Canon EOS 70D Spec List [CR3]

[Don Haines]

Does "new sensor" apply to a new sensor tech as well? An overall less noisy sensor which makes a difference in the APS-C bodies as well? Is this the reason for the enhanced ISO range?

Who knows? It could be new tech.... or it could be that with a Digic5+ the 70D has enough computing power to run better algorithms on the same tech....  I'm sure the jpg's are better, but what about the RAW images..... I guess we will have to wait for further info...

EDIT: Digic5+ is 3X faster than Digic5, Digic5 is 6Xfaster than Digic 4, so you have 18X the computing power availiable.

[garyknrd]

 As a birder not very exciting new for me.

[Marsu42]

Dual memory card slots please.

Forget it, this is reserved for commercially usable "pro" bodies, it's Canon after all.

completely new sensor or just a revamped 18MP sensor, that´s the question. I hope for a smaller manufacturing process.

I don't care for the process if it's one *real* stop iso improvement with no strings attached, i.e. iso1600 looks like iso800 now inc. the dynamic range of the lower iso settings.

Is it just me or does that look like 7D to me?

No, it's not just you  .
Except for the articulating LCD, this is basically the 7D ... with a new sensor.

The digic5-based cameras have many qualities that are not immediately visible in the core specs due to the higher cpu power: more continuous fps, in-camera ca correction, higher res burst pictures (with Magic Lantern), ... the question if Canon again chooses to cripple the firmware for a "consumer" model

What's not clear about 70D yet:
- AFMA is present or not
- body is magnesium alloy or not
- SD card slot speed

It will have afma after all the 60d complaints, body mag/"plastic" is overrated, and sd card speed of course will be uhs-1 (the 5d3 just happened to have a crippled controller, doesn't seem to be intentional on Canon's side).

... the best thing about the 70d though: If the price is somewhat reasonable it's a tough competition for the 6d and should bring the latter's price down.

[AvTvM]

I don't care for the process if it's one *real* stop iso improvement with no strings attached, i.e. iso1600 looks like
iso800 now inc. the dynamic range of the lower iso settings.

Also don't care for the manufacturing process. That's Canon's problem. :-)

Our problem as Canon users is, that I expect Canon will not be able to deliver a sensor+electronics matching the current Nikon D7100 sensor in terms of IQ. Not in resolution (20 vs. 24 MP) and probably even less so in DR across all ISO settings starting at base ISO nor in Hi-ISO Noise. At best, I expect the 70D sensor to come in "only" 1 EV lower in DR and noise across the entire ISO range.

[WoodyWindy]

where is the pic?

DMCA/copyright/takedown notice?

Most likely something of that sort. Doesn't mean the original leak wasn't deliberate. Canon's had way too many of these "Oops" moments within a week or so of the real announcements. Given how good their "normal" lockdown is, I'd be surprised if there wasn't an "officially unofficial" buzz-builder process for these things.

[Steb]

I heard more details few days ago which I think were quite well informed...

* MA body / weather sealing
* SD card
* $1199

But then they also talked about GPS. No information on AFMA.

[carlosmeldano]

Our problem as Canon users is, that I expect Canon will not be able to deliver a sensor+electronics matching the current Nikon D7100 sensor in terms of IQ. Not in resolution (20 vs. 24 MP) and probably even less so in DR across all ISO settings starting at base ISO nor in Hi-ISO Noise. At best, I expect the 70D sensor to come in "only" 1 EV lower in DR and noise across the entire ISO range.

Canon uses the same 18MP sensor in their ASP-C cameras since 2009. It was very good at that time, bug aged since then.

I don't think they weren't developing new sensors. I may accept that they couldn't develop as good sensors as competitors, but for me, the 20MP tells something: it must be much better.

Why? They must have developed a few different sensors in size, and they tested all. After all, they decided to use a 20MP one in the 70D.

Why? Maybe because their 24MP sensor doesn't have as good IQ as the Nikon one. But the 20MP one, I think is at least as good as the one in Nikon.

Othewise, what would the market say? Lame Canon couldn't even develop a sensor with the same IQ as the one in Nikon that has 25% more pixels.

We'll see on next Tuesday.

[bseitz234]

$1199 would be a downright bargain, compared to canon's normal pricing lately. If this comes in at that price point, I'm SUPER excited for the 7d2 because I might actually be able to afford it...

Re: CPUs and AF system. The 7D has dual digic 4, + 1 processor for AF. This has 1 digic 5+, which has "18 x computing power" (see above). Now, I understand that all this is a simplification, and that "power" is a very vague term. But, it doesn't seem inconceivable to me that the camera could process slightly less data at max burst (20.2MP * 7fps vs 18MP * 8fps), AND drive the AF system with the same CPU. Unless there are other, more demanding processing requirements, it would seem to me that 1 digic 5+ is doing the work of the previous 2 digic 4s + unspecified AF chip.

[Don Haines]

Our problem as Canon users is, that I expect Canon will not be able to deliver a sensor+electronics matching the current Nikon D7100 sensor in terms of IQ. Not in resolution (20 vs. 24 MP) and probably even less so in DR across all ISO settings starting at base ISO nor in Hi-ISO Noise. At best, I expect the 70D sensor to come in "only" 1 EV lower in DR and noise across the entire ISO range.

Canon uses the same 18MP sensor in their ASP-C cameras since 2009. It was very good at that time, bug aged since then.

I don't think they weren't developing new sensors. I may accept that they couldn't develop as good sensors as competitors, but for me, the 20MP tells something: it must be much better.

Why? They must have developed a few different sensors in size, and they tested all. After all, they decided to use a 20MP one in the 70D.

Why? Maybe because their 24MP sensor doesn't have as good IQ as the Nikon one. But the 20MP one, I think is at least as good as the one in Nikon.

Othewise, what would the market say? Lame Canon couldn't even develop a sensor with the same IQ as the one in Nikon that has 25% more pixels.

We'll see on next Tuesday.

What I find interesting is that the ISO range is the same as the T5i.... there really isn't much of a difference in size of pixels between  18 and 20 Mpixels.... I would have expected that if they had gone to a newer process that the ISO range would have exceeded the T5i, so my bet is the same technology as before for the sensor with further improvements to "live view" like we have seen on the last few lower-end releases.

Canon also said that it was to be the 7D2 that was the "game changer". That's when I would expect to see any signifianly better technology emerge.

[marceloshak]

What about Canon 8D?

http://www.fotoplus.su/catalog/photo/canon/5542/

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if 8D is "kitted" with 18-55 lens, then it´s not the 7DII replacement.

[carlosmeldano]

What I find interesting is that the ISO range is the same as the T5i.... there really isn't much of a difference in size of pixels between  18 and 20 Mpixels.... I would have expected that if they had gone to a newer process that the ISO range would have exceeded the T5i, so my bet is the same technology as before for the sensor with further improvements to "live view" like we have seen on the last few lower-end releases.

Canon also said that it was to be the 7D2 that was the "game changer". That's when I would expect to see any signifianly better technology emerge.

Yes, you may be right.

Canon may put the same-or-bit-better-IQ 20MP sensor to 70D and putting the much-better-IQ 24MP sensor to 7D mk2.

if 8D is "kitted" with 18-55 lens, then it´s not the 7DII replacement.

I think it's kitted because it's also STM-capable but there are no higher-priced STM lenses.

[Olivier11986]

Something that seems wasn't mentioned and that was really lacking on the 60D is the joystick controller and I cannot see one navigating through the 19 AF points with only the back wheel, so I think we should see it back on the xxD models

[pedro]

Canon also said that it was to be the 7D2 that was the "game changer". That's when I would expect to see any signifianly better technology emerge.

Well, this will be worth the wait, and the outcome of this probable new will also influence every FF update...

[mb66energy]

What about Canon 8D?

http://www.fotoplus.su/catalog/photo/canon/5542/

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if 8D is "kitted" with 18-55 lens, then it´s not the 7DII replacement.

I think it's a typo:
  - image shows 7D
  - Number 8 is two times 4 and 4 is a number which is associated with dead in some asian languages

(No G4, no G8 etc.)

[sdsr]

Does "new sensor" apply to a new sensor tech as well? An overall less noisy sensor which makes a difference in the APS-C bodies as well? Is this the reason for the enhanced ISO range?

I hope so; this aspect seems to get overlooked.  The Nikon D7000 and Pentax K-5 used the same Sony sensor, but it performs even better in the Pentax than in the Nikon.  It's ironic that Sony sensors seem to perform rather poorly in Sony DSLRs (at least at high ISOs).