Canon EOS 77D review by Dpreview

[Chaitanya]

Dpreview posted their review of 77D here is the link.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-77d-review

 

[drmikeinpdx]

Thanks for posting that. It doesn't sound like the reviewers are terribly enthusiastic about the 77D.

If anyone sees new reviews of the 77D, please post links here.

 

[dak723]

Thanks for posting that. It doesn't sound like the reviewers are terribly enthusiastic about the 77D.

That's funny, you must have read a different review than I just did. Here's their conclusions:

"In truth, the EOS 77D stands alone. There just isn't another option in the marketplace at this price that offers a decent optical viewfinder, a polished Live View experience and this level of control. So while the EOS 77D may not catch everyone's eye, it is nevertheless a compelling, reliable and relatively affordable jack-of-all-photographic-trades - as long as you don't need 4K video."

and

"The Canon EOS 77D is a well-rounded and well-sorted camera. The ergonomics are great, Live View performance is superb and Dual Pixel Autofocus continues to impress. The viewfinder is a little on the small side and it still doesn't shoot 4K video, but as an all-around package for the enthusiast photographer, the EOS 77D deserves a look."

 

[Sharlin]

Thanks for posting that. It doesn't sound like the reviewers are terribly enthusiastic about the 77D.

That's funny, you must have read a different review than I just did. Here's their conclusions:

[snip]

Unfortunately, in this day and age a camera is apparently good for nothing unless every sentence in a review contains at least one superlative :

 

[Mikehit]

I increasingly get the feeling that the first thing people look for are comments about image quality, about how the camera breaks new ground and leaves the competition eating dust. I understand that a camera is there to capture images and so I understand why people think like this. But those days of each model bringing some great advancement in imaging are far behind us - it is now more about ergonomics and the picture-taking experience.
Yes, there will be the occasional leap but that will be the exception rather than the norm and those leaps will have their own compromises.

 

[drmikeinpdx]

I'm sure everyone has different needs and expectations.

Count me in the group that is looking for improved image quality. I really do appreciate the top LCD screen and the rear focus button, but I need a bit more than that to justify the purchase. My purpose is to use the 77 D as a vacation and walk around camera when I don't want to carry my 5D3. It needs to have good enough image quality that I don't feel bad that I left my 5D3 behind when I look at the images in Lightroom. Obviously that's extremely subjective! ;D

I would also like to use it as a backup to the 5D3 when doing paid photoshoots.

The complicating factor is that I currently have a T5i that has fairly good image quality by my standards, so in order to justify a new APS-C camera, I need to see some improved image quality beyond what the T5i provides. Mostly I am interested in having a bit more dynamic range, like the sensor in the 80D is supposed to provide.

So far, I haven't been able to confirm that I can expect much improvement, so I am going to wait for more reviews.