Monday, August 14, 2017

Canon EOS 750D and 760D in the test

The targeted customer segment can be seen at Canon on the numbering: Cameras with one-digit and two-digit numbers serve the professional and upscale amateur segment, models with three-digit the entry market. The naming of the EOS 750D follows this logic. With the EOS 760D, however, the second display on the upper right of the EOS 760D appears as an unusual feature and a significant difference, which is normally a feature of upmarket models.


Housing and equipment


The two cameras together are the new CMOS sensor in the APS-C format with low-pass filter and now 24 megapixels instead of 18 megapixels resolution as in the previous model. It does not offer the dual-pixel structure of an EOS 7D II, but it works with special pixels in order to focus on the sensor via live detection in the LiveView mode. For Tempo, the Digic-6 processor is to provide both models.


Display


The 760D weighs 580 grams without lens with battery and housing protection cap, the small sister 750D just 10 grams less. The size of 132 x 102 x 82 mm is the same for both cameras, except for the protruding ear of the strap holder, as well as equipment such as flash, battery, card slot, display, viewfinder and lens lock. The material: pure plastic. A high-quality, but robust magnesium or spray protection is in vain.


Touch operation


The main difference between the two models is the arrangement and design of their controls: The mode dial, where 750D is positioned on the right side of the camera, is on the left side of the 760D, but an LCD display with a size of approx 16 x 26 mm, as you can see from the SLR-Oberliga. Depending on the setting, the display shows WiFi, ISO, Battery Level, Exposure Compensation, Meter Selection, Time, Aperture, and other values.


Autofocus and exposure


Features such as LC display, thumbwheel and secured program dial are known from the 70D. But the much more compact 760D weighs around 200 grams less - a literally weighty argument when you drag the camera with you for a whole day.


Compared to the 750D, the 760D provides a virtual ground sensor and an eye-proximity sensor that turns off the active monitor display as the photographer approaches the viewfinder. The HDR video function may have its justification, but we did not miss it at the 750D. The possibility to continuously focus during the video rotation, on the other hand, the 760D also scores in the video operation.


The three inch rear displays are touch sensitive, detach with fine 345,000 RGB pixels, and are rotatable and tiltable. The brightness can be adjusted in seven steps. Colors are reproduced realistic, the sharpness is crisp. Even at extreme viewing angles brightness and color hardly change. According to the manufacturer, both models are to shoot five images per second in JPEG mode; in the laboratory, the 760D was 4.8 bps slightly faster than the 750D with 4.2 B / s. With RAWs, however, this camera is already finished after six pictures (or one second).


Both cameras offer touch control via the display; in live view mode, the focus point can also be selected and triggered with a fingertip. The touch control is set to "Standard" or "Sensitive", both functions very reliably. The integrated flash with guide number 12 (ISO 100) allows auto, manual and integrated speedlite trigger for external flashes as settings. Flash units on the accessory shoe can be controlled from the menu.


To adapt to individual viewing habits, the viewfinder is equipped with an adjustable diopter compensation - but it was a bit too small for spectacle wearers. Except for the rubber covers of the plug connections, both cameras are solidly processed. Covers of the battery and memory card compartment are cleanly manufactured and close well.


In the case of the internal values, the differences are smaller: in the case of the autofocus system, the bonds with the EOS 70D fall. Compared to the previous model, 19 AF fields have been installed - a feature that Canon had reserved for the upper class. All 19 AF fields are designed as cross sensors and detect horizontal and vertical contrasts. For heavier subjects, this can significantly increase the hit rate.


The viewfinder has remained as small as 0.51x as with the EOS 650D, here the entry label fits. New is the live image and video autofocus system, which now uses 80 percent of the sensor area and is therefore intended to provide a plus in speed and accuracy.


Unlike the Canon Top models in the APS-C camp, the two new cameras do not provide a double-pixel structure for the Live View AF, but only special pixels for a live autofocus in the live view on the image sensor. Nevertheless, the Digic-6 processor should provide high speed and fast focus. This did not work with our standard zoom for AF measurements. The times are much too long with up to 1.47 seconds.


A STM lens with stepper motor used for comparison led to an average of AF times in both cameras. Even these are not gloss values, but at least acceptable results. Both models work more quickly in classic viewfinder operation without shining. Many competitors are faster.


Operation and connectivity


For both Canon cameras, approximately 7500 pixels are grouped into 63 exposures for the exposure measurement - this works well in practice. From the EOS 7D Mark II originates the flicker detection. When lighting with fluorescent tubes, it ensures that the camera triggers when the light is the brightest.


Both models are very good in the hand thanks to the clear grip of the right camera side and the rubberized coating. Even with heavy lenses, the housing can be well balanced. At the backside, a clearly palpable trough is at the thumb position - here you can build up a counter-pressure for a secure hold. The mode dial of the 750 locks fully, the 760 is additionally secured with a lock button against unintentional twisting.


Image quality


The difference in the design and arrangement of the operating elements makes the difference in the handling: With the 750D, index fingers and thumb can actuate the surrounding wheels and keys. Different with the 760D, which can only be partially served with index finger and thumb. Before pressing the mode dial, you must first press the lock button on the left side of the camera with the left hand. The quality and the labeling of the controls are good, the contact stroke of the buttons on the camera back is small, which makes their operation a bit filigree.


The cameras each have 24 buttons, buttons, switches and a mode dial with twelve adjustable positions. Fortunately, however, you do not have to dig in the depths of the extensive menu each time you change the settings. For focus selection, ISO, white balance, measuring field selection, exposure compensation, image sequence and picture style, separate keys without double assignment are available. A quick-set button, called "QuickControl", provides a graphical overview of the important recording settings on the display. By activating individual items the respective value can be changed immediately.


The main menu is divided into four color-coded blocks. The assignment is immediately visible. The menu is long, but there are no endless lists to scroll through. A selected menu item is also saved by switching the camera off / on.


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Conclusion


Both 750D and 760D have Wi-Fi and NFC modules, as is the case for modern cameras. This allows you to upload images to the cloud or transfer them to your smartphone and tablet. Also the remote control of the camera including live image is possible, if the app "Canon Control" is installed. All connectivity features can be accessed by push-button printing without the need for large-scale framing.


Apparently, in some cases, sensors with damaged (?) Surfaces are stuck. When the diaphragm is closed, this leads to disturbances in the image. This effect did not occur with either of our test models.


On the 650D and the 700D, the ColorFoto testers had criticized the aggressive handling of the JPEG images - up to 1.6 times the output value, the electronics has the contrast here. The criticism of us and other users has obviously taken to heart and with the new EOS models significantly less at the screw rotated. The 760D is tuned somewhat harder than the 750D. This is also reflected in the dead-leaved values, which are slightly higher in the case of the 760D over the sensitivities. At higher sensitivities the values ​​of the two models are almost identical. The over-wide edge distribution of both models is markedly covered. With this trick, Canon provides a crisp image impression, but reduces the fine detail and lets details disappear.


The measurable differences in the DL values ​​and the resolution lead to the minimally better evaluation of the 760D. At ISO values ​​of 100/400/800/1600, the laboratory for the 760D determined: 1800/1754/1748/1725 LP / BH, for the 750D: 1753/1736/1730/1692 LP / BH. However, in most subjects with low contrast - for example, in skin parts - they can not be seen, and even in fine structures with high contrast at best. The performance of both cameras are also very close to each other even in the case of noise, although the 760D again offers small advantages.


Modern, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and this in a fundamental quality: Both cameras can convince, even if the differences to the previous models are moderate. The second display of the 760D is the same as the resolution.


The main criterion remains the vote: it should become more moderate. Beauty errors like the small viewfinder are ok in this price class, the foldable display is a plus point against numerous competitors. In the end, the Kauftippp price / performance goes to the better equipped 760D.


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