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5.0 out of 5 starsMy Appologies To Canon for my previous & Incorrect review - The Camera Is Very Good - My Bad
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2022
I originally mentioned a shakiness on playback problem using the 60fps, but this proved to be the fault of my playback being used on my PC, the playback on the camera is great and I found the problem on the PC to be from particular playback software, using other software the 60fps videos were fine.
I love it, but For beginners? Well, maybe if it's a very smart beginner who's half engineer and catches on quick, and doesn't want to spend several thousand on their first camera. In other words, you don't have to be an engineer to figure these things out and get them working right, but it sure doesn't hurt anything if you are. But once you get it figured out it's pretty good stuff. I'd say it's both for beginners and pros alike.
You can get into that mega-bucks camera from NASA a little later. And those fancy things mounted on the tiny helicopters, yeah they do really cool stuff and get great scenery, but not so good for the close-up stuff I like. This one is perfect for now, with the Canon interchangeable lenses. Both the Canon 18 mm & 300 mm I have a great zoom on them, in addition to the digital zoon that can also be used in some modes. So if it's telephoto shooting you're looking for, look no further.
Setting up the WiFi & Bluetooth for remote control use with a phone or tablet I found difficult, but I got through it.
Love the fact that it does video as well as photos. Was going to get the T8i with the 4K but some of the reviews were not too keen on that. 4K is a bit top heavy with the bandwidth demands and all, it's nice but not that nice when it doesn't work so well, this T7i does a great job with the 1080p and is nearly as good as 4K and less money.
I also saw some bashing of the lenses and Auto-Focus regarding this camera, but I've found the lenses and auto-focus to be just fine. In fact I have a 300 mm Canon telephoto lens that has very good auto-focus, and good stabilization as well. It takes good pics and telephoto videos.
Love the sound on it, and love the ability to use the sound on Auto or adjustable Manual. I have one of these fancy tiny things people use when jumping off cliffs, from a plane or trying to kill themselves on a motorcycle, but the built in sound does work but is less than ideal, so I use an external microphone with it. Who wants to hear the screams of someone dying anyway. Better to have a silent crash. The sound on this is very nice without an external mic., but an external mic can also be used if desired.
