Canon 100 D
Canon 100 D review
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The goal of this Camera
The camera‘s main feature is the small size and little weight, while keeping the Dsrl construction. The Canon 100D is a smallest Dsrl fabricated ever. I prefer DSRL’s over mirrorless cameras. It is true that usual professional and prosumer cameras feels like a brick in the bag. The idea to have smaller cameras is a good goal. Many people would prefer smaller FullFrame cameras as well. In picture quality/sensor department perhaps nothing really new since the Canon 550d, but seems Canon changed a bit, see below. The Canon 100 D sensor is not the same as the other Rebels. Seems they very much beleive in this 18 Mpixel sensor, in paper it is more than enough.
Canon 100 d vs Sony Nex or Micro 4/3
The question is that we prefer the Canon 100d or want Micro 4/3 or Sony Nex cameras. The goal is the smaller size and less weight, the possible third goal is to the Camera be pocketable with good picture quality.
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Advantages of the Canon 100d over Panasonic, Olympus Sony Nex, or Fuji cameras:
– Reflex instead of LCD or electronic viewfinder
– Excellent Canon lenses with very good autofocus and other accessories
– Much more lenses available, possible better resale value of the good lenses
– Picture quality is better than Panasonic cameras
– Better for birding, sport or fast moving subjects
– Perhaps usage is more simple for Dsrl owners, menu more simple, excellent LCD touchscreen
– Mechanical shutter perhaps needs replacement
– Shutter is perhaps more noisy
Disadvantages of the Canon 100d compare to Micro 4/3 system or Sony Nex:
– Not pocketable, much bigger
– Big Canon mount lenses not help in size/weight department, pancake lens would be the ideal with 20mm focal length, but currently does not exist, only 40mm.
– Autofocus of Micro 4/3 or Sony Nex cameras not up to Canon’s Usm.
– Sony Nex, and Olympus newest cameras (E-P5) has better dynamic range, and on paper better image quality
– Perhaps the shutter is quieter in Non-reflex cameras
Advantages of the Canon 100d over other Rebels or traditional Dsrls:
– smaller size and weight much better portability
Disadvantages of the Canon 100d compare to other Dsrl cameras:
– perhaps not so comfortable grip
– weaker flash
– viewfinder is smaller and darker
– autofocus system is not so good as 700d’s
– with bigger lenses the camera can be front heavy, perhaps can get the lens instead
– No in camera HDR
– Battery life smaller
Seems apart from the smaller size, no real advantage of the Canon 100D compare to their bigger brothers.
Technical specification:
Sensor: 17,9Mpixel CMOS
Sensor size: Aps-C
Weight: 400 g
ISO:100-12800, hi 25600
Digic 5 software
iFCL metering
Ext mic socket
LCD: 3″, 1040 dots, Touchscreen
Video: Full HD movies, 1080/30
Continuous shooting: 4 fps
Mount: Canon EF
Dynamic range: 11.3 EV
High iso performance:843 dxomark almost as good as the 7d
Colour depth: 21.8 bits
Canon 100d vs Canon700d vs earlier Rebels
Seems the Canon 100D has a better low light performance than the previous Rebel cameras. The dynamic range is a little worse than the Canon 550d’s
Dynamic range: 11.3 EV vs 11.7 the 7d’s performance vs 11.5 Ev is 550d performance.
High iso performance: 843 vs 854 is the 7d performance vs 784 is the Canon 550d’s performance, which is better than the 600d ,650d and 700d’s performance.
Color depth: 21.8 bits vs 22 bits the 7d vs22.1 bits the 550d
Seems that the Canon 100D has a promising sensor, and a camera’s compact size is also very nice.
The flash of The Canon 100d is a little weaker than the Flash of the Canon 700d.