Canon EOS Rebel T7 DSLR Camera Double Zoom Lens Kit | EF-S 18-55mm & EF 75-300mm Lenses, 24.1 Megapixel CMOS

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Canon EOS Rebel T7 Double Zoom Lens Kit: What to Know

Credit first: both lenses in this kit are real Canon optics, the EF-S 18-55mm and the EF 75-300mm, not third-party substitutes or manual curiosities. That already puts it ahead of some bundles on this page. The 18-55mm is a competent standard zoom and the camera is a straightforward 24.1 megapixel APS-C DSLR with built-in Wi-Fi and NFC.

But the EF 75-300mm needs naming for what it is, and we have examined it in detail elsewhere. It has no image stabilisation, which at 300mm is where you need it most. Its focus is a front group rotating extension system driven by a micromotor, so autofocus is slow and audible and the front of the lens turns while focusing, which rotates any polarising filter out of alignment. Its closest focusing distance is 1.5 metres. It is a lens from a much earlier era, and in a double-zoom kit it is there to make the box say two lenses.

The camera's other limits are generational rather than faulty. A 9-point autofocus system with AI Servo, an optical viewfinder with approximately 95 percent coverage, and ISO 100 to 6400 expandable to 12800. Canon notes improved Dual Pixel CMOS AF and eye detection in live view, and a useful detail: the EOS Utility Webcam Beta software turns the camera into a webcam, which is a real feature for anyone on video calls.

The strategic caveat is the mount. EF-S is a DSLR system Canon has stopped developing in favour of RF, so lenses bought for this kit do not transfer to a future mirrorless body. For someone who wants an inexpensive camera for daylight stills and will not buy more lenses, that is irrelevant. For someone building a system, the R100 kit above is the better start.

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