A New xxD DSLR Coming From Canon [CR1]

[MacPaul]

There’s a suggestion at Canon Watch that Canon will introduce a new DSLR between the current EOS 70D and the Rebel T5i and that it will have an “xxD” model name.

Another EOS sitting between 70D and 700D (not to mention the 100D) wouldn't make sense. More likely it's the 700D replacement. They can implement new technologies in this line, too. It's more likely cause buyers of such cameras are less likely to be conservative and thus also less likely to reject new approaches.

 

[tq0cr5i]

A 70D N, 75D or 750D.

I'm pretty sure Canon already sell the 70D(N) and 70D(W), depending on whether they're Wifi Enabled or Not!

Yes, you got my point! I mean a name plate just like the Canon EOS-1D Mark II N. The N suffix to indicate its moderate range of updates.

 

[jasny]

Top LCD in hypothetical 750d makes sense to observe Wi-Fi/NFC status, especially when NFC antenna is at camera bottom. Maybe it is good solution to connect to CS100 station, but personally I would prefer antenna at the top which is more convenient to connect to smartphone.

 

[fragilesi]

That new thing we've seen in the promos has got Rebel Ergonomics and key mapping written all over it...

...and the suggestion of an intermediate camera maybe suggests to me that this is where Canon may introduce their Hybrid-VF or EVF EF body! Maybe we'll see some of the exciting features we were hearing rumours of when people were getting excited about the 7D II's potential

It seems most people who have one are now excited about the 7DII's reality . . .

 

[Loswr]

That new thing we've seen in the promos has got Rebel Ergonomics and key mapping written all over it...

...and the suggestion of an intermediate camera maybe suggests to me that this is where Canon may introduce their Hybrid-VF or EVF EF body! Maybe we'll see some of the exciting features we were hearing rumours of when people were getting excited about the 7D II's potential

It seems most people who have one are now excited about the 7DII's reality . . .

Oh, please. The 7DII doesn't have WiFi, a touchscreen, or make coffee. That makes it about as useless as my 1D X.

 

[Don Haines]

That new thing we've seen in the promos has got Rebel Ergonomics and key mapping written all over it...

...and the suggestion of an intermediate camera maybe suggests to me that this is where Canon may introduce their Hybrid-VF or EVF EF body! Maybe we'll see some of the exciting features we were hearing rumours of when people were getting excited about the 7D II's potential

It seems most people who have one are now excited about the 7DII's reality . . .

Oh, please. The 7DII doesn't have WiFi, a touchscreen, or make coffee. That makes it about as useless as my 1D X.

Do you honestly expect that a well sealed camera is going to make coffee? Coffee grounds stuck on the rubber would ruin the seals....

 

[tcmatthews]

There’s a suggestion at Canon Watch that Canon will introduce a new DSLR between the current EOS 70D and the Rebel T5i and that it will have an “xxD” model name.

Another EOS sitting between 70D and 700D (not to mention the 100D) wouldn't make sense. More likely it's the 700D replacement. They can implement new technologies in this line, too. It's more likely cause buyers of such cameras are less likely to be conservative and thus also less likely to reject new approaches.

The actual rumor on Canon Watch was that the camera would sit between the upcoming Rebel 750D(700D replacement) and the 70D. Not between the 700D and the 70D. Suggesting that a new 750D is all but announced. It is though that the 750D will have wifi and near-field. The other camera is rumored to have a top LCD, the pictured control wheal and be in the XXD line. It has been suggested that it was the camera in the video.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Crazy guess on my part...

EOS 10-M
Full frame DPAF CMOS MILC
20.2MP at 7fps
1920x1080 at 60p H.265
3840x2160 at 24p H.265
Wifi, GPS, etc...

If you had a MILC you could conceivably setup the AI-servo mode to "acquire a target" by pushing the AF point selection button. The MILC could then track that subject and allow you to freely recompose to some extent. Also with the advent of face-recognition it is conceivable that the subject could leave the camera's field of view and be re-acquired when they come back into frame. The technology available today allows for such alternative usability.

 

[jasny]

Crazy guess on my part...

EOS 10-M
Full frame DPAF CMOS MILC
20.2MP at 7fps
1920x1080 at 60p H.265
3840x2160 at 24p H.265
Wifi, GPS, etc...

If you had a MILC you could conceivably setup the AI-servo mode to "acquire a target" by pushing the AF point selection button. The MILC could then track that subject and allow you to freely recompose to some extent. Also with the advent of face-recognition it is conceivable that the subject could leave the camera's field of view and be re-acquired when they come back into frame. The technology available today allows for such alternative usability.

To me that's pure S-F. Canon sells MILCs in Asia and it will continue with small bodies like original EOS M with poor functionality. Why to invest R&D in advanced MILC while Rebels are selling like mad in US and Europe? New EOS M will have attachable EVF at best. No 7fps, UHD, forget it.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Crazy guess on my part...

EOS 10-M
Full frame DPAF CMOS MILC
20.2MP at 7fps
1920x1080 at 60p H.265
3840x2160 at 24p H.265
Wifi, GPS, etc...

If you had a MILC you could conceivably setup the AI-servo mode to "acquire a target" by pushing the AF point selection button. The MILC could then track that subject and allow you to freely recompose to some extent. Also with the advent of face-recognition it is conceivable that the subject could leave the camera's field of view and be re-acquired when they come back into frame. The technology available today allows for such alternative usability.

To me that's pure S-F. Canon sells MILCs in Asia and it will continue with small bodies like original EOS M with poor functionality. Why to invest R&D in advanced MILC while Rebels are selling like mad in US and Europe? New EOS M will have attachable EVF at best. No 7fps, UHD, forget it.

My science might be fictional, but sci-fi appeals to the masses. The Rebel-line appeals to the consumer segment, i.e. the masses. What do they apparently want?
-High-megapixels
-Lightweight construction
-fast frame-rates
-low cost
-Good video and stills in one product

Smartphones are also looking to carve out their piece of the consumer pie. Even a flawed or limited 4K implementation is still considered better than FHD. UHD is going mainstream... The linked article lists a number of cell-phones that now shoot 4K.
http://nofilmschool.com/2014/10/there-are-now-over-20-cell-phones-shoot-4k-video

The 6D debuted built-in-Wifi and GPS. The 70D debuted DPAF. How much disbelief needs to be suspended to think that mid-tier model might debut full-frame DPAF and (the currently in-demand) 4K (even if it is in H.265)?

 

[Maiaibing]

Why to invest R&D in advanced MILC while Rebels are selling like mad in US and Europe?

Actually, Rebels are selling very badly these years as Canon DSLR sales are dropping like a rock (I surmise that Rebels account for the majority of Canon sales).