Canon 6D vs Canon T5i

Canon 6D advantages over Canon T5i

• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.54 vs 4.30 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.50 vs 0.7 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  6D test data on DxO Mark T5i test data on DxO Mark
  2,340 vs 681 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• Longer stills battery life
  More info

  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  1090 vs 440 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  105 mm vs 88 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• Pentaprism viewfinder
  Pentaprism vs Pentamirror
  Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.71x vs 0.53x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Wider angle kit lens
  24 mm vs 29 mm
  Capture more of the scene with the included lens
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  1250 vs 15 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Bigger RAW buffer
  17 vs 6 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  102400 vs 25600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility