According to Canon’s research, 55 percent of 1,000 people it surveyed said they take and share photos of food, while 41 percent said they want to improve their food photography. The mode addresses a popular trend in casual photography. But Canon has given it a dedicated spot on the mode dial at the top of the camera, designated by a fork-and-knife symbol, alongside classics like Portrait, Night Portrait, Macro (Close-up), Sports, and Landscape. Food modes aren’t new, as they can often be found in scene (presets) mode menus. The new Food mode – a selectable option on the mode dial – is an indication of the type of user Canon built the T6 for: casual photographers stepping up from a point-and-shoot or even a smartphone.

Let’s look at two of the T6’s new features: Food mode and Wi-Fi/ NFC. Video capture, unfortunately, is stuck at Full HD 1080 at 30p.īut those facts are merely an amuse bouche to get you started. The LCD resolution did get a boost from 460,000 pixels to 920,000. With the included EF-S 18-55mm IS II basic kit lens (the same one the T5 uses), the T6 feels light for a DSLR.Ĭanon upgraded the image processor from the Digic 4 to the Digic 4+, which is already a few generations behind T6 users will find performance improvements negligible over the T5. Like the T5, the T6 is a compact DSLR that’s comfortable to hold (unless you have particularly large hands). That’s not surprising since both cameras are nearly identical, using the same 18-megapixel APS-C sensor and body style (dimensions of the mostly plastic body are off by an extra few millimeters, and it’s an ounce heavier – barely noticeable). The T6’s performance is comparable to the EOS Rebel T5, Canon told us. The event was to highlight the T6’s new Food shooting mode, but before we get to that, let’s talk a bit about the camera. We had an opportunity to try out the camera during a Canon event focusing on food photography, where we used it to shoot various stylized setups of vegetables, artful dishes, and chefs at work. So it’s no wonder camera giant Canon is taking steps to help our food photos shine.Ĭanon’s new Rebel T6 is the company’s newest budget DSLR, with a retail price of $550 with starter lens. Whether you call it babies and broccoli or toddlers and tortellini, two topics clearly dominate the photography feeds of our friends: family and food.

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