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Canon EOS 7D $1,239.95
By Steve Morgenstern December 16, 2009
Canon EOS 7D
Review Highlights

Very accurate white balance system

Great hardware features

Some noise issues at high ISOs

Score Breakdown
7.5
8.4
9.4
4.7

Introduction

The WB system is highly accurate, though custom WB produced disappointing results.

Our white balance testing produced unexpected results: the automatic white balance system was exceptionally accurate, while the manual white balance system was much less accurate than competitive cameras. We test white balance using the X-Rite Judge II lightbox to produce consistent illumination from three different sources: daylight, incandescent (like household tungsten bulbs) and compact white fluorescents, shooting the ColorChecker chart and analyzing the color error against the known chart values using Imatest. More on how we test color.

Automatic White Balance (14.3)

As is often the case, incandescent lighting proved challenging to the auto white balance system, but the results under daylight and fluorescent lighting were spot on.

Custom White Balance (2.1)

We look for a high level of color accuracy after taking a custom white balance reading, and didn’t find it when shooting with the Canon 7D, even after running the test multiple times. The resulting shots didn’t look hideous, but they were nowhere near as accurate as the other cameras in our comparison group, and dragged down the overall white balance score for the 7D.

In daylight testing, the AWB system in the 7D produced the most accurate color results among our test cameras. Incandescent lighting was a challenge but the 7D is in good company here. Only the Canon 5D Mark II was more accurate under compact fluorescents than the 7D.

If we were judging on automatic white balance performance alone, the 7D would receive a top score in this section, but averaging the two test segments produced a mediocre overall result.

White Balance Score Comparison
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White Balance Score

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