Canon EOS
550D
 vs
Canon EOS
5D Mark II

General

 Canon EOS 550D Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $691.01 $2,198.00
Announced
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 February, 2010 September, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 22.3x14.9mm Full frame 36.0x24.0mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1x
Megapixels
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 17.9 MP 21 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO 25,600 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 17.9 MP 21 MP
Native resolution
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 5184 x 3456 5616 x 3744
Pixel size
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 18.5 µm² 41.1 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 1,040k dots 920k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 125 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Canon EF (Full-frame)

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 152x114x75 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 3"
Weight
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 530 g 850 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No Yes

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentaprism
Viewfinder size
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 0.54x 0.71x
Coverage
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 95% 98%

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 30fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes Yes
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 Yes Yes
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 1080p @ 24fps
720p @ 30fps
480p @ 25fps
720p @ 25fps
1080p @ 30fps
1080p @ 25fps
480p @ 30fps		 1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps

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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 400 ms 400 ms
Shutter lag
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 252 ms 206 ms
Battery life
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 440 shots 850 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3.7 fps 3.9 fps

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

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

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes No
Popup
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 Yes n/a
External connection
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 Yes Yes

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

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 66.0 79.0
Color depth
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 22.1 bits 23.7 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.5 EV 11.9 EV
Low light performance
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 784 ISO 1,815 ISO