Canon EOS Rebel SL3 / 250D

The EOS Rebel SL3, also sold as the EOS 250D, is a small DSLR released in 2019. At 449 g and 122 x 93 x 70 mm, it is light and compact for everyday carrying.

It pairs an APS-C sensor with an optical viewfinder and a flip-out touchscreen, so you can frame traditionally or switch to live view for a clearer preview of the shot.

It takes Canon EF and EF-S lenses, so both lens families fit the same body.

Stills come from a 24 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor driven by the Digic 8 processor. That resolution leaves room for generous prints and for cropping into a frame after the fact, which is handy when you cannot zoom with your feet.

Sensitivity settings span ISO 100 to 25600, giving a broad range of exposure options. In-body stabilisation also reduces camera shake at slower shutter speeds, which helps handheld work in fading light, though it will not stop subject movement.

Continuous shooting reaches a maximum of 5 fps, which favours casual subjects over fast action. The shutter tops out at 1/4000 s, fast enough for typical daylight scenes, though it can limit wide apertures in bright light.

Autofocus uses a nine-point layout, which keeps point selection simple. Framing is through an optical pentamirror viewfinder, and lenses attach via the Canon EF/EF-S mount.

Video recording tops out at 4K, a resolution suited to large screens with room for cropping in the edit. Frame rates reach 60 fps, which can render motion more smoothly than lower rates. The supplied figures do not confirm a combined 4K 60 fps mode, so check the recording options before planning around that pairing.

A built-in timelapse function captures sequences without an external trigger, useful for clouds, crowds or a sunset unfolding. Footage records as MPEG-4 or MOV files, both widely used formats.

Filming uses live view on the 3-inch touchscreen, and the flip-out design lets you hold the camera low or overhead and still see the frame clearly.

The 3-inch TFT screen carries 1,040,000 dots, enough resolution to check focus and detail before moving on. It responds to touch, so settings can be adjusted directly rather than dug out of menus.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are both built in, giving the camera two ways to connect wirelessly to other devices.

Lighting options run from a built-in flash, so you always have fill light available, to support for external flashes when you want more power or control.

There is no weather sealing, so rain and dust call for care, and no built-in GPS, so automatic location tagging is not available in-camera.

Photos and video land on a single SD slot that accepts SD, SDHC and SDXC cards, with UHS-I support for faster cards. There is no second slot, so a spare card in the bag covers overflow rather than an in-camera copy.

The LP-E17 battery is rated at 1070 shots, though the measurement conditions are not supplied, so real-world endurance may differ.

Charging takes place in a dedicated charger rather than over USB, so there is no topping up from a power bank between locations. For travel, a second battery and an overnight charging routine make more sense than relying on one cell.