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Canon EOS R100 Mirrorless Camera (Body Only)
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My review is it's a really nice photo camera. I'm not even trying video.
Just so you know, my main body is an RP, which I love. The reason I bought the camera is it was cheaper than the 1.4x extender and I thought my main use case was going to be nature photography. I purchased the camera for $250 refurbished. That's the bar I'm measuring it against.
It has gone from a niche device to my every day carry and the camera I'm teaching my 4 year old using.
I watched a ton of reviews on the camera suggesting it cut too many corners. They site awful video quality, no touch screen, not enough dials, etc. I'm sure you have watched them. Canon has simplified the functionality of this camera. That said, I'm not a professional and the way I want to use this is to turn it on in auto, snap a shot or 8, and put it back in my bag. The images in auto are mostly beautiful and what you would expect out of a modern camera.
I'll start with some of the things I love.
I love that I can throw a high quality camera with a very nice lens in my bag and know worst case and it gets stolen or soaked, I'm only (in camera terms) out a $350 investment. This is the logic behind me teaching my daughter and it being my EDC kit.
I love the JPGs and that I can send them to my phone from anywhere. My image workflow uses Snapseed. I find that app so incredibly useful and intuitive. I love that the R100 can send images to my phone where I can edit and share immediately.
I do love the crop factor option on my zoom lens without worrying about losing light or detail.
So far the battery life has been wonderful. I know some reviews complain about this, but it's been plenty for me so far.
Eye detection AF is great and does a super job focusing on subjects.
Some things I'm not quite as big of a fan of:
It's a bit harder to control the focus with the limited controls. If I'm trying to shoot through leaves or something busy in the foreground, it struggles a bit. I've needed to pop it into manual focus while shooting animals in the woods. Tap to focus and smaller focus zones would help with this.
In low light situations you might get a little more noise from the JPG if you're really pulling on the structure of the photo.
Things I expected to mind and don't:
The swivel screen. My RP has a fully articulating screen and I thought I would really miss it. Turns out, I don't, and it's encouraged me to use my viewfinder more.
Things I do miss:
USB-C charging is a bummer to not have since it means I have to pack the battery charge brick when I leave.
USB Webcam functionality. I know if you pay you can connect wireless, but I'm cheap and don't need it that bad.
I hope this helps. It's a great little point and shoot replacement if that's what you're looking for.
If your question is, "Will this take better stills...?", the answer is that it all depends. Your iPhone does a great job if you want quick snapshots, and may capture better looking images than the R100 if you don't take time to learn how to use it. But if you do learn some good basics - shooting in Aperture-priority mode, for example, or even learning to shoot in full manual mode - your R100 can beat your iPhone 15 easily. You've also got a lot more flexibilty with the R100 to swap out lenses to get better results (yes, the iPhone 15 has more than one lens built in, but this pales to the lens choices you have with a mirrorless or DSLR camera like the R100).
If you're mainly into getting some quick shots for social posting, you're better off with your iPhone and learning to use an app like SnapSeed or Lightroom. If you're serious about taking good photos, then get a real camera. The R100 is entry-level but capable.
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My review is it's a really nice photo camera. I'm not even trying video.
Just so you know, my main body is an RP, which I love. The reason I bought the camera is it was cheaper than the 1.4x extender and I thought my main use case was going to be nature photography. I purchased the camera for $250 refurbished. That's the bar I'm measuring it against.
It has gone from a niche device to my every day carry and the camera I'm teaching my 4 year old using.
I watched a ton of reviews on the camera suggesting it cut too many corners. They site awful video quality, no touch screen, not enough dials, etc. I'm sure you have watched them. Canon has simplified the functionality of this camera. That said, I'm not a professional and the way I want to use this is to turn it on in auto, snap a shot or 8, and put it back in my bag. The images in auto are mostly beautiful and what you would expect out of a modern camera.
I'll start with some of the things I love.
I love that I can throw a high quality camera with a very nice lens in my bag and know worst case and it gets stolen or soaked, I'm only (in camera terms) out a $350 investment. This is the logic behind me teaching my daughter and it being my EDC kit.
I love the JPGs and that I can send them to my phone from anywhere. My image workflow uses Snapseed. I find that app so incredibly useful and intuitive. I love that the R100 can send images to my phone where I can edit and share immediately.
I do love the crop factor option on my zoom lens without worrying about losing light or detail.
So far the battery life has been wonderful. I know some reviews complain about this, but it's been plenty for me so far.
Eye detection AF is great and does a super job focusing on subjects.
Some things I'm not quite as big of a fan of:
It's a bit harder to control the focus with the limited controls. If I'm trying to shoot through leaves or something busy in the foreground, it struggles a bit. I've needed to pop it into manual focus while shooting animals in the woods. Tap to focus and smaller focus zones would help with this.
In low light situations you might get a little more noise from the JPG if you're really pulling on the structure of the photo.
Things I expected to mind and don't:
The swivel screen. My RP has a fully articulating screen and I thought I would really miss it. Turns out, I don't, and it's encouraged me to use my viewfinder more.
Things I do miss:
USB-C charging is a bummer to not have since it means I have to pack the battery charge brick when I leave.
USB Webcam functionality. I know if you pay you can connect wireless, but I'm cheap and don't need it that bad.
I hope this helps. It's a great little point and shoot replacement if that's what you're looking for.
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Generally, I'd say even the cheapest lens will look "better", but that's objective. The iPhone (and other smartphones) have "training wheels" that'll automatically process your photos to look good. When you buy cameras, unless you use some preset software filter, you'll have to do some work on your end in lightroom/photoshop to get the color grade you want.
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If your question is, "Will this take better stills...?", the answer is that it all depends. Your iPhone does a great job if you want quick snapshots, and may capture better looking images than the R100 if you don't take time to learn how to use it. But if you do learn some good basics - shooting in Aperture-priority mode, for example, or even learning to shoot in full manual mode - your R100 can beat your iPhone 15 easily. You've also got a lot more flexibilty with the R100 to swap out lenses to get better results (yes, the iPhone 15 has more than one lens built in, but this pales to the lens choices you have with a mirrorless or DSLR camera like the R100).
If you're mainly into getting some quick shots for social posting, you're better off with your iPhone and learning to use an app like SnapSeed or Lightroom. If you're serious about taking good photos, then get a real camera. The R100 is entry-level but capable.
Heck my old Canon T3 with good lenses still kicks butt.
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