Las Vegas and the new Canon Rebel T4i: the best combo ever

I first started realizing that our family camera was totally incompetent because every time we took a night portrait mode photo or any mode actually, it looked like our souls were coming out of our bodies. The blur was that bad. So after years of convincing my parents, we get a Canon Rebel T4i and I am beyond excited to go photo crazy, but since I have diplomas right now, I’m containing my excitement. I would give you a whole in-depth review on how great the specs are, but I really don’t know much about cameras. I’m still plowing through the huge manuals to understand what f/stop and ISO levels are.

Keeping in mind that the Canon Rebel series is for entry-level photographers, it still has a lot to offer. It has the most sophisticated focusing system of the Canon DSLRs. So far, what I’ve discovered is that this camera, although great for photography, is even better for HD filming. If your hands shake like crazy, have no fear, the image stabilizing feature of this camera is strong. The night portrait and landscape mode doesn’t require you to use flash, in fact, it takes 4 quick shots of the same image and combines them into a defined image (I’ll show you what I mean in a bit), the display is touch screen *-* and it can rotate (reminds of Transformers), and the creative filters are great for hipsterish photos such as fish-eye effect, water color effect and more! The only thing I’d be worried about is the price. It is currently selling for $1,149.00 which would normally hurt my wallet, but since I got it during a Christmas week sale, I got it for around $700.00. So look out for sales at Best Buy and Future Shop! Basically, this camera has shoots amazing quality photos. National Geographic worthy.

The best resource I’ve found for condensing this camera’s awesomeness into quick easy-to-follow videos and short informative points is here on this site. For the sake of camera buffs out there, here are the list of specs on Canon’s newest camera:

• 18MP APS-C ‘Hybrid CMOS’ sensor
• Phase detection AF from imaging sensor for Live View and Video
• Continuous autofocus in movie mode with subject tracking
• 14-bit DIGIC 5 processor
• ISO 100-12800 standard, 25600 expanded
• 5 fps continuous shooting
• 9 point AF system, all sensors cross type, central sensor F2.8 (from 60D)
• 63 zone iFCL metering
• 1080p30 video recording with built-in stereo mics
• 1.04m dot 3:2 touch-sensitive vari-angle ClearView II LCD (capacitive type, multi-touch support)

^Since I know little of what any of that means, I’ll show you how amazing the photos are. Also, this winter break, our family went to Las Vegas and I thought it’d be a wonderful opportunity to break in my new camera. But of course, I was smart and forgot the battery pack at home, so I only got a handful of decent photos.

Keep in mind that these photos were taken with absolutely no skill level at the time. I glanced over a manual the day before we left for Vegas and just hoped that the photos would turn out well. But that’s what makes this camera so awesome; you switch it onto auto mode and it assists you in finding the right exposure and focus. The camera is so fit for beginners that it can make you seem like you know what you’re doing. So imagine if I had even some basic photography skills, these pictures would be ten-fold the amazingness of what this camera has already produced.

Moral of the story: Vegas and a fancy camera makes for a happy person. 🙂