Canon EOS Rebel T4i (650D)
Announced June 8, 2012
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The Canon EOS Rebel T4i is a capable entry-level DSLR that integrates an intuitive touchscreen and vari-angle display into a user-friendly, lightweight body. While it delivers strong image quality and effective autofocus for stills, the camera struggles with sluggish performance during high-speed bursts and inconsistent focus tracking in video mode.
Weighted from 30 reviewer scores
Pros
- Intuitive and responsive touchscreen interface
- Excellent image quality and color accuracy
- Versatile vari-angle LCD screen
- Effective autofocus for still photography
- Useful video features including stereo microphone input
Cons
- Slow and unreliable autofocus in live view and video modes
- Limited buffer capacity for continuous shooting
- High ISO noise performance lags behind competitors
- Ergonomic limitations including shallow grip and button placement
- Lack of headphone jack for audio monitoring
- Launch price $849.99 (USD)
- Sensor 18MP APS-C CMOS
- Video 1080p 30p
What the Reviewers Say
All 30 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- DPReview 77/100
The Canon EOS 650D combines very good image quality with easy access to shooting parameters and extensive manual control.
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Thus the latest flagship Rebel remains one of the top choices for family SLRs on the market. It's a little faster, has a few more modern features, and still offers the beautiful articulating LCD. Most importantly, it still produces great images with relative ease.
- Cameralabs 88%
With the Rebel T4i / EOS 650D Canon has neatly addressed these issues.
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At the same time, Canon has maintained the AF performance we’ve come to enjoy up to this point.
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Canon sticks to a successful formula by using the same 18-million-pixel sensor and metering system as the EOS 7D and 60D, so the 650D performs as expected, which is good news for photographers.
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The Canon EOS Rebel T4i / 650D delivers 18 megapixels of professional grade image quality in a compact, lightweight, feature-filled, easy-to-use body that carries a very affordable price tag.
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[I]f you want the best Rebel on the market, the most powerful Rebel out there, take a look at that one.
- The Verge 8/10
It’s a solid camera.
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The Canon EOS 650D is a great Digital SLR that delivers excellent image quality along with high quality video.
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The Canon EOS 650D / Rebel T4i is the best mid-range Canon DSLR yet, offering a lot of new features that aren't apparent at first glance.
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This is a solid camera that I would have no problem recommending to anybody starting out.
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The Canon EOS 650D is the first mid-range DSLR to offers touch-screen functionality and is all the better for it.
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Image quality and high ISO performance is excellent.
- CNET 7.8/10
I liked shooting with the T4i and think most people who get it will probably love it. But that’s true of a lot of the cameras in this class — you really have to try hard to make a bad camera for about $1,000.
- Photo Review 8.8/10
The EOS 650D replaces the popular EOS 550D at the top of Canon’s entry-level DSLR line-up, sitting just above the EOS 600D.
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As a whole, this is one solid DSLR. It might be a little pricey at its initial launch, but it's the kind of camera that will last you for years to come.
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At launch the Canon was an excellent choice for people who want to get creative with both still and moving images.
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All right, so who needs a T4i? Well, if you're looking to get into SLR shooting and you want to be a Canon shooter, this is a great starting point.
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It’s easy to say there’s no difference between an affordable DSLR and a mirrorless camera. But the subtle differences are actually pretty significant.
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It is a superb camera for still photos, and makes fantastic-looking video. Its autofocus is marvelous for still images and action, and while the best DSLR yet for video autofocus, still not where we want it for video autofocus.
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Canon’s pro cameras have been scoring plenty of points in my world but Canon’s consumer-level DSLRs just haven’t managed to excite me. Until now, that is, because the EOS 650D is a terrific package.
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Why you’d buy the 650D/T4i: easy to use; reasonable price; powerful camera with excellent video capture (but see below).
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Those minor concerns aside, we’re won over by the EOS 650D. The touchscreen makes an enormous difference to the operation of the camera, helping to quickly find key settings in a hurry and introducing a new way of taking photos with a DSLR.
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The performance level of Canon EOS 650 DSLR is as good as any other DSLR in Canon EOS series with some extra upgrades.
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The Canon EOS Rebel T4i (650D) is lightweight and quick and easy to use. To make it even better, the image quality is great and you've got lots of flexibility when you want it.
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The sensor is really good in this thing, capable of high quality pictures.
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It also offers outstanding image quality, so if you're looking to enter the world of DSLRs, this is a great starting point.
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If you're on a budget and you want an awesome camera, I couldn't recommend the Canon EOS Rebel T4i (650D) enough. It's been my first camera that I ever bought and I would never ever get rid of it.
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[T]he Canon EOS Rebel T4i (650D) is a very, very nice camera with a high picture quality, 18 megapixel APS-C sensor, which gives you a real nice picture quality, crisp, sharp, even in the high ISO like up to 6,400, 12,800.
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[I]n my opinion, 60D would be a better choice for extra $50. You'll get better results, you don't have to press a button to move the focusing points around in 60D, and ISO quality should be better as well.
