Nikon D5 vs Canon EOS M50

Nikon D5 advantages over Canon EOS M50

• Lens selection
  Excellent vs Limited
  Better lens selection gives you more options
• Larger sensor
  35mm vs APS-C
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• Bigger pixels
  ~ 6.45 vs 3.72 microns
  Better low-light and dynamic range (all else equal)
• Fast startup
  ~0.40 vs 1.6 sec
  Faster startup lets you catch the moment
• Longer video battery life
  110 vs 85 minutes
  Capture more video
• 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

  3780 vs 235 shots
  Capture more photos
• Top deck display
  Yes vs No
  Check settings with a screen on top of the camera
• Dual card slots
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more storage flexibility
• Headphone jack
  Yes vs No
  Monitor audio recording while you shoot video
• Faster JPEG shooting
  12.1 fps vs 10.0 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Bigger JPEG buffer
  200 vs 36 shots
  Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)
• Faster RAW shooting
  12.1 fps vs 10.0 fps
  Faster RAW shooting in burst mode
• Bigger RAW buffer
  183 vs 10 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
  3276800 vs 51200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility