One feature that locks 'traditional' photographers to a DSLR over the more modern mirrorless cameras is the optical viewfinder. There's no shortage of manual controls on the body, while the on/off/ video mode switch is built around the shooting mode dial positioned next to your resting thumb. It's complemented by a logical button layout. Not quite as fitted as the EOS 90D, but it holds well. You get a firm hold of the camera with its generous hand grip. However, like most other DSLRs, the form factor of the Canon 850D is lovely. It may be a DSLR, but it ain't heavy.īeing the size it is and being so lightweight exemplifies the plastic build quality - this does feel like a low-end DSLR that needs looking after.įor example, the EOS 90D is also plastic but somehow feels tougher, while the larger Pentax K-70 is made from tougher stuff. However, the EOS 850D is still compact and certainly lightweight at 515g with memory card and battery inserted.
Mirrorless rivals are a further percentage smaller, especially in depth and height. The EOS 250D and Nikon D5600 are both smaller and lighter. Ease of UseĪs an entry-level DSLR camera, the Canon EOS 850D is not the smallest around. The Canon EOS 850D / Canon EOS Rebel T8i was announced in February 2020 and is available now in black, costing £839.99 / $749.99 body only or £929.99 / $899.99 with the 18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM kit lens (28-88mm equivalent). If photography is the main focus then the EOS 850D is still a well-rounded choice for beginners, but for those as keen to explore video making then it lags behind mirrorless rivals. Its feature set includes the faithful 24.1 megapixel APS-C sensor, 1.04-million-dot vari-angle touchscreen, 7fps burst shooting and Canon's legendary dual pixel phase detection AF. With those incremental changes the EOS 850D remains competitive, certainly for those fixed to the DSLR type. Overall the Canon 850D feels like a EOS 800D/ EOS M50 hybrid. There's the more recent Digic 8 processor and greater AF-point array in live view mode, while the high speed shooting mode is a fraction faster at 7fps. However, it's not without limitations and we'll get into that. So what is new? 4K video is introduced - that's old news for mirrorless cameras but new to an entry-level DSLR.
Put the EOS 850D up against the EOS 800D and there is little to choose between them.
These days there is very little activity in this sector of the camera market and an overall sense of stagnation.īoth DSLR rivals, the Nikon D5600 and Pentax K-70, are four years old now. The Canon EOS 850D (also known as the Canon EOS Rebel T8i) was announced in February 2020 and replaces the three-year-old EOS 800D as the company's upper entry-level DSLR camera with APS-C sensor, positioned above the EOS 250D and below the EOS 90D.
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