The Canon EOS 4000D with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III lens is the simplest way into Canon's DSLR system. An 18 MP APS-C sensor, an optical viewfinder and a standard zoom that covers most everyday subjects, with controls straightforward enough to learn photography on.

Technical specifications

• Sensor: 18.0 MP APS-C CMOS, 22.3 x 14.9 mm, 1.6x crop factor
• Processor: DIGIC 4+
• ISO: 100-6400, expandable to 12800
• Autofocus: 9 AF points, cross-type centre point
• Continuous shooting: 3 fps
• Video: Full HD 1080p at 30/25/24 fps; HD 720p at 60/50 fps
• Viewfinder: eye-level pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.80x magnification
• Screen: 2.7-inch TFT LCD
• Connectivity: built-in Wi-Fi
• Mount: Canon EF / EF-S
• Battery: LP-E10
• Dimensions and weight: 129 x 101.6 x 77.1 mm, 436 g

Included lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III

• Construction: 11 elements in 9 groups, with an aspherical element
• Diaphragm: 6 blades
• Closest focusing distance: 0.25 m, maximum magnification 0.34x
• Filter thread: 58 mm
• Dimensions and weight: 68.5 x 70 mm, 190 g

Advantages

• A real optical viewfinder. You compose by looking through the lens, with no lag and no screen glare in bright sunlight.
• An APS-C sensor far larger than a phone's. Cleaner files in low light and genuine background separation in portraits.
• The whole EF and EF-S catalogue. One of the widest and cheapest lens systems on the second-hand market, so the kit grows with you.
• Light for a DSLR. 436 g body means it actually leaves the house.

Type of use

A first camera for anyone stepping up from a phone: family and travel photography, everyday scenes, portraits at the long end of the zoom and landscapes at the wide end. It is also a sensible teaching camera for photography courses, where an optical viewfinder and direct exposure controls make the basics easier to grasp.