Any real photographer needs to have a really good camera to keep up with him. After all, those amazing pictures we see pretty much everywhere weren’t captured with a smartphone, were they? Cameras, allied to amazing photographers, have the power to capture sensations, emotions and spirits all at once – and that is one of the most amazing arts out there.
What Makes The T3i and T4i Different?
There are two mainstream cameras around the corner that need to be looked into: the T3i and the T4i. When photographers looked at the differences between the T2i and the T3i they realized they weren’t significant, but that is not the case then it comes to the differences between T3i and T4i.
To start it all off, the T4i brings in a new technological advancement we could see on other platforms already: the touch screen. One of the most frustrating parts of having a decent camera was the navigation though dozens of pages of options and settings and through dozens of buttons and arrows that you needed to identify first. Now, the touch screen technology is here to make it all worthwhile: just ask anyone who has a smartphone.
But we’re not here to talk about how well the camera does when your pushing its buttons, we’re here to talk about how well the camera does when you are using it for its purpose. The technological advances on the new T4i model now made it even better when it comes to the auto-focus system.
Usually, cameras only had sensors that were able to focus either horizontally or vertically, so a lot of objects being photographed were getting “damaged” in the quality of the images that were coming out – simply because the sensors couldn’t handle it. With the new technological advancements, now sensors can focus both horizontally and vertically, which means that the new T4i is going to perform better than the T3i, without a doubt.
When it comes to the processor, and how well the camera can process image data, we can also see an advantage in having the T4i by your side instead of the T3i. The T4i has now a new Digic-5 processor, which is actually six times faster than the old processor found on the T3i, the Digic-4 processor. This is an improvement so big, that now the T4i can reach a top burst speed of five frames per second, while the T3i couldn’t even reach the four frames per second, even on its best days.
Due to all of these differences, we consider the T3i model to be a weaker, outdated one regarding the T4i model. As you can see, technological advancements have made the difference in these two cameras and as such, if possible, you should always go for the T3i.