Canon EOS 60D Review
The upgrade to an 18-megapixel sensor brings the Canon EOS 60D up to date with the Rebel T2i and the 7D, and splits the difference between the two in frame rate, with the T2i shooting 3.7 fps, and the 7D ripping through 8 fps, while the Canon 60D can shoot at 5.3 frames per second. That’s down from the 50D’s 6.3 frames per second, one of the first downgrades on the list.
A major improvement is the addition of a 1.04-million pixel, 3-inch Vari-angle LCD screen on the Canon 60D, opening up more unique composition possibilities to the class of shooter that Canon is seeking with this new design.
Though it’s the fifth EOS SLR to support HD video capture, the Canon 60D is the first of its class to do so. Resolutions include 1,920 x 1,080p, 1280 x 720, and 640 x 480, saved in H.264 compression with linear PCM audio. Frame rates include 30, 25, and 24 fps for Full HD, and 60 fps and 50 fps for HD and VGA. Also included is a feature only recently added to the 5D Mark II’s video mode, the all-important audio-level adjustment; so in this sense, the Canon 60D is a more advanced video capture device than the 7D.
So what about Canon’s competitors? It’s fair to say that the EOS 60D aces anything that Nikon currently has to offer in the mid-range, with the Nikon D90 and the D300S looking rather old-school in comparison to this. Nikon has revealed an upgraded entry level DSLR in the shape of the D3100, and we fully expect an announcement of a D90 successor in the run up to the Photokina trade show in late September – watch this space…
Sony could threaten to rain on the EOS 60D’s parade, too, which isn’t something we would have said even last week. Sony’s intriguing new translucent-mirror cameras, the Sony Alpha a55 and a33, seem to offer outstanding AF performance (for Live View and video as well as stills) and a whopping great speed hit – 10 frames per second with autofocus must be causing a few jitters over at Canon HQ. The Sonys are keenly priced too, coming in at under £1000 each.
Of course, all this is speculation until we test all these new cameras side by side, but after a fairly light spring and summer release schedule, it’s great to see the big Japanese camera makers doing what they do best – bringing out genuinely innovative new kit.
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