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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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403)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EOS 7D Digital SLR Body - Black
Customer Rating
5
upgrade from 60D
on April 12, 2013
Posted by: Anonymous
from long island and Sarasota
Great camera for wildlife but I upgraded from the 60D for better college soccer coverage. noticeably better with more than double the focus points and faster burst rate.
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best Camera Purchase
on April 10, 2013
Posted by: SwissSimon
from Switzerland
I have owned this model for two years now and a few days ago it cam e back from a warranty repair (top dial was snagging the power switch and the JPEG/RAW button jammed).
Well it was awesome before but now, even more awesome. Things were definately different in many ways with a noticeable improvement in picture quality.
Why? Well, on further inspection it seems during the repair they updated it to the new firmware 2.0.4 which is a major upgrade with many additional features.
Recommendation: Check and update your Firmware if needed.
Criticism: I dont know how long this Firmware upgrade has been available but stumbled upon it by chance on Google. Canon could have publicised it or even emailed registered 7D owners (I am).
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Solid Operation
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great Camera Body
on March 21, 2013
Posted by: JJ
from Houston, Texas
This was my second purchase of a Canon 7D body. while I was impressed with the first one, this one presents a much clearer picture when cropped and magnified. It is great for photographing birds in flight. I would not hesitate to suggest this body to anyone. My lens are all 'L' lens so that helps. I thought the first one was great but for some reason this puts it to shame. I now carry three cameras with me and have different lens on each plus a 2X in my bag. My original 7D had been dropped a few times and it never affected it's ability to bring excellent photographs.
Pros: excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Solid Operation, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Fantastic Camera
on February 15, 2013
Posted by: BigB1095
I originally bought this camera for stills, but I eventually moved into film and now I use this camera 90% for filming. This camera has never failed me, battery life is great when taking photos. Only complaints I have would be that noise past 3200 makes the image unusable.
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, easy to use
Cons: noisy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
EOS 7D
on February 5, 2013
Posted by: Barbbe4024
from Smiths Station, AL
Love this camera. I had the XSI and upgraded to the 7D while I was still taking photography classes. Superior quality built and excellent image quality. The LCD is bright and the features are great with very simple control menu. Very quiet when you take a pic will not scare off whatever it is your taking pictures of in nature. Starts very fast, solid operation and kind of easy to use. You do have to know how to use this camera, classes help. Not lightweight so be prepared. With different lens weight is heavier still. Battery is great, only charge when I remember may go months.
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Difficult to use, Heavy/Bulky
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
excellant camera
on January 26, 2013
Posted by: Highdesertjim
from Southern California
Had this camera for over two years. It goes everywhere with me. It has worked at Sub Zero temps hanging from my neck while I hike in mountain snow. It has worked at desert temperatures in the Summer. It never misses a shot.
Once I learned how to use the focus sensor for best use, I rarely have a bad shot, and the bad ones are user failures. Me experimenting with the settings usually.
I need more lenses to make this great camera more capable.
There is nothing I would change. Unless of course if it could weigh less.
Once I learned how to use the focus sensor for best use, I rarely have a bad shot, and the bad ones are user failures. Me experimenting with the settings usually.
I need more lenses to make this great camera more capable.
There is nothing I would change. Unless of course if it could weigh less.
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
What an Upgrade
on January 17, 2013
Posted by: Architect
from The Terraces at Williamsport, PA
I purchased this as a replacement for our old 10D. What a major jump in quality. I got the upgraded 7D and could not be happier. I like the pop-up flash being higher so there is no lens shadow when I use it with my 24-105L lens. The quickness of focus blows me away as well. The controls are well laid out and easy to use. For those who complain no camera is perfect but this is a great step up for me. I was going to go with the 6D as a full size sensor would be nice but no built in flash. Come on Canon would it hurt? I do work professionally associated with being an Architect and this camera is great.
Pros: excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Solid Operation, easy to use
Cons: Missing features/settings, not a full size sensor
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Camera ahead of Me..
on December 30, 2012
Posted by: rhc7
from Flint Hills of Kansas
I shoot landscapes to HS sports for local paper. Used 40d for 2 years and yet felt I need more fps and better low light capabilities.
Initially, I found that my camera skills lacking in using 7d.. I had to hands on work each picture, organize my thought process to speed up to Camera level...I don't look at LCD when I am taking sports pictures, as it waste battery AND I have missed great shots because i was reviewing my earlier shots. Set and use custom C1-C3 are just great.
Use Prime lenses about half time for sport events, and 7d really shines with them, 50,85 and 135 really use 8fps and yet below 1600 ISO..I don't own Flash unit and haven't really needed one so far, even for HS BB. Use only Sandisk Extreme cards, fast enough to catch 8fps and quick downloads.
I had to mentally work on learning to easily, 1. change focus point settins, understand subject tracking capabilites and limits. Owner must take time to learn the capabilities of this camera, otherwise go buy a P/S..
Only use Canon lenses. others may say they get good results with 3rd party and they may, but Canon lense were built only to be used on Canon cameras...Surprisingly some of my best sports, landscapes, etc pics are using 50 f1.4 on the 7d,, and can get good results in almost No light situation.. If you own 7d, try in sports using AUTO ISO...It lets the camera use my settings and then set the needed ISO... for me, getting the picture is better than no picture....
Initially, I found that my camera skills lacking in using 7d.. I had to hands on work each picture, organize my thought process to speed up to Camera level...I don't look at LCD when I am taking sports pictures, as it waste battery AND I have missed great shots because i was reviewing my earlier shots. Set and use custom C1-C3 are just great.
Use Prime lenses about half time for sport events, and 7d really shines with them, 50,85 and 135 really use 8fps and yet below 1600 ISO..I don't own Flash unit and haven't really needed one so far, even for HS BB. Use only Sandisk Extreme cards, fast enough to catch 8fps and quick downloads.
I had to mentally work on learning to easily, 1. change focus point settins, understand subject tracking capabilites and limits. Owner must take time to learn the capabilities of this camera, otherwise go buy a P/S..
Only use Canon lenses. others may say they get good results with 3rd party and they may, but Canon lense were built only to be used on Canon cameras...Surprisingly some of my best sports, landscapes, etc pics are using 50 f1.4 on the 7d,, and can get good results in almost No light situation.. If you own 7d, try in sports using AUTO ISO...It lets the camera use my settings and then set the needed ISO... for me, getting the picture is better than no picture....
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation
Cons: Difficult to use, Complicated controls/menu
I would recommend this to a friend!
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