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Is the Canon T8i good for Street Photography?

Canon EOS Rebel T8i
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Canon T8i Street Photography Score

GOOD
Canon T8i has a score of 64 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.
Read our detailed Canon T8i Review

  • See Also: Best Canon EF-S Mount Lenses for Street Photography

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 Entry-Level DSLR 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: #106
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #20

Pentax K-70
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Pentax KF

Compare T8i vs KF

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Pentax KAF2 Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #104
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #27

Pentax KF
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon D5600

Compare T8i vs D5600

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #143
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #42

Nikon D5600
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon SL2

Compare T8i vs SL2

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF/EF-S Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #156
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #44

Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon SL3

Compare T8i vs SL3

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF/EF-S Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #129
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #36

Canon EOS Rebel SL3
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon T8i

Compare T8i vs T8i

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF/EF-S Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #136
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #33

Canon EOS Rebel T8i
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon T7i

Compare T8i vs T7i

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF/EF-S Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #162
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #46

Canon EOS Rebel T7i
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Canon 77D

Compare T8i vs 77D

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Canon EF/EF-S Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #159
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #43

Canon EOS 77D
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon D3500

Compare T8i vs D3500

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #292
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #92

Nikon D3500
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape

Nikon D3400

Compare T8i vs D3400

24 MP | APS-C CMOS Sensor
Nikon F Mount

Rank in All Cameras: #282
Rank in DSLR Cameras: #86

Nikon D3400
Imaging
Features
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
Portrait
Street
Sports
Daily
Landscape
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