An entry-level DSLR camera, the Canon Rebel T6, also known as the 1300D, is made for people who want to advance their photography skills and possibly move beyond bridge camera or compact camera photography.
It offers a good selection of options to aid users in moving up from fully automatic settings to preset categories like portrait or landscape photography or food photography, and then onto semi-automatic settings (Aperture priority or Shutter Speed priority, and finally to full manual). The execution is quite good. Since there aren’t many buttons or distracting options, the camera’s design keeps things simple. It is extremely well constructed and feels sturdy in the hand. A right-handed photographer typically uses the button.
Its file size is slightly more than 18 megapixels. There are cameras in this price range that will give you 24 megapixels, but 18 will give you a file that is 50 megabytes, which is more than sufficient for most people. This is a pretty good size considering that professional cameras only five years ago could only capture images with a maximum resolution of 18 or 24 megapixels.
The processor, a DIGIC4+ processor, should be examined next. It is a slight improvement over the DIGIC4, but Canon claims it is 60% faster and more efficient, which is very impressive and makes it a great processor for this kind of camera. When you shoot JPEGs at 3 frames per second, which is not the fastest, you can shoot continuously because the processor is quick enough to convert those into JPEGs and format them quickly. It produces very high quality images and it can turn them around very quickly, so when you get onto the burst speed, which is 3 frames per second – not the fastest – you can shoot continuously. There is thus absolutely no lag.
The ISO spectral range will be covered next. It starts at 100 and increases to 6,400 with a potential boost to 12,800. However, most photographers probably won’t want to spend more than $3,200 on this camera. Fair enough, the noise level up to 3,200 isn’t too bad. There is a small amount up to 6400 and a larger amount at 12800. However, the majority of photographers will probably want to work with between 100 and 800, and for that, this is a pretty good camera.
A high resolution screen on the back of the Rebel T6 is also a feature that is very helpful for two reasons. First of all, if you plan to shoot video, you will need it because that is how you look to shoot video through the screen. It might also be useful for taking still photos. This is perfect for those who are upgrading from compact photography because that is how they previously shot. The screen itself is excellent; it has a really high resolution and accurately reproduces what you would see through the lens. The ability to navigate through menus and tabs is another benefit of the screen. The menu system isn’t overly complicated; in fact, it’s pretty simple.
It has nine points for autofocus, which is sufficient. Why would you want more if there are cameras that have more? More focus points are helpful if you’re shooting something small and moving quickly, but for the majority of situations, a nine-point diamond-shape autofocus system is sufficient. As I mentioned earlier, this is because the processor is fast enough, and because of this, the autofocus is fairly sharp and moves quickly. The only situations where you have trouble are when it is very dark and occasionally when you are shooting something that has low contrast, such as when you are using all the same or similar colors. It will occasionally struggle to concentrate on that.
There is an option on the dial for video, making it actually very simple to use. The quality that comes out of here is actually quite good because it can shoot in progressive rather than interlace in Full HD 1080, HD 720, and then down to 640. Canon is well known for its high-quality video cameras.
One of the best features of this camera is its connectivity. It has Wi-Fi and NFC connections, so you can send photos or videos to your phone or laptop and upload them to social media platforms quickly. This is a really useful feature. It serves a very useful purpose because it is obviously intended for a generation that is interested in that kind of thing and is likely moving past compacts and bridges.
All things considered, this is a very good camera, especially for those who want to learn and advance their photography skills. It really doesn’t excel anywhere, if you wanted to be picky. The Wi-Fi connectivity is the only innovative component. It’s true that the frame rate is a little bit sluggish. You could argue that a 9-point AF would be preferable, and you certainly could. But for those who want to learn more about photography and advance their skills, this camera is very reasonably priced. The majority of Canon’s decisions, in my opinion, have been made correctly on that basis.
A few things I would have liked to have seen are listed below. Given that I believe HDR produces really strong photography and inspires people to take more pictures because they like the way it looks, I would have preferred to see an HDR function. In addition, I wish there had been an external microphone socket for the video. I don’t think installing one would have been too expensive and it would have increased this camera’s video potential slightly.
