General

Canon EOS Rebel T2i Nikon D3S
Brand
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Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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$544.00 $5,196.95
Announced
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February, 2010 October, 2009

Sensor

Type
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CMOS CMOS
Size
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APS-C 22.3x14.9mm Full frame 36.0x23.9mm
Crop factor
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1.6x 1x
Megapixels
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17.9 MP 12.1 MP
Light sensitivity
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6,400 ISO 12,800 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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12,800 ISO 102,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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17.9 MP 12.1 MP
Native resolution
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5184 x 3456 4256 x 2832
Pixel size
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18.5 µm² 71.4 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 921k 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 121 lenses
Lens focus motor
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Yes Yes
Lens mount
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Canon EF Nikon FX

Form factor

Size
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129x98x62 mm 160x157x88 mm
Depth
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2.4" 3.5"
Weight
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530 g 1,240 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 0.70x
Coverage
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95% 100%

Movies

Format
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1080p @ 30fps 720p @ 24fps
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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720p @ 30fps
720p @ 25fps
1080p @ 25fps
1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps
480p @ 25fps
720p @ 24fps
320 x 216 @ 24fps
640 x 424 @ 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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400 ms 300 ms
Shutter lag
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252 ms 197 ms
Battery life
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440 shots 4400 shots
Continuous shooting
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3.7 fps 9 fps

Focus system

Autofocus
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Phase detection Phase detection
Focus points
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9 51
Cross type focus points
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1 15

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 2
Supported formats
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SD
SDXC
SDHC
CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type I)

DXO Mark Scores

Image quality
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66.0 82.0
Color depth
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22.1 bits 23.5 bits
Dynamic range
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11.5 EV 12 EV
Low light performance
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784 ISO 3,253 ISO