Canon EOS Rebel T8i DSLR Camera 3454C002

I searched for the right camera for a long time and after speaking with professional photographers, I landed on this one. I am in love! I am no professional by any means and I do not plan to be, but I wanted something a little better than just my phone to capture memories, Christmas cards, family get togethers, etc. This camera was worth the investment! I love that it connects via Bluetooth directly to my phone!! I can get the photos as soon as I take them and share with others. No waiting to download onto a computer first. If you’re considering a beginner camera, consider this one!

Love this camera and it comes with guides that help you navigate. My pictures come out amazing!

Love this camera

Might be a good camera for the beginner.

I’ve had the T4i for 7 years now. Great camera, tens of thousands of shots. I was greatly anticipating receiving the T8i. The main reason I bought it was because it could do the 4K 24P clean HDMI out. I was going to go with the 90d, but Canon refuses to fix the 24P clean out bug (outputs as 30P even though 24P is selected). My workflow is to blu-ray which means I need 24P. After considering dropping Canon altogether, I decided to stick with the T8i (and hand down my T4i to my daughter and share my lens collection).

One thing I did not realize before I bought the camera: it does crop in 4K video mode. I measure about a 2x crop, same shot in 4k video mode at 27mm was about 50mm in photo mode. Maybe it was listed somewhere and I just missed it. So, that’s a 1.6x crop sensor plus a 2x crop for 4k video.

I recorded to a Ninja V (mainly to be able to break the 30 minute mark). Footage looks good for the price on an entry level camera. Not a huge dynamic range, but it looks good, especially after being able to dial things in with the tools on the Ninja V. No c-log, but that’s not expected at this price. I did try recording to the Ninja V and internally to the SD card and could not see any difference in video quality.

In manual focus mode, it does give you focus peaking on the camera’s screen. Not a horrible feature, but it’s probably not going to nail the focus using it unless you’re zoomed in.

One of the biggest things I’m not happy with is the removal of the exposure compensation button. If you shoot in manual mode, you need this button for quick adjustments. It does allow you to reassign the function to another button, but it’s freakin’ awkward and not in a comfortable spot like before. Up through the T7i had it, the T8i does not. This alone annoys me and I’d rather shoot photography with my T4i, except for the higher megapixels.

With the removal of the exposure compensation button, they’ve dumbed down the menus. Again, great if I’m handing this to my 12 year old for her to learn on her own. Depending on the mode dial, it shows you and somewhat walks you through changing settings to get different effects (DoF, subject freeze/blur, bracketing). All things that someone who knows basic photography and their way around their camera can do fairly fast. The option can be disabled to give you the traditional menu.

I fully expect better cameras to be out in the next few years that will make me switch, even to a different brand. I’m tired of other brands going the extra mile to give the user extra features they want while Canon just sets there telling you to shut up and like what they give you. Or go spend lots of money on their higher end equipment. Definitely my last Rebel if they don’t bring back the exposure compensation button. Time will tell.

Exactly what I wanted! The company went over and beyond with this one by throwing in a few extras for the convenience of use of the camera..No scratches, extremely clean, and everything seems to work in impeccable condition..Would highly recommended this company to buyers..Customer service is spot on! I will deffinatly be looking to purchase some lenses from TLC Cams in the near future✌️ Support Family owned small business💯💯💯💯📸✌️

 I love about every feature on this camera! Even though it is larger than my first camera (Canon SL1), it’s just as light! I love how the battery compartment and card reader are placed where I can change them out without having to remove my camera from the tripod! That’s a big upgrade for me. The flip screen is definitely a bigggg plus! Also it comes with a lot of easy setting for beginners. I don’t use them often but they do come in handy here and there. I prefer shooting in RAW and in Manual. But even if you are still learning the auto settings are pretty dope! I also love how I CAN transfer photos without removing my SD card! The only reason why this didn’t get 5 stars is because it came with the wrong battery charger! I received a LC-E12 charger instead of an LC-E17. I have no idea how it got mixed up but after contacting Amazon, they purchased me a new one straight from Canon. It is November 6th and it says it won’t get here until the 18th of December, but I still appreciate the replacement. The photos above are only screenshots of the originals because the file size was too large and I didn’t feel like going back in Lightroom. So it does not fully show off the true quality. I also attached a photo comparing it to my first camera. 🙂 Hope if you buy it, you love it as much as me! My boyfriend actually surprised me with it because I wanted and SL3 but he did research and purchased this one instead. What he didn’t know is I reallllly wanted this one too but I could not afford it at the time. So sweet of him. 💕

Realmente me gusto mi camara, soy principiante y espero sacarle el máximo provecho