Review: Canon 600D

The Canon 600D is the newest entry level DSLR from Canon, engineered for those looking to break into photography on a budget. The camera boasts many excellent features on paper, but we put the camera through its paces to see whether it can deliver on its claims.

In the Box

Canon 600D
Canon LP-E8 battery pack (same as the one in Canon 550D)
Canon LC-E8E charger
EOS Digital Solution CD
Standard USB Cable
Audio-Video out cable
Canon camera strap
Warranty cards and manuals

Build
The Canon 600D is built from the same high-grade plastic as its predecessor, the 550D. Despite being a plastic construction, the camera feels robust and is light enough to handhold for several hours. This can work in favour for most beginner photographers who would shoot with kit lenses, but we found that with a heavier lens such as the Canon 24-70 f/2.8, it made the setup very unbalanced, with the bulk of the weight being in the front.

Features
The Canon 600D has a really amazing feature set for the beginner photographer. It boasts the same 18-megapixel sensor as the 60D and the 7D. It also supports video recording at various resolutions to cater to both, the quality "Nazi" and those looking to save space on their memory card by shooting lower resolutions. Speaking of memory cards, the 600D sports a standard SD card slot like its predecessor and supports SD, SDHC and SDXC cards.

Image Quality
Before we begin our review of the image quality of the 600D, we must take a moment to clarify something. Firstly, we tested our 600D with a few different lenses (the 18-55 Kit lens, Sigma 50mm f/1.4 prime lens and the Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L lens) to eliminate any quality bumps expensive lenses might have. Second of all, image quality is very subjective (as often evidenced in the Canon vs. Nikon debate), so we will try to be as objective as possible while giving our feedback on the images. We shot all images in RAW+JPG format with the picture styles set to standard to see how the two would compare.

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