Canon EOS 80D
Announced February 18, 2016
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Canon EOS 80D is a versatile, mid-range DSLR that excels as a reliable all-rounder for both stills and video. While it lacks modern professional staples like 4K recording, the camera remains a strong choice for enthusiasts due to its robust build, highly responsive autofocus system, and user-friendly interface.
Weighted from 39 reviewer scores
Pros
- Highly responsive and accurate Dual Pixel autofocus for stills and video
- Versatile and ergonomic body design with weather sealing and articulating touchscreen
- Comprehensive connectivity including dedicated microphone and headphone ports
- Improved 24.2MP sensor providing high-quality images with good dynamic range
- Large, bright viewfinder with 100% coverage
Cons
- Lack of 4K video recording capabilities
- Absence of advanced video assist tools like focus peaking, zebras, or clean HDMI output
- Single SD card slot configuration
- High ISO performance lags behind some competitors
- Limited customization options for buttons and menus
- Launch price $1,199 (USD)
- Sensor 24.2MP APS-C CMOS
- Video 1080p 60p
- Burst 7 fps mechanical
What the Reviewers Say
All 39 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- DPReview 84/100
The Canon 80D centers around ease of use.
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All in all, while the Canon 80D feels more evolutionary than revolutionary, it’s an all-around excellent DSLR with a good combination of image quality, advanced features, great build quality, and a good price point.
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The EOS 80D takes the flexibility of the earlier 70D and upgrades a number of key aspects. As such you get the confidence of a mid-range DSLR coupled with arguably the best movie focusing system around, now with a higher resolution sensor and improved viewfinder AF system.
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If I had to summarize the Canon 80D in one word, it would be solid. This camera is not specifically “the best” at very much.
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If you’re looking for a DSLR with an APS-C sensor, the 80D is an excellent choice. It competes well against its main competitor, Nikon’s D7200.
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Whether you are a first-time DSLR buyer, you are interested in upgrading to a more feature-filled and capable camera, or if you are adding an additional camera to your kit, the Canon EOS 80D is very worthy of consideration.
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It is more camera in the field than it is on paper, and the key word that I and others are using of it is versatility. It just seems to be pretty much good at everything.
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It's for anybody who doesn't like well-named cameras and for any Canon user on the planet because frankly this is pretty much bang for the buck the best Canon SLR right now on the market.
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The Canon EOS 80D is an impressive update to the 70D, and whilst it may not be a particularly revolutionary update, the evolutionary update to an already good product, is definitely a good thing.
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The Canon EOS 80D builds on the big leap forward that its predecessor made principally by adding continuous autofocusing for live view stills shooting and upgrading the image sensor and focusing/metering systems.
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The Canon EOS 80D is a great enthusiast DSLR that offers a comprehensive spec at a competitive price.
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Canon has created an excellent camera that makes a worthwhile upgrade from the 70D.
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The Canon EOS 80D offers some significant upgrades over its predecessor, and is a strong performer in the midrange SLR space.
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It's bigger than the average mirrorless system and its viewfinder can't preview images as they will be captured, but the Canon 80D is an excellent choice of camera for enthusiast photographers.
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The Canon EOS 80D is great for photographers who want to step up from Canon’s Rebel line, as well as 70D owners who want to upgrade to a much better AF system.
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This is where the Canon 80D really steps ahead of virtually every other camera on the market today and even many mirrorless cameras.
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That, and if you combine that with the fact that it does autofocus even better now, you're gone from 19 points to 45, now it really is excellent.
- Digital Trends 8/10
The 80D is a proper upgrade to the 70D, and retains the Editors’ Choice. It may not look different, but there are significant improvements under the hood, namely the autofocusing, superior stills, and Full HD videos that are top-notch.
- CNET 8.1/10
While the Canon EOS 80D is a definite improvement over the 70D, it’s not without its drawbacks.
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The Canon 80D is just what it is advertised to be – a mid-range DSLR that won’t set any spec sheets on fire but is serviceable across a wide range of applications.
- Photo Review 8.8/10
Photographers looking to step up from an entry-level EOS DSLR to one with more serious imaging capabilities should consider the EOS 80D as a possible option, although (like other DSLR cameras) it’s not the best choice for anyone with a serious interest in recording movies.
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Sure, it's not cheap all-in, but you already knew that. But know this: the 80D is worth every penny and keeps the DSLR hugely relevant in today's market.
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As with the EOS 70D, this is a dependable all-rounder and, when the 70D disappears entirely, it’ll be the right Canon SLR for amateur enthusiasts.
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Simply put, the 80D gives you such advanced focusing tools that you’ll be hard-pushed to get an out-of-focus shot with it.
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So this camera is just great. I really enjoyed using it.
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I really recommend you check out the Canon EOS 80D if you're a YouTube content creator.
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The Canon 80D is a magnificent combination of the best features of all Canon DSLRs. This is funny, because the 80D is probably the best Canon DSLR for most people, but writing a review, it doesn't actually excel at any one thing.
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The Canon EOS 80D is a capable and usable camera. It’s not the newest Canon model.
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If you own an old DSLR camera like I do with Nikon D90 and you are looking for upgrade, the short answer is Yes. Canon EOS 80D’s autofocus is significantly quicker and it produces excellent images.
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[...] I've been really impressed with the Canon 80D and I think it's going to be an incredibly popular camera this year, especially for video users.
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If it was my first DSLR, this is the best DSLR in my opinion for video in the crop sensor range. Canon has perfected this since the T2i and it does what it does really well.
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I really enjoyed shooting with the Canon EOS 80D. It has an impressive feature set and when paired with a good lens is absolutely capable of producing photographs that a professional would be proud of.
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My final thoughts on the Canon EOS 80D: although you don't have a large flexibility in terms of frame rate capture for video or video assist tools in the camera, it's still an amazing camera to give you high quality imagery as well as video.
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There’s no question the Canon 80D hits a real sweet spot in the camera industry.
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From my point of view, a very good camera, nice build quality, and it feels pretty good in my hands. The video quality is clear and the photos have a great dynamic with a great low light performance for this APSC sensor camera.
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So great for editing a video and creating YouTube videos and everything like that, especially with that fully articulating touchscreen, it's a killer camera, killer form factor.
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So the Canon EOS 80D gives a really big thumbs up for me. As I said, I really like the stills that came out from this thing and the video was great.
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I didn't have a lot of cons.
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So what you're getting with this camera is the best performance to price ratio you can get with any camera, not camera but any Canon DSLR. So the 80D is highly recommended.
