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the best thing I can bring myself to say about canons cheapest entry-level DSLR the EOS Rebel t5 so just not bad for its price class I'm Laurie grunion senior editor at C net and this is the Canon EOS Rebel t5 in this camera Canon repackages all the technology from the old Rebel t3i in the body and with the bare-bones features of the t3 so the camera seems new but really isn't it does feel comfortable to grip and the control and menu layout is logical and easy to pick up there's nothing particularly notable about the design all entry-level DSLRs are basically the same in this respect but there are a couple of significant drawbacks the viewfinder is small and dim the smallest in its class in fact with tiny hard to see focus points unfortunately the focus points have become a standard at this price and the LCD isn't much more usable it's highly reflective and I found it extremely hard to see in sunlight it's also relatively low resolution so it's hard to tell if your shots in focus when you're zoomed in and shooting in Live View mode which is the mode that's most similar to using a point-and-shoot is slow and clunky and that's doubly frustrating given the somewhat inconsistent performance of the autofocus system especially in dim light thankfully regular shooting is pretty fast and it's tested burst frame rate of 3.1 frames per second should be okay for active kids and pets but the autofocus system during burst shooting is kind of hit and miss and sadly it's battery life is significantly shorter than its predecessor the t 3s image quality solid but not quite as good as a same priced competitor like the Nikon d3200 the tonal range is a little narrower which means you lose detail in blacks and highlights at lower ISO settings and in brighter light than the D 3200 and that affects video quality as well which is fine for short clips but not terrific still most people will be fine with the images colors are bright saturated and please and there's a setting if you want more accurate results the feature set is better than the t3s but not nearly as good as the now similarly priced t3 I like the t3i it has an 18 megapixel sensor and a nine-point autofocus system with a fixed 3-inch LCD that's slightly larger than its predecessors overall it's a fine camera but the old t3i which currently costs the same is significantly better and the Nikon d3 d2 hundred is also a relatively better bargain first-time DSLR users will probably be happy with it you just won't be getting the best camera available for your money I'm Lori grunion and this is the Canon EOS Rebel t5