The flash was also able to evenly illuminate a white surface from a distance of 1.5 meters with no vignetting at a 17mm focal length.The performance of autofocus in Live View is exemplary. Positioning the AF point around the frame using the touchscreen revealed a fast, silent and smooth focus acquisition paired with our 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens. The idea of Canon’s stepping motor technology (STM) is to ensure fast focusing while eliminating any nasty whirring noises that can disturb audio recording. It’s particularly effective and no alarming or off-putting autofocus noises were traced in video footage. The Digic 6 processor lets you shoot at 5fps, which has a bog-standard speed level for any self-respecting everyday DSLR. The 8-frame RAW file limit may not sound impressive, but being able to shoot up to 940 JPEGs in burst does. AF points, all cross-type at f/5.6. Center point is high precision, double cross-type at f/2.8 or faster

Even without scrutinising, images from the Canon EOS 750D are impressive. With the Picture Control colour options set to ‘Standard’, colours are vibrant without looking oversaturated or unnatural. The camera’s evaluative exposure metering is also extremely reliable, and though it shares the same 63-zone system as the 700D, there’s now a 7560-pixel RGB sensor to account for colour as well as light approaching the infra-red spectrum.

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Moving from a nine to nineteen-point autofocus system is another significant improvement over the 700D and helps make the Canon EOS 750D even more dependable, especially due to all the AF points being the more sensitive cross-type. Canon’s addition of a dedicated AF-mode button on the top panel is also a welcome new control.

Frequent users of video are catered for with a 3.5mic port at the side and full HD video (1920×1080) captured at 30,25 or 24fps. There’s the option to lower the resolution (1280×720) and shoot at 60,50 or 30fps if preferred, while another useful video feature not often found on beginner DSLRs is the option to manually control sound levels in-camera. Sitting just above these two is the two-year-old EOS 700D – a DSLR that adds a few more attractive features to its specification to tempt aspiring photographers who’d like a vari-angle touchscreen and the ability to shoot a faster continuous burst. It’s still available to buy and at a very reasonable price, although its reign as the flagship beginner model in Canon’s EOS line-up has come to an end with the introduction of the EOS 750D and EOS 760D.But the most aggravating problem with the Canon EOS 750D is battery life. Its 440 shot-capacity is acceptable, being both a match for the 700D (despite the extra power requirements of a higher sensor resolution) and the Pentax K-S2, but the 820-shot lifespan of the Nikon D5500 puts it very much in the shade. Other features include +/-5EV exposure compensation control, a shutter range of 30-1/4000sec and a small pop up flash with a guide number of 12m @ ISO 100. It accepts a LP-E17 battery rather than the LP-E8 battery as used on the EOS 700D, and in typical Canon fashion a selection of picture styles and creative filters are available for those who’d like to artistic license to experiment. Canon EOS 750D Review – Build and Handling By cutting down on the number of controls, Canon has been able to make the few that do feature very easy to access. This camera is easy to use and still gives you plenty of manual control if you’re after it.

Being a lower-end model, the Canon EOS 750D’s outer parts are polycarbonate rather than magnesium alloy, which is only found on more expensive models. It doesn’t feel ultra-high-end, then, but it’s still tough.Canon is still using its trusted 24-megapixel sensor as the base for a lot of its entry and mid-range DSLRs, so you shouldn’t feel too short-changed going for an older model like the 750D. The Canon EOS 750D has been released at the same time as the 760D Canon EOS 750D / T6i Review – Features The newer EOS 800D lets you shoot at 6fps – while that’s a slight improvement, it’s fair to say that neither camera is going to be top of the list for sports and action photographers. Shooting at 5fps should be usable for the odd (relatively) fast-moving subject.