Canon SL2 (200D) vs Nikon D5600 - Best Beginner DSLR 2018!

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Canon SL2 vs Nikon D5600, Canon 200D vs Nikon D5600
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Hey whats up everyone, my names Chris Winter and in this video I’m going to go over some of the key differences and similarities between the brand new Canon SL2 and the Nikon D5600 so hopefully I can help you choose which one will be best for you.
Build Quality
So I want to start off this comparison by first comparing the size and shape of these two cameras.
Now as you can see, these are both two compact cameras from both NIkon and Canon and to me this is great.
Compared to larger cameras like the Canon 80D or the Nikon D7500, both of these cameras are really quite small for DSLR's.
The Canon 200D is one of the smallest DSLR's in the world, just like it's predecessor the SL1 and the Nikon D5600 is actually pretty small too.
Now to be fair, some people do prefer having larger camera bodies, especially when shooting with larger telephoto lenses like this, but for me, i love a smaller body.
And thats because it makes it really easy to carry these cameras aroudn with you all day without it getting in the way or getting a sore shoulder.
Battery Life
I quickly want to touch on the battery life between these two cameras, and this is where I really found that the Nikon won out.
Overall I was able to get around about 750-800 shots on the Nikon D5600 when shooting stills.
In comparison, I was only able to get about 550-650 shots on the Canon SL2 when shooting stills.
Now is that a big difference? Well if you know you are goign to be shooting a lot of photos in one day, it might be. Again, I'd always recommend carrying an extra battery, but the D5600 is a winner here.
In terms of video battery life though I found that they were both about even and I'd definitely recommend investing in one or two more batteries if you are going to be shooting a lot of video.
Focus Points
Let's talk about autofocus in stills now and it was actually pretty even.
Overall I did find that the Nikon D5600 was snappier though with it's autofocus in stills compared to the 200D, but not by a long shot.
The Canon SL2 was incredibly quick to lock onto it's targets, although I did find that the D5600 was slightly more conistent.
This is likely because the Nikon D5600 has 39 Autofocus points, compared to just 9 on the Canon 200D.
Now for most day to day shooting, both of these cameras will work well, but the D5600 is slightly better for sports and wildlife shooting.
LCD Screens
Let's turn these cameras around to the back now and take a look at the LCD Screens.
I've been using the Nikon D5600 for quite a while now, a little over a year and one of my favorite inclusions on it is it's fully artuclating screen.
It's actually quite funny because it's actually one of Nikons only DSLR's that has this articulating screen.
More expensive cameras such as the Nikon D7500 and the Nikon D500 have a different flip screen and it's no where near as good.
The Canon 200D has a brilliant arituclating screen that is also fully touch screen as well.
These really are great becasue they allow you to flip the screen in any direction that you want, and if you pair it up with the Canon SL2's brilliant video autofocus, you can really have a power video camera on your hands.
Video AF
One of the best new features on the Canon SL2 is it’s new autofocus system in video mode, which to me is a lot better than the D3400’s.
The 200D got an upgrade to dual pixel autofocus which is actually found in much more expensive cameras such as the Canon 80D, 7D Mark ii and 5D Mark 4.
With dual pixel autofocus, where ever you point your camera, it’ll smoothly and cinematically come into focus. It really is so easy. And if you pair that up with the touch screen, you can simply touch on the screen on whatever you want to be in focus and it will do all the focus work for you. The D5600 on the other hand doesn’t have anywhere near as relaible autofocus in video.
Although it does attempt to autofocus, it really does hunt and isn't anywhere near as reliable as the Canon SL2.
To me this is the biggest selling point for the Canon 200D, especially if you're into filmmakiing.
If you are considering using your camera for video, I’d highly recommend the SL2.
FPS
Let's talk about the burst rates quickly and both cameras can shoot at a very impressive 5 frames per second, which just for examples sake sounds a bit like this.
For most people, this is going to be more than enough and should be ok for some sports shooting and wildlife.
When you are ready to step up to a dedicated sports camera, I'd look at the Canon 7D Mark ii and the Nikon D500. They're both beasts when it comes to speed.