Canon EOS
500D
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Canon EOS
5D Mark II
500D
5D Mark II
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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 5D Mark II |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. 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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More lenses available | 149 lenses | vs | 111 lenses |  |
More than 30% more lenses available | ||||
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Significantly smaller | 129x98x62 mm | vs | 152x114x75 mm | |
Around 70% smaller | ||||
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Significantly lighter | 520 g | vs | 850 g | |
More than 60% lighter | ||||
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Significantly thinner | 2.4" | vs | 3" | |
More than 20% thinner | ||||
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Built-in flash | Yes | vs | No | |
A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light | ||||
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Significantly cheaper | $599.00 | vs | $2,479.00 | |
The best price we've seen is $1,880 cheaper (more than 4x less) | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon 5D Mark II |
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Much lower noise at high ISO | 1,815 ISO | vs | 663 ISO | |
The 5D Mark II at 1815 ISO exhibits about the same amount of noise as the 500D at 663 ISO | ||||
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Much better image quality | 79.0 | vs | 63.0 | |
Around 30% better image quality | ||||
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Much larger viewfinder | 0.71x | vs | 0.54x | |
More than 70% larger viewfinder | ||||
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Much better color depth | 23.7 bits | vs | 21.7 bits | |
Distinguishes more than 4x more colors | ||||
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Much larger sensor | Full frame 36x24mm | vs | APS-C 22x14mm | |
More than 2.5x larger sensor | ||||
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Has a pentaprism viewfinder | Pentaprism | vs | Pentamirror | |
Pentaprism viewfinders are typically brighter | ||||
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More dynamic range | 11.9 EV | vs | 11.5 EV | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Significantly better viewfinder coverage | 98% | vs | 95% | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Significantly higher resolution | 21 MP | vs | 15.1 MP | |
Around 40% higher resolution | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 6,400 ISO | vs | 3,200 ISO | |
The 5D Mark II's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Better boost ISO | 25,600 ISO | vs | 12,800 ISO | |
The 5D Mark II's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Shoots slightly faster | 3.9 fps | vs | 3.4 fps | |
More than 10% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Much faster max shutter speed | 1/8000s | vs | 1/4000s | |
2x faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Canon EOS 550DEntry-level DSLR $1,360 with 28-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 7DPro DSLR $1,515 - $1,821 body only $1,699 - $1,899 with 28-135mm lens |
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Nikon D3100-rumorEntry-level DSLR $700 body only $699 - $700 with 18-55mm lens |
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Nikon D90Entry-level DSLR $847 - $1,944 body only $1,099 - $1,200 with 18-105mm lens |
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Canon EOS 450DEntry-level DSLR $1,100 with 18-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 1000DEntry-level DSLR $750 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS 40DPro DSLR $1,999 with 28-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 500D Competitors |
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Nikon D5000Entry-level DSLR $630 - $823 body only $669 - $750 with 18-55mm lens |
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Pentax K-xEntry-level DSLR $510 - $601 body only $490 - $650 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Competitors |
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IVPro DSLR $4,949 - $4,999 body only $5,394 with 60mm lens |
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Nikon D700Pro DSLR $2,388 - $2,700 body only $3,370 - $3,700 with 24-120mm lens |
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Nikon D3SPro DSLR $5,200 - $5,599 body only $8,000 with 24-70mm lens |
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Sony Alpha DSLR-A850Pro DSLR $1,940 - $2,000 body only |
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