Canon
Photokina, the monster camera-industry trade show held every two years, kicks off today in Cologne, Germany. To mark the occasion, Nikon and Canon introduced two highly-anticipated (and long-overdue) DSLRs: The Nikon D750 we told you about yesterday and the new Canon EOS 7D Mark II.
The 7D debuted in 2009, and although Canon has refreshed its entire full-frame lineup since then, the 7D has remained Canon’s flagship APS-C-sensored DSLR. Beyond outstanding image quality, its core strengths were its fast continuous-shooting speed and its 1080p video. Those things should be considerably stronger in the second-gen 7D: Its burst mode ramps up to 10fps with shot-to-shot autofocus, and it’s Canon’s first DSLR to shoot 1080p video at 60fps. (You can shoot 1080p at 24fps and 30fps too.)
To help drive that peppy burst mode, the beefier video capabilities, and the camera’s noise-reduction features, the 20-megapixel 7D Mark II uses a pair of Digic 6 image processors. The original 7D and flagship EOS-1D X have similar dual-processor setups under the hood, but the 7D Mark II is the first model with a pair of the company’s highest-end Digic 6 chips. Its fastest shutter speed matches the EOS-1D X’s 1/8000 of a second.
Canon says the autofocus system also will offer wider coverage, more-granular control, and presumably much better performance for fast-action shooters. It uses a similar phase-detection “Dual Pixel AF” system as the EOS 70D, and Canon says the 65-point autofocus system lets you group the cross-type sensors into zones and adjust the sensitivity of the system. For example, you can set the autofocus system to ignore or react to foreground objects that step into your scene while shooting video.
It’ll also offer manual exposure controls in still and video mode, and the ISO settings can be cranked up to 16,000 while shooting video. While the camera has built-in GPS capabilities, it’s missing Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity options. According to Canon, it was just too difficult to transmit wirelessly through the new camera’s durable magnesium-alloy body.
Although it doesn’t have a full-frame sensor, it looks like the best overall option for anyone that already has a collection of EF-S lenses—especially someone interested in shooting video, sports, or fast-moving critters.
It will cost almost as much as a full-frame DSLR, though: The 7D Mark II body, due in November, is priced at $1,800 and will be available as a kit with an 18-135mm/F3.5-F5.6 STM lens for $2,150.
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