Features:

  • The EOS 80D camera’s Intelligent Viewfinder helps bring the thrill of SLR photography with each use
  • The Intelligent Viewfinder displays AF points and AF mode, has a grid display, a horizontal electronic level, plus numerous other points of information
  • For next-level AF operation, the EOS 80D camera has a wide-area, 45-point, all cross-type AF system with low luminance performance to EV -3 and 4 types of AF area selection modes
  • The 24.2 Megapixel (APS-C) CMOS sensor captures high-resolution images and has refined individual pixels that enable high ISO speeds (16000 for still photographs, 12800 for movies)
  • Canon’s remarkable shutter combined with ability to shoot up to 7.0 fps during continuous shooting ensures quick performance
I really loved that camera, but love this one so much more!

I cried unashamedly when I unwrapped the Christmas wrapping to reveal what I'd saved up for for seven months, and my wife had bought for me from Amazon.com. This is an upgrade from a Rebel XSI. I really loved that camera, but it had been getting long in the tooth as I'd been reading about the new ones coming out the last three years. When this one hit the market, that was it! I told her, "Yup, that's the one I want!" Well, love is giving. She gave me this camera, and I've been ecstatic since. We live on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. Yesterday, there were 35-40 knot winds from the west, as is the norm. I took the 80D and got some photos of the lighthouse that two people have already said are "award winners", with the waves smashing up the side of the breakwall, the sun making a ghostly shadow of the lighthouse itself onto the spray. I don't know about the "award winners" part, but the photos wouldn't have been possible with the XSI; it couldn't take photos at 7fps, as the 80D did yesterday. Even with my shaking hands in that high wind, it did an amazing job with its amazingly fast focus capability. There's so much info right there for you at the press of a button on the screen before you start, and it's so easy to adjust anything you need to in just seconds. It's a dream to work with for me, and at 67, I'm kinda thankful for that. If you're looking for a great camera that's better than a beginner's model, but won't run you the $3500.00 a 5D Mark IV will, THIS is the guy you're looking for. Man, this thing feels so good in your hand, it's silly. The Rebel was a touch on the small side; the 80D is perfect. It's really nice to have that info window on the top, too. That's a lot of help when you make yourself aware of and start utilizing it. Okay, I've said enuff. This is one beautiful machine, and I love it! Get one if you can. You won't regret it. Bioman out.

Awesome Camera for Shooting "Filmic" Video

This camera has come under a lot of criticism for its lack of 4K, and I think that resentment trickled over into a lot of the venom being thrown at it in some online reviews. I know it deterred me from purchasing it right away. But then I saw a glowing review on Chris and Jordan’s YouTube channel (TheCameraStoreTV), so I decided to take the plunge. And I’m so glad I did. This is a seriously amazing camera, and a considerable improvement over its predecessor, the 70D (which I owned). First, the 4K issue. I also own a Samsung NX1, which is more or less the gold standard in hyper-detailed 4K realism. It’s a visually stunning image, and it’s no exaggeration that you can see every single blade of grass in a lawn. But while stunning, it’s not “filmic.” By that, I mean we’re accustomed to a certain “look” and “feel” in movies. Film flickers past at 24 frames per second; and if it’s shot at 30 frames per second (NTSC video rate), it feels “off” – the so-called “video” look. The same goes for detail. The hyper-detail in 4K cameras feels off cinematically. A cinematic image needs to be focused; but if you’re seeing pores on a face (which 4K is more than capable of rendering), then the image is no longer pleasant. The footage from the 80D is pleasant, focused, and cinematic. I also wanted to touch on the ALL-I codec. The immediate default for filmmakers is to shoot “flat,” and turn sharpness completely off. The reasons for this are twofold – to reduce aliasing and moire artifacts; and historically, in-camera sharpness was just ugly. That’s not the case with the 80D’s ALL-I recording codec, which produces an impressive high-bitrate recording (I’ve heard it’s around 100 mbs). Using ALL-I, and with in-camera sharpness at 2, I put the camera through the ringer on everything I could find that produced aliasing and moire in every other camera I’ve owned (a bookshelf of DVD’s, telephone wires, brick walls, etc.), and none of it resulted in aliasing or moire. And the in-camera sharpness looks great! It no longer has the harsh, scrunched up contrast lines; the 80D’s sharpness looks better than anything you could do in post, and still allows for a gentle falloff on highlights and shadows. As for the camera's dual-pixel auto focus, it's everything you've read about it and more. It really sets the gold standard for video auto focus. It locks in smoothly, and accurately, without any back-and-forth "hunting." Anyway, that’s my two cents.

Don't hesitate to get this kit if you're buying the camera and lens kit alone.

Love it!!! The zoom controller and the mic work great, the zoom controller acts as if I had a handheld video recording camera, a little awkward the location of controls, I am right handed, but still I can not shoot as magnificent pictures with a video camera as I can with this one and the video quality is really good shot with the original 18-135 mm lens included in the kit. When shot with a high end lens f 2.8 stop, the video quality improves but only for the trained eye, as did the pictures, but again the zoom controller only works with the included lens, the microphone added a ton of clarity to the audio compared to the on-camera mic and very comparable to a zoom mike bought eight years ago priced three times this one Rode included. The camera itself is no surprise in quality and controls, I've owned the 40D, the 60D, and the 70D prior to this one, the audio monitoring jack is a plus long needed. As a note; the mic and zoom controller cost $100 more as compared with price of the same camera paired with the same lens as a kit, when these two items bought separately they cost over $250 more.

Excellent camera!!

I spent many weeks reviewing cameras and finally decided on the Canon 80D. I shoot mainly wildlife and have been to Africa twice, using a Nikon D3200. But with another trip booked in September I knew I wanted to step my game up. I finally narrowed down my decision to the 80D and the 7D mark ii and went with the 80D, mainly for the newer features and better image quality. I also purchased the Canon 100-400mm ii lens to round out the perfect safari combination. Then I took my camera and lens to the LA zoo a few days ago and was blown away by the image quality! In one word, amazing!! Check them out for yourself. Both pics are shot at 400mm and look impressively sharp!!

LOVE IT!

LOVE IT!! FIRST CAMERA AND I LOVE IT. IT MAKES ME SO EXCITED TO SHOOT. It's extremely comfortable to hold its light and makes me so more passionate about shooting and I just love it I can't wait to get home from work to go shoot I can't wait to start doing night time shooting it's amazing. This is the picture that I took with it.

Canon Created Memories

A tremendous upgrade from my previous Canon EOS Xsi, which I had used extensively and loved. Nice to be able to use most of the same lenses even though had to go with at least one new one of them, also! Am learning many new capabilities with this model and so far am very pleased with the results of a multitude of taken images. It has been a very exciting learning experience and there just does not seem to be enough hours in the day to go get more. Extremely good camera.

This thing is a Beast!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!! I was a little hesitant to go with a crop sensor but I absolutely love it! You just can't beat the face tracking, autofocus, plus photo capabilities! I've used a variety of lenses as well and had great results. Also came within 2 days with Prime shipping and I strongly recommend getting the Amazon Hard Drive with it!

A great DSLR for pretty much everyone from beginners to pros!

- BUILD QUALITY - So let’s first take a look at the build quality and design of the Canon 80d. Now I've been testing the 80d out for a while now and felt comfortable using it pretty much straight away. That’s because the body itself isn’t changed that much from the old 70d, which his the camera I’ve used for 2 years or so. There are a few new things that have changed though. The buttons on the back of the camera are different and feel a lot easier to use. They’re a little bit more pronounced and this is nice. The grip itself is nice. It’s not a very heavy camera like the Canon 5d or 6d, but it’s also got enough weight on it to easily deal with a heavier lens like the Sigma 18-35mm that I also use. On the side of the camera you’ll also notice a new port, the headphone jack which is something I’ll talk about in a bit. But overall the build quality is fantastic, and to me is the sweet spot size for DSLR’s. - MENUS - Now when I first heard about the new Canon 80d, one thing I didn’t expect to change was the menu system. But it has. It’s now a little bit more compact and is using a new tabbed system rather than the old system. It’s taken me a little bit of time to get used to it but it does seem pretty easy. Fortunately it’s not too overloaded with options, especiaslly for beginners, but if you do put it in manual mode you do get a lot more options to play around wiht. - LCD SCREEN - Now one of the best features of the old Canon 70d was it’s touch screen and I’m pleased to say the Canon 80d is just as good. Because the Canon 80d has such fantastic autofocus, having the touch screen really makes things easy, especially if you want to do some nice focus pulls. I use this nearly overtime i make videos and it’s how I do those product focus pulls from time to time. Of course the 80d’s screen is also articulating and it’s something I couldn’t live without now. Being able to switch it around to any angel is great, especially for someone like me who films all my own videos. It's also a pretty big lcd screen, especially compared to a smaller camera like the Sony A6300 and that’s something I like. It’s deinfitely one of the best LCD screens I’ve ever used. - AUTOFOCUS - One thing that I’ve been incredibly impressed with on the new 80d is it’s autofocus performance. And to be fair I was a little bit sceptical at first. That’s because the Canon 70d’s dual pixel autofocus was so good. But Canon have seemed to have been able to make it quicker and a little bit more acurate. Especially using the LCD on the back. It's incredibly snappy autofocus and when you pair it up with one of the dedicated Canon lenses it really is impressive. I’ve even used it with my Sigma lenses, and it’s pretty consistent across the board. -VIDEO - Now the Canon 70d was one of the most popular video cameras over the last 2 years and for good reason. It’s dual pixel autofocus system was by far the best around. But it was lacking a few things. Firstly it could only shoot 60 frames per second in 720p. Now I’m not a huge fan of filming in 60p, but i was impressed with it. If you want to see a test video I made in 60frames per second, click the link here to see. I didn’t really expect the dual pixel autofocus to be any better than the 70d but it is. Which is pretty incredible. Being able to quickly pull focus using the touch screen is great and the face tracking works pretty well. It does have problems every now and then if you are wearing a hat or sunglasses though. To be fair, the Canon 80d is still lagging a little bit behind in terms of resolution. There are a lot of cameras that have 4k now and it would have been nice to see it included, but I didn’t expect it to be fair. Although it is still only 1080p thought the video quality was nice and I’ll definitely be upgrading to the 80d from my 70d for my future videos. - HEADPHONE JACK - One of my favorite new additions to the Canon 80d is a little inclusion on the side here, a headphone jack. This is something so basic that has been missing from a lot of Canon DSLR’s for so long and it’s great to see it in. Being able to really monitor your audio is huge and it’s worth the upgrade in itself. If you’re going to be filming a lot, then the 80d is definitely going to worst the upgrade.

Amazing Camera!!!

I upgraded from a Rebel t4i and.. WoW.. I am seriously amazed at the quality of photographs that this thing can take. I didnt think that it could get much better but.. it is awesome. The depth of field is quite a upgrade. The new AF system is excellent at detecting faces and even in full auto mode it works great. I was going to get the D7 mark II but this is a newer camera, and might not be as good as the D7 in some respects, I am happy with getting this one.

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