Canon T8i for Street Photography

Is the Canon T8i good for Street Photography?

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Canon T8i Street Photography Score

GOOD

Canon T8i has a score of 63 for Street Photography which makes it a GOOD candidate for this type of photography. Canon T8i will satisfy most of your needs, but if you are looking for a camera that is even better suited to Street Photography, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Canon T8i Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Optical Built-in Viewfinder

Using a viewfinder during a street photography shoot allows the photographer to stabilize the camera and reduce the camera shake since it is closer to the body. Besides, it comes handy where LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Face-Detection Focusing

Face detection focusing mode is very helpful in the street scenes where you focus on a face, since you can concentrate on framing and other adjustments while the camera handles the focus for you.

Fully Articulated LCD Screen

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

Large APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) sensor

Large sensor in Canon T8i ensures a good low light image quality compared to smaller sensor, and it also provide shallow depth of field and a nice blurry background when needed.

No Image Stabilization

Due to the lack of sensor based Image stabilization, Canon T8i users have to rely on lenses with optical IS in order to maximize the sharpness of their handheld street photography photos. Currently there are native Canon EF/EF-S mount lenses with Image Stabilization for Canon T8i.

Large Body

Large DSLR body ofCanon T8i will receive too much attention from the people on streets and it will make it harder to capture a natural scene.

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Canon T8i Alternatives in Compact SLR cameras for Street Photography

Pentax K-70 Compare T8i vs K-70	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #89 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #29
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-S2 Compare T8i vs K-S2	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Pentax KAF2 Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #87 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #28
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A57 Compare T8i vs A57	16 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #160 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #54
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A58 Compare T8i vs A58	20 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #178 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #57
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony A68 Compare T8i vs A68	24 MP \| APS-C CMOS Sensor Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount	Rank in All Cameras: #169 Rank in DSLR Cameras: #59
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Pentax K-70

Pentax K-S2

Sony A57

Sony A58

Sony A68