Canon EOS 90D Review

Dpreview has completed its Canon EOS 90D review.  They gave it 85% and no award rating.

At a glance the 90D features contain;

• 32.5 Megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor
• Dual Pixel autofocus (live view/video)
• 45-point all cross-type AF (through the viewfinder)
• 220k-pixel metering sensor w/face detection
• 7 fps burst shooting w/continuous AF
• Fully articulating 3" touchscreen display
• Optical viewfinder w/100% coverage
• 4K/30p video capture with no crop
• USB 2.0 port with Micro USB connector
• Wi-Fi + Bluetooth

Pros;

• Excellent Raw image quality, both detail capture and dynamic range are up there with the best APS-C competitors
• Pleasing JPEG color
• Good live view autofocus with eye detection
• Lovely optical finder
• 4K video with no crop
• 10 fps through the finder shooting
  (w/ AF)
• Good quality Full HD capture
• Responsive touch LCD flips 180 degrees
• Well-built camera body with excellent ergonomics
• Weather-sealed
• Microphone and headphone ports
• Good battery life
• WiFi and Bluetooth
• AF joystick

Cons;

• Default through-the finder autofocus is not very accurate
• Over-aggressive default JPEG noise reduction
• Limited viewfinder AF coverage
• Soft 4K video
• 7 fps live view shooting (with AF)
• No 24p option in 4K or 1080 video
• No USB charging
• No Log gamma in video
• Digital IS for video comes with heavy crop
• Confusing menu layout
• Limited button customization
• Optically-unimpressive 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens
• No in-body stabilization limits options for hand-held video shooting

Overall Conclusion;

The EOS 90D is a DSLR that functions most reliably when used in live view, thanks to its excellent Dual Pixel AF system. Through-the-finder AF is less reliable, by comparison. The camera also offers excellent Raw image quality and usable full-width 4K in a well-built, weather-sealed package with fabulous ergonomics.

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