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Canon EOS 90D vs 80D

Reading Time: 5 minutes - September 10, 2019 - by Jonas Junk

Three years after the release of the EOS 80D, Canon launches the successor model with significantly improved features. The EOS 90D will replace the EOS 80D and once again joins the ranks between entry-level DSLR models and full-frame professional cameras. The majority of recent camera releases rely on mirrorless cameras, but the classic DSLR still has some advantages over mirrorless cameras. Both technically, as well as haptically. Owners of an older Canon DSLR benefit from the fact that EF lenses can still be used. The EOS 90D looks very similar to its predecessor from the outside, but the technical inner workings have been further developed. What are the differences between the Canon EOS 90D and the Canon EOS 80D?

The sensor

The image sensor is the heart of every digital camera and the EOS 90D continues to use a CMOS APS-C image sensor. The image sensor has been completely redesigned and now has a total resolution of 32.3 megapixels. The sensor of the predecessor model had a resolution of around 24 megapixels, about a third less. The better sensor offers the photographer increased creative freedom and allows subsequent cropping, as well as large-format prints. Despite the higher resolution, the ISO range has also been increased. This now extends to ISO 25,600 (EOS 90D) instead of ISO 16,000 (EOS 80D). Extended range ISO 51,200 (EOS 90D) instead of ISO 25,600 (EOS 80D). The captured images are now processed by a DIGIC 8 image processor, which works extremely power-saving. With the same battery, a full 1300 photos (EOS 90D) can now be taken with one battery charge instead of 960 photos (EOS 80D).

Improved autofocus

As usual with DSLR cameras, the EOS 90D has two autofocus measuring systems installed. Thanks to a revised metering sensor in the mirror box, even very small subjects can now be precisely detected. The measuring sensor, with a resolution of 220,000 pixels, was already used in the expensive professional models Canon EOS 7D Mark II and Canon EOS-1D X Mark II. This technology enables the Canon EOS 90D to use the "single field spot AF" metering modes for smaller subjects and the "prioritized face detection". The phase autofocus system was largely carried over from the EOS 80D and thus has 45 cross sensors. The autofocus points, as well as the navigation in the menu can now be done with the built-in joystick, which we previously only knew from the professional cameras. The first-class Dual Pixel AF system has been brought to the latest generation by Canon, so 143 points are available when shooting in Live View and video recording.

Video recording

The Canon EOS 90D is especially aimed at photographers who also film. In direct comparison to the EOS 80D, 4K video recording is now possible at 25p / 30p (3,840 x 2,160) even without crop. Slow motion recording can now be done at 120 frames per second (EOS 90D) instead of 60 frames per second (EOS 80D). Furthermore, Canon has added a 4K time-lapse function as well as digital image stabilization. The familiar fully rotatable monitor is a great help for vloggers in particular.

Speed

Thanks to the new DIGIC 8 processor, a higher continuous shooting speed is possible. The EOS 90D manages up to ten frames per second with full autofocus tracking. With AF locked, 11 frames per second are possible. The EOS 80D only managed 7 frames per second with AF tracking. In the price segment of the EOS 90D, extremely few SLR cameras currently manage that. The 90D is supposed to be able to take up to 54 JPEG pictures at a time. If you shoot in raw format, 23 pictures can be taken at a time. Thanks to the new UHS-II SD card, saving the pictures should be done within a few seconds. On the subject of speed, we want to go back to the DSLR factor. Because an optical viewfinder is used, the photographer sees the subject in real time, without delays. In contrast, the digital viewfinder of many system cameras still has a delay or distorts the image during fast movements. Only very expensive system cameras can score with an uninterrupted digital viewfinder image.

Our conclusion about the EOS 90D

Although the sales figures of classic SLR cameras are declining, there is still no talk of a complete demise of the DSLR. At the current time, DSLRs, in the price range of the Canon EOS 90D still have some advantages over mirrorless cameras.
In addition to the familiar design and the classic DSLR feel, the number of available high-quality EF lenses is enormous.
The Canon EOS 90 is aimed at all photographers who are looking for a state-of-the-art DSLR, whether as a main camera, or secondary camera in an existing Canon SLR system.

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