Canon 1D MII N vs Canon 650D

Here is a extensive assessment of the Canon 1D MII N and Canon 650D, one being a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are offered by Canon. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the 1D MII N (8MP) and 650D (18MP) and the 1D MII N (APS-H) and 650D (APS-C) offer different sensor sizes.

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The 1D MII N was revealed 8 years before the 650D and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 1D MII N being a Large SLR camera and the Canon 650D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the 1D MII N grades vs the 650D in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS-1D Mark II N and Canon EOS 650D. The full galleries are available at Canon 1D MII N Gallery and Canon 650D Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Canon 1D MII N comes with outside dimensions of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") having a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) whilst the Canon 650D has specifications of 133mm x 100mm x 79mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 575 grams (1.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the 1D MII N and the 650D.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1D MII N and 650D is 50 and 65 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the difference in sensor sizing merely by viewing technical specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1D MII N and 650D.

As you can tell, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 1D MII N with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Canon 650D will provide you with more detail because of its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older 1D MII N will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.