Cannon EOS 500D vs. 550D. I have the money for the 500D, but should I save for a 550D?
Question by 3lepant: Cannon EOS 500D vs. 550D. I have the money for the 500D, but should I save for a 550D?
I can buy the Cannon EOS 500D right now, but does anyone think I should save an extra $ 150 and go with the 550D? I really want 720p at 60 FPS and 1080P at 30 FPS just because it seems like it would be a lot smoother than 1080p at 20 FPS. It would be my first DSLR, and I know I should be getting an entry level one such as the Cannon XS (or something similar), but I’ve been wanting one of these DSLRs for as long as I remember, and one that can capture some pretty nice video. I’m not buying the camera JUST for video. If that was the case, I would have gone with a camcorder.
A friend said I should stick with the 500D unless I was real serious with the video, i.e making money from it. He also said that 15 MP to 18 MP wouldn’t make all the difference that I would think it would. However, would I regret buying the 500D rather than the 550D because of it’s other features such as, Manual Exposure control, +/-5 stops for Exposure Comp, much more ISO range, Movie crop function 7x magnification, External mic jack, etc?
Here are the differences:
http://www.radiantlite.com/2010/02/canon-t2i-550d-vs-canon-t1i-500d.html
The 500D is $ 650 and the 550D is $ 800.Worth it?
Thanks.
Best answer:
Answer by Jim A
There’s always some differences between camera models and that’s to be expected.
I shoot with the 500D and find it to be an excellent camera for both stills and video.
I would recommend this camera to anyone looking for a dslr because as displayed on a computer screen you’ll see virtually no difference between this and the t2i. A computer screen is only capable of so many pixels and the difference won’t even be noticeable. That is unless you plan prints the size of a VW micro bus, then you might notice the difference.
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