Canon EOS 60D

Canon EOS 60D
Pro DSLR Pro DSLR
August, 2010

Summary Canon 60D

Prices Price
Body only $649 - $968 With 18-135mm lens $949 - $1,182
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #n/a of 0 Among similar cameras #n/a of 13
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Specifications Key specs
Sensor size Help APS-C 22.3x14.9mm Screen resolution Help 1,040k dots
Megapixels Help 17.9 MP Movie format Help 1080p @ 30fps
Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 6,400 ISO
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Lenses Lenses
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Canon EOS 60DCanon EOS 60D

Replacement

Canon has replaced the EOS 60D with the 70D.

Canon EOS 70D
Canon EOS 70D announced March, 2013
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
GPS Has a GPS

Compare the new Canon 70D vs the 60D

reviewsWhat are people saying about the 60D

"Very good low-light performance, with low noise levels and good retention of detail"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's iso-noise
"Excellent image quality up to ISO settings unthinkable just one camera generation ago"
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's image-quality
"It may have turned its back on the semi-pro, but the 60D is still a camera that should enthuse the enthusiasts."
dpreview.com | talking about the camera's overall-performance

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 Canon 60D Q&A Review
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 Videomaker Canon 60D Test in Yellowstone
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Pros

The Canon 60D vs other recent DSLRs

Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
1,040k dots
Weather sealed Weather sealed Help
Shoot in extreme weather
Lens availability More lenses available Help
162 lenses
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism
Startup delay Short startup delay Help
400 ms startup delay
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Battery life Above average battery life Help
1100 shots
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second

The Canon 60D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Size Quite small Help
Professional size 145x106x79 mm
Weight Light Help
755 g
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$649.00
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed

Cons

The Canon 60D vs other recent DSLRs

Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.5 EV
Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Announced Old Help
August, 2010
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually

The Canon 60D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
66.0
Color depth Less color depth Help
22.2 bits
True resolution Lower true resolution Help
17.9 MP
Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
253 ms shutter lag
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
96%
GPS No GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
12,800 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
813 ISO
Screen size Below average sized screen Help
3.0"
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.59x
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
5.3 fps
Focus points Fewer focus points Help
9
Sensor size Small sensor Help
APS-C 22.3x14.9mm
Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
9

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Discussion What do you think about the Canon EOS 60D?

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Avatar for Tranarchy81 Tranarchy81 (5:28 PM, May 20, 2013)
I have been taking photo's as a serious hobby for numerous years, and even without any formal training- i receive much positive feedback and praise for the composition, balance, complexity, and overall appeal of many of the photo's I shoot. I have wanted to step my game up and move into the world of more serious photography with a camera that will not only make the transition relatively easy for me to make, AND that will also grow with me as I continue to progress with my photographic skills. I believe I have whittled it down to a decision between the Canon T5i and the Canon 60d.
I have found awesome price points on both of thes models and am ready to take the leap, however I would greatly appreciate any insights into the shortcomings of either model, as well as the positives!! Also, I could use a breakdown of the types of lenses best suited for these models, and any differences in the lense types that the two would require (if they're different...)
Thanks sooooo much in advance!!!
-gus
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:35 PM, April 29, 2013)
Click the buy now button at the top, or check out our pricing page
 
Avatar for kiran nath kiran nath (4:16 PM, April 27, 2013)
i want to buy this model , how can i buy from site..
 
heather (0:21 AM, March 02, 2013)
I really need to decide between the 60D and the T4i. I want to go for the 60d, the only thing is the price, and I know it is cheap for a good camera but which would be better for medium skilled, wanting to go pro?
 
paul dominique b mercado (0:09 PM, February 15, 2013)
good camera ha iwant this ha
 
paul dominique b mercado (11:37 AM, February 15, 2013)
wow so nice
 
Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (5:10 AM, December 12, 2012)
... Weather sealed? That's a joke, right? The only thing that's sealed about this camera is the "L" glass that attaches to the front.
The 7D is weather sealed. The 5D Mrk.2/3 are weather sealed. The Pentax K-7/5 are weather sealed. The Nikon D800 and D3/4 series are sealed. A900/A850/A99/A77 from Sony...
This camera, along with the D7000 and others are barely weather "Resistant" ... The OM-D EM-5 is more sealed than these cameras!

Don't believe that you can take the 60D out in a severe storm. The 40D and 50D you could, but not this one. Please look into this mistake SnapSort!
 
kheng kim (9:18 AM, September 10, 2012)
What are advantage of this camera?
 
Biggybig (8:04 PM, June 04, 2012)
 yet economical then those pros.Buy less expensive DSLR and invest on good lenses. :) !
 
Biggybig (8:02 PM, June 04, 2012)
 if u're a beginner ..go for 550D ..60D is pro. 550D is best in class of Entry Level DSLR with same censor and megapixel of both 7D and 60D(pros)..Actually the pics produced by them are similar ..it depends upon lenses and your knowledge to use it.
 
artchick67 (4:53 PM, April 01, 2012)
Canon 60D!!! I LOVE mine!!!
 
Duncansebastian (2:58 PM, March 29, 2012)
Great camera!
 
Eussef_maniebo (1:29 PM, February 13, 2012)
Canon 60D!!! :)
 
Electronspear (9:27 PM, December 17, 2011)
Camera name brand is subjective,,,Its what fits you best. I use Canon T1i/60D/5D while a friend (and professional photographer) of mine uses Pentax. Another friend uses Nikon, but we all take fantastic photos! I guess what I'm saying is its more the quality of the Photographer than the camera brand. I had a photography teacher who could take amazing photos with a disposable camera! ;)
 
Verzzolla (3:11 PM, October 15, 2011)
The only thing that hurts is that they didn't add the digital zoom on video to the 60D as they have on the T3i.

This is very useful, because video is recorded in 2MP (1920x1080p), and the camera's sensor is 18mpx, so you can crop it and still have full quality.
 
Avatar for evanemelga evanemelga (9:34 AM, October 05, 2011)
I'm a canon 600D owner, the little brother of the 60D, and honestly, the 600D is a good camera, but somehow I still like the 60D better. The second dial in the back really helps. In 600D, it takes quite some time in M mode to adjust the exposure. But in 60D, well, it feels better.
I don't know what's so different actually, but I just feel the 60D is a better camera, even by just shooting some pictures with it. I've tried my friend's 60D, and it really feels great. I still love my 600D, but this camera, somehow I really like it...
 
alex (9:36 PM, September 16, 2011)
which one should I get the Canon 60d or the Nikon D7000??  Leaning towards the Canon due to the Nikon's focusing and dead pixel problems... Thoughts??
 
Avatar for Stefan Steinbauer Stefan Steinbauer (5:23 AM, August 18, 2011)
Have it for approximately half a year now. Installing magic lantern made it also a good movie camera and added functionalities like motion detection (eg for lightnings), sound detection (eg: for bursting balloons), timelapse photography and HDR bracketing (up to nine pieces). I consider it a very good buy. And where the specs say "no image stabilizer" it should say "Image Stabilizer is built into Canon lenses" - this is what the IS stands for.
 
Avatar for Stefan Steinbauer Stefan Steinbauer (5:17 AM, August 18, 2011)
I still cannot believe that there is a criterium "in camera HDR", Like "sweeping panorama" that is nice to have in a point and shoot but actually this is no criterium at all in a dslr.
 
Vsatnandhakumar (8:06 AM, May 31, 2011)
iam newly entering 2 the photography,is 60d is beter 2 buy
 
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (6:39 PM, February 14, 2011)
The D60 like most DSLR's has a view finder, which means you do not need to use the screen (which uses a lot of battery life). The view finder uses a pentaprism http://snapsort.com/learn/viewfinder/type
 
Daniel (6:05 PM, February 14, 2011)
it is written: Doesn't use battery, see more detail - Pentaprism
but I do not understand what the pentaprism has to do with the battery
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (2:13 PM, February 03, 2011)
Hi NMB, I'm a Nikon fan myself so I think Nikon makes better cameras, but I'm sure there'd be many who'd argue with me :) The Nikon D7000 is one of the newest DSLRs at the moment, and has some of the best video capabilities and image quality in its price range.
 
NMB (5:33 AM, February 03, 2011)
Which company has better cameras, Nikon or Canon? I'm seriously considering buying this but seeing some comparisons with Nikon it seems like they have better cameras. I'm new into DSLR and looking for a pretty decent camera. please help me decide or at least give me 3 cameras to choose from. budget is less than $2k.
 
BCL (6:17 PM, January 21, 2011)
I am very happy with this camera, specially compared to the 550D. Serious improvements in shutter speed and quality. Still a little heavy, but with a compatible price.