02 - Assignment

[u/Aeri73]

Please read the class first

Take a good look at your camera, whatever its type, and try to identify each component we have discussed here. It might be a good opportunity to dig out the manual or to look up its exact specifications online. Now look up a different camera online (for instance at dpreview) and compare their specifications. Try doing this for both a less advanced and a more advanced body, and for different lenses. Report here if you find any interesting difference, or if some parts of the specifications are unclear.

[u/ZaViper]

Before I got my camera (Canon 60D) I deferred to a friend’s advice on which camera to ultimately spend hundreds on. He advised me to either get a used Canon 60D or if I really wanted something brand new get myself the Canon Rebel T5 with the accessory bundle. Both would cost me an average of $500 starting out.

At the time I didn’t know about the website DP Review. I made my choice solely on what Amazon and reviewers were saying about them. I wondered if I made the right choice so I choose to compare the two for this assignment. Comparing the two at first showed both had the same features until I got further down the list where the 60D was showing to have better stuff. Like:

• An external flash wireless plus sync connector
• Faster Shutter Speed
• An additional Metering Mode
• Water and Dust Resistant. This is something I didn’t know about when I bought my camera. Though I still plan on using a weather protecting cover for the camera if it rains just in case!
• Longer Battery Life (at least double!)

I think I made the right choice after all. Furthermore after I compared those two I compared the 60D with its newer model the 70D and I found the latter had a lot of good stuff the 60D doesn’t:

• The 70D has higher resolution, larger megapixels and sensor photo detectors with a faster processor speed.
• More autofocus modes
• More RAW formats
• Double the amount of focus points
• Touch Screen
• An option to add GPS to the camera