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    Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo

    Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets

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    Nikon D5000 DSLR: 12.3 MP, 720p HD Video and Swivel Screen for $850

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    Image of Mayor McRib Mayor McRib
    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    Why do these DIGITAL cameras have ISO controlls?

    Kidding aside,


    I think that the higher ISO on the Nikon looks better and will be more manageable in PP. Lack of noise means nothing if you lose all your detail with it.


    Also you will see loss of detail on the Canon on those shots of the cats. Look in the lower left hand corner.


    In the end I agree with you overall assessment, although for photos I would prefer the Nikon and the Canon for video.

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    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    I'll stick with my Hello Kitty camera for now...
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo

    ...and at 3200 they are both noisier still. But the Canon is less noisy in this case.
    The Canon is less noisy because of the MASSIVE amount of detail-obliterating noise reduction it has applied. Just look at how soft and seemingly out-of-focus the door edges are in the Canon shot compared to the Nikon shot. I strongly disagree with your call on this one factor, Wilson.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/30/09

    @bosskev: With the slightly higher resolution, it can afford it. If you look at the image itself, it looks more "zoomed in". Scale them together, and you'll get the same detail but the noise will be reduced on the Canon.
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    04/30/09

    @ripfire: I know what you are talking about and respect your thoughts, but I am FAR from convinced that the small difference in apparent scale accounts for this HUGE difference in contrast and sharpness.
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    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    I feel like there's a problem with your ISO comparison. Shouldn't the two images be scaled the same? I mean, if you're looking at the Canon image it's like zooming into the image and saying "Oh there, I see the noise". I say this because when it comes to crop/resize/print, those tiny dots will be reduced more so than the other.
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    Image of nathantrumbull nathantrumbull
    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    Is it me or does the Nikon images seem to have less noise at 3200? Im not hugely knowledgeable in photography but from what I'm seeing the Nikon is a ton sharper than the Canon...

    Mehbeh I'm wrong, please explain.
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    Image of bosskev bosskev
    04/30/09

    @Nathan Trumbull: You're not wrong. See my comment below.
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    Image of xThadd xThadd
    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    20 fps? WTF? This makes any 1080 advantage disappear completely. It aint hi-res if it aint full frame rate, baby.
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    Image of imTheKing imTheKing
    04/30/09

    @xThadd: exactly, whats the point of high res video if your shooting 20 fps. It's like buying a Ferrari and only being able to go 20 mph.
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    04/30/09

    @imTheKing:


    Mind you, where I live, full frame rate is a leisurely 25 fps. Or 50 fields, if we're going to get picky about it.

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    04/30/09

    @xThadd: Which means that for you, the Nikon doesn't even shoot full frame rate at 720p.
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    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    What were the settings on those noise comparison shots? The Canon version looks really washed out compared to the Nikon.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    04/30/09

    @soopafly: Both were 1/8 at 800, 1/20 at 1600 and 1/40 at 3200, with f3.2 and white balance set at "incandescent". Not works of art, these test shots, but they were consistent across the two cameras.
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    04/30/09

    In reply to Canon Rebel T1i vs Nikon D5000: Entry-Level DSLR Battlemodo
    We have the same granite. Excellent.


    I guess the review is thorough, too. But back to the granite, what sealer do you use?

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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    04/30/09

    @alexmetal: I'll have to get back to you on that one. Maybe you want to recommend yours? ;)
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    Also, Obama shoots Canon, bitches!
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    My nit pick is that you can't go purely on the spec rated iso levels.


    You may find that while the camera says ISO6400 its closer to ISO3200 instead. Not as drastic as that, but you get my point.

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    Image of Ryanraven Ryanraven
    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    Just out of curiosity how many high end DSLRs out there are made left handed? Any at all?
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    Which one holds more souls?
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    Canon, because whenever I see one, I think of this.


    Before anyone tries to lecture me on being an idiot, I'm JOKING. I still think Canon is better.

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    Image of SushantiSparta SushantiSparta
    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    I like that the product shots were taken with a Nikon D90 (:
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    04/29/09

    @SushantiSparta: Should I have switched to a Canon halfway through? That'd seem a little obsessive/compulsive. Point: Don't read into it!
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    04/29/09

    In reply to Nikon D5000 vs. Canon T1i: Place Your Bets
    "Nikon has a 12.3-megapixel CMOS, while the Canon has a 15.1 megapixel CMOS."


    Oh for CHRIST'S SAKE GIZ!! Nobody cares about the Megapixel race since 6 MP on the Nikon D40 proved that consumers don't need anymore than that! And if anything, cramming more megapixels on the Canon will result in poorer images due to cross-pixel noise that increases as the ISO is increased. Also that 20fps 1080's usefulness is debatable and you all know it.


    Way to be Canon fanbois.

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    Image of RaptorCK RaptorCK
    04/29/09

    @blash: While I agree that consumers don't seem to need more than 6MP, especially on an APS-C sensor, it was just stated as a fact. The Canon has more megapixels. That's either a plus or a minus, and the only way to know is a noise comparison, which is also stated in the article.


    In short, chill. We'll know if they're "Canon fanbois" when they declare a winner.


    (And yes, I shoot on a D40. No point in wasting valuable lens money on something only incrementally better, though I certainly wouldn't turn down a D3 if it fell in my lap.)

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    04/29/09

    @RaptorCK: my point is that it shouldn't even be a point - it's irrelevant in practice for most people and might as well not even be considered - in fact, when being given a choice about which to buy, MP shouldn't even come up anymore because all it's being used for anymore is marketing hype.
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    04/29/09

    @blash: Well actually, it does kinda help by making it easier to reduce noise during post processing with minimal loss of detail.
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    Image of AqueousBeef AqueousBeef
    04/29/09

    @blash: It's pretty obvious that the Canon is the clear cut winner here... Nikon comes from the D90 (a consumer DSLR), the Canon comes from the Mark 5 (a prosumer DSLR).
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