Canon EOS
500D
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Canon EOS
50D
500D
50D
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent DSLRs, and ignoring price
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Canon EOS 500D |
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Canon EOS 50D |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Canon EOS 500D. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a entry-level DSLR with a pro DSLR. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon 500D |
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Shoots movies | 1080p @ 20fps | vs | None |  |
Shoots Full HD (1080p) video as well as still pictures | ||||
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Smaller | 129x98x62 mm | vs | 146x108x74 mm | |
Around 50% smaller | ||||
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Significantly lighter | 520 g | vs | 822 g | |
Around 60% lighter | ||||
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Significantly thinner | 2.4" | vs | 2.9" | |
Around 20% thinner | ||||
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Slightly more dynamic range | 11.5 EV | vs | 11.4 EV | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Slightly cheaper | $596.99 | vs | $929.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $333 cheaper (around 60% less) | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon 50D |
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Has a pentaprism viewfinder | Pentaprism | vs | Pentamirror | |
Pentaprism viewfinders are typically brighter | ||||
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Shoots significantly faster | 6.3 fps | vs | 3.4 fps | |
Around 90% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Larger viewfinder | 0.59x | vs | 0.54x | |
Around 20% larger viewfinder | ||||
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Much faster max shutter speed | 1/8000s | vs | 1/4000s | |
2x faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent DSLRs
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Canon EOS 550DEntry-level DSLR $850 body only $1,000 with 18-55mm lens |
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Nikon D90Entry-level DSLR $799 - $1,944 body only $1,048 - $1,200 with 18-105mm lens |
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Nikon D5000Entry-level DSLR $630 - $680 body only $750 - $766 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS 7DPro DSLR $1,550 - $1,900 body only $1,769 - $1,900 with 28-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 450DEntry-level DSLR $1,150 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS 1000DEntry-level DSLR $750 with 18-55mm lens |
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Pentax K-xEntry-level DSLR $600 - $601 body only $622 - $650 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS 500D Competitors |
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No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon EOS 500D. |
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Canon EOS 50D Competitors |
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No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon EOS 50D. |
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