Canon 50D vs Canon T3i

Canon 50D advantages over Canon T3i

• Larger sensor
  APS-C vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 4.99 vs 4.30 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.30 vs 1.5 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer stills battery life
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  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

  640 vs 440 shots
  Capture more photos
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• More cross-type AF points
  9 vs 1
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Pentaprism viewfinder
  Pentaprism vs Pentamirror
  Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
• Less shutter lag
  0.13 vs 0.28 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.59x vs 0.53x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Faster JPEG shooting
  6.3 fps vs 3.6 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  43 vs 9 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light