Canon EOS
50D
 vs
Nikon
D5000

General

 Canon EOS 50D Nikon D5000
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $1,281.99 $879.95
Announced
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 August, 2008 April, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 22.3x14.9mm APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 15.1 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO 6,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 15.1 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 4752 x 3168 4288 x 2848
Pixel size
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 22.1 µm² 30.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.7"
Resolution
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 920k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No Yes
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes No
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 146x108x74 mm 127x104x80 mm
Depth
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 2.9" 3.1"
Weight
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 822 g 590 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentaprism Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 0.59x 0.51x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

Movies
Format
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 None 720p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 n/a Yes
High-speed framerate
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 n/a None
External mic jack
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 n/a No
Autofocus
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 None Unknown
All formats
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 n/a 720p @ 24fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms 400 ms
Shutter lag
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 131 ms 276 ms
Battery life
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 640 shots 510 shots
Continuous shooting
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 6.3 fps 4 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 9 11
Cross type focus points
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 9 1

Shutter
Max
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 1/8000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)		 SD
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 63.0 72.0
Color depth
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 21.8 bits 22.7 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.4 EV 12.5 EV
Low light performance
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 696 ISO 868 ISO