Top 5 Best Canon Digital Cameras to Try

Are you thinking about casting aside your old Canon Elph series camera and getting a new and more advanced Canon digital SLR camera, but you’re feeling overwhelmed by the amount of Canon digital cameras available on the market? Worry not, we have just the thing for you! Today we’re going to take a look at the top 5 best Canon digital cameras out there, so you can find the perfect Canon digital camera for you.

1. Canon Powershot SX50 HS Digital CameraCanon Powershot SX50 HS Digital Camera

This 12.1-megapixel Canon is a $400 digital camera with an astounding 50x Optical Zoom, a 12.1megapixel CMOS Sensor and 24-1200mm (35mm Equivalent) Lens. It’s got a DIGIC 5 Image Processor and a 2.8″ Vari-Angle LCD with Viewfinder. It shoots Full HD 1080p Video with Stereo Sound and it’s got a great Optical Image Stabilizer. The High Speed AF focuses in 0.19 sec and it’s got a High-Speed Burst HQ for 13fps shooting. It’s a great camera for the price and we suggest you give it a try.

2. Canon EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR CameraCanon EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR Camera

For the excellent price of $400, the Canon EOS Rebel T3 Digital SLR Camera shoots great quality photos. It has a 12.2MP CMOS Sensor and a DIGIC 4 Image Processor. The fixed LCD display is 2.7 inches and 230,000 pixels. It was released in 2011, so you won’t be able to find it in stores, but a quick search online will give you plenty to choose from.

3. Canon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR CameraCanon EOS Rebel T3i 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera

For $550, we would say that the 18 MP Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera is the perfect camera. It has an 18MP APS-C CMOS Sensor and a DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor. The display is a 3.0″ Clear View Vari-Angle LCD and it shoots Full HD 1080p Video with Manual Exposure and is compatible with Canon EF and EF-S Lenses. It’s a breeze to use it, thanks to Live View & Intelligent Auto Scene Mode.

4. Canon PowerShot SX500 IS Digital CameraCanon Powershot SX500 IS Digital Camera

The Canon Powershot SX500 IS Digital Camera is a 16.0-megapixel camera that is no longer available in stores. You can get it in used camera stores or online, if you can find it. It’s a great camera with a 16MP CCD Sensor and a DIGIC 4 Image Processor. It has a 24mm Wide Angle Lens w/ 30x Optical Zoom and a 3.0″ LCD Display with 461,000 Dots. It shoots 720p HD Video with Dedicated Button, it has Intelligent Optical Image Stabilization, a HDMI Output for Immediate HDTV Screening and High Speed Autofocus. The Canon Powershot SX500 IS Digital Camera makes a great first camera.

5. Canon EOS-m Mirrorless Digital CameraCanon EOS-m Mirrorless Digital Camera

Unfortunately, this product is discontinued, but if you can find it on EBay or anywhere else where they sell used cameras, we suggest you buy it, because it’s really amazing. This is not your average 10.1MP Canon digital camera, it’s a wonderful device with an 18.0 MP CMOS (APS-C) Sensor and a DIGIC 5 Image Processor. You can shoot Full HD 1080p Movie with Focus Tracking and the display is a 3.0″ Touch Screen LCD with 1040K-dots. It’s a piece of jewelry, Canon’s first mirrorless camera, that never gets old. The standard model comes with the Canon EF-M 22mm F/2 STM Lens.

Other great Canon digital cameras include the Canon EOS 5D Mark III DSLR Camera (Body Only), the Canon EOS 5D Mark II Full Frame DSLR Camera (Body Only), the Canon EOS Rebel T4i DSLR (Body Only), Canon 60D EOS DSLR Camera (Body Only), the Canon EOS 7D SLR Digital Camera (Body Only), the Canon EOS 6D DSLR Camera (Body Only) – and the compacts: Canon PowerShot SX260 HS, PowerShot A4000 IS, the Canon PowerShot SX40 HS, the Canon PowerShot G15, the old but good Canon PowerShot A2300 or one of the Canon Waterproof series if shooting underwater pictures is your thing.

Black Friday is just around the corner and we suggest that before you go out and buy a Canon digital camera, you read not just one review, but all the reviews you can find and only then make a calculated decision.

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About Karsten Monroe

Half Dutch and half Canadian, Karsten is an enthusiastic workaholic photographer turned blogger. Architecture graduate, he is determined to make the most of his passion for photography and takes great pride from being a self-taught individual.