Canon EOS
7D
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Nikon
D700
7D
D700
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent pro DSLRs, and ignoring price
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Canon EOS 7D |
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Nikon D700 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Nikon D700. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon 7D |
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Shoots movies | 1080p @ 30fps | vs | None |  |
Shoots Full HD (1080p) video as well as still pictures | ||||
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Shoots significantly faster | 8 fps | vs | 5 fps | |
60% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Significantly more lenses available | 149 lenses | vs | 89 lenses | |
Around 70% more lenses available | ||||
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Much better viewfinder coverage | 100% | vs | 95% | |
Around 10% better viewfinder coverage | ||||
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Significantly higher resolution | 18 MP | vs | 12.1 MP | |
Around 50% higher resolution | ||||
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Smaller | 148x111x74 mm | vs | 147x123x77 mm | |
More than 10% smaller | ||||
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Lighter | 860 g | vs | 1,074 g | |
More than 20% lighter | ||||
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Cheaper | $1,499.95 | vs | $2,379.00 | |
The best price we've seen is $879 cheaper (around 60% less) | ||||
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Thinner | 2.9" | vs | 3" | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Nikon D700 |
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Much lower noise at high ISO | 2,303 ISO | vs | 854 ISO | |
The D700 at 2303 ISO exhibits about the same amount of noise as the 7D at 854 ISO | ||||
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Significantly better image quality | 80.0 | vs | 66.0 | |
More than 20% better image quality | ||||
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Much larger sensor | Full frame 36x24mm | vs | APS-C 22x14mm | |
More than 2.5x larger sensor | ||||
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Significantly better color depth | 23.5 bits | vs | 22 bits | |
Distinguishes around 3x more colors | ||||
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Significantly larger viewfinder | 0.72x | vs | 0.62x | |
Around 40% larger viewfinder | ||||
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More dynamic range | 12.2 EV | vs | 11.7 EV | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Better boost ISO | 25,600 ISO | vs | 12,800 ISO | |
The D700's boost ISO is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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similarities
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products. |
competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IIPro DSLR $2,399 - $2,500 body only $3,199 - $3,300 with 24-105mm lens |
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Nikon D300SPro DSLR $1,489 - $1,700 body only $2,190 - $2,550 with 18-200mm lens |
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Nikon D90Entry-level DSLR $799 - $1,944 body only $1,048 - $1,200 with 18-105mm lens |
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Canon EOS Rebel T2iEntry-level DSLR $799 - $853 body only $849 - $975 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IVPro DSLR $4,999 body only |
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Nikon D3SPro DSLR $5,200 - $5,399 body only $8,000 with 24-70mm lens |
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Nikon D300Pro DSLR $1,900 with 18-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 7D Competitors |
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Canon EOS 50DPro DSLR $975 - $2,025 body only $1,090 - $1,400 with 28-135mm lens |
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Nikon D700 Competitors |
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Nikon D80Entry-level DSLR $1,280 body only $1,300 with 18-55mm lens |
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appearance
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