Canon EOS Rebel T5 vs Samsung TL500

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500
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      Overview

      In this comparison, we will evaluate the Canon EOS Rebel T5 and the Samsung TL500, 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 T5 was introduced in February 2014 and Samsung TL500 was introduced in July 2010. Let us first list highlights of the models.

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 Highlights

      • 18.0 MP APS-C CMOS Sensor
      • 100 - 6,400 Native ISO
      • 9 Focus Points (9 Cross-type)
      • 3.0" 460k dot Fixed Screen
      • Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder
      • 3.0 fps Continuous Shooting
      • 1920 x 1080 Video Shooting
      • 30 min Video Recording Limit
      • Built-in Flash

      Samsung TL500 Highlights

      • 10 MP 1/1.7-inch CCD Sensor
      • 80 - 3,200 Native ISO
      • Image Stabilization
      • 3.0" 614k dot Fully Articulated Screen
      • 640 x 480 Video Shooting
      • Built-in Flash
      Table of Contents
      1. Overview
      2. Pros and Cons
      3. Advantage of Canon EOS Rebel T5
      4. Advantage of Samsung TL500
      5. Common Strengths and Weaknesses
      6. Screen and Viewfinder
      7. Sensor
      8. Photography Features
      9. Connectivity, Battery and Storage
      10. Other Features
      11. Physical Parameters
      12. For Different Types of Photography
      13. Evaluations
      14. Specifications  

      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.

      Pros and Cons

      In this section we present pros and cons of Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Samsung TL500.

      PROS

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      •   Cheap
      •   Video Capture
      •   Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus
      •   Built-in Flash
      •   HDMI Output
      •   Light - 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz)
      •   Orientation Sensor
      •   Video Capture
      •   80 Lowest Native ISO
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   Live View Autofocus
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Built-in Flash
      •   HDMI Output
      •   Light - 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
      •   Internal Storage

      CONS

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   Low Max Continuous Shooting - 3.0 fps
      •   Low Video Resolution - 1920 x 1080
      •   Low Video Recording Limit
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 10 Megapixel
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   No Face Detection
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Viewfinder
      •   Low Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/1500 sec
      •   Low DxO Overall Score - 40
      •   Low Video Resolution - 640 x 480
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      •   No Environmental Sealing


      And here are some specifications which fall into average criteria and are neither in PROs nor in CONs category:

      AVERAGE

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      •   Sensor Resolution - 18.0 Megapixel
      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   6,400 Highest Native ISO
      •   0 EV Min AF Detection
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/4000 sec
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/200 sec
      •   DxO Overall Score - 63
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"

      Advantage of Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Canon Rebel T5
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      This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon EOS Rebel T5 over Samsung TL500.

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 vs Samsung TL500
      Larger Sensor APS-C vs 1/1.7-inch
      Higher Sensor Resolution 18.0 Megapixel vs 10 Megapixel
      Max Image Resolution 5184 x 3456 vs 3648 x 2736
      Selective Autofocus vs
      Continuous Autofocus vs
      Face Detection vs
      Phase Detection for Autofocus vs
      Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) vs
      Lower Min Shutter Speed 30 sec vs 8 sec
      Higher Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) 1/4000 sec vs 1/1500 sec
      Partial Metering vs
      Higher DxO Low Light ISO 724 vs 129
      Higher DxO Color Depth 21.9 vs 19.2
      Higher DxO Dynamic Range 11.3 vs 11.1
      Higher DxO Overall Score 63 vs 40
      Higher Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 vs 640 x 480
      Built-in Microphone Mono vs
      Orientation Sensor vs

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      Canon Rebel T7
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      APS-C

      24.1 MP

      Canon Rebel T3i
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      APS-C

      18.0 MP

      Canon Rebel T4i
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      APS-C

      18.0 MP

      Canon Rebel T8i
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      APS-C

      24.1 MP

      Canon Rebel T1i
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      APS-C

      15.1 MP

      Canon Rebel T7i
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      APS-C

      24.2 MP

      Canon Rebel T6s
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      APS-C

      24.2 MP

      Canon Rebel T6i
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      APS-C

      24.2 MP

      Canon Rebel T5i
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      APS-C

      18.0 MP

      Canon Rebel T3
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      APS-C

      12.2 MP

      Canon Rebel T6
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      APS-C

      18.0 MP

      Nikon D5600
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      APS-C

      24.2 MP

      Advantage of Samsung TL500

      Samsung TL500
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      This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Samsung TL500 over Canon EOS Rebel T5.

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 vs Samsung TL500
      Lower Native ISO 100 vs 80
      Higher Native ISO 6,400 vs 3,200
      Center Autofocus vs
      Image Stabilization vs
      Screen Type Fixed vs Fully Articulated
      Higher Resolution Screen 460k dot vs 614k dot
      Spot Metering vs
      Speaker Mono vs Stereo
      Lighter 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz) vs 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
      Internal Storage vs 1 GB

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      Samsung TL350
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      1/2.33-inch

      10.2 MP

      Samsung TL205
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      1/2.33-inch

      12.2 MP

      Samsung TL100
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      1/2.33-inch

      12 MP

      Samsung TL320
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      1/2.33-inch

      12.2 MP

      Samsung TL240
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      1/2.3-inch

      14 MP

      Samsung TL220
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      1/2.33-inch

      12.2 MP

      Samsung TL225
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      1/2.33-inch

      12.2 MP

      Samsung TL210
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      1/2.33-inch

      12.4 MP

      Canon R3
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      Full Frame

      24.1 MP

      Nikon Z8
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      Full Frame

      45.7 MP

      Canon SX130 IS
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      1/2.3-inch

      12.1 MP

      Canon R8
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      Full Frame

      24.2 MP

      Common Strengths and Weaknesses

      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.

      STRENGTHS Canon EOS Rebel T5 Samsung TL500
        Video Capture
        Live View Autofocus
        Built-in Flash
        HDMI Output Mini
        Light480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz)386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
      WEAKNESSES Canon EOS Rebel T5 Samsung TL500
        Timelapse Recording
        Low Resolution Screen460k dot614k dot
        Low Video Resolution1920 x 1080640 x 480
        No Microphone Input
        No Headphone Output
        No Built-in GPS
        No Built-In Wi-Fi
        No Built-In Bluetooth
        No Environmental Sealing

      Screen and Viewfinder

      Screen

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Samsung TL500 have 3.0" screens with 460k dot and 614k dot resolutions respectively. Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a Fixed screen Samsung TL500 has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting.

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      Samsung TL500 with Fully Articulated screen


      Optical (pentamirror) Viewfinder on Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a built-in Optical (pentamirror) viewfinder. It has a 95% coverage and 0.80x (0.50x 35mm equivalent) magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Samsung TL500.

      Sensor

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 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 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode. Samsung TL500 features a 10 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 31.1 mm2. Its native ISO range is 80 - 3,200.

      Photography Features

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 is equipped with DIGIC 4 processor and can take pictures up to 5184 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3456 x 2304, 2592 x 1728 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Samsung TL500 can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 3648 x 2052, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1920x 1080, 1024 x 768 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

      Image Stabilization on Samsung TL500

      Samsung TL500 has an image stabilization.

      Connectivity, Battery and Storage

      USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

      Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a Mini HDMI and Samsung TL500 has an HDMI connector for video signal output.


      Battery

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 comes with LP-E10 battery pack with battery life of 500 shots and Samsung TL500 comes with SLB-07A battery pack.


      External Storage Slots

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) card slot. Samsung TL500 has a single SD/SDHC card slot.

      Other Features

      Shutter

      Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T5, and up to 1/1500 sec on Samsung TL500. Canon EOS Rebel T5 can shoot continuously up to 3.0 fps.


      Focusing

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 has Dual Pixel CMOS AF system with 9 (1 cross-type) focusing points and Samsung TL500 has . Canon EOS Rebel T5 has detection range from 0 to +18 EV.


      Flash

      Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 9.20 m at ISO 100 on Canon EOS Rebel T5 and 5.20 m on Samsung TL500. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe to Canon EOS Rebel T5 and via [n] to Samsung TL500. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/200 sec on Canon EOS Rebel T5.

      Physical Parameters

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 body has dimensions of 130 x 100 x 78 mm (5.12 x 3.94 x 3.07") and Samsung TL500 body has dimensions of 114 x 63 x 29 mm (4.49 x 2.48 x 1.14"). Canon EOS Rebel T5 weighs 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz) and Samsung TL500 weighs 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz).

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      130 mm

      100 mm

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      114 mm

      63 mm

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      100 mm

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      63 mm

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      78 mm

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      29 mm

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      Size comparisons of Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Samsung TL500

      Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Samsung TL500 for Different Types of Photography

      We give scores to the cameras for six types of photography based on their features and specifications. Let us see how suitable they are for each type of photography.

      Landscape Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      69
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      AVERAGE
      60
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing

      Sports Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      64
      •   6,400 Highest Native ISO
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   Low Max Continuous Shooting - 3.0 fps
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      •   Orientation Sensor
      POOR
      54
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   No Face Detection
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Viewfinder

      Wildlife Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      56
      •   6,400 Highest Native ISO
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   Low Max Continuous Shooting - 3.0 fps
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      •   Orientation Sensor
      AVERAGE
      58
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Viewfinder
      •   No Environmental Sealing

      Portrait Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      GOOD
      78
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/200 sec
      •   Orientation Sensor
      GOOD
      74
      •   Small Sensor
      •   No Face Detection
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot

      Street Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      GOOD
      79
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz)
      EXCELLENT
      85
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Viewfinder
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)

      Travel Photography

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      GOOD
      79
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      •   Low Video Resolution - 1920 x 1080
      •   Low Video Recording Limit
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz)
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      EXCELLENT
      85
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   Low Video Resolution - 640 x 480
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)

      Evaluations

      We evaluate Canon EOS Rebel T5 and Samsung TL500 and give both of them the score of 61 out of 100. We also give separate scores for 7 different categories according to the available features and specifications some of which are listed below. These evaluations are relative and may change each time a new camera is added to the database.


      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      OVERALL
      61
      OVERALL
      61

      Sensor

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      67
      •   Sensor Resolution - 18.0 Megapixel
      •   100 Lowest Native ISO
      •   6,400 Highest Native ISO
      •   DxO Overall Score - 63
      AVERAGE
      60
      •   Small Sensor
      •   Low Resolution Sensor - 10 Megapixel
      •   80 Lowest Native ISO
      •   3,200 Highest Native ISO
      •   Low DxO Overall Score - 40

      Photo

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      55
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/4000 sec
      •   Low Max Continuous Shooting - 3.0 fps
      •   Max Flash Sync Speed - 1/200 sec
      GOOD
      75
      •   Timelapse Recording
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Max Shutter Speed (Mechanical or 1st Curtain) - 1/1500 sec

      Video

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      BAD
      16
      •   No Image Stabilization
      •   Low Video Resolution - 1920 x 1080
      •   Low Video Recording Limit
      POOR
      41
      •   Image Stabilization
      •   Low Video Resolution - 640 x 480

      Focusing

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      GOOD
      81
      •   0 EV Min AF Detection
      •   9 Focus Points
      •   1 Cross-type Focus Points
      •   Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus
      AVERAGE
      67
      •   No Face Detection
      •   Live View Autofocus

      Screen and Viewfinder

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      67
      •   Fixed Screen
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 460k dot
      GOOD
      72
      •   Fully Articulated Screen
      •   Screen Size - 3.0"
      •   Low Resolution Screen - 614k dot
      •   No Viewfinder

      Connectivity

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      AVERAGE
      61
      •   HDMI Output
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth
      POOR
      52
      •   HDMI Output
      •   No Built-in Microphone
      •   No Microphone Input
      •   No Headphone Output
      •   No Built-in GPS
      •   No Built-In Wi-Fi
      •   No Built-In Bluetooth

      Battery, Storage and Physical

      Canon EOS Rebel T5

      Samsung TL500

      POOR
      42
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 480 g (1.06 lb / 16.93 oz)
      •   Short Battery Life - 500 shots
      POOR
      45
      •   No Environmental Sealing
      •   Light - 386 g (0.85 lb / 13.62 oz)
      •   Internal Storage


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