Canon EOS
5D
 vs
Nikon
D300S

General

 Canon EOS 5D Nikon D300S
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $3,991.31 $1,690.00
Announced
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 August, 2005 July, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 Full frame 36.0x24.0mm APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
Crop factor
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 1x 1.5x
Megapixels
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 12.7 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 3,200 ISO 6,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Unknown Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.7 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 4368 x 2912 4288 x 2848
Pixel size
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 67.9 µm² 30.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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 230k 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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 No Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 125 lenses 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF (Full-frame) Nikon F

Form factor
Size
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 152x113x75 mm 147x114x74 mm
Depth
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 3" 2.9"
Weight
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 895 g 938 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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 Pentaprism Pentaprism
Viewfinder size
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 0.71x 0.62x
Coverage
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 96% 100%

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 Yes
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 n/a 720p @ 24fps
320 x 240 @ 24fps
480p @ 24fps

Features
Panorama
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 Unknown No
HDR
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 Unknown No
3D
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 Unknown 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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 Unknown 300 ms
Shutter lag
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 Unknown 225 ms
Battery life
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 Unknown 950 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3 fps 7 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Unknown Phase detection
Focus points
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 n/a 51
Cross type focus points
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 n/a 15

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

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

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 2
Supported formats
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 CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)		 CompactFlash (Type I)
SDHC
SD
SDHC
SD
CompactFlash (Type I)

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 71.0 70.0
Color depth
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 22.9 bits 22.5 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.1 EV 12.2 EV
Low light performance
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 1,368 ISO 787 ISO