Canon EOS 750D review

Easy as (a photo of) pie

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So why’s the 750D so simple to use? Well for starters there’s its touchscreen.

One of the reasons why everyone uses smartphones to take photos these days is because they’re so simple to operate: hold them up, touch the screen and you’re done. By contrast proper cameras – particularly DSLRs – can look a bit intimidating what with all their buttons and dials.

But while the 750D does have plenty of switches to flick and dials to twirl, it also has a touchscreen. And you can use that touchscreen to take photos. Very easily.

The Canon’s far from the first DSLR to get this feature – indeed its predecessor the 700D also had it – but it’s far ahead of its rivals in terms of implementation. It helps that the screen itself is super-sharp – it’s a 3in TFT LCD with 1040k-dot resolution – but more importantly it’s super-swift in operation: touch the screen and the shutter fires seemingly instantaneously.

You can also use the screen to change settings and the like and although we still generally prefer the physical controls for setting exposure, it’s incredibly handy to be able to swipe through pictures and even zoom in with a pinch.

Another big help is that the screen is of the twisty-turny variety. Canon’s again ahead of the field here, because while many camera displays can now swivel up or down, few can move fully in 360 degrees as this one can. It’s a contortionist’s dream, and makes shooting from any angle not just possible but often easy, especially when combined with the touchscreen.

Build quality is decent: it’s an all-plastic affair and won’t turn any heads with its looks, but it’s solid enough, impressively light and comfortable to hold. The physical controls are well placed for easy-access and there are dedicated buttons for most things you might actually use: white balance, drive mode, exposure compensation, autofocus points etc.

And… focus