

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
| Canon EOS 500D |
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Significantly smaller | 129x98x62 mm | vs | 152x114x75 mm | Around 70% smaller | ||||||
| Significantly lighter | 520 g | vs | 850 g | More than 60% lighter | ||||||
| Significantly thinner | 2.4" | vs | 3" | More than 20% thinner | ||||||
| Built-in flash | Yes | vs | No | A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Much better image quality | 79.0 | vs | 63.0 | Around 30% better image quality | ||||||
| Much larger viewfinder | 0.71x | vs | 0.54x | More than 70% larger viewfinder | ||||||
| Much better color depth | 23.7 bits | vs | 21.7 bits | Distinguishes more than 4x more colors | ||||||
| Much larger sensor | Full frame 36x24mm | vs | APS-C 22x14mm | More than 2.5x larger sensor | ||||||
| Has a pentaprism viewfinder | Pentaprism | vs | Pentamirror | Pentaprism viewfinders are typically brighter | ||||||
| More dynamic range | 11.9 EV | vs | 11.5 EV | Almost the same | ||||||
| Significantly better viewfinder coverage | 98% | vs | 95% | Almost the same | ||||||
| Significantly higher resolution | 21 MP | vs | 15.1 MP | Around 40% higher resolution | ||||||
| Better maximum light sensitivity | 6,400 ISO | vs | 3,200 ISO | The 5D Mark II's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||||
| Better boost ISO | 25,600 ISO | vs | 12,800 ISO | The 5D Mark II's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better | ||||||
| Shoots slightly faster | 3.9 fps | vs | 3.4 fps | More than 10% faster continuous shooting | ||||||
| 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 $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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