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New T5i vs old 400D , pics no better on T5i ?

Started Sep 9, 2014 | Questions thread
MisterPootieCat
MisterPootieCat Veteran Member • Posts: 3,123
The heavy lifting has already been done by others

I've been using the Imaging Resource website for years when looking at how new cameras perform. They create what I consider to be some of the best studio shots under controlled conditions out there. Download the RAW files in the links below and open them in DPP, open the tool palette and make sure sharpness is set the same for all of the images, and set the zoom at 100% also.

Using the low ISO image look at the round proportion gauge on the right side of the image to see the improvement in resolution in T5i images. Note the gauge is quite a bit larger in the T5i image with a very noticeable increase in resolution. This should put to rest any concerns about resolution of the 10mp vs 18mp sensor.

Use the high ISO images to compare the improvement in noise performance, and note ISO 3200 isn't even available on the 400D. Look at the red fabric in the pinwheel, the leaf pattern detail is almost always the first to go south. I find the 400D ISO 1600 image has better detail rendition in the red fabric over the T5i ISO 1600 image, go figure.

T5i ISO 100:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-t5i/T5IhSLI00100NR0.CR2.HTM

400D ISO 100:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/XTI/XTIhSLI0100.CR2.HTM

T5i ISO 1600:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-t5i/T5IhSLI01600NR0.CR2.HTM

400D ISO 1600:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/XTI/XTIhSLI1600.CR2.HTM

Here's the T5i ISO 3200 image at no extra charge:

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/canon-t5i/T5IhSLI03200NR0.CR2.HTM

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