600 d vs 60 d

Hi .

A frind of mine are in the market for an slr to photograph band and to use his dslr for some videos aswell.

What is the main diferences on the 60d VS 600d,

I know about the lcd screen on the rop that isnt on the 600d, the iso range seems simmiliar aswell as the meagpixels?


Thank you

I had the same question when I was going to buy one a year ago, and my decision was for 60d. What I remember, is that 60d has replaceable focusing screens. This is an important issue if you are going to use manual focus as the stock screen is not very good for that purpose (and I did replace the focusing screen in my 60d).
As for the specs, I don't remember that now but you can just google "60d vs 600d", you will get a lot of good reviews

can you perhaps explain that replacable focusing screen? are you refering to the lcd?

It is the screen you see when looking though the viewfinder.

Quick rundown:

60D has all cross type AF, much larger battery, better viewfinder, top LCD, 1/3 stop exposure adjustment, Auto ISO that is not locked to whole stops, faster burst rate, better build quality, dual wheel controls (thumb and index finger wheels, this is a huge advantage for manual mode), more durable shutter, integrated level, and I am sure there are a few things I forgot.

If the price difference isn't a concern the 60D is a lot more feature rich.

delko wrote in post #15141910
can you perhaps explain that replacable focusing screen? are you refering to the lcd?

Not the LCD. Focusing screen is a small opaque glass installed before the viewfinder (inside the camera, you can't see it), onto which the image from the lens is projected. And, when you look into the viewfinder, you see the image on the focusing screen. In fact, I didn't think of that when buying my 60d but then I was unpleasantly shocked how difficult manual focusing was - the image in the viewfinder looked sharp even when quite out of focus. Focusing with my old Nikon FE film camera was much easier. But after I replaced the screen (if I remember correctly its marking is EF-S, anyway, it is a special focusing screen for manual focusing) manual focusing became even easier than with my old Nikon.
Canon states that 60d is the only camera in its class that has a replaceable focusing screen, and 600d is considered a lower class.

60d if you can budget the extra cost but if not then 600d. Both share the same sensor so IQ is going to be the same.

I think one key difference will be the swivel screen of the 60D. I don't think the 600D (T3i) has that feature. Otherwise there are more similarities than there are differences.

The swivel screen will allow holding the camera up in the air while taking images/videos.

T3i has the swivel screen. T2i(550d) and t3i(600d) are almost the same except for the swivel screen on the t3i.

Keyan basically summed it up pretty well. At the price you can get a 60d for now (@$640) its worth it over the 600d.Only reason I would get a 600d over a 60d would be as a backup/second body (comes in VERY handy for video)

BrickR wrote in post #15144033
Keyan basically summed it up pretty well. At the price you can get a 60d for now (@$640) its worth it over the 600d.Only reason I would get a 600d over a 60d would be as a backup/second body (comes in VERY handy for video)

If your friend is able to afford both bodies (and lenses for both and has another person to operate a 2nd camera), I'd say go for it. I'll elaborate on why it's useful to have two bodies a bit:

Sharp stills require shutter speeds higher than 1/60 of a second depending on how much the subject is moving. Source: http://digital-photography-school.com/shutter-speed
(There are exceptions to this rule such as the use of panning or rear-curtain flash)

"As a rule of thumb, you want the denominator of your shutter speed to be approximately double the number of frames per second that you are recording. In other words, if you are recording at 30 frames per second, you want your shutter speed to be 1/60th of a second. . . A fast shutter speed such as 1/400th of a second will produce a series of crisp frames that have a choppy look when played back." Source: http://vimeo.com …tting-the-record-straight

So with two camera bodies, you can film clips while the other one shoots stills (and also grab another angle of the scene). Each camera will have to have its settings optimized for its task of course. Sure, you can take stills while filming but doing so splits the film clip and the still is prone to simply being plain bad since the camera's settings were optimized for filming rather than capturing a still.

have you considered a T4i/550d/Kiss x6i it has some things the t3i/60d lacks like:
* Continuous and silent* Auto focus during video thanks to the Hybrid CMOS sensor, T3i is not able to continuously auto focus during video.
* Stereo Microphone, T3i had Mono – both have mic port
* Touchscreen – Very good, makes camera a bit more user friendly, especially for photographers new to DSLRS
* Higher Iso, can now hit 25,600 thanks to the Digic 5 processor, T3i had a Digic 4
* Digic 5 Processor also allows in camera HDR
* Digic 5 Processor also allows 5 Frames Per Second burst, T3i was 3.7 FPS
* Better Focus with 9 cross type AF points, T3i has one cross-type(center) and 8 single axis points.

* Silent Af only possible with the two new STM lenses, the 40mm and the 18-135