The tripod thread on the underside lies in the optical axis and is made of metal.

In the top view, the three controls and the flash shoe are clearly visible without central contact.

In addition to photos, the Canon EOS 4000D can also record videos with a maximum of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (full HD) and 25 frames per second. However, the camera does not have a 4K video or high-speed video function.

Like the EOS 2000D, the 4000D has no tracking autofocus in Live View. This means that the photographer must either manually adjust the sharpness during shooting or the autofocus must be measured again and again.

Of course, the background noise of the slow AF system also reaches the recording, even if the sound is only recorded via a mono microphone.

Autofocus Of The Canon EOS 4000D

In its entry-level segment, Canon relies on the rather “aged” DIGIC 4+ image processor – other cameras already work with the DIGIC 7 or 8 processor. In addition to the actual image processing functions, the processor also controls the exposure metering, the programs, and much more.

Among other things also the autofocus. Since contrast AF is not inherently one of the fastest measurement methods, the combination of DIGIC 4+ and contrast AF becomes a really slow process.

The telephoto and wide-angle camera takes 3.7 and 3.9 seconds, respectively, to focus on the image. The autofocus works much faster if the Live View mode is not used. Here, the times are reduced to about 0.39 seconds in the wide-angle range and 0.37 seconds in the telephoto range.

Alternatively, the photographer can focus manually. Then the release delay is between 0.08 and 0.12 seconds. With a little practice, manual focusing is faster than Live View autofocus and is also very easy to use thanks to the switchable magnifying glass.

A focus peaking function is unfortunately not available and the “slabbery” looking focus ring of the set lens also makes precise manual focusing unnecessarily difficult.

Image Quality Of The Canon EOS 4000D

We tested the 18-megapixel Canon EOS 4000D with the set lens EF-S 18-55 mm 3.5-5.6 III. The lens shows the performance you can expect from a set lens.

The drop in sharpness is limited over the entire focal length. As expected, the sharpness at open aperture and at very high aperture numbers in the telephoto range is worse than the middle aperture.

Also, the edge darkening does not surprise. This is highest in wide-angle with an open aperture and lowest in medium focal length with aperture 16. The distortion is clearly barrel-shaped in wide-angle and somewhat cushion-shaped in medium and telephoto focal length.

Cross chromatic aberrations are visible in all focal length ranges and decrease when the aperture is closed. The resolution of the camera-lens combination reaches its highest wide-angle resolution at aperture 5.6 with 58.7 line pairs per mm. Thus, the Canon EOS 4000D is wafer-thin ahead of the EOS 2000D.

The signal-to-noise ratio is measured in decibels and indicates the distance between the picture signal and the interference signal.

The higher the value, the more clearly the two signals are separated. The critical limit is 35 dB. This is “torn” by the camera at ISO 800. Visual loss of detail occurs above ISO 1,600. The quality of the image noise is very fine-grained to normal-grained in higher ISO ranges. The brightness noise is hardly visible up to ISO 1.600. In addition, it is increasing rapidly. The annoying color noise is also visible in the higher ISO levels.

The texture sharpness shows a slight over-sharpening by the image processor. However, this is within the limits and does not offer any reason for complaint. With increasing ISO values, the texture sharpness also decreases slowly. From ISO 1.600 the images become visibly blurred.

The input dynamic, i.e. the contrast range that the camera can handle, reaches a good value with a maximum of eleven f-stops. In tonal value transmission, it is evident that the images have been taken for immediate use, which is supported by the clearly raised mid-tones. The output tonal values are also good up to about ISO 1,000 and remain acceptable beyond that.

The color display of the camera also shows that the images are designed for immediate use. Magenta tones are softened and orange is slightly pulled into the red area. Green tones are also somewhat softened. This makes faces more pleasing to the eye and landscape shots should also benefit from the changes. The color deviation of the 4000D is small and the actual color depth is in a good range up to ISO 1,600. If the photographer wants to gain more control over color, brightness and sharpness, he should use the raw data format.

Conclusions: Is The Canon EOS 4000D Worth It?

The Canon EOS 4000D is exactly what it’s supposed to be. A very inexpensive entry-level camera with real basic features.

The built-in WLAN leaves the impression that you are holding a really modern camera in your hand. But this impression is completely destroyed by the slow Live View autofocus.

The monitor on the back also doesn’t leave a particularly modern impression with its low resolution.

The quality of the workmanship is fine but is below average for Canon. The “touch feeling” is not pleasant and even the protruding rubber coating does not make a good impression.

However, the handling of the camera is easy and the menu navigation is, as expected, easy to internalize.

The image quality is fine, but could certainly be a lot better with a higher quality lens.

If the photographer has to decide between the Canon EOS 4000D and the EOS 2000D, then the small price difference should not be an obstacle to choosing the “larger” EOS 2000D.