Outwardly the Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i is virtually identical to its predecessor, the 600D / T3i. It is a fairly small camera with a largely plastic shell and a pretty narrow, mildly uncomfortable hand-grip. The emphasis is on the word "mildly", though - in actual use, the size and shape of the grip proved not to be too much of an annoyance. In terms of build quality, the Canon EOS 650D / T4i certainly feels solid enough for a consumer-grade DSLR, although not in the same league as the semi-professional EOS 60D and 7D models. Like all of Canon's APS-C digital SLR cameras, the EOS 650D / T4i is compatible with the manufacturer's entire line-up of lenses, including both EF and EF-S glass. When changing lenses, EF lenses need to be aligned with the red dot on the lens mount, whereas EF-S lenses must be aligned with the white mark. Most of the controls are in the same place as on the 600D, with the changes being mostly cosmetic in nature. The Display button on top of the 600D has completely disappeared on this new model, some of the shooting modes on the top dial have changed, there's an additional Movie setting on the On/Off switch, plus stereo speakers on top in front of the flash hotshoe. All of the buttons are clearly labelled but, being flush to the body, can be a little hard to press at times. The flash settings on the EOS 650D / T3i are Auto, Manual Flash On/Off, and Red-Eye Reduction. These shots of a white coloured wall were taken at a distance of 1m. Canon has realised that not all people like using touch-screens, however, and so the 650D has controls and buttons if you prefer to use them as on other EOS cameras. You can also turn off the touch-screen function if you prefer. Based on the CIPA Standard and using the batteries and memory card format supplied with the camera, except where indicated

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In use, we found the Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i to be a responsive and versatile camera that almost never got in the way of picture taking. As noted earlier, the auto focus was fast when using the optical viewfinder, and not always painstakingly slow when using Live View, either. Its continuous shooting speed is good for its class, though its six-frame raw buffer is smaller than we'd like. It takes a bit of time for the camera to fully start up if you wait for the sensor cleaning cycle to be completed, but as sensor cleaning can always be interrupted at a half-press of the shutter release, this is not a real issue. The only thing we found to be truly and somewhat inexplicably slow was entering Live View - it invariably took several seconds for the camera to raise its mirror and display the live image.

While the Canon EOS 650D’s top 5fps burst speed still falls short of rivals such as the Sony A57 and Pentax K-30, it’s still an improvement over the 4fps of the Nikon D5100. That said, we were unable to record the claimed 22 consecutive JPEG frames, even when using the fastest memory card available and with all processing options kept to a minimum. One of the key aims for the manufacturer was to make the new camera easier to use, so it has given the Canon 650D new automatic shooting modes as well as a touch-sensitive vari-angle LCD screen. There's also a healthy smattering of more advanced features to keep experienced photographers happy. Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card information The display itself scores highly too, 3in across and with 1040k dot resolution. It can be a bit of a struggle to see it clearly in bright but this is a problem that’s common to many camera displays. In less intense conditions it displays the scene naturally. The viewing angle is impressively wide too, noticeably better than the 600D in fact. Indeed the headline specifications - 18MP CMOS sensor, 9-point AF sensor, 3:2 flip-out 1.04m dot screen are all familiar from the 600D. Look a bit closer, however, and each of these has been significantly improved, with an eye both to more seasoned users who demand SLR performance and compact camera upgraders who want a familiar feeling interface. The 650D also gains significance because it forms the basis of the Canon EOS M, the company's long-awaited entry into the mirrorless interchangeable lens market.

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The 650D is also the first DSLR from any manufacturer equipped with a touchscreen, although it is not the first interchangeable-lens camera with this feature. Almost all shooting parameters and camera functions can be controlled either via the touchscreen, or by buttons and the control dial. [7] Westlake, Andy (June 2012). "Touchscreen controls". Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i) Hands-on Preview. Digital Photography Review. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012 . Retrieved 11 June 2012. Although it's overflowing with functions and features, there's still lots of easy auto and scene modes to do the hard work for you if you prefer. In addition to the new touchscreen the 650D also benefits from a number of other upgrades and improvements to its core specifications. Perhaps the most significant of these is the APS-C CMOS sensor at its heart. While effective resolution remains pegged at 18MP, the 650D’s revised sensor now employs some of the pixels in the central part of the chip for phase detection AF. Canon calls this ‘Hybrid CMOS AF’ and claims that it improves focus performance when the camera is being used in live view mode and when shooting video. However, you’ll still have to rely on the standard contrast-detection AF method when the subject you’re shooting lies outside of the sensor’s central area.Westlake, Andy (23 July 2012). "Canon EOS M hands-on preview". Digital Photography Review . Retrieved 25 July 2012. Canon has exceeded expectations to deliver touchscreen functionality that actually changes the whole user experience, rather than one that just allows certain functions to be selected via the screen. In fact, the only minor niggle we have are that the on-screen controls are relatively small, which might make operation slightly hard work for anyone with sausage-like fingers. The full ISO test scene in all its Kellogs Crunchy Nut goodness. The following images are all 100% crops taken from the nut at the centre of the image above. Canon Speedlites (220EX, 270EX, 270EX II, 320EX, 420EX, 430EX, 430EX II, 550EX, 580EX, 580EX II, 600EX, 600EX-RT, Macro-Ring-Lite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT)

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The EOS 650D's built-in pop-up flash features a built-in Integrated Speedlite Transmitter for controlling up to two groups of off-camera Speedlites without the need for an external transmitter. Note that it doesn't have a more advanced PC Sync port for connecting the camera to external lights, limiting the 650Ds use in studio environments. There's also the expected hotshoe for use with one of Canon's external flashguns.The Canon EOS Rebel T4i, or EOS 650D as it's known outside North America, is the company's latest upper entry level DSLR. Announced in June 2012, it replaces the massively popular Rebel T3i / 600D which has held the upper entry-level position in the EOS line-up since its introduction in Feb 2011. Following Canon's usual practice, the T3i / 600D won't be discontinued, but will drop down the range to occupy a position just below the Rebel T4i / 650D.