Canon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm Lens vs Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)

What separates them

These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL) is ₹1,000 dearer. They are different kinds of product — entry-level dslr camera against led television — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.

Canon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm Lens vs Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)

Canon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm Lens

Canon

Canon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm Lens

₹41,990

The sensor is genuinely good and the autofocus genuinely is not: 9 points with a single cross-type is a decade-old system, and it is what you notice first on anything moving.

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Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)

Samsung

Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV (UA55CUE60AKXXL)

₹42,990

50 Hz native is the specification behind the motion-rate number on the box, and no amount of interpolation makes a 50 Hz panel behave like 100 Hz -- for football and gaming it is the limiting factor.

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Who the Canon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm Lens is for

Buy it if: Beginners who will buy a better lens and shoot mostly static subjects.

Avoid it if: Anyone photographing sport or wildlife, and anyone who needs 4K video.

Who the Samsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV is for

Buy it if: Anyone wanting a large 4K screen for ordinary viewing in a room with controllable light.

Avoid it if: Sports viewers, gamers, and anyone with a bright, sunlit living room.

Specifications, side by side

2 of 20 rows differ. Differences first.

SpecificationCanon EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm LensSamsung 55-inch Crystal 4K Vivid Ultra HD Smart TV
Price₹41,990₹42,990
ConnectivityWi-Fi and NFC3 x HDMI, 2 x USB, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Weight475 g body only13.5 kg without stand
Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty1 Year Official Brand Warranty
Annual energy use not publishedAbout 130 kWh a year at 5 hours a day, roughly Rs1,040 at Rs8 per unit
Audio output not published20 W, 2 channel
Autofocus9 points, one cross-type -- dated, and the weakest part of the camera not published
Continuous shooting3 frames per second not published
HDR support not publishedHDR10+ and HLG. No Dolby Vision
Kit lensEF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III, without image stabilisation not published
Lens mountCanon EF-S, with access to the full EF lens range not published
Panel type not publishedVA LED, edge lit
Peak brightness not publishedAbout 280 nits sustained full screen
ProcessorDIGIC 4+ not published
Rated power not publishedAbout 90 W in use
Refresh rate not published50 Hz native -- the marketed motion figure is interpolation, not panel refresh
Resolution not published3840 x 2160
Screen size not published55 inch
Sensor24.1 MP APS-C CMOS not published
Video1080p at 30 fps. No 4K not published
ViewfinderOptical pentamirror, 95 percent coverage not published

Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.

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