Apple iPhone 4S
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon T3i
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Apple iPhone 4S

Best price $649
  • Weighs a lot less than the T3i 4.9 oz vs 18.2 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 4 in³ vs 63 in³
  • Newer camera October 2011 vs April 2011
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.5″ vs 3.0″
  • Has GPS location tagging T3i does not have GPS
  • Has HDR on-board T3i does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities T3i does not have Wi-Fi

What’s good about the Canon EOS Rebel T3i

Best price
$160
  • Higher sensor resolution 18 MP vs 8 MP
  • Significantly larger image sensor 332 mm² vs 16 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 1040k dots vs 326k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 4 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 800 ISO
  • Interchangeable lenses iPhone 4S does not have lens options
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector iPhone 4S does not
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback iPhone 4S does not have HDMI
  • Has an External Mic jack iPhone 4S does not
  • Has RAW image capture iPhone 4S does not have RAW capture

What the Apple iPhone 4S and Canon T3i have in common

  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps

What’s missing from both the Apple iPhone 4S and the Canon T3i

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing

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