It’s World Photograph Day! Planning on buying a DSLR? Confused  about going for a Nikon or Canon? Nikon D5100 and Canon EOS 600D are one of the top sellers for  both brands. Each DSLR is preferred by many photographers because of their dynamic results and affordable price.

Here is a comparison for Nikon D5100 vs. Canon EOS 600D to help you select the perfect DSLR for you.

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Specifications

Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

General

  • Brand: Nikon
  • Date Announced: April 2011

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Sensor

  • Type: CMOS
  • Crop Factor: 1.5x
  • Megapixels: 16.1MP
  • Light Sensitivity: 6,400 ISO
  • Light Sensitivity (Boost): 25,600 ISO
  • Sensor Cleaning: Yes

Sensor (Advanced)

  • True Resolution: 16.1MP
  • Native Resolution: 4928 x 3264
  • Pixel SIze: 22.9 µm²

Screen

  • Type: LCD
  • Size: 7.6cm
  • Resolution: 920k dots
  • Touch Screen: No
  • Flips Out: No
  • Live View: Yes

Lenses

  • Lens Availability: 230 lenses
  • Lens Mount: Nikon F

Form Factor

  • Size: 127 x 97 x 79 mm
  • Depth: 7.9cm
  • Weight:
  • 560g
  • Interchangable Lens: Yes
  • Waterproof: No
  • Weather Sealed: No
  • Built-in Focus Motor: No

Viewfinder

  • Type: Pentamirror
  • Viewfinder Size: 0.51x
  • Coverage: 95%

Movies

  • Format: 1080p @ 30fps
  • Supports 24p: Yes
  • High-Speed Framerate: None
  • External Mini-Jack: Yes
  • Autofocus: Contract Detection
  • Continous Focus: Yes
  • All Formats: 640 x 424 @ 24fps, 720p @ 24fps, 720p @ 30fps, 1080p @ 24fps, 1080p @ 30fps

Canon EOS 600D

Canon EOS 600D

General

  • Brand: Canon
  • Date Announced: Febuary 2011

Sensor

  • Type: CMOS
  • Crop Factor: 1.6x
  • Megapixels: 17.9MP
  • Light Sensitivity: 6,400 ISO
  • Light Sensitivity (Boost): 12,800 ISO
  • Sensor Cleaning: Yes

Sensor (Advanced)

  • True Resolution: 17.9MP
  • Native Resiolution: 5184 x 3456
  • Pixel Size: 18.5 µm²

Screen

  • Type: LCD
  • Size: 7.6cm
  • Resolution: 1,040k Dots
  • Touch Screen: No
  • Flips Out: Yes
  • Live View: Yes

Lenses

  • Lens Availability: 220 Lenses
  • Lens Mount: Canon EF

Form Factor

  • Size: 133 x 100 x 80mm
  • Depth: 8cm
  • Weight: 570g
  • Interchangable Lenses: Yes
  • Waterproof: No
  • Weather Sealed: No
  • Built-in Focus Motor: No

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Viewfinder

  • Type: Pentamirror
  • Viewfinder Size: 0.53x
  • Coverage: 95%

Movies

  • Format: 1080p @ 30fps
  • Supports 24p: Yes
  • High-speed Framerate: None
  • External Mic Jack: Yes
  • Autofocus: None
  • Continous Focus: n/a
  • All Formats: 480p @ 30fps, 480p @ 50fps, 480p @ 60fps, 720p @ 30fps, 720p @ 50fps, 720p @ 60fps, 1080p @ 24fps, 1080p @ 25fps, 1080p @ 30fps

Features

Nikon D5100

  • Panorama: No
  • HDR: Yes
  • 3D: No
  • Image Stabilization: None
  • RAW Support: Yes
  • GPS: No

Performance

  • Startup Delay: 500ms
  • Shutter Lag: 273 ms
  • Battery Life: 660 Shots
  • Continous Shooting: 4fps

Focus System

  • Autofocus: Phase Detection
  • Focus Points: 11
  • Cross Type Focus Points: 1

Shutter

  • Max: 1/4000s
  • Min: 30s

Flash

  • Built-in flash: Yes
  • Popup: Yes
  • External Connection: Yes

Storage

  • Storage Slots: 1
  • Supported Formats: SD, SDHC, SDXC

DXO Mark Source

  • Image Quality: 80.0
  • Color Depth: 23.5bits
  • Low Light Performance: 1,183 ISO

Canon EOS 600D

  • Panorama: No
  • HDR: No
  • 3D: No
  • Image Stabilization: None
  • RAW Support: Yes
  • GPS: No

Performance

  • Startup Delay: 1500 ms
  • Shutter Lag: 283 ms
  • Battery Life: 440 shots
  • Continous Shooting: 3.7fps

Focus System

  • Autofocus: Phase Detection
  • Focus Points: 9
  • Crosstype Focus Points: 1

Shutter

  • Max: 1/4000s
  • Min: 30s

Flash

  • Built-in flash: Yes
  • Popup: Yes
  • External Connection: Yes

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Storage

  • Storage Slots: 1
  • Supported Format: SD, SDHC,  SDXC

DXO Mark Scores

  • Image Quality: 65.0
  • Color Depth: 22.1 bits
  • Dynamic Range: 11.5 EV
  • Low Light Performance: 793 ISO

Advantages

Nikon D5100

Nikon

 

  • Significantly lower noise at high ISO
  • Significantly better image quality
  • More dynamic range
  • Video autofocus
  • Better color depth
  • Much less startup delay
  • Has in-camera HDR
  • Longer battery life
  • Smaller and lighter
  • Slightly less shutter lag
  • Shoots slightly faster
  • Slightly more lenses available
  • Better boost ISO
  • Slightly more focus points
  • Set focus accurately within the frame
  • Cheaper
  • Thinner

Canon EOS 600D

Canon

  • Higher Screen Resolution
  • Higher True Resolution
  • Slightly Larger Viewfinder

Price

Nikon D5100: PKR43,000 on WhatPrice 

Canon EOS 600D: PKR72,999 on Shophive

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Images

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Canon EOD 600D

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