Canon EOS Rebel T4i vs Nikon D3500

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS Rebel T4i and the Nikon D3500, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Canon EOS Rebel T4i was introduced in August 2012 and Nikon D3500 was introduced in August 2018. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS Rebel T4i over Nikon D3500.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D3500 over Canon EOS Rebel T4i.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Canon EOS Rebel T4i and Nikon D3500 have 3.0" screens with 1,040k dot and 921k dot resolutions respectively. Canon EOS Rebel T4i has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Nikon D3500 has a Fixed screen Canon EOS Rebel T4i also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Viewfinder

Cameras have built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinders. They both have 95% coverage and 0.85x magnification.

Canon EOS Rebel T4i features a 18.0 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 22.3 x 14.9 mm and a total area of 332.3 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 12,800 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. Nikon D3500 features a 24.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor with dimensions of 23.5 x 15.6 mm and a total area of 243.4 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600.

Here is a sensor size comparison chart where you can see how different sensors compare with each other:

Sensor size chart

	Sensor	Dimensions	Area	Aspect Ratio	Crop Factor
	Medium Format	44 x 33 mm	1452 mm2	4:3	0.79x
	Full Frame	36 x 24 mm	864 mm2	3:2	1x
	APS-H	27 x 18 mm	486 mm2	3:2	1.3x
	APS-C	23.6 x 15.6 mm	368.2 mm2	3:2	1.5x
	APS-C (Canon)	22.3 x 14.9 mm	332.3 mm2	3:2	1.6x
	Micro Four Thirds	17.4 x 13 mm	226.2 mm2	4:3	2x
	1-inch	13.2 x 8.8 mm	116.2 mm2	3:2	2.7x
	1/1.7-inch	7.44 x 5.58 mm	41.5 mm2	4:3	4.7x
	1/2.3-inch	6.17 x 4.55 mm	28.1 mm2	4:3	5.6x

Canon EOS Rebel T4i is equipped with DIGIC 5 processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 5184 x 2912, 4608 x 3456,3456 x 3456, 3456 x 2304, 3456 x 1944, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1728, 2592 x 1456, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 2304, 1920 x 1280, 1920 x 1080, 1728 x 1728, 1696 x 1280, 1280 x 1280, 720 x 480, 720 x 400, 640 x 480, 480 x 480 with 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Nikon D3500 is equipped with EXPEED 4 processor and can take pictures up to 6000 x 4000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4496 x 3000, 2992 x 2000 with 3:2 aspect ratios.

Lens Mount

Canon EOS Rebel T4i has Canon EF/EF-S lens mount and Nikon D3500 has Nikon F lens mount. They both have APS-C sensor but because of a small size difference their crop factors (also called lens multiplier) differ from each other. Canon EOS Rebel T4i has the crop factor of 1.6x which means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.6. Nikon D3500 has the crop factor of 1.5x which means that a 35mm equivalent focal length of the mounted lens will be equal to its actual focal length times 1.5.

No Low-Pass Filter on Nikon D3500

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Nikon D3500. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

No Image Stabilization

The cameras do not have image stabilization. On Canon EOS Rebel T4i it means that you need lenses with optical image stabilization for vibration reduction. As for Nikon D3500 nothing can be done. On Nikon D3500 it means that you need lenses with optical image stabilization for vibration reduction. As for Canon EOS Rebel T4i nothing can be done.

Bluetooth on Nikon D3500

Nikon D3500 has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Canon EOS Rebel T4i has a Mini HDMI and Nikon D3500 has a Mini HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Canon EOS Rebel T4i comes with LP-E8 battery pack with battery life of 440 shots and Nikon D3500 comes with EN-EL14a battery pack with battery life of 1550 shots.

External Storage Slots

Canon EOS Rebel T4i has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Nikon D3500 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D3500 has Electronic shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T4i, and up to 1/4000 sec on Nikon D3500. Cameras can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps.

Focusing

Canon EOS Rebel T4i has TTL secondary image forming, phase difference detection with AF dedicated CMOS sensor system with 9 (9 cross-type) focusing points and Nikon D3500 has 11 focusing points. Canon EOS Rebel T4i has detection range from -0.5 to +18 EV and Nikon D3500 has detection range from -1 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D3500 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Canon EOS Rebel T4i and ±5 EV range on Nikon D3500. You can also do exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Canon EOS Rebel T4i and exposure lock and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D3500.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 13.00 m on Canon EOS Rebel T4i and 7.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D3500. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on both cameras.

Canon EOS Rebel T4i body has dimensions of 133 x 100 x 79 mm (5.24 x 3.94 x 3.11") and Nikon D3500 body has dimensions of 124 x 97 x 70 mm (4.88 x 3.82 x 2.76"). Canon EOS Rebel T4i weighs 575 g (1.27 lb / 20.28 oz) and Nikon D3500 weighs 365 g (0.80 lb / 12.87 oz).

Canon EOS Rebel T4i

Nikon D3500

133 mm

100 mm

124 mm

97 mm

100 mm

97 mm

79 mm

70 mm