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The Canon 80D's body remains mostly the same (pictures)

With the exception of some slight modifications, the 80D is very similar to the 70D.

Lori Grunin
I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.
Lori Grunin
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About the same

Physically, the 80D is relatively unchanged from the 70D, which means Canon missed the opportunity to fix some of the more annoying aspects of the design.

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Mode dial additions

One nice change is the addition of another custom-setting slot on the mode dial. Canon also added a special-effects mode.

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Unchanged controls

There are no changes here, but that's OK because the existing layout and works pretty well.

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Back buttons

The one small change Canon made here was to fix the Q and review buttons so that they're not so flat and hard to feel. However, I dislike the navigation rocker (circumscribing the Set button), which is very hard to press accurately, and that remains.

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NFC

Canon added NFC to supplement its Wi-Fi connectivity.

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Connectors

Canon did the most here. The 80D gets a headphone jack, so Canon moved the remote connector down below.

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Swap

Canon reversed the positions of the HDMI and USB connectors.

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New mic

With the 80D, Canon also announced a new directional mic.

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