Canon XSi vs Leica M (Typ 240)

Leica M (Typ 240) advantages over Canon XSi

• Focus peaking
  Peaker vs Non-peaker
  Your camera will highlight what's in focus
• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.05 vs 5.20 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• 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.

  M (Typ 240) test data on DxO Mark XSi test data on DxO Mark
  1,860 vs 692 iso
  Take photos in low light with less noise
• More dynamic range

  More dynamic range

  Cameras with more dynamic range allow you to take photos with dramatic differences in highlight and shadow areas while retaining detail in both.

  Think of a brilliant sunset on a rocky beach: Bright sunset in the background, with dark rocks in the foreground. High dynamic range means more of the extremes will be faithfully reproduced.

  Dynamic range test data courtesy of DxO Mark.

  M (Typ 240) test data on DxO Mark XSi test data on DxO Mark
  13.3 vs 10.8 evs
  Retain detail in highlight and shadows
• Thinner
  42 mm vs 61 mm
  Thinner
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• More dots on screen
  920k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• More viewfinder magnification
  0.68x vs 0.54x
  Get a bigger view of the scene through the eye-level viewfinder
• More pixels
  24.0 vs 12.2 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Lacks anti-aliasing filter
  No Filter vs Filter
  Enjoy sharper photos
• Longer exposure
  60 vs 30 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Higher extended ISO
  6400 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility