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Canon 60D Vs 7D

6. The 7D has a 100% coverage viewfinder.  This means that what you see through the viewfinder is what you get in your image.  The 60D only displays 96% of the image and that can make a difference when you are making an image with very specific composition. Having used 100% viewfinders in my 5dMKII and 1 series cameras I know there is no way I could go back to using anything else.  But if video is you main reason for buying one of these cameras then its not a problem because both screens display 100% of the image so liveview shooting is not affected.

7. Durability, weather proofing and body construction are the final main differentiation for me.  There are other minor details you can see in the table above but the construction differences between the 2 are what I would consider to be the final main point for consideration.  The 7D features a weather sealed magnesium body (shown in the diagram on the right) and the 60D is made entirely of polycarbonate plastic.  Granted, the polycarbonates that Canon are using these days are incredibly strong, not your average plastic, but a magnesium body is still going to withstand more extreme uses.  What is interesting is that the 60D predecessor the 50D did have a magnesium alloy body.  This to me is a clear indication of how Canon wanted to widen the gap between the 7D and the T2i.

Conclusions

Which one to buy then?  Purely my opinions here but I would say that if you are looking at either of these purely for shooting video then the manual audio and flip out screen gives the 60D the edge with 2 caveats. Firstly you have to be planning on not shooting the videos in extreme low light and secondly not shooting in inclement weather conditions.  If either of those two things are likely then the 7D takes the lead again.  If you are looking at either camera just for shooting photos then the 7D is the hands down winner.  Faster, better low light, better AF and 100% viewfinder.  I think the $400 difference in price is justified in that respect.  Now for the tricky part, you want to shoot both stills and video in equal amounts…..  this will come down to your preferred subject matter.  If you shoot wildlife and sports then the 7D will give your photos the edge.  If its just landscape photos where AF speed is not a factor then I think you will find the 60D a very competent camera.

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