80D is here

We have no idea what the sensor is on the 80D, like if there is ADC moved or not. Canon has long since stepped away from that statement even on the 1DX2. So whatever the sensor design is on the 80D, it is still fairly speculative.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #17969255
We have no idea what the sensor is on the 80D, like if there is ADC moved or not. Canon has long since stepped away from that statement even on the 1DX2. So whatever the sensor design is on the 80D, it is still fairly speculative.

May well be, but one thing is for sure, it is not the same sensor as in the M3. I've researched it a lot and there is some pretty convincing info on DPreview, including photos of the actual sensors. Also read an interview with a Canon executive about ADC and he said there are some sensors that are already produced with that tech and Canon intends to fully move to on-chip ADC in the future.

gabebalazs wrote in post #17969289
May well be, but one thing is for sure, it is not the same sensor as in the M3.

doesn't matter anyway. its not the same camera. they operate completely differently and have different abilities. its not just the sensor that makes the camera

BlakeC wrote in post #17969291
doesn't matter anyway. its not the same camera. they operate completely differently and have different abilities. its not just the sensor that makes the camera

Yes, that's absolutely true. Again, I just brought this up in connection with that Amazon review which was exclusively focusing on the sensor being the same or not.

gabebalazs wrote in post #17969292
Yes, that's absolutely true. Again, I just brought this up in connection with that Amazon review which was exclusively focusing on the sensor being the same or not.

o i know...i was taking your side...i was saying it more to the reviewer...lol

gabebalazs wrote in post #17969217
I have to revise my statement a bit. After doing a few more tests and comparisons, the 80D is actually a little bit better at high ISOs than the 70D. I mean the difference is still small but in my previous post I may have sounded like they were even. No, the 80D is a little bit better, especially if you compare images via DPP with 0 NR for both. Also, the 80D responds a little better to NR softwares too.
Still, not necessarily a deal breaker and deciding factor between these 2 cameras (there are a ton of other, more significant features, improvements in the that make the 80D the better camera.)

I understand the noise character on the 7D2 is much improved vs earlier models - such that although the quantity of noise isn't massively better, it's much less objectionable.

The 80D (to my eyes) shares that trait, but adds some low ISO DR too - meaning the combination of quantitative and qualitative improvements makes quite a difference (specifically, I tested against the 60D and 5D3).

I haven't edited 70D files, but I'm assuming the noise character may not be quite as good as the 80D, even if the actual quantitative DR were similar at high ISO settings.

gabebalazs wrote in post #17969231
I've been following 80D reviews on Amazon. Well, it didn't take long for the nonsense 1-star reviews to appear

Yea, I always check out the 1-star reviews on a site; mostly to assure myself that it's whinging by @ssclowns, rather than any actual flaw in the product.

Perhaps if Amazon had separate ratings for the product and service that might help prevent some of the "product great but delivered late, therefore 1 star" review idiocy.

dave_bass5 wrote in post #17969250
Just wondering if it would be quicker to grade the actual video directly in LR. Wouldn't that save time?

Sadly you can't edit video in that way in Lightroom - attempting to open the Develop module on a video isn't permitted. It would be great if it were possible though.

dave_bass5 wrote in post #17969250
Back on topic. Since getting rid of my 60D to get a 5DMKIII back in 2012 ive not kept up with Canon releases, bur after reading a few reviews i think ill be trading my 5Dmkiii in for a 80D.
While i expect ill miss the clarity of FF ive always felt ive missed having a crop camera. I was tempted to go for a 7Dmkii last year, but it lacked certain features i had on my Sony a6000 so seemed a compromise. Now the 80D has arrived, and it seems to glowing reviews, it seems to be more what i was looking for. The main feature ive missed is the fold out screen.

Think carefully about that. I've been shooting the 5D3 and 80D side by side. The 80D is a very good camera, but it doesn't have the build or feel of a 5D3.

The 5D3 is also still a good stop-and-a-bit better at high ISO (e.g. ISO 3200 on the 5D3 is better than ISO 1600 on the 80D) - even if the noise character on the 80D is better.

If you're more of a landscape guy, then the 80D may be the better choice (higher MP, better DR at low ISO). The combination of Dual Pixel AF and the folding screen would also (IMHO) make the 80D a better macro shooting camera, as well as clearly the better casual video camera (arguably a full rig and HDMI output may make the 5D3 better for the pros).

shot a soccer tourny yesterday. Took about 2500 shots through the day. My 80D kept randomly shutting off. But it wasn't like a full shut off cycle. It would flicker off and on like it wasn't getting power. The LCD was even flickering. It was the fully charged battery that came with it. I even tried with a couple lenses to rule out a bad lens connection. Exchanging it today.

Good thing I kept my 70D for a backup!

BlakeC wrote in post #17974678
shot a soccer tourny yesterday. Took about 2500 shots through the day. My 80D kept randomly shutting off. But it wasn't like a full shut off cycle. It would flicker off and on like it wasn't getting power. The LCD was even flickering. It was the fully charged battery that came with it. I even tried with a couple lenses to rule out a bad lens connection. Exchanging it today.

Good thing I kept my 70D for a backup!

Since you took 2500 shots, I assume you were using more than one battery unless you were shooting in high speed mode with no chimping. If that was the case did you try a different battery to see if that was the issue?

By the way, unless you're a pro, I'm impressed that you're willing to take the time to review 2500 images from a one day shoot. Even if you only spent 10 seconds per image to review and subsequently delete those that are not keepers, it would take at least 7 hours to go through them all. Fifteen seconds each would take closer to 11 hours. This of course assumes you shot in JPEG and have no plans to PP anything.

BlakeC wrote in post #17974678
shot a soccer tourny yesterday. Took about 2500 shots through the day. My 80D kept randomly shutting off. But it wasn't like a full shut off cycle. It would flicker off and on like it wasn't getting power. The LCD was even flickering. It was the fully charged battery that came with it. I even tried with a couple lenses to rule out a bad lens connection. Exchanging it today. Good thing I kept my 70D for a backup!

Have you tried the 70D battery in your 80D if the problem remains?

Today, I've been at a car racing (ADAC GT Masters) and took 2100 shots with my 80D without a problem. It has been way better than last year with my 70D! Because of the bigger buffer and faster write speed to the memory card, I haven't had slow-downs when the cars passed like with the 70D last year. I really like the 80D!

But I have to admin that I used the 70D battery because I kept the new 80D battery as a backup (and to keep the charge cycles for the new battery low .

Just received my 80d to replace my XSi (450d). Big upgrade.

I also have a 430exii flash. I was under the impression that with both the 80d and 70d I could use it remotely as a slave flash. I can not find this functionality yet. I have set the flash as a slave but how do I set the 80d as a commander. Trying to find in manual, have skimmed it 4 times now. Doing a detailed every page read now. Am I missing something? Thank you in advance for any insight.

Just an edit. There are 2 owners manuals. The basic one that comes in the box 200+ pages and one that can be obtained online 500+ pages. My answer was in there.

Yup, I actually tested it again today before I decided to exchange it. I put my 70d canon battery in it and put the 50 1.8 stm on it. All i did was turn it on and look around and focus on things. Within 1 minute it started doing it again. Just flickering in and out like its not getting power. My new one will be in tues/wed this week.

Just wanted to post about it here bc this is the 80D thread and ALL experiences should be shared (good AND bad).

Im not worried about it. There are bound to be issues here and there.

Other than that, the AF system is awesome! I did have to MA +5,+10 for my sigma 70-200 tho.

BlakeC wrote in post #17975143
Yup, I actually tested it again today before I decided to exchange it. I put my 70d canon battery in it and put the 50 1.8 stm on it. All i did was turn it on and look around and focus on things. Within 1 minute it started doing it again. Just flickering in and out like its not getting power. My new one will be in tues/wed this week.

Just wanted to post about it here bc this is the 80D thread and ALL experiences should be shared (good AND bad).

Im not worried about it. There are bound to be issues here and there.

Other than that, the AF system is awesome! I did have to MA +5,+10 for my sigma 70-200 tho.

Yep, sounds like you got a clunker. Send it back ASAP.

mwsilver wrote in post #17975571
Yep, sounds like you got a clunker. Send it back ASAP.

I was at Best Buy when they opened yesterday and already got the new one on the way. Luckily, they have a 15 day return policy so I didn't need to deal with Canon Warranty.

I would keep your 70d as a backup. It's a nice option when one or the other body stops functioning and you can just keep shooting. I also like two bodies to have two totally different kind of lenses on at a time.