The Canon Rebel T2i

Canon's Rebel T2i is an amazing camera—everything a 1st DSLR should be. It takes great pictures (and, crucially, video) for your price, it really is straightforward to use, and maybe most importantly, it really is a camera you can grow with.
But there's no shame in utilizing it if you seriously know what you are doing, either.
That's in component because it's a semi-pro digital camera, dressed down. The $900 T2i is essentially Canon's mid-range $1900 7D, one of the finest DSLRs for your money, shoved into a simpler, smaller body. Namely, it uses an 18-megapixel APS-C image sensor that is not too various from the 7D's; the very same 1080p/full manual video capabilities; as well as the same IFCL 63-layer dual-zone metering system, adjusted for that T2i's various autofocus setup.
And for anybody just obtaining into DSLR photography, the power to package ratio is phenomenal. That said, it still feels like an entry-level DSLR, for much better and worse.

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	Canon EOS Rebel T2i Digital SLR Camera +18-55mm IS Lens Kit New	$678.00
	Canon EOS Rebel T2i 550D 18.0 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black	$474.99
	Canon EOS Rebel T2i 550D 18 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Kit w 18-55mm lens	$571.00
	Canon EOS Rebel T2i 4462B005 BLACK Digital SLR Camera +18-135mm IS Lens Kit NEW	$849.00
	Canon EOS Rebel T2i BLACK Digital SLR Camera +18-135mm IS Lens Kit + 2GB Kit NEW	$871.97

The plastic body is much more like a wonderful (but large) point-and-shoot than a tank-like, pro digicam. Everything about the design feels nimble—it's reasonably compact and light inside your hands with just enough rubber and ergonomics inside the grip to wield the camera successfully. Firing the shutter releases a high pitch, bottle-rocket style shot, as opposed to the baritone cannon boom of a massive DSLR.

Completely new to the Rebel line is the T2i's 1.2 million-dot, 3-inch display, reshaped for the very first time into a three:2 aspect ratio (so your pictures actually fit on there without obtaining cropped). It's insanely good, with enough brightness to use in daylight along with a near-180 degree viewing angle, which means shooting video making use of Live View (the setting where you see what you are shooting on the display in real time) that a lot nicer. (And speaking of video, it supports the newer SDXC memory card format—which promise storage capacities of up to 2TB—meaning you'll have the ability to shoot a lot of it on a single card, if you'll be able to afford the card, anyway.)

The straightforward mode dial system will look familiar if you've ever picked up a Canon point-and-shoot, and along having a shortcut button, you can speedily fiddle with any parameter around the display (ISO, shutter speed, etc). That said, occasionally I missed the added control of the secondary jog wheel that graces the back of Canon's far more pricey DSLRs.

For true beginners, it carries over shooting modes from Canon's smaller, casual cameras, like Night Portrait and Sports. Creative Auto is notable in this regard, a mode that merely asks you how blurry you'd like the background to create those ever-hot bokeh effects (instead of making you fiddle using the aperture on your own).

All in all, the T2i appears to be a nice entry-level camera using the heart of some thing extra. Pros may possibly nasally gripe concerning the create and access to some controls, but for you, Mr. Amateur Photographer? It'll feel highly accessible and plenty-good within your hands.

The T2i is the perfect initial DSLR. The easy controls shouldn't intimidate you for lengthy, plus it can hold your hand a decent bit in the way, thanks to clever innovations like the Creative Auto Mode.

But the T2i may perhaps also be the perfect last DSLR, as it provides most from the performance of a camera that's twice the price, albeit in a slightly extra pedestrian body. If I were a filmmaker selecting between a single 7D or dual T2is for multi-angle shoots? The choice can be pretty obvious. And if I had been a random guy just seeking my 1st DSLR to dabble in photography and video? The selection will be fairly obvious there, too.

Canon Rebel T2i has 18 Mp which is much higher than most of its counterparts. Similar to this is the 12800 ISO sensitivity and 14 bits tonal depth. Yet other features of Canon Rebel T2i are 3-inch screen which is more detailed (1040k), larger viewfinder. The headline movie mode of Canon Rebel T2i can capture a series of frame rates from 1080p to 720 p. Canon Rebel T2i also has input for external microphone and can support SDXC cards which are larger.

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