Great camera for an acceptable price, highly recommended.

I am having now this camera for a month (since Dec 2012) and this is my first DSLR. I wanted a camera which would give me good quality photos of people, pieces of art (mostly paintings) and various paysage (for travelling), under limited quantity of light. T4i was one of the candidates that I analyzed for a couple of months, considering several categories that were important for me. Shown below are the categories, info and the last number 1-5 was the rate I gave this camera for each category:

Kit Lens 18-55 3;
Megapixels 18 3;
ISO 100 - 12800 3;
Articulated LCD Fully articulated 3;
Built in Flash Yes 3;
Sensor APS-C (22.3 x 14.9 mm) 3;
Price 600 3;
Weight 570 g (1.26 lb / 20.11 oz) 1;
Dimensions 133 x 100 x 80 mm (5.24 x 3.94 x 3.15") 1;
Remote control Yes (E3 connector, InfraRed) 2;
Total: 25 points ;

The other candidates were: CANON EOS-M, Canon G1 X, Olympus E-PL5, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1K, Sony NEX-F3K, Sony NEX-5RK, Sony NEX-7, Sony A65, Samsung NX210 and Samsung NX20. Using the same methodology they had 20-29 points. I also compared the test photos for every of those cameras on www.dpreview.com, made under different conditions (mostly different ISO, meaning different quantity of light) and concluded they were all about good enough for my needs.

The reason I finally bought T4i was that the price on E-bay went down to 600$ and I was out of patience waiting for Samsung NX20 to get available for less then 750$. I also bought remote infra red control from Photive and set of filters (UV, Polarizer and Fluorescent) from Vivitar, both working fine.

After all, I must say I am very satisfied with this purchase and would definitely recommend this camera. What surprised me is how much I like the viewfinder which is really excellent. You have to try it in order to understand its value. I also thought the weight of camera would bother me but it does not. Articulated screen is a must and I had it on my previous camera (Canon point and shoot), so that was not a surprise. In my opinion built in flash is a must as well, otherwise one loses any advantage of smaller cameras available on the market if external flash has to be carried as well. Not to mention, the pictures are of great quality as expected with this sensor size, even with this 18-55 lens which is not a favourite lens in the reviews. I experimented with several shooting modes and did not have much discrepancies between what I expected and what I got as the result. I think I bought myself a wonderfull toy for 600$ that I will enjoy using for a long time. What should be better: making videos with this lens is practically not an option, since autofocus in much noisy - but videos were not so important to me, at this moment. For videos, in future, I plan to buy STM lens, maybe 40mm prime, which should provide additional sharpness for portraits, as well, and cost just 150$. (Also planned for future purchase: external flash that would eliminate shadows when bounced or a diffuser.)

AWESOME Camera for the money!!! You can't lose with this!!!

I have always liked the Canon camera's. And have used the other EOS Rebel cameras before. So when I saw this packaged deal it was really hard to pass up. Canon has the features everyone could want for regular photography. I mainly use it for home, family, and trips. It has enough settings to be able to take pictures in any type of contidion. Bright, dark, inside, outside, it doesn't matter this camera does it all. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a good camera to use for memories, sports, nature and anything else you may want. The only draw back I have so far is the weight. It is a little heavy, especially with the bigger zoom lense on it. One of the bigest Pros is the ease of use. If you understand how to use the settings you can set it to full manual mode and go!! If you are unsure, set it to Auto and it will put the settings where they need for that condition. Taking pictures of sports. Set it to the sports mode where it will continuously take pictures until you let up on the button! The articulating screen on this is a BIG plus as well. In addtion to the touch screen which allows you to make settings right there with out any hassle!!

Bottom line if you want a great camera this is one to get.

I have had everything from the Canon XL1 to the 5D CANON is Awesome! t4i!

Simply Awesome! :) Value, Performance, and Features galore. The best part is the speed of processing and the touch screen. The clarity and brightness of the new screen is amazing. The built in automatic interlometer and bulb timer features are just perfect. The controls are leyed out well. Overall this is a very well made device, not too lightweight not heavy, not plasticy or cheap either. This isn't as awesome as a 7D 5D or c500 but it's much more affordable. Enjoy one if you can!

Amazing quality!

This is the camera that everyone needs! Can't beat the quality for the money. Highly recomended!!! Touch screen, light, battery last for a loooong period of time, Loaded with features that i would not probably every use. There is nothing to cpmplain about.

I love this little beast

Hi, my name is Psycholarge and I am an artist/recording/mixing engineer who was in need of a decent DSLR for shooting music videos and photos as well. After months of researching I decided to purchase the Cannon T4i because it offers all of the features that I wanted from a DSLR priced under 1000 bucks. One of the main reasons I chose this camera over other models is the touch lcd screen which makes it very easy for a novice like myself to navigate around the menu. I haven't used the cam for any major work yet but I like what I see so far as far as video and picture quality is concern. I still have a whole lot to learn about photography and cinematography and this DSLR is the perfect tool to help get me there.........