Canon EOS 80D, Designed to Help Unleash the Creative Potential in Us All, New Imaging Technology Will Help You Shoot & Share Amazing Images and Video

Canon EOS 80D – Canon has updated its prosumer DSLR line with the EOS 80D, offering a newly developed 24.2MP APS-C sensor, 45-point all cross-type autofocus module, updated Dual Pixel AF for live view still and video recording, and both Wi-Fi and a GPS.

Canon claims its new AF module, a notable improvement over the 70D’s 19-point system, is capable of focusing in low light conditions down to -3EV at the center point.

Dual Pixel AF now offers continuous focus, and all pixels are able to perform phase detection focus while being used for still imaging. Video recording is offered at an improved 1080/60p.

The 80D uses a DIGIC 6 processor and provides a native ISO range in stills shooting from 100-16,000, expandable to 25,600.

Burst shooting at up to 7 fps is on par with the 70D. The 80D is equipped with an approximately 100% coverage optical viewfinder and a fully articulated 3″ 1.04M-dot touchscreen LCD, as well as built-in Wi-Fi with NFC and a GPS.

The Canon EOS 80D will be available in March for $1199 body-only or $1799 bundled with an updated EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM kit lens.

The 80D has received a new autofocus module. It’s a big step up from the EOS 70D, now offering 45 AF points – a considerable upgrade from the 19 AF points on the older model.All of these are cross-type, sensitive to both horizontal and vertical detail, giving all points the ability to focus in challenging, low light and low contrast (including backlit) situations.

27 points remain cross-type even when using a lens/teleconverter combination that has a F8 maximum aperture (ideal for birding and wildlife). Impressive.

The central AF point is rated as working down as far as -3EV in Single AF (One-Shot), which should mean the camera remains usable in extremely dark situations.

It’s also a dual cross-type, high precision sensor with F2.8 and faster lenses, which brings enhanced accuracy to focus – particularly important when dealing with the shallow depth-of-field associated with fast primes.