Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon Rebel T5 compared to other entry-level DSLR competitors include: it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), records movies in 24p, can focus continuously while recording movies and focuses automatically while shootting video (contrast detection vs none).
However, on average it is slightly more noisy at high ISO (755 ISO vs 1,385 ISO), has slightly lower image quality (63.0 vs 82.0), has slightly less color depth (21.9 bits vs 22.1 bits), has slightly narrower dynamic range (11.3 EV vs 13.2 EV) and has a much lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon Rebel T5 compared to pro DSLR competitors include: it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 30fps vs none), can focus continuously while recording movies, focuses automatically while shootting video (contrast detection vs none), is newer (february 2014 vs september 2009) and is slightly lighter (480 g vs 822 g).
However, on average it has slightly less color depth (21.9 bits vs 22.1 bits), has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 920k dots), slightly smaller viewfinder (0.50x vs 0.62x), it's body is not weather sealed and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (3 fps vs 7 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon Rebel T5 compared to super zoom competitors include: it takes significantly higher resolution photos (18 MP vs 9.7 MP), records movies in 24p, has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), uses fast phase detection autofocus (phase detection vs contrast detection) and has interchangeable lenses.
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (460k dots vs 921k dots), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), doesn't have a screen which flips out, much less viewfinder coverage (95% vs 100%) and is older (february 2014 vs february 2016).
