canon eos 77d
It’s a proper little powerhouse of a camera, with advanced features and specifications
the 77D is much bigger than the M5 but handling feels less cramped and more natural on its DSLR body. It’s only 113g heavier, making it relatively compact and lightweight. A new-gen 24.2Mp Dual Pixel image sensor teams up with a DIGIC 7 processor to enable the biggest sensitivity range of any APS-C format camera, topping out at ISO25,600 (ISO51,200 in expanded mode).
The touchscreen has full articulation, thanks to Canon’s ‘vari-angle’ design. It’s brilliant for shooting movies and stills in Live View, from the trickiest of angles. Movie capture also benefits from 5-axis, sensor-shift stabilization for steady handheld results, and there’s also a trick time-lapse movie mode.
Worth considering as an upgrade from a beginner DSLR, the 77D has a secondary info LCD on the top panel, which enthusiast photographers often rely on for keeping tabs on shooting settings. On the other hand, direct-access buttons for shooting parameters are relatively limited, and it’s the only SLR in the entire group to feature a downmarket pentamirror rather than pentaprism viewfinder.
performance
77D’s 45-point AF system matches the 80D and 6D Mk II in that all 45 AF points are cross-type, and 27 points remain available at f/8, ideally suited to using teleconverters. Colour rendition is natural, dynamic range is good and image quality remains clean even at very high ISO settings. But resolution is less impressive and the continuous drive rate of 6fps is relatively slow these days.
£750/$900