Canon EOS 250D review

The Canon EOS 250D in other territories is not Canon's cheapest DSLR, but it's still the best for beginners

Canon EOS Rebel SL3 / 250D

Digital Camera World Verdict

There are two cheaper DSLRs in the Canon range than this one – the EOS Rebel T100 / 4000D and the EOS Rebel SL7 / EOS 2000D – but we reckon this EOS SL3 / 250D is a better buy than both of them. The T100 / 4000D was so cheap it was actually quite unappealing and looks as if it's on the way out, whereas the features of the SL7 / 2000D have been cut back so hard to make its low price point that it's hard to recommend. The SL3 / 250D does cost more, but it's worth paying the extra. It comes with Canon's top APS-C sensor, very good Live View autofocus, a vari-angle touchscreen and 4K video in the perfect package for beginners.

Pros

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    Very light and compact for a DSLR

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    Great Live View autofocus response

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    Vari-angle touchscreen

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    Simple but effective controls

Cons

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    Only 9 AF points in viewfinder shooting

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    Thicker body than mirrorless rivals

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    Four-way pad quite small

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The Canon EOS Rebel SL3 /EOS 250D is not Canon's cheapest DSLR, but it's the cheapest we'd recommend buying. The Canon DSLR range seems to be going through a phase of consolidation rather than technological advancements, which is a polite way of saying that it hasn't done anything especially new for a while. The new EOS Rebel SL3 / EOS 250D fits in that category, with Canon using technologies we've already seen in other Canon cameras to refresh the existing EOS Rebel SL2 / EOS 200D.

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Rod Lawton
Contributor

Rod is an independent photography journalist and editor, and a long-standing Digital Camera World contributor, having previously worked as DCW's Group Reviews editor. Before that he has been technique editor on N-Photo, Head of Testing for the photography division and Camera Channel editor on TechRadar, as well as contributing to many other publications. He has been writing about photography technique, photo editing and digital cameras since they first appeared, and before that began his career writing about film photography. He has used and reviewed practically every interchangeable lens camera launched in the past 20 years, from entry-level DSLRs to medium format cameras, together with lenses, tripods, gimbals, light meters, camera bags and more. Rod has his own camera gear blog at fotovolo.com but also writes about photo-editing applications and techniques at lifeafterphotoshop.com