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August, 2010
Canon EOS 60D

Canon EOS60D

Summary Canon 60D

Prices Price
Body only $899 - $1,304 With 18-135mm lens $1,139 - $1,342
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #1 of 1 Among similar cameras #2 of 5
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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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reviewsWhat are people saying about the 60D

"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
"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

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Pros

The Canon 60D vs other recent DSLRs

Movie format Full HD Help
1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p 24p movies Help
For that film look
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Pentaprism
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users
Screen resolution High resolution screen Help
1,040k dots
Lens availability More lenses available Help
162 lenses
Fastest shutter speed Fast shutter speed Help
1/8000 of a second

The Canon 60D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Weight Light Help
755 g
Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
External flash not needed
Size Quite small Help
Professional size 145x106x79 mm
Lowest price Inexpensive Help
$898.75

Cons

The Canon 60D vs other recent DSLRs

Autofocus Manual focus only Help
None
Movie continuous focus Lacks movie continuous focus Help
Requires attention to focus while recording
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
3D Doesn't take 3D photos Help
No 3d support

The Canon 60D vs other recent pro DSLRs

Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
813 ISO
Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
0.59x
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
6,400 ISO
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
Light sensitivity (boost) Low boost light sensitivity Help
12,800 ISO
Storage slots Fewer storage slots Help
1
Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
66.0
Color depth Less color depth Help
22.2 bits
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
11.5 EV
Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
Need to shelter it from weather
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
5.3 fps
Shutter lag Longer shutter lag Help
253 ms shutter lag
Battery life Shorter battery life Help
1100 shots
Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
96%

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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 Stefan (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 Stefan (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.
 
Johnonly (2:48 AM, January 08, 2011)
This camera has a very noisy shutter. Although there is a one-two three setting supposedly to reduce the noise, it changes little to none. The camera is heavy and is not better operationally than the T21, which is the best of the best and smaller/lighter/easier to use.
 
Ahmed (8:26 PM, December 03, 2010)
The Camera is Good and compared to the others its quite better like the 550D and D90...?