Unveiled: Canon Announces New Rebel

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By John R. Harris

Published: Tuesday, February 11, 2014 - 11:00pm

Snow is still on the ground here in the Northeast, but apparently it’s spring cleaning time at Canon. From entry-level to “tough” cameras to advanced point-and-shoots and even the great Rebel entry-level DSLR series, Canon is sweeping the table clean and upgrading many of their most popular cameras for 2014. They’ve even announced a new Macro Ring Flash for close-up photography with EF lenses.

EOS Rebel T5 DSLR

Let’s start with the now venerable Canon Rebel series of DSLRs. The EOS Rebel T5 DSLR with EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens is an update of the Rebel T3 and brings with it an 18MP CMOS sensor and the DIGIC 4 Image processor. As an APS-C format camera, compatible with Canon EF and EF-S lenses, it is an ideal compact DSLR for those beginning to take their photography seriously or those wanting the imaging power and versatility of a DSLR but in a more compact form. Incredibly, the Rebel T5 body weighs less than one pound and its small but ergonomic design features a large hand grip that makes it easy to carry and shoot.

Loaded with assistive features such as Scene Intelligent Auto, you can let the camera do the work and still expect optimal results. Furthermore, “Feature Guide,” an in-camera learning tool, offers short descriptions of shooting modes, settings and creative effects to help you understand your camera and its capabilities. For those looking to expand their skill set is Creative Auto mode, in which basic settings are on full automatic operation, but shooting guides on the LCD screen explain how to make changes to exposure, tone, sharpness, and more.
While its 63-zone, dual-layer metering system and comprehensive auto functions make it easy to capture balanced exposures, the T5  is still a full-fledged DSLR with manual exposure modes and RAW capture, including RAW + JPEG. It has a top plate dial and menu controls and provides a hot-shoe mount for attaching photo and video accessories and also supports a built-in flash for simplified yet powerful flash photography.
Low light sensitivity is impressive, with an ISO range that expands to 12800. The 9-point autofocus system, which includes one center cross-type AF point and AI Servo AF, is fast and accurate. A continuous shooting rate of 3 fps for up to 69 JPEG shots will help you capture fast-moving action and the Quick Control button enables fast adjustments. The Rebel series is known for its HD video capability and the T5 is no different. It supports full HD 1080p capture at 30 or 24 frames per second and, in HD 720p, it offers a 60 fps rate. A 3.0” TFT color LCD monitor with 460k-dot resolution enables live-view composition and playback and an optical viewfinder provides standard eye-level composition with exposure information displayed in the finder.
An important advantage of a Rebel DSLR over a mirrorless or point-and-shoot camera is its native compatibility with the full line of Canon EF and EF-S lenses. To get you started, this new T5 comes bundled with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens, which is a versatile and compact zoom lens with the 35mm/full-frame equivalence of 29-88mm for wide-angle through short telephoto perspectives. The lens is designed for the Rebel’s APS-C sensor and with one aspherical lens element, chromatic aberrations are reduced, and sharp, color-accurate images are the result. The optical image stabilization system provides up to four stops of compensation against camera shake to minimize blur when shooting in dim light.