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Canon - EOS 7D Digital SLR Body - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(413 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 413 reviews
5 Stars
318
4 Stars
49
3 Stars
18
2 Stars
15
1 Star
13
89%of customers recommend this product.
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358 out of
403)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EOS 7D Digital SLR Body - Black
Customer Rating
5
Best upgrade so far
on December 2, 2009
Posted by: Lewis
from Northern California
Very satisfied upon upgrading from 50D to 7D.
I've been very happy with my 50D for almost a year, and I've been shooting sports, Live Concert Performances, Family, wildlife and Landscapes and can't afford a much expensive body, since I invest more on lenses.
Shooting in full HD is really an added bonus.
I've been very happy with my 50D for almost a year, and I've been shooting sports, Live Concert Performances, Family, wildlife and Landscapes and can't afford a much expensive body, since I invest more on lenses.
Shooting in full HD is really an added bonus.
I have chosen to upgrade to 7D instead of the 5DMkII or 1D just because of budget and the nice feature to adjust video frame rates, also the wide choice of selection of lens available for Canon Crop sensor bodies.
If you have a xxD model camera, and plan of upgrading, the 7D is the one you would want to consider.
Image Quality is very good, speed excellent, construction is perfect.
A lot of changes made on this camera and you'll really enjoy the new features.
Image Quality is very good, speed excellent, construction is perfect.
A lot of changes made on this camera and you'll really enjoy the new features.
Pros: Nice features/settings, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Nice Companion of the 5D
on December 1, 2009
Posted by: RussRoc
from Seattle (Area), WA
This is a nice companion to the Canon 5D (or 5D Mark 2).
I bought it for the additional reach that is achieved with the 1.6 mulitplier of the smaller sensor. I use it mostly with the telephoto zoom or long lens (500mm). The additonal speed (fps) is nice for the occasional sporting event.
Pros: good battery life, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, easy to use, electronic grid in viewfinder
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Advance RAW image
on November 30, 2009
Posted by: yunus
Having a RAW image mode is really useful especially when heavy post-processing is needed.
Pros: excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Performance worth the price
on November 18, 2009
Posted by: Visions
from Rapid City, SD
I have been useing the 7D every day for about a month and could not be happier. The wireless remote flash is a welcome feature since I primarly shoot weddings. The 19 point AF has worked flawlessly with my L's and my cheaper lenses. I have noticed better IQ when shooting in sRAW except where I need very large prints, this is where 18MP really shines. I think it is hard to compare the 7D with any of the xxD series line and believe time will show Canon has created a camera in its own class.
Pros: Superior build quality, excellent image quality, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, super wireless flash remote
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Superior but Has issues still
on November 17, 2009
Posted by: WagD
from Orange County, CA
The Canon 7D is definitely a superior camera and its build quality is that of L Glass. You can't beat all the features that it has like the 19AF, Full 1080P Video, and 8FPS shooting. Being an early adopter though, the camera still has a lot of issues with its firmware that should have been worked out before the final release candidate. I've upgraded to the latest firmware (1.1.0 at time of review), and still see issues with the camera. Constant freezing of functions that will not allow me to make adjustments to them. I lost communication to my Speedlite, which I had to disable and re-enable flash firing in order to resolve. AEB froze on me and I couldn't adjust it until I turned the camera off/on. And a couple other intermittent issues.
Another thing I am disappointed with is image quality. I read a lot of reviews questioning the IQ of the camera, and I would have to agree with some them. I think the IQ is lacking and at the higher ISO(starting at 1600), you really start to see a degrade in the IQ; I'm using L Glass too. The Canon T1i IQ could give this camera a run for the money and it costs less than half the price.
The other little things like the leveler, live view, etc are nice, but I don't really use those too much in the real world shooting. Just extra added frosting to me.
Overall, I am pleased with the camera and hope that Canon will iron out all the issues with the firmware.
Another thing I am disappointed with is image quality. I read a lot of reviews questioning the IQ of the camera, and I would have to agree with some them. I think the IQ is lacking and at the higher ISO(starting at 1600), you really start to see a degrade in the IQ; I'm using L Glass too. The Canon T1i IQ could give this camera a run for the money and it costs less than half the price.
The other little things like the leveler, live view, etc are nice, but I don't really use those too much in the real world shooting. Just extra added frosting to me.
Overall, I am pleased with the camera and hope that Canon will iron out all the issues with the firmware.
Pros: Superior build quality, Nice features/settings
Cons: Poor image quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
A great camera w/ some notes
on November 16, 2009
Posted by: Dave135
from Rock Hill, SC
Covering the ratings chart ... I will say that I love my 7D. It is definitely a full featured camera reaching out to consumers who don't mind paying a little extra for greatness. On performance I give 5 stars with a side note--> You need a UDMA 6 card or better[for the future of CF cards] to achieve full ability for high speed shooting and video recording. The quality of everything I have shot has been great and noise levels are surprisingly not bad at all for the 18 megapixel sensor it has. For the price section--I always believe the price can be a little lower (on almost anything) but people need to shop around. In the end, I am absolutely astounded by this cameras performance and this is my first DSLR so do take note of that--but I think even the pros out there can definitely put this camera to use just as movie makers are already doing and TV shows (ie NBCs - Saturday Night Live)
Pros: Superior build quality, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, Solid Operation, good battery life, wireless flash control, being a canon product...
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Camera
on November 12, 2009
Posted by: msmiley
from Chantilly, VA
This new offering in a new segment for Canon makes a very strong entrance. The build quality is superb. Feels very solid in the hand. The mechanisms sound refined, not clunky like my old Rebel XT. The beautiful rear display has to be seen to be appreciated; it looks so "close" to the surface. The 100% viewfinder is also beautiful to look through. Great overall and worth the price.
Pros: Superior build quality, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, quiet, Quick Start-up time, Solid Operation, easy to use
Cons: Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Really worth the price
on November 11, 2009
Posted by: mike
from Cupertino, CA
This is the best camera I have ever seen. Its pictures are soooooo large and I just think you should buy this!
Pros: Superior build quality, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, good battery life
Cons: Complicated controls/menu
I would recommend this to a friend!
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