Canon EOS
1300D Review
Specifications
IMAGE SENSOR
Type
Approx. 22.3 mm x 14.9 mm
Effective Pixels
Approx. 18.0 megapixels
Total Pixels
Approx. 18.7 megapixels
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Low-Pass Filter
Built-in/Fixed
Sensor Cleaning
Manual cleaning and Dust Delete Data acquisition
Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour
IMAGE PROCESSOR
Type
DIGIC 4+
LENS
Lens Mount
EF/EF-S
Focal Length
Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens
FOCUSING
Type
TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
AF System/ Points
9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre)
AF working range
Centre
AF point: EV 0 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
Other AF points: EV 1 -18 (at 23°C & ISO100)
AF Modes
AI
Focus
One
Shot
AI Servo
AF Point Selection
Automatic selection, Manual selection
Selected AF point display
Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD
monitor
Predictive AF*
Yes, up to 10m
AF Lock
Locked when shutter button is pressed half way in
One Shot AF mode.
AF Assist Beam
Intermittent firing of built-in flash or emitted by
optional dedicated Speedlite
Manual Focus
Selected on lens
EXPOSURE CONTROL
Metering modes
TTL
full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC
(1)
Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points)
(2)
Partial metering at center (approx. 10% of viewfinder)
(3) Center weighted average metering
Metering Range
EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
AE Lock
Auto:
In 1-shot AF mode with evaluative metering exposure is locked when focus is
achieved.
Manual: By AE lock button in creative zone modes.
Exposure Compensation
+/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be
combined with AEB).
AEB
3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments
ISO Sensitivity**
AUTO
(100-6400), 100-6400 in 1-stop increments
ISO
can be expanded to H: 12800
During Movie shooting: Auto (100-6400), 100-6400
(Whole stop increments)
SHUTTER
Type
Electronically-controlled focal-plane shutter, with
electronic first curtain
Speed
30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb
(Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode)
WHITE BALANCE
Type
Auto white balance with the imaging sensor
Settings
AWB
(Ambience priority, White priority), Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White
Fluorescent
light, Flash, Custom.
White
balance compensation:
1.
Blue/Amber +/-9
2. Magenta/ Green +/-9.
Custom White Balance
Yes, 1 setting can be registered
WB Bracketing
+/-3
levels in single level increments
3
bracketed images per shutter release.
Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/Green bias.
VIEWFINDER
Type
Pentamirror
Coverage (Vertical/Horizontal)
Approx. 95%
Magnification
Approx. 0.80x¹
Eyepoint
Approx. 21mm (from eyepiece lens center)
Dioptre Correction
-2.5 to +0.5 m⁻¹ (dioptre)
Focusing Screen
Fixed
Mirror
Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection
ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4 or shorter)
Viewfinder Information
AF
information: AF points, focus confirmation light
Exposure
information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE
lock, exposure level/compensation, exposure warning, AEB
Flash
information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure
compensation, red-eye reduction light
Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+),
monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction,
SD card information
Depth of field preview
Yes, assigned to SET button with C.Fn-9-4
Eyepiece shutter
On strap
LCD MONITOR
Type
7.5cm (3.0″) TFT, approx. 920k dots
Coverage
Approx. 100%
Viewing Angle
(horizontally/vertically)
Approx 170°
Brightness Adjustment
Adjustable to one of seven levels
Display Options
(1)
Quick Control Screen
(2) Camera settings
FLASH
Built-in Flash GN (ISO 100, meters)
9.2
Built-in Flash Coverage
up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
Built-in Flash recycle time
Approx. 2 seconds
Modes
Auto, Manual Flash On/off
Red-Eye Reduction
Yes – with red eye reduction lamp
X-sync
1/200sec
Flash Exposure Compensation
+/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments
Flash Exposure Bracketing
Yes, with compatible External Flash
Flash Exposure Lock
Yes
Second Curtain Synchronisation
Yes
HotShoe/ PC terminal
Yes/No
External Flash Compatibility
E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless
multi-flash support (with optional accessory)
External Flash Control
via camera menu screen, except for wireless radio
flash shooting settings
SHOOTING
Modes
Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto,
Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Food, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE
, Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual
Picture Styles
Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral,
Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3)
Colour Space
sRGB and Adobe RGB
Image Processing
Highlight
Tone Priority
Auto
Lighting Optimizer (4 settings)
Long
exposure noise reduction
High
ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings)
Auto
Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination
Basic+
(Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type)
Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy
camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye) – during image Playback only
Drive modes
Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s
+ continuous shots 2-10)
Continuous Shooting
Max. Approx. 3fps for approx. 1110 JPEG images¹, 6
images RAW² ³
LIVE VIEW MODE
Type
Electronic viewfinder with image sensor
Coverage
Approx. 100% (horizontally and vertically)
Frame Rate
30 fps
Focusing
Manual
Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen)
Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode
Metering
Real-time
evaluative metering with image sensor
Active metering time can be changed
Display Options
Grid overlay, Histogram
FILE TYPE
Still Image Type
JPEG:
Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0),
RAW:
RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition),
Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1
compliant
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording
Yes, RAW + Large JPEG
Image Size
JPEG
3:2: (L) 5184×3456, (M) 3456×2304, (S1) 2592×1728, (S2) 1920×1280, (S3) 720×480
JPEG
4:3: (L) 4608×3456, (M) 3072×2304, (S1) 2304×1728, (S2) 1696×1280, (S3) 640×480
JPEG
16:9: (L) 5184×2912, (M) 3456×1944, (S1) 2592×1456 (S2) 1920×1080, (S3) 720×400
JPEG
1:1: (L) 3456×3456, (M) 2304×2304, (S1) 1728×1728, (S2) 1280×1280, (S3) 480×480
RAW: (RAW) 5184×3456
Movie Type
MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM, recording
level can be manually adjusted by user)
Movie Size
1920
x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps)
1280
x 720 (59.94, 50 fps)
640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Movie Length
Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB
Folders
New folders can be manually created and selected
File Numbering
(1)
Consecutive numbering
(2)
Auto reset
(3) Manual reset
OTHER FEATURES
Custom Functions
11 Custom Functions with 33 settings
Metadata Tag
User
copyright information (can be set in camera)
Image rating (0-5 stars)
Intelligent Orientation Sensor
Yes
Playback zoom
1.5x – 10x enabled in 15 steps
Display Formats
(1)
Single image with information (2 levels)
(2)
Single image
(3)
Index display (4/9/36/100 images)
(4) Jump Display (1/10/100 images, by Date,by
Folder, Movies only, Stills only, by Rating)
Slide Show
Image
selection: All images, by Date, by Folder, Movies, Stills, Rating
Playback
time: 1/2/3/5/10 or 20 seconds
Repeat:
On/Off
Transition
Effect: Off, Slide 1, Slide 2, Fade 1, Fade 2, Fade 3
Background Music: On, Off
Histogram
Brightness:
Yes
RGB: Yes
Highlight Alert
Yes (Shooting information display only)
Image Erase/Protection
Erase:
Single image, All images in folder, Checkmarked images, unprotected images
Protection: Erase protection of one image at a time
Menu Categories
(1)
Shooting menu (x4)
(2)
Playback menu (x2)
(3)
Setup menu (x3)
(4) My Menu
Menu Languages
25
Languages
English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese,
Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech,
Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified Chinese,
Traditional Chinese, Korean and Japanese
Firmware Update
Update possible by the user.
INTERFACE
Computer
Hi-Speed USB
Other
Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB
terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible)
Wi-Fi
Built-in
Wi-Fi transmission
Connectivity
to Smart devices is possible with Android version 4.0-4.4/5.0-5.1 or iOS
7.1/8-8.3.
NFC connectivity is possible only with compatible
Android devices.
DIRECT PRINT
Canon Printers
Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers
supporting PictBridge
PictBridge
Yes
STORAGE
Type
SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card
SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM
PC & Macintosh
Windows
10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7*
*
With Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 is installed.
Mac OS X 10.9, 10.10, 10.11
SOFTWARE
Browsing & Printing
Digital Photo Professional 4.4.0 (RAW Image
Processing)
Image Processing
EOS
Utility
EOS
Lens Registration Tool
EOS
Web Service Registration Tool
EOS
Sample Music
Picture Style Editor
POWER SOURCE
Batteries
1 x Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E10
Battery life
Approx.
500 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)¹
Approx. 410 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%)
Battery Indicator
4 levels
Power saving
Power turns off after 30sec or 1, 2, 4, 8 or
15mins.
Power Supply & Battery Chargers
AC Adapter Kit ACK-E10, Battery charger LC-E10,
LC-E10E
Flash
Canon Speedlites (90EX, 220EX, 270EX, 270EX II,
320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 430EX III-RT, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX,
600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite MR-14EX, MR-14EX II, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX,
Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)
Introduction
The Canon EOS 1300D (otherwise known as the Digital
Rebel T6 in North America) updates the EOS 1200D / Rebel T5 as Canon’s
entry-level DSLR marketed squarely at first-time DSLR buyers. The new camera is
more evolution than revolution though, as it carries over many of its
predecessor’s key features. Consequently the 1300D gets the same 18MP APS-C
sensor paired with a near-identical Digic 4+ processor, resulting in a modest
3fps continuous shooting rate and a maximum standard sensitivity of ISO 6400.
Full HD video at 30fps is available, as is a Video
Snapshot mode that combines short video clips into a montage sequence. The
1300D also sports a higher resolution 920k-dot LCD screen, but its biggest
improvement over the 1200D is the addition of built-in Wi-Fi with NFC pairing.
Now you’ll be able to wirelessly transfer images to a mobile device for
sharing, as well as remotely control the camera from a smartphone or tablet.
Ease of Use
Externally the Canon EOS 1300D bears a close
resemblance to the 1200D. Control and button placement is as good as identical,
and so too is the camera’s physical size and weight. At 129mm wide, 101.3mm
high and 77.6mm deep, the 1300D is 0.6mm narrower and 0.3mm shallower than the
1200D, but 1.6mm taller. The new camera also weighs almost the same at 485g
ready to shoot. That makes it 25g heavier than a Nikon D3300, and the Nikon is
also smaller than 1300D in every dimension, measuring 124 x 98 x 75.5mm.
A primary selling point of the Canon EOS 1300D to
first time DSLR buyers is its ease of use. Little has changed in this respect
from the 1200D, but that’s no bad thing. The 1300D still gets dedicated ISO and
white balance buttons on the rear panel – physical controls you won’t find on a
Nikon D3300 – while other key shooting settings like file quality and exposure
modes can be accessed easily by pressing the Q button which activates the
quick-access menu. This will also let you adjust the +/- 5EV of exposure compensation,
but it’s quicker and easier to set this by pressing the dedicated exposure
compensation button located immediately above the Q button whilst rotating the
single, top-panel control wheel.
As well as the clear and functional quick-access
menu, the main menu is also well laid out and easy to navigate. A total of ten
menu tabs split into shooting, playback, camera settings and a My Menu
customisation tab can be scrolled across using the control wheel or rear panel
directional buttons. The menu functions are mostly logically positioned, though
a few features are less easily accessible. For instance, if you want to reveal
the camera’s expanded ISO 12800 sensitivity, this is hidden away on page 2 of
the Custom Functions menu entry.
Returning to the rear panel and, along with the
dedicated ISO and white balance buttons, the 1300D also offers a convenient
drive mode button. This lets you choose between single shot, continuous,
self-timer with a 10-second or 2-second delay, and also a continuous self-timer
function where the camera will snap a burst of shots after an initial delay.
Standard continuous shooting speed is unchanged from the 1200D and is still a
rather sluggish 3fps, mainly due to the 1300D using essentially the same image
processor. The 1300D does get a Digic 4+ chip compared to the 1200D’s plain
Digic 4 device, but the only obvious enhancement this brings is an increased
buffer capacity. Where the 1200D could only manage to shoot a burst of 69 JPEGs
at 3fps, the 1300D can fire off 1110 JPEGs, though still only 6 consecutive RAW
images.
Image Quality
All of the sample images in this review were taken
using the 18 megapixel Fine JPEG setting, which gives an average image size of
around 6Mb.
With Nikon’s move to fit a 24MP sensor to the D3200
in 2012, Canon’s decision to stick with its venerable 18MP device for the EOS
1300D is a disappointment. Even so, in terms of real world image quality, it’s
still able to deliver satisfactory – if far from stunning – results.
Fitted with our 18-55mm IS STM lens, the Canon EOS
1300D resolved plenty of detail up to ISO 1600. However, the sensor and Digic 4
image processor’s age do start to show when it comes to high ISO image quality.
At ISO 3200 there’s noticeable detail loss, colours become blotchy and colour
speckling is evident in shadow areas – something rarely seen from comparable
cameras at this sensitivity. Push on to ISO 6400 and it’s more of the same,
with the colour speckling now visible even at 25% image size in some low light
shots.
Flash
The built-in flash has relatively few options. From
the Flash Control entry in the main menu, you can configure it to operate in
first or second curtain sync modes, dial in +/- 2EV of exposure compensation,
and select between evaluative or average TTL metering. Red-eye reduction is
also enabled or disabled via the main menu.
Night
In program auto mode and with auto ISO, it’s easy
to snap sharp night-time shots, although the final image is unnaturally bright.
ISO 6400 is required to keep shutter speeds high enough to counteract camera
shake, and this inevitably introduces noticeable noise.
To avoid this you’ll need to carry a tripod and
switch to shutter priority or manual mode to record a long exposure. This
8-second, ISO 100 image has a more realistic exposure than the handheld shot
and is free from noise.
RATINGS
(OUT OF 5)
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