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Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D Compared to the Canon EOS R50
| Specifications | Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D | Canon EOS R50 |
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| Year Introduced | 2011 | 2023 |
| Megapixels | 18.0 | 24.2 |
| Total Pixels | 18.7 | 25.5 |
| Sensor Size | 22.3 x 14.9mm | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| Pixel Dimensions | 5184 x 3456 | 6000 x 4000 |
| Pixel Size | 4.30µm | 3.72µm |
| Diffraction-Limited Aperture | f/6.9 | f/6.0 |
| Sensor Readout Speed (ms) | 35.3 | |
| Sensor Stabilization | N | N |
| Lens Mount | EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, and TS-E lenses when using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R) |
| FOVCF | 1.6x | 1.6x |
| Image Processor | DIGIC 4 | DIGIC X |
| Autofocus | ||
| Type | TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor | Phase-difference detection system with image sensor (Dual Pixel CMOS AF) |
| Points | 9 AF points (f/5.6 cross type at centre, extra sensitivity at f/2.8) | 651 AF Areas covering approx. 100% of the frame, 4503 individually selectable AF points with 90% horizontal and 100% vertical coverage |
| Working Range | EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23°C & ISO100) | EV -4 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C & ISO100) |
| Point Selection | Automatic selection, Manual selection | Spot AF, 1-point AF, AF point Expansion 4 points (up, down, left, right), AF point Expansion surrounding (all surrounding points), Flexible Zone AF 1-3, and Whole Area AF (entire focusing area with 651 maximum focusing zones) |
| Microadjustment | No | |
| Touch & Drag AF | Y | |
| Eye Detection AF | Y | |
| Focus Bracketing/Stacking | Y | |
| Exposure Control | ||
| Metering Modes | TTL full aperture metering with 63-zone SPC (1) Evaluative metering (linked to all AF points) (2) Partial metering at center (approx. 9% of viewfinder) (3) Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center) (4) Center weighted average metering | Real-time with image sensor, 384-zone (24x16) (1) Evaluative metering (AF point-linked) (2) Partial metering (approx. 5.8% of the area at the center of the screen) (3) Spot metering (approx. 2.9% of the area at the center of the screen) (4) Center-weighted average metering |
| Metering Range | EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100) | EV -2 – 20 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100) |
| Exposure Comp | +/-5 EV in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments (can be combined with AEB) | +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| AEB | 3 shots +/- 2 EV, 1/2 or 1/3-stop increments | 3 shots in +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments |
| Light Flicker Mode | Y | |
| Intervalometer | N | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto (100-6400), 100-6400 Expandable to H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments | Auto, 100-32000 (in 1/3-stop or whole stop increments) ISO can be expanded to H1: 51200 |
| Shutter Speed | 30 - 1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode) | 1st Curtain Electronic: 30-1/4000 sec (1/2 or 1/3 stop increments), Electronic: 30-1/8000, Bulb |
| Viewfinder | ||
| Type | Pentamirror | 0.39" (9.9mm) OLED color EVF, 2.36 Million dots |
| Coverage | Approx. 95% | Approx. 100% |
| Magnification | Approx. 0.85x | Approx. 0.95x |
| Eyepoint | Approx. 19mm | Approx. 22mm |
| Information | AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light Image information: Highlight tone priority (D+), monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), White balance correction, SD card information | (1) Maximum burst (2) Possible shots/Sec. until self-timer shoots (3) Focus Bracketing/ Multiple-exposure/HDR shooting/Multi Shot Noise Reduction/Bulb time/Interval timer (4) Shooting mode (5) AF method (6) AF operation (7) Image quality (8) Card (9) Drive mode (10) Metering mode (11) No. of remaining shots for focus braketing, multiple exposures, or interval timer (12) Electronic level (13) Movie recording time available (14) Battery level (15) Image Stabilizer (IS mode) (16) Histogram (Brightness/RGB) (17) Quick Control button (18) Anti-flicker shooting (19) White balance/White balance correction (20) Picture style (21) Auto Lighting Optimizer (22) Still photo cropping / Aspect ratio (23) AF point (1-point AF) (24) AEB/FEB (25) View Assist (26) HDR PQ (27) Flash ready / FE lock / High-speed sync (28) Electronic shutter (29) Touch shutter / Create folder (30) AE lock (31) Shutter speed / Multi-function lock warning (32) Aperture value (33) Wi-Fi® function (34) Wi-Fi® signal strength (35) Bluetooth® function (36) Exposure simulation (37) Magnify button (38) ISO speed (39) Highlight tone priority (40) Exposure compensation (41) Exposure level indicator |
| DOF Preview | Yes, with Depth of Field preview button | Yes, via customizable button |
| LCD | ||
| Type | Vari angle 3.0" (7.7cm) 3:2 Clear View TFT, approx. 1040K dots | Vari-angle touch screen 2.95" (7.50cm) Clear View LCD II, approx. 1.62 million dots |
| Coating | Dual Anti-reflection, anti smudge | No |
| Brightness Adj | Adjustable to one of seven levels | Manual: Adjustable to one of seven levels |
| Display Options | (1) Quick Control Screen (2) Camera settings | (1) Basic Camera settings (2) Advance Camera settings (3) Camera settings plus histogram and dual level display (4) No info (5) Quick Control Screen |
| Flash | ||
| Built-in GN | 13 (ISO 100, meters) | 6 (ISO 100, meters) |
| Built-in Coverage | Up to 17mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 27mm) | Up to 18mm focal length (35mm equivalent: 24mm) |
| Built-in Recycle Time | Approx. 3 seconds | Approx. 5 sec. |
| Modes | Auto, Manual flash, Integrated Speedlite Transmitter | E-TTL II Auto Flash, Metered Manual |
| X-Sync | 1/200sec | 1/250 electronic 1st curtain, n/a with electronic shutter |
| Exposure Compensation | +/- 2EV in 1/2 or 1/3 increments | +/- 3EV in 1/3 increments |
| Hot Shoe/PC Terminal | Yes / No | Yes / No |
| External Flash Comp | E-TTL II with EX series Speedlites, wireless multi-flash support | Canon Multi-function accessory shoe . Canon AD-E1 adapter required for EX Speedlites |
| Shooting | ||
| Shooting Modes | Scene Intelligent Auto, No Flash, Creative Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Movie, Program AE , Shutter priority AE, Aperture priority AE, Manual, A-DEP | Still Photo Shooting: (1) Scene Intelligent Auto (2) Hybrid Auto (3) Special Scenes (4) Creative Filters (5) Flexible-priority AE (6) Program AE (7) Shutter-priority AE (8) Aperture-priority AE (9) Manual Exposure (10) Bulb Exposure Movie Recording: (1) Movie for close-up demos (2) Movie IS mode (3) HDR movies (4) Movie auto exposure (5) Movie manual exposure (6) Custom Shooting mode (C mode) |
| Picture Styles | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) | Auto, Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Fine Detail, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Defined (x3) |
| Image Processing | Highlight Tone Priority Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) Auto Correction of Lens Peripheral illumination Basic+ (Shoot by ambience selection, Shoot by lighting or scene type) Creative filters (Grainy B/W, Soft focus, Toy camera, Miniature effect, Fish-eye) - during image Playback only | Resize JPEG / HEIF images to M, S1, S2 Cropping: JPEG / HEIF images can be cropped (Aspect ratios 3:2, 4:3, 16:9, 1:1) Cropping of images - Switch between vertical and horizontal cropping orientation - Cropping frame can be moved using touch screen operation RAW image processing: not supportsed Multiple exposure HDR HEIF to Jpeg conversion Lens optical correction: - Peripheral illumination correction, Chromatic aberration correction, Distortion correction (during/after still photo shooting, during video only) - Diffraction correction, Digital Lens Optimizer (during/after still photo shooting) Focus breathing compensation (compatible lenses, movies only) Highlight Tone Priority (3 settings) Auto Lighting Optimizer (4 settings) Long exposure noise reduction (3 settings) High ISO speed noise reduction (4 settings) (still and video) Clarity (+/- 4) |
| Abberration Corrections | Peripheral Illumination, Distortion, Chromatic Aberration, and Diffraction along with DLO (Digital Lens Optimizer) | |
| Drive Modes | Single, Continuous, Self timer (2s, 10s+remote, 10s + continuous shots 2-10) | Single, Continuous High+, Continuous High, Continuous Low, Self-timer (2s, 10s, Continuous, 2s+remote, 10s+remote) |
| Continuous Shooting | Max. Approx. 3.7fps for approx. 34 JPEG images, 6 images RAW | Max. approx. 12 fps speed maintained for 42 JPEG, 7 RAW, or 15 CRAW images with AF Tracking or 15 FPS with electronic shutter for 28 JPEG, 7 RAW, or 15 CRAW images |
| Shutter Lag | 90ms | |
| Viewfinder Blackout | 130ms | |
| Live View | ||
| FrameRate | 30 fps | |
| Focusing | Manual Focus (Magnify the image 5x or 10x at any point on screen) Autofocus: Quick mode, Live mode | |
| Metering | Real-time evaluative metering with image sensor Active metering time can be changed | |
| Display Options | Grid overlay, Histogram | |
| File Information | ||
| Still ImageType | JPEG: Fine, Normal (Exif 2.30 compliant) / Design rule for Camera File system (2.0), RAW: RAW (14bit, Canon original RAW 2nd edition), Digital Print Order Format [DPOF] Version 1.1 compliant | JPEG (.JPG), HEIF (.HIF), RAW, C-RAW (.CR3) Movies: ALL-I (Time-lapse video only), IPB (.MP4) |
| Image Size | JPEG 3:2: (L) 5184x3456, (M) 3456x2304, (S1) 2592x1728, (S2) 1920x1280, (S3) 720x480 JPEG 4:3: (L) 4608x3456, (M) 3072x2304, (S1) 2304x1728, (S2) 1696x1280, (S3) 640x480 JPEG 16:9: (L) 5184x2912, (M) 3456x1944, (S1) 2592x1456 (S2) 1920x1080, (S3) 720x408 | RAW/ C-RAW: 6000x4000 (3:2 aspect ratio) JPEG/ HEIF: 3:2 ratio (L) 6000x4000, (M) 3984x2656, (S1) 2976x1984, (S2) 2400x1600 4:3 ratio (L) 5328x4000, (M) 3552x2664, (S1) 2656x1992, (S2) 2112x1600 16:9 ratio (L) 6000x3368, (M) 3984x2240, (S1) 2976x1680, (S2) 2400x1344 1:1 ratio (L) 4000x4000, (M) 2656x2656, (S1) 1984x1984, (S2) 1600x1600 |
| Movie Type | MOV (Video: H.264, Sound: Linear PCM) | HDR PQ [OFF]: MP4, 8 bits, H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC, YCbCr 4:2:0, Rec.709, AAC HDR PQ [ON]: MP4, 8 bits, H.265 / HEVC, YCbCr 4:2:2, Rec.2020, AAC |
| Movie Size | 1920 x 1080 (29.97, 25, 23.976 fps) 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps) | 4K UHD: 3840 x 2160, 16:9, NTSC (29.97 / 23.98) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC Full HD High Frame Rate Movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (119.88) / PAL (100.00), IPB (Standard / Light), No audio Full HD: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (59.94 / 29.92 / 23.98) / PAL (50.00 / 25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC, Digital Zoom 1-10x available at 29.97 / 23.98 / 25.00 Full HD time-lapse movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97) / PAL (25.00), ALL-I, No audio HDR movies: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard), AAC Creative filters: 1920 x 1080, 16:9, NTSC (29.97 / 23.98) / PAL (25.00), IPB (Standard / Light), AAC |
| Movie Length | Max duration 29min 59sec, Max file size 4GB | Max duration 1 hour (excluding High Frame Rate movies). No 4 GB file limit with exFAT formatted card. |
| Other Information | ||
| Wireless Features | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth | |
| GPS | Via GP-E2 GPS receiver | |
| Custom Functions | 11 Custom Functions with 34 settings | 6 Custom Functions |
| LCD Panel / Illumination | No / No | No / No |
| Water & Dust Resistance | Not Specified | |
| Sound Memo | No | No |
| Interface | ||
| Computer Interface | Hi-Speed USB | Hi-Speed USB 2.0 USB Type-C connector also used for computer communication / smartphone communication / USB power |
| Other Interface | Video output (PAL/ NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal), HDMI mini output (HDMI-CEC compatible), External microphone (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) | HDMI Micro out (Type D, HDMI-CEC not supported) External Microphone In (3.5mm Stereo mini jack) |
| Memory | ||
| Memory Type | SD card, SDHC card or SDXC card | SD/SDHC/SDXC, UHS-I Supported |
| Batteries & Power | ||
| Battery | Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E8 | LP-E17 |
| Battery Life | Approx. 440 (at 23°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) 400 (at 0°C, AE 50%, FE 50%) | Approx. With LCD Approx. 440 shots (at 23°C) With Viewfinder Approx. 310 shots (at 23°C) |
| Power Supply Battery Chargers | AC Adapter Kit ACK-E8, Battery charger LC-E8, LC-E8E | Battery charger LC-E17E Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-E17 |
| Physical Specs | ||
| Body Materials | Stainless Steel and polycarbonate resin with conductive fiber | Magnesium alloy and high-strength engineering plastic |
| Shutter Durability Rating | N/A | |
| Operating Environment | 0 – 40 °C, 85% or less humidity | 32–104°F (0 – 40 °C), 85% or less humidity |
| Dimensions Inches | 5.2 x 3.9 x 3.1" (133.1 x 99.5 x 79.7mm) | 4.58 x 3.37 x 2.71" (116.3 x 85.5 x 68.8mm) |
| CIPA Weight | 20.1 oz (570g) | 13.2 oz (375g) |
| Accessories | ||
| Viewfinder | Eyecup Ef, E-series Dioptric Adjustment Lens with Rubber Frame Ef, Eyepiece Extender EP-EX15II, Angle Finder C | |
| Wireless File Transmitter | Compatible with Eye-Fi cards | Built-in |
| Compatible Lenses | All EF, EF-S, TS-E and MP-E lenses | RF, RF-S (EF, EF-S, TS-E, MP-E with Adapter) |
| Battery Grip | BG-E8 Buy ► | n/a |
| Remote | Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-6 | Wireless Remote Control BR-E1 |
| Other | Hand Strap E2 | |
| Review | Canon EOS Rebel T3i / 600D | Canon EOS R50 |
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