Canon SL1
DSLR Camera
vs Canon T2i
DSLR Camera

What’s good about the Canon EOS Rebel SL1 IS

Best price $399
  • Weighs a little bit less than the T2i 14.36 oz vs 18.7 oz
  • Smaller body size 45 in³ vs 58 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $399 vs $648
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 25,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs February 2010
  • Has HDR on-board T2i does not have HDR

What’s good about the Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Best price
$648
  • 244% more battery life 550 shots vs 160 shots

What the Canon SL1 and Canon T2i have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 18 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 332 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 1040k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 4 shots per second vs 4 shots per second
  • interchangeable lenses
  • HDMI port
  • external microphone jack
  • RAW capture
  • hot shoe

What’s missing from both the Canon SL1 and the Canon T2i

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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