This one in particular is the most claustrophobic I've seen in a long time it's also got the lowest magnification of any Canon camera in the past few years. Lots of people don't mind them, but I dislike the low-end Canon viewfinders. The only buttons with any sort of travel are the exposure lock and AF point selector buttons, positioned for thumb-based operation. All of the buttons are flat with little tactile feedback. The four navigation buttons bring up ISO sensitivity, drive mode, white balance, and autofocus mode options, whereas exposure compensation, movie record/live mode, menu, Quick Control, playback, and display occupy other buttons around them. The control layout is straightforward and functional.

And while I like the rubberized grip, the whole camera feels very cheap and plasticky. Though it's not the heaviest camera in its class, the T3's body is rather clunky. That said, the quality is OK it's suitable for capturing random clips. The T3's video capture is pretty limited: 720p, with exposure compensation the only control and no autofocus. And Live Mode autofocus is as slow as you'd expect.Īll cross-type center dual cross to f5.6 In practice, that's just fast enough to capture kids and pets, but only if they're moving predictably, and with the knowledge that you may occasionally not get the shot. Continuous shooting, though, is a mediocre 2.9 frames per second, which is just as bad as the Nikon D3100.

All of that is pretty typical, perfectly adequate performance for a low-end model. Typical JPEG shot-to-shot time rounds up to 0.5 second (raw is a bit slower at 0.6 second), and with flash enabled it-surprisingly-stays the same. Time to turn on and shoot runs about 0.4 second, while focusing and shooting in good light takes 0.3 second in dim light, that rises to 0.6 second. For the most part, the T3 performs like the rest of the budget dSLRs, although its burst speed is worse than the 3-year-old XSi and pretty much at the bottom of its class.

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