Can I buy a newer Canon DSLR without using the touchscreen?
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I’m upgrading from a Canon 350D and looking at newer Canon DSLRs such as the 700D or 70D. I’d prefer not to use a touchscreen. Does Canon require touchscreen operation on these models, or can it be disabled? If I want to stay with Canon, do I need to avoid these cameras, or is there a setting to turn touch control off?
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You can disable touch screen control on a 700D or 70D in the menus.
So, frankly, I think your assumption that you have to get a different camera or switch systems because you loathe them and find them to be simply a novelty feature is wrong.
On top of that, I have some cameras without touch screens and one with it, and I find the utility of it (and of that other "novelty" feature, wi-fi) to be supremely useful. Certainly, AF-point selection is much quicker and easier when you can just tap on a touchscreen. But personal tastes vary.
Which is why Canon lets you turn off the touchscreen controls if you want.
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I also think your assumption that a pro camera not having a feature is proof that that feature is useless for everyone is also incorrect. The 1-series pro Canon dSLRs don't have mode dials. Do you believe this makes a mode dial a useless feature? Does it "harm the usability" of your camera to have one?
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You do not need to switch systems just because newer Canon DSLRs include a touchscreen. On models such as the Canon 700D and 70D, touch control can be disabled in the camera menus, so you can use the camera with the physical buttons and controls instead.
So the practical answer is: if you otherwise like a Canon body, the presence of a touchscreen does not force you to use it.
Also, the fact that some higher-end or pro bodies omit a touchscreen does not necessarily mean it is only a gimmick. Many photographers find touch features genuinely useful, for example for quickly selecting an AF point. But whether you use it is a personal preference, and Canon provides the option to turn it off on these models.
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