Canon 60D Review

Description: Despite the cons, Canon 60D is one camera that's able to satisfy the needs of semi-pro photo enthusiasts. In fact, it's built to cater for everyone who wishes to capture every moment with very vivid sharp pictures.

The arrival of Canon 60D was met with revelry-and, at some points, skepticism. How is this going to fare well with its predecessors and its nearest competitors, such as Nikon D7000? Here's an honest-to-goodness Canon 60D review:

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What It's Meant For

The secret to any product is the accurate definition of the target market. In the case of Canon 60D, pundits believe that it's meant for the semi-pro. These are individuals who are no longer amateurs and looking for challenging pieces of equipment to use. However, they are not professionals who demand more features, including a bigger collection of special effects and easy post-processing of photos, from their cameras.

This also explains why the Canon 60D price is mid range. Nevertheless, the Canon 60D price has also worked to its advantage, as other enthusiasts, such as families, have decided to purchase one for their own use.

It's in the Size

One of the biggest obvious changes of Canon 60D is found physically. With a dimension of 5.7 inches in width, 3.1 inches in-depth, and 4.2 inches in height, it is more compact and a lot more portable than other cameras, even those from Canon. If this isn't enough, it weighs only a little more than a pound. It may have something to do with the omission of the metal alloy construction. This has been replaced by a metal chassis but with a plastic body.

Ease of Use

Another great offering of Canon 60D is it's very convenient to use. For one, a lot of the buttons already have dedicated functions. We aren't sure at first if this is good, as there are already more buttons to memorize. Nevertheless, once you get past the learning process, you'll discover that dedicated buttons is the way to go if you want to save a lot of time. It makes use of the four-way controller, an enhancement of the small joystick found in 50D.

The increase to 18 mega-pixels allows the capture of more stunning and crisper images. And since Canon 60D is packed with creative filters and special effects, you can spend less time during the post processing. The said changes can also be seen in the Live Viewer. The viewfinder coverage has been expanded to 96 percent too. As a user, you can convert the raw files to a more photo-uploading-friendly JPEG right on the camera. It's also possible to crop photos without losing vital details.

Canon 60D Review