Canon announces EOS 250D DSLR

Canon has announced the EOS 250D, a relatively compact SLR camera that largely matches the mirrorless EOS M50 in terms of specifications. For example, the EOS 250D has the same 24.1-megapixel sensor and the Digic 8 image processor.

The Canon EOS 250D is the successor to the 200D, and in terms of appearance and size, little has changed, except for a slightly deeper handgrip. The 24-megapixel resolution sensor has also been retained, although the 200D still had to make do with the older Digic 7 image processor. Furthermore, the fully rotatable and forward folding 3″ touchscreen with a resolution of 1.04 million pixels has been retained. The light sensitivity goes up to 25,600 iso and the shooting speed is also unchanged at 5 fps.

Like its predecessor, the new camera features Dual Pixel autofocus, but that function is now also available in live view mode in combination with eye detection. For autofocus through the optical viewfinder, which has a meager magnification of 0.54x, the entry-level camera uses nine points, just like the 200D.

Where the predecessor could film at most in full-HD resolution at 60fps, the 250D can do that in 4k resolution at 25fps, with the maximum bit rate at 120Mbit/s. Just like the EOS M50, the new dslr applies a substantial crop of 2.64x. The Dual Pixel autofocus is only available for 1080p filming and not 4k; contrast detection is then used.

The device weighs 450 grams and has WiFi, Bluetooth and NFC. The Canon EOS 250D, together with the 18-55 mm f/4-5.6 kit lens and a spare battery, will be available later this month for 790 euros.