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Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII

Portability
66
Imaging
58
Features
72
Overall
63
Canon EOS 600D front
 
Canon EOS 7D Mark II front
Portability
55
Imaging
63
Features
80
Overall
69

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Key Specs

Canon 600D
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400 (Increase to 12800)
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 570g - 133 x 100 x 80mm
  • Revealed March 2011
  • Other Name is EOS Rebel T3i / EOS Kiss X5
  • Earlier Model is Canon 550D
  • New Model is Canon 650D
Canon 7D MII
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 16000 (Expand to 51200)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 910g - 149 x 112 x 78mm
  • Launched September 2014
  • Superseded the Canon 7D
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Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Overview

Here is a extensive assessment of the Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Advanced DSLR and both of them are offered by Canon. The sensor resolution of the 600D (18MP) and the 7D MII (20MP) is pretty well matched and they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (APS-C).

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The 600D was announced 4 years earlier than the 7D MII and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Canon 600D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon 7D MII being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the 600D scores vs the 7D MII with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon 600D over the Canon 7D MII

 600D 7D MII 
Screen typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating screen
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Reasons to pick Canon 7D MII over the Canon 600D

 7D MII 600D 
LaunchedSeptember 2014March 2011Fresher by 42 months

Common features in the Canon 600D and Canon 7D MII

 600D 7D MII 
Manual focus Dial precise focus
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen sizing
Screen resolution1040k1040kSame screen resolution
Touch friendly screen Neither includes Touch friendly screen

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to carry your camera, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon 600D features outside dimensions of 133mm x 100mm x 80mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.1") and a weight of 570 grams (1.26 lbs) whilst the Canon 7D MII has sizing of 149mm x 112mm x 78mm (5.9" x 4.4" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 910 grams (2.01 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the 600D against the 7D MII.

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 600D and 7D MII is 66 and 55 respectively.

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII top view buttons comparison

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Sensor Comparison

Normally, its hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The visual below will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 600D and 7D MII.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You should expect the Canon 7D MII to give you greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older 600D is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII sensor size comparison

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Screen and ViewFinder

Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon 600D
Portrait photography with Canon 7D MII
74
has manual focus
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
supports face detection autofocus
exports RAW files
77
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports face detect autofocus
supports RAW formats
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Street Comparison

Canon 600D Street photography details
Canon 7D MII Street photography details
67
screen articulates fully
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
58
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
environment sealing
no moving screen
does not have image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Canon 600D Sports photography advice
Canon 7D MII Sports photography advice
54
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
sensor has phase detect autofocus
max frames per second low (4.0 frames/s)
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (440 shots)
69
high shutter speed (1/8,000 seconds)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports tracking focus
environment sealing
comes with phase detect autofocus
does not have image stabilization
low battery pack (670 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Canon 600D Travel photography highlights
Canon 7D MII Travel photography highlights
62
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
selfie friendly screen
missing Time Lapse function
terrible battery power (440 shots)
58
environment sealing
decent sensor resolution (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
low battery pack (670 shots)
does not have selfie friendly screen
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Landscape Comparison

Canon 600D Landscape photography advice
Canon 7D MII Landscape photography advice
63
has manual focus
change lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
megapixel count decent (18 megapixels)
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
exports RAW files
lack of image stabilization
terrible battery power (440 shots)
missing Time Lapse function
70
has manual focus
change lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
screen size is good (3 inches)
decent sensor resolution (20MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW formats
environment sealing
has double storage slots
does not have image stabilization
low battery pack (670 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon 600D Vlogging info
Canon 7D MII Vlogging info
70
selfie friendly screen
supports face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
includes external mic support
lack of image stabilization
29
supports face detect autofocus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 pxls)
does have microphone port
does not have selfie friendly screen
does not have image stabilization
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Canon 600D vs Canon 7D MII Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon 600D and Canon 7D MII
 Canon EOS 600DCanon EOS 7D Mark II
General Information
Company Canon Canon
Model type Canon EOS 600D Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Otherwise known as EOS Rebel T3i / EOS Kiss X5 -
Type Entry-Level DSLR Advanced DSLR
Revealed 2011-03-31 2014-09-15
Body design Compact SLR Mid-size SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 4 DIGIC 6 (dual)
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size APS-C APS-C
Sensor measurements 22.3 x 14.9mm 22.4 x 15mm
Sensor area 332.3mm² 336.0mm²
Sensor resolution 18 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Peak resolution 5184 x 3456 5472 x 3648
Highest native ISO 6400 16000
Highest enhanced ISO 12800 51200
Lowest native ISO 100 100
RAW format
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Total focus points 9 65
Cross type focus points 1 65
Lens
Lens mount type Canon EF/EF-S Canon EF/EF-S
Total lenses 326 326
Focal length multiplier 1.6 1.6
Screen
Range of screen Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 1,040 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Screen tech TFT color LCD, liquid-crystal monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Optical (pentamirror) Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage 95% 100%
Viewfinder magnification 0.53x 0.63x
Features
Min shutter speed 30 seconds 30 seconds
Max shutter speed 1/4000 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shutter speed 4.0fps 10.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 13.00 m 12.00 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye -
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash sync 1/200 seconds 1/250 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30, 25, 24 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 50 fps), 640 x 480 (60, 50 fps) 1920 x 1080 (59.94, 50. 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98 fps), 1280 x 720 (59.94, 50, 29.97, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (29.97, 25 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 MPEG-4
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 3.0 (5 GBit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 570 gr (1.26 lb) 910 gr (2.01 lb)
Dimensions 133 x 100 x 80mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.1") 149 x 112 x 78mm (5.9" x 4.4" x 3.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating 65 70
DXO Color Depth rating 22.1 22.4
DXO Dynamic range rating 11.5 11.8
DXO Low light rating 793 1082
Other
Battery life 440 pictures 670 pictures
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID - LP-E6N
Self timer Yes (2 sec or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse feature
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC CompactFlash + SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 Dual
Price at release $799 $1,086