Canon EOS
550D
 vs
Nikon
D200

General

 Canon EOS 550D Nikon D200
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $612.58 $1,318.83
Announced
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 February, 2010 November, 2005

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
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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 17.9 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO 3,200 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes No

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 17.9 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 5184 x 3456 3872 x 2592
Pixel size
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 18.5 µm² 37.2 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.5"
Resolution
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 1,040k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes No

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 147x113x74 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 2.9"
Weight
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 530 g 920 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 0.62x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

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

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 200 ms
Shutter lag
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 252 ms 270 ms
Battery life
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 440 shots 340 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3.7 fps 5 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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 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 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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 SDXC
SDHC
SD		 CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 66.0 64.0
Color depth
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 22.1 bits 22.3 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.5 EV 11.5 EV
Low light performance
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 784 ISO 583 ISO