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$690
  • 17.9 MP
  • APS-C CMOS
  • 3" LCD
Released June, 2012
The 18 megapixel 650D / T4i offers a dual AF system which ensures sharp stills as well as continuous autofocus tracking when shooting movies, a 1,040,000-dot vari-angle LCD screen complete with touch-screen operation, a 63-zone metering sensor, standard ISO settings of 100-12800 (expandable to 25600), and 5fps continuous shooting.
Rated 90% by by Photography Blog (Sep, 2012)
 
$549
  • 17.9 MP
  • APS-C CMOS
  • 3" LCD
Released February, 2011
These control the level of sharpness, contrast, saturation and colour tone parameters applied to each image and store them, so that you can quickly switch between a rich, vivid look for landscape photographs to more muted settings when, say, shooting someone’s portrait.
Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2011)
 
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T3i

general

Brand Canon vs Canon
Expected announcement date N/A vs N/A
Expected release date N/A vs N/A
Manufacturer's product page Unknown vs usa.canon.com
Manufacturer code Unknown vs 5169B003
Urls
Product link vs
Product link vs
Release date Jun, 2012 vs Feb, 2011
Announced date Jun, 2012 vs Feb, 2011
Sortable review score 82.49% vs 83.29%
Replaced
Canon Rebel T3i vs
Canon Rebel T2i vs
3D images key Unknown vs Unknown
Continents
North America vs
T3i

form factor

Size 133 x 100 x 79 mm vs 133 x 100 x 80 mm
Thickness 79 mm vs 80 mm
Weight 575 g vs 570 g
Is waterproof No vs No
Is weather sealed No vs No
T3i

lens

Lens None vs None
Focal length N/A vs N/A
Zoom N/A vs N/A
Aperture N/A vs N/A
Tele aperture N/A vs N/A
Macro focus N/A vs N/A
Lens mount Canon EF-S vs Canon EF-S
Interchangeable lenses Yes vs Yes
T3i

display

Type LCD vs LCD
Size 3" vs 3"
Resolution 1,040 k dots vs 1,040 k dots
Has a touch screen Yes vs No
Has a flip out screen Yes vs Yes
Supports live view Yes vs Yes
T3i

video

Video HD video vs HD video
Recording modes
1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps vs
1920 x 1080 @ 30 fps (MPEG-4) vs
1920 x 1080 @ 25 fps (MPEG-4) vs
1920 x 1080 @ 25 fps vs
1920 x 1080 @ 24 fps (MPEG-4) vs
1920 x 1080 @ 24 fps vs
1280 x 720 @ 60 fps (MPEG-4) vs
1280 x 720 @ 60 fps vs
1280 x 720 @ 50 fps (MPEG-4) vs
1280 x 720 @ 50 fps vs
1280 x 720 @ 30 fps vs
640 x 480 @ 60 fps vs
640 x 480 @ 50 fps vs
640 x 480 @ 30 fps (MPEG-4) vs
640 x 480 @ 30 fps vs
640 x 480 @ 25 fps (MPEG-4) vs
Shoots video in 24p Yes vs Yes
Shoots high speed video No vs No
External mic jack 3.5mm vs 3.5mm
Autofocus while shooting video Phase detection vs
Autofocus type Phase detection vs Unknown
Autofocus supports continuous Yes vs Unknown
T3i

sensor

Type CMOS vs CMOS
Megapixels 17.9 MP vs 17.9 MP
Resolution 5184 x 3456 vs 5184 x 3456
Area APS-C vs APS-C
Crop factor 1.6x vs 1.6x
Pixel size 18.5 microns vs 18.5 microns
Light sensitivity 100 ISO to 12,800 ISO vs 100 ISO to 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (Boost) 12,800 ISO to 25,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO to 12,800 ISO
Light sensitivity (Boost) min 12,800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (Boost) max 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
Codecs
RAW vs
JPEG vs
Self cleaning sensor Yes vs Yes
T3i

features

Includes a GPS No vs No
Supports HDR Yes vs No
WiFi Unknown vs Unknown
Automatic panorama No vs No
Create realistic 3D images No vs No
Image stabilization
T3i

performance

Continuous shooting
5 fps @ 5184 x 3456, JPEG, 22 shots vs
5 fps @ 5184 x 3456, RAW, 6 shots vs
3.7 fps, JPEG vs
Battery life 440 vs 440
Focus lag 269 ms vs 283 ms
Shot to shot 2.5 fps vs 2 fps
Startup delay 700 ms vs 1,500 ms
Max continuous shooting 5 fps vs 3.7 fps
T3i

focus system

Type Phase detection vs Phase detection
Focus points 9 vs 9
Phase detection focus points Unknown vs Unknown
Cross type focus points 9 vs 1
Contrast detection focus points Unknown vs Unknown
Supports continuous Yes vs No
T3i

flash

Supports popup Yes vs Yes
Built-in flash Built in flash vs Built in flash
Flash hot shoe Generic vs Generic
T3i

shutter

Min 30 s vs 30 s
Max 1/4000 s vs 1/4000 s
T3i

viewfinder

Viewfinder mirror Opaque vs Opaque
Viewfinder Gives you more flexibility when framing your shot vs Gives you more flexibility when framing your shot
Type Pentamirror vs Pentamirror
Coverage 95% vs 95%
Magnification 0.85x vs 0.85x
Viewfinder size 0.53x vs 0.53x
Display type N/A vs N/A
Display resolution N/A vs N/A
T3i

storage

Storage slot
SDXC vs
SDHC vs
SD vs
Secondary storage slot None vs None
Formats
T3i

dxomark benchmark

DxOMark image quality 62.0 vs 65.0
DxOMark low light performance 722 ISO vs 793 ISO
DxOMark dynamic range 11.2 ev vs 11.5 ev
DxOMark color depth 21.7 bits vs 22.1 bits