Canon 650D review

Canon's first touchscreen DSLR is put through its paces

Canon EOS 650D
The Canon EOS 650D's touchscreen and usability are big selling points

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As part of our image quality testing for the Canon EOS 650D, we've shot our resolution chart.

If you view our crops of the resolution chart's central section at 100% (or Actual Pixels) you will see that, for example, at ISO 100 the Canon EOS 650D is capable of resolving up to around 24 (line widths per picture height x100) in its highest quality JPEG files.

For a full explanation of what our resolution charts mean, and how to read them, check out our full explanation of our camera testing resolution charts.

Examining images of the chart taken at each sensitivity setting reveals the following resolution scores in line widths per picture height x100:

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 100

ISO 100, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 200

ISO 200, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 400

ISO 400, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 800

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 1600

ISO 1600, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 3200

ISO 3200, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 6400

ISO 6400, score:18 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 12800

ISO 12800, score: 16 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 25600

ISO 25600, score: 12 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Raw

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 100

ISO 100, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 200

ISO 200, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 400

ISO 400, score: 24 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 800

ISO 800, score: 22 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 1600

ISO 1600, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 3200

ISO 3200, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 6400

ISO 6400, score: 20 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 12800

ISO 12800, score: 16 (Click here to see full resolution image)

Canon EOS 650D review: Resolution ISO 25600

ISO 25600, score: 12 (Click here to see full resolution image)