550D or 600D - Help me decide

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Hey,

I'm settled on either the 550d or the 600d as they fit my price range.

The 550D is available refurb from Canon for £382.xx with the 18-55mm IS lense.

The 600D is currently available for £436.xx and includes an extra battery and a remote. (New) or £399 (refurb) but whether it has extra battery or remote I don't know.

Which would you choose, and why?

Thanks
 
Aside from the tilting screen, there's barely any difference. It has the same Focus systems, same metering, ISO, sensor, screen, video file output. The 550D has a 0.02% higher viewfinder magnification, it's also a few mm smaller and 40 grams lighter.

The 600D has the Basic+ mode which is not much different to your green box mode. It has creative filter techniques (read: instagram). It has a built in wireless flash control, but im not sure how good it is. It also has Movie Snapshot thing which makes a little montage of your shots. Finally, it can do a digital zoom in movie mode allowing you to "xoom in with no image degredation". I wasnt aware of any software that could digitally zoom withough image degredation but there it is.

Personally, id pick whatever one comes with the best bundle. Batteries are expensive, for example, but not as much as lenses. Unless one of those features above is a must have for you, go with whatever your wallet agrees with most.
 
Get the 600D with the extra battery and remote offer then build up your kit when your budget allows. I also like the tilting screen on the camera which you can fold in on itself for added protection.
 
Just went through the same process of deciding and went for the 600D with kit lens for the grand sum of £350 (refurbished).

Found the grip felt a tiny bit better in my hands, minute but IMO it felt better. Having a rotating screen combined with the live view makes for getting some great shots without having to take to all kinds of weird positions or straining anything though, definately worth the small premium.

Weight difference is not really something to bother me, once you have a DSLR I think it all just becomes something you accept, get a decent strap and bag and you will barely notice the difference.
 
I had a 550D until I lost it and now I have a 600D, only difference to me is tilting screen and if the difference in price is not huge, then get the 600D as I do love the tilting screen, very useful.
 
you really dont need a tilt screen, there the most pointless invention ever. even when theres a use for it there still massively impractical and offer about 1% extra help compared to norm screens
 
They're really not, particularly when he's at the same level of camera and probably skill level as I. Not massively serious, not spending 10 minutes composing a shot etc.

I use it for on the floor shots with my little gorilla pod, candid photos of me and the girlfriend at arm's length, overhead, obscure. Whatever. It's not a serious tool but just really handy.

There's literally no extra bulk to the camera and you get those added benefits plus proper screen protection by being able to turn it around when you put it in your bag. I can see it not being necessary perhaps for high-end stuff, where other things are far more important, but just for convenience they're great.
 
iamtheoneneo said:
you really dont need a tilt screen, there the most pointless invention ever. even when theres a use for it there still massively impractical and offer about 1% extra help compared to norm screens
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you've clearly never used one! i have a 550d and my mate has a 600d and i wish i had bought one from the off. For low shots, complex shots or self portraits it is a god send!!
 
iamtheoneneo said:
you really dont need a tilt screen, there the most pointless invention ever. even when theres a use for it there still massively impractical and offer about 1% extra help compared to norm screens
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Please elaborate on them being 'the most point invention ever'.

I don't see a single disadvantage in a camera having one. They don't get in the way or add any bulk and the fact that cameras (even high end bodies) are still being produced without them is mind blowing to me.

Yes I'll agree you don't 'need' a tilt screen but they are bloody useful, especially on the Sony bodies where you get the benefit of full phase detect while using live view.

If I want a low angle shot I don't have guess or put my face in the dirt to frame the shot how I want. If I want a high angle shot I simply pull the screen and look-up and hey presto I can frame they shot properly.
 
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