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And this is a side-by-side comparison of the nikon d80
Verse the Canon 5d Mark 4 now keep in mind that I've taken these both out into the real world
During real world reviews you can check those out at the links below as well as download sample RAW files
But for this video, I wanted to put the specs side-by-side and then tell you which camera
I think wins in each category, so let's look at the specs the first thing
I want to talk about is the image sensor that's in both of these cameras the Nikon has a forty five point seven megapixel full-frame
BSI CMOS sensor where the Canon has a thirty point four
megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor the Nikon does not have an AAA filter where the canon one does now is
45 megapixels better than the 30 megapixels that you find over here now
That's a toss-up question sure more megapixels may mean better for some people in certain situations
Yes, having more resolution can come in handy, but having more resolution does bring other issues that I'll talk about later in this video
But I also talked about it in the real world review
But in this case we'll call it a toss-up even though this one has more now
let's look at the image processors in the Nikon you have an
Expedia Canon digit 6 plus image processor basically going to do the same thing so no check marks to either of these cameras
But now let's look at the ISO because that is really the determining
factor on which camera may be better the Nikon is doing 64 to
25600 natively and is expandable to the low of 32 and a high of a hundred and
2,400 where the Canon is
100 to
32,000 natively expandable up to 100 and
2400 as well so the Nikon edges out the Canon here because it does shoot at 64 which is a nice
super-clean file
But keep in mind more
Megapixels may lead to less cleaner images at higher ISO s verse the Canon, which has less megapixels now
I've maxed out the Canon when shooting in terms of its native ISO during the real world review and got some fantastic
Results that I was very happy with in the past. I found that the Nikon has always given me a cleaner grain structure
Where it looked more like film and Canon on the other side didn't have that same structure
but in the last couple years the canons have started to get a very nice noise pattern that really looks like and
Replicates film grain so in this case I've shot both of them at higher
ISO s and they've both come out pretty similar in my opinion
So I think either way you go in this situation
I don't think you can go wrong so check marks to both now you might think because you have 45
Megapixels in this camera that it won't shoot as many frames a second as the Canon
But you'd be wrong this does 7 frames a second where the Canon also does 7 frames a second
but if you want to get jiggy with it you can add a
Vertical grip to the Nikon to get 9 frames a second if you spend the extra money to get the Nikon
D5 battery you will get 9 frames a second now
You can also add a grip to this Canon
But that does not give you a speed boost when it comes to shooting extra frames per second
It just gives you a little bit of extra battery power because you're squeezing an extra battery in there
so check mark is
Definitely going to the Nikon because you can squeeze out an extra couple frames a second if you can squeeze out an extra couple dollars
Autofocus is extremely important when you are shooting photos the Nikon has a hundred and fifty three autofocus points with
99 of them being cross type where the Canon has only
61 autofocus points with 41 of them being cross type now from using both of these in real-world situations
I didn't have a problem nailing focused time and time again
Sure, I rather have a hundred and fifty three points with 99 of them being cross type
But that doesn't mean that the Canon isn't as good as the Nikon in this situation
But like a lot of the features where people were very upset when this camera was announced
Maybe it could have had more focused points with more cross-type sensors
But it does not
Nikon comes out with this d 850 it
Matches what the Nikon d5 does in terms of focus points and cross types so in this case let's go ahead and give the Nikon
A check mark which one of these can take more pictures in a row well the Nikon will give you
51 RAW files in a row where the Canon tops out at
21 now why is this the case?
well
Let's look at what memory cards these cameras use the Nikon uses an x QD card slot as well as a UHS 2
SD card slot and the Canon on the other hand uses some five six seven eight year old technology
Uses a compact flash card and a UHS one
SD card slot so because of that because the Nikon has the newer cards the newer card slot
You can shoot much faster because the buffer can clear the files to the cards because the cards are capable of that speed
Nikon definitely gets a check mark for
Upgrading to the latest technology where Canon is being left behind because they use some five six seven eight year old technology
so in this case you get more shots with the Nikon than the Canon check mark to
Nikon for those of you who are not just looking to do stills
But also shoot video how did these cameras stack up well let's look at the Nikon you can shoot full-frame
UHD 4k video at up to 30 frames a second with 1080 @ up to a hundred and twenty
frames a second
So yes all the lenses that you put on here you put that 14 to 24 on to shoot 4k
You're gonna get it as 14 to 24 now
Let's look at the Canon specs it will shoot at a 1.7 for crop factor DCI 4k
Video recording at up to 30 frames a second and it will do 720 at only
120 frames a second so based off the specs alone. It looks like and sounds like the Nikon will do better
Now I'm using the D 850 right now on this camera in 4k to record me
We've also used this 5d Mark 4 to do 4k video and the files look tremendous
If not a little sharper even though the Nikon has a filter this cannon does a fantastic job with 4k
The problem is it uses a bloated file
and it also uses the older memory cards the fact that it doesn't use AC fast memory card to transfer the data or use a
Smaller less bloated file is really a pain in the butt
But at the end of the day the video quality from both are gonna
Be really good, and you have to decide which one is best for you in this case it is kind of a toss-up
But based off of all of the specs. I guess it's not a toss-up
I'm gonna check mark based on specs
The Nikon which one of these bad boys is going to be the best for
Continuous autofocus when it comes to video the Nikon offers you a tremendous
autofocus mode and by tremendous
I mean not very good the nikon autofocus isn't very good it hunts. It goes forward. It goes back
Then it locks on then it's not really gonna track you very well whereas the Canon has what's called dual pixel AF
Which I say time and time again is an incredible
autofocus capability for video
Capturing you cannot beat that dual pixel AF with anything else on the market so if you're looking for a camera
That's gonna. Do continuous autofocus and do it right when you're shooting video Canon
100% gets the check mark in the
autofocus for video one more thing about the video for both of these cameras the
Nikon shoots with a
flat picture style if you would like and the Canon has an option to shoot with C log if you get the C log
Upgrade or purchase the camera with the upgrade already done the C log is gonna be a better file to work with because it's almost
Like having a raw file without being a raw file because you can do a lot more color correction to it in post-production
So check mark goes to the Canon no in a category that doesn't matter very much
viewfinder coverage they both have a hundred percent viewfinder coverage
you can see right here that the Nikon has one of the tallest view finders and
Magnifications that you will find in a Nikon camera, but that brings up
Which one would be better at the wind tunnel test let's find out right meow?
Clear winner
Cannon now that we got the Windtunnel tests out of the way. Let's look at the screen sizes you have a
3.2 inch touch screen on the Nikon side that is tilt a bowl on the Canon you have a 3.2 inch screen
That's fully touchable as well
But doesn't have a tilt screen now where the Nikon wins big is in how many dots it has it has
2.3. Six million dots where the Canon has one point six million dots now not only does Nikon tilt for those people who want
The tilt ability, but the screen is
really awesome
great color great definition great clarity
And it works really well in bright light where the Canon may not hold up as well in
The bright light so check mark goes to Nikon if you're watching this you probably own a lot of camera gear
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Let's get back to the specs now
Here's an interesting feature that I wish all cameras had that Nikon has the ability to have back illuminated buttons
So if you're shooting in the pit at a concert
and you want to see that you hit the right button you can just turn on the
Backlight so you can just see what those buttons say the Canon doesn't offer you that so check mark icon
Both of these cameras offer joysticks for moving the focus points and also custom function buttons
But there is one function that this Canon offers you that blows the Nikon out of the water
And that's the ability to set one of the buttons that when you press it you go from
continuous focus to single focus or you go from single focus to
Continuous focus now you may say that doesn't sound like such a big deal
But when you're looking through the back of the camera now. I'm not a back button focused person
this is for people that like to use the front button for continuous focus or if to get your focus as well as shoot the
pictures I can hit the button if the subject starts the run and be in
Continuous focus and as soon as they stand still I can press the button again
And now be in single so check mark goes to the Hanan now
Which one of these cameras needs to go on a diet because it's heavy. Well the Nikon's 2.01 pounds whereas the cannon is
1.76 pounds making the Nikon a little chunkier now is that that big of a deal?
No, that is not a major weight difference so really it's kind of a toss-up right there
but if you're looking for a lighter option you may want to check out all the different mirrorless cameras on the market and
Finally the last speck is the price the Nikon clocks in at thirty two
Ninety six ninety five and the Canon thirty to ninety nine
Meaning the Nikon is totally a better option for that couple bucks less
But in all reality the features that this Nikon offers for that value is
extreme compared to what you get for the Canon for the most part the Canon is a
fantastic camera now this is where I tell you my final thoughts about which one I would buy I've already bought a
Nikon d80 because I'm a Nikon shooter
Steven has already bought a Canon 5d Mark for because he's a Canon shooter
I don't think you can go wrong either way, but if you don't own either of the systems right now
I'd be hard-pressed to tell you not to look at the Nikon because it pushed the specs of the future whereas
Canon took the specs of the past and put it into this camera and better do a better job
With the next one in the future, so it's a tough decision
But the Nikon offers so many great features that the Canon falls short on certain ones
But either way that you go, you will get great results if you're somebody that's shooting video
And you need continuous autofocus you're going with the Canon if you're doing static video
And you want that full frame capability you'll probably go with the Nikon in the past
It would have never been a toss-up to say go with Nikon for video, but in this case
I think you can get great results with this bad boy
I know you can get great results with this bad boy as well, but in this case
I'm gonna go check emic check mark on the Nikon side now
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