As anticipated, today Canon announced the Canon EOS 60D , a long awaited replacement of the Canon 50D. While I do not have the camera in-hand yet, I expect I’ll be able to get my hands on one very soon, and will start my in-depth, nitty, gritty breakdown at that time. That said, I have read over the press release and would like to summarize it’s features and how it is different than the 7D and T2i.
First- unique to the 60D only:
1. Articulating Monitor. This is a welcomed first for a Canon SLR. The screen is 3′ with a resolution of over 1 Million pixels.
2. In Camera RAW Processing– I am not exactly sure what this entails, but it sounds very interesting. Wont know how much you can do with this until it’s in hand.
3. It appears there are a number of other in camera editing features for both stills as well as video. You will be able to rate images on a scale of 1-5, as well as “trim” video in camera. Nice features.
4. SDXC support– This is a special high capacity SD card, they make them up to 2TB in size. If you can afford one of these cards, it would take quite a bit to fill it.
Second- Features already found in other cameras:
5. Manual Audio Controls for Video – Currently, this is only found on the Canon 5Dii. It could be a slight blow to the 7D because it still lacks this feature. Canon should update its firmware to handle it.
6. Built in Speedlite Transmitter – Sounds the same as the 7D
7.Improved Metering System– It appears to be the same as the 7D.
8. Built in Mic input (this is seemingly standard now, 5DII, 7D and T2i all have them.
In fact, the Canon 60 D has so many features similar to the Canon 7D, one would ask: What does it not have that the 7D does?
Canon 7D has:
– Magnesium Body
– Advanced focusing systems (which in my opinion are much better than even the 5Dii’s)
– 2 Digic Processors, which allow for up to 8fps, vs 5.3 of the Canon 60D
I’m probably missing something, but those three are what come to mind first. Price point of the 60D will be about $1100, which is $500 less than the 7D.
Canon Also announced a plethora of new “L” lenses today including the:
Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM
Canon EF 300mm 2.8L IS II USM
Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
I know its nice to get new gear. However, Canon’s 40D still has a lot to offer and you can get them for a good price.
Ya, it’s kinda like getting new golf clubs…..I still shoot the same score.
Richard ~ I have to agree with you. I love getting new gear but you are so right about the 40D! I LOVE mine and use it as often as the the 5D and recently bought one for my oldest son to take with him to boot camp :o)
From the B&H description "You’ll be able to process RAW files entirely in the camera to produce a separate JPEG file – without a computer."
Maybe the in camera raw processing extracts the jpeg out of the raw file without actually having to shoot in raw+jpeg. That, or you can edit raw files in camera.
A Canon "L" series lens with a variable aperture from end to end, weird… Also they already have 2 previous 75-300 lenses in the lineup all be it not "L’s".
I’m not a video girl… And I ADORE the 8fps of the 7D! Thanks for the update…