Canon T5 vs Canon 7D Mark II

Canon 7D Mark II advantages over Canon T5

• Higher effective ISO

  Higher effective ISO

  Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

  Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

  You can learn more at our glossary entry.

  Maximum effective ISO test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  7D Mark II test data on DxO Mark T5 test data on DxO Mark
  1,082 vs 724 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• Built-in GPS
  GPS vs None
  Geotag your photos
• On-sensor phase detect
  Yes vs No
  Usually improves live view and video AF performance
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  670 vs 500 shots
  Capture more photos
• More telephoto lens reach
  216 mm vs 88 mm
  Capture objects farther away with the kit lens
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• External Mic Jack
  Jack vs No jack
  Improved sound fidelity when shooting video
• More cross-type AF points
  65 vs 1
  Cross-type AF points improve autofocus performance
• Pentaprism viewfinder
  Pentaprism vs Pentamirror
  Much better viewfinder picture fidelity
• Higher-res screen
  347k vs 154k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.63x vs 0.50x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• More AF points
  65 vs 9
  More AF points improve autofocus
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Faster JPEG shooting
  9.5 fps vs 3.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  103 vs 12 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  9.5 fps vs 3.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  26 vs 6 shots
  Larger buffer for RAW shots (burst mode)
• Faster shutter
  1/8000 vs 1/4000 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  51200 vs 12800 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility