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“Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera and DIGIC 4 Imaging with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens”

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The Canon T3i Black Friday Deals is pretty much the basics of the Canon T2i (same 18MP CMOS sensor, AF and metering system) but with the tilt and swivel LCD screen of the EOS 60D added, plus a few other software bells and whistles. For example, there is a digital zoom function for High Definition video, which crops the center from the full sensor image. This enables a high quality full High Definition video to be shot with digital zoom and no quality loss. Price $669.95 (body only), available Now Black Friday Deals.

The new Speedlite 270EX II follows from the original 270EX by adding wireless slave capability, though there is no channel selection function. Price $144.00, available Now Black Friday Deals.

The Speedlite 320EX features a tilting head, wireless slave capability including the option to assign it to one of four different channels for multiple flash use. It also has a white light LED on the front which can be used for short range video illumination. Price $233.49, available Now Black Friday Deals.

Both the 270EX II and 320EX now also have the capability to trigger a remote camera with IR remote capabilities (Canon T3i, 60D and 7D), which presumably now allows multiple flash, multiple camera shooting.

 

Sensor and processor :

There’s little new about the Canon T3i’s sensor and processor combination. Representatives mentioned that they’ve again reduced the gap between the microlenses, as they’ve said many times in the past, but they were declared gapless a few versions back, so it’s tough to know how much more gapless they can get. We’re guessing that it’s the same four-channel readout as is found in the T2i’s sensor, as the frame rate is the same 3.7 frames per second rating. (We measured 3.6 fps for L/F JPEG or RAW, 3.3 for RAW+L/F JPEG.) Maximum image size in pixels is 5,184 x 3,456, with a pixel pitch of 4.3µm.

According to Canon, the Rebel T3i’s DIGIC 4 processor and buffer enables capture of about 34 large/fine JPEG images, six RAW frames, and four RAW+JPEG frames. With our tough compression target, we measured only nine, five, and three frames respectively. DIGIC 4 also allows capture of 14-bit RAW images, and the 8-bit JPEGs are created from 14-bit data.

 

Peripheral illumination correction :

Vignetting, a darkening of the corners produced by some lens designs, is reduced via Peripheral Illumination Correction in the Canon T3i. Using a database of lenses, the amount of correction is customized for each lens mounted. Selecting the item from the menu brings up a screen where you can see which lens the camera detected, and whether correction data is available. You can then choose to disable the correction if the wrong lens is showing (as sometimes happens with non-Canon lenses), or else re-enable it.

Autofocus :

The Canon T3i offers nine-point focusing with a central cross-type f/2.8 focus point and eight single-axis points. Though the number of AF points is the same as the 60D, the later has a significant advantage in that all of its AF points are cross-type, which are sensitive to both horizontal and vertical detail. The focusing screen is of the etched variety, with boxes surrounding dots, which light up red to confirm focus.

Metering :

The Canon T3i inherits Canon’s latest metering system, previously seen in the EOS 7D, T2i, and 60D. It’s a 63-zone iFCL sensor, which stands for Intelligent Focus, Color, and Luminance metering. The name hints at how the sensor works: the iFCL chip has a dual-layer design with each layer sensitive to different wavelengths of light, allowing subject color to be taken into account when determining exposure. Information on focusing points is also taken into account in metering calculations. In this area, the Canon T3i, T2i, and 60D’s iFCL chip differs from that of the EOS 7D.

ISO Expansion :

The Canon T3i has an expanded sensitivity range, from a minimum of ISO 100 to a maximum of ISO 12,800. You have to enable ISO Expansion via a Custom Function setting. Instead of offering EV compensation from -2.0 to +2.0 as do some cameras, the Canon T3i offers a much wider +/-5.0EV exposure compensation range.

CA and A+ :

CA mode is relatively familiar, giving the more novice user an easy way to adjust the exposure, flash, resolution, drive mode, and Picture Style. Setting aperture and shutter speed are converted to simpler concepts of background blur (blurred or sharp), and exposure level (darker or brighter) with a slider that’s adjusted with the Main dial. The more complex exposure decisions remain under the Canon T3i’s control in CA mode. The exposure slider is the more useful, standing in as a more comprehensible EV adjustment.

What’s new is the Auto+ mode (A+ on the Mode dial), which is similar to Smart Auto on Canon PowerShot cameras. Employing what Canon calls EOS Scene Detection Technology, the new setting replaces the old “Green Zone” Auto icon. Auto+ combines information from five of the Canon T3i’s systems, including Auto Exposure, Autofocus, Auto White Balance, Auto Lighting Optimizer, and Picture Style Auto into one smart exposure mode, according to Canon.

Picture Style Auto is a separate setting of its own, naturally selected as one of the Picture Styles, which you can bring up either via the down arrow on the back of the camera or through the Quick menu, or even the main menu. With this new setting, the camera will consider the scene and change the Picture Style accordingly.

Live View :

Of course, the Canon T3i offers Live View mode, a fairly mature mode at this point, with contrast-detect focus as well as Quick AF focus, which uses the camera’s phase-detect autofocus system. It seems pretty full-featured as Live View modes go. You can move the AF point around, you can switch between Contrast-detect and Phase-detect (Quick AF) modes, and you can even zoom in to 10x. Activating it is as easy as pressing the Live View/Record button on the back.

The Canon T3i has the best excuse for using Live View mode: its swiveling LCD screen, which allows you to compose images from odd angles. You won’t want to use it all the time, because both autofocus methods are slower than autofocusing through the optical viewfinder, but when you need it, both the swiveling LCD and Live View mode are ready for action. Be aware that Live View mode also burns through battery life, typically cutting the number of shots per charge by more than half.

 

Canon T3i Black Friday Conclusion

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Con:

Excellent and proven 18-megapixel sensor Lots of detail, especially in RAW files Very good high ISO performance Very accurate colors Full HD video capability at three frame rates with auto or manual exposure control Video Digital Zoom, ranging from 3-10x Good quality optics with image stabilization (if purchased with in a lens kit) High-resolution, swiveling LCD HTP tames highlights ALO brightens shadows Good quality grip Captures 14-bit RAW images Peripheral Illumination Correction 9 AF points, one f/2.8 cross-type 63-zone metering ISO ranges from 100 to 6,400, expandable to 12,800 Built-in audio level control Multiple aspect ratio settings, including 3:2, 4:3, 16:9 and 1:1 Built-in flash has Integrated Speedlite Transmitter mode to control up to two groups of flashes HDMI output with CEC compatibility, allowing control of the camera’s Playback mode via the TV remote Infrared remote receiver Wired remote port Very fast AF in Auto Selection mode using optical viewfinder Continuous self-timer mode captures 2-10 shots per shutter press

Dynamic range is not up to par with the best APS-C sensors No microfocus adjustment Very warm auto white balance indoors Sluggish startup and mode switching Only center AF point is cross-type, while the Canon 60D has all nine cross-type (for those considering a 60D) 3.7fps is slow for sports shooting Shallow buffers with slow buffer clearing AF in Live View is slow Below-average battery life Camera does not correct for chromatic aberration or geometric distortion Multiple aspect ratios only visible in Live View modes (not in viewfinder) Kit lenses are not ultrasonic (USM) Often overexposed full-sunlight shots Tight optical viewfinder (~94% coverage)

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