Founded in 1937 as Precision Optical Industry Co. Ltd, the company we currently know and love as Canon is one of the world's leading imaging companies and has almost too many milestones to name. Their AE-1 series 35mm cameras were household items for many Americans, and was the first camera with a microcomputer. Their EOS electro-optical lens system helped bring about the modern camera era, and its white telephotos are famous and common sightings at sporting events, weddings, and more. Their Digital Rebel line brought DSLRs to many households, and they were the first to bring full-frame digital to consumers (with the 5D) and video in DSLRs (with the 5D Mark II). With their exhaustive product collection and top-notch professional support, it's hard to go wrong with Canon for any imaging need.

Fun fact: 'Canon' is a westernization of 'Kwanon,' the name they gave to Japan's first-ever focal-plane shutter 35mm camera.

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Full-Frame Cameras

Why do I want a full frame?

Why Full Frame?

Full frame cameras have a digital sensor the same size as a frame of 35mm film (24x36mm). These cameras often represent the highest models in various camera lines, and are a common choice for professionals and advanced hobbyists alike.

Some advantages of a full frame sensor

  • Larger surface area generally allows for more light collection per pixel, which allows for better dynamic range and better low light performance.
  • Being the same size as 35mm film cameras, lenses maintain their 'correct' field of view that generations of photographers are familiar with.
  • Larger sensor size results in shallower depth of field at a given aperture for the same field of view vs cameras with a smaller sensor.

Some disadvantages of a full frame sensor

  • Many full frame models are higher level, and cost more.
  • Full frame cameras are physically larger and weigh more than most crop sensor cameras.
  • Full frame cameras require full frame lenses, which are generally bigger, heavier, and more expensive than lenses for crop systems.

You might consider full frame if:

  • You enjoy shooting landscapes where you can easily bring a tripod.
  • You do much of your shooting after dark or in interiors with dimmer than standard office lighting.
  • You don't do mostly telephoto work.
  • You find yourself struggling to get enough subject/background separation at wider focal lengths.

Mirrorless Crop Sensor

Why Canon Mirrorless?

About Canon's EOS-M Mirrorless Cameras

Canon's EOS M system combines the smaller size of crop sensor systems with the smaller size inherent to mirrorless cameras to create the smallest possible line of interchangeable lens cameras with DSLR-level imaging performance.

Mirrorless offers several advantages over DSLRs, including:

  • Real-time image preview exactly as the sensor and imaging system will record it.
  • Always-available focusing aids and histograms.
  • Manual focus is much more accurate since you can see what the sensor sees.
  • Greatly reduced camera size, and more available cameras forms and shapes.

Some trade-offs you might make going with mirrorless instead of a DSLR:

  • Your view through the camera is a video feed, not optically through the lens. Some frame stuttering or graininess may occur in some situations.
  • Not all mirrorless cameras have autofocus performance as fast or reliable in low light as DSLRs do.
  • Mirrorless cameras generally have much shorter battery life than DSLRs.

The EOS-M system is perfect for you if want the smallest, most portable system Canon offers and only need to own a few general lenses. If mirrorless appeals to you, but you need the best imaging quality, autofocus performance, and lens selection Canon can offer you should look at their full-frame EOS R system instead.

DSLR Crop Sensor

Why do I want a crop DSLR?

Why should I get a crop sensor camera?

Crop format cameras are any camera designed to be able to use full frame lenses, but with a sensor size that is smaller than a frame of 35mm film. The end effect is that the image appears to be 'cropped in' from what the full frame would have recorded, which make lenses have a narrower field of view and greater depth of field than they would on a full frame sensor.

Some advantages of a crop sensor camera are:

  • A smaller sensor is cheaper to produce, and these cameras are often more affordable than a full frame model.
  • Support components for a smaller system can also be smaller, allowing the cameras to be greatly reduced in size and weight.
  • Crop sensor cameras can accept either full frame lenses (with a crop factor), or dedicated crop lenses, offering a greater range of choice between quality, weight, and size.
  • The narrower field of view means that telephoto lenses work like much longer lenses on a full frame sensor, making it cheaper and lighter to carry longer lenses.
  • The deeper depth of field makes it easier to get images where the entire subject or view is in focus without having to resort to smaller apertures.

Some disadvantages of a crop sensor camera are:

  • The smaller sensor area means in general the pixels collect less light, which leads to a small decrease in low light performance and dynamic range.
  • Many (but not all) crop sensor cameras are less robust or full-featured than full frame cameras.
  • All lenses will have a crop factor, making them appear longer than on a full frame.
  • The additional depth of field can make it difficult to get strong subject/background isolation at wider focal lengths.

You might consider a crop sensor camera if:

  • You are more budget conscious.
  • You prefer a lighter camera system.
  • You don't shoot much at night, or prefer using a flash inside.
  • You shoot sports or wildlife and need as much telephoto power as you can get.

The EOS-M system is perfect for you if want the smallest, most portable system Canon offers and only need to own a few general lenses. If mirrorless appeals to you, but you need the best imaging quality, autofocus performance, and lens selection Canon can offer you should look at their full-frame EOS R system instead.

Cinema Cameras

Why Canon Cinema?

Roberts Now Carries Canon Cinema

Roberts is proud to now be a Canon EOS Cinema dealer! Built around the same full-frame CMOS format as Canon's legendary EOS DSLR cameras, the EOS Cinema line offers videographers the familiar imaging quality and depth of field as Canon stills shooters, while also offering much more dedicated hardware and workflow solutions for professional video work than the DSLR line can. EOS Cinema cameras support all typical EF lenses, as well as a line of cinema-specific lenses.