| Model: | Canon EOS 500D Canon EOS Rebel T1i Canon EOS Kiss X3 |
| Kind: | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Sensor: | CMOS APS-C 22.3 x 14.9 mm (1.6x conversion factor) |
| Res: | 15.1 effective megapixels, 4,752 x 3,168 |
| Lens: | Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount |
| Shutter: | focal-plane |
| Shutterrange: | 1/4000 to 30 sec and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Metering: | Full aperture TTL, 35-zone SPC |
| Emode: | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program AE, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field |
| Mmode: | Spot, Evaluative, Partial (approx. 9% at center of viewfinder), Center-weighted average |
| Farea: | 9 AF points |
| Fmode: | AI Focus, One-Shot, AI Servo, Live View |
| Cont: | 3.4 frame/s for 170 JPEGs or 9 raw files |
| Viewfinder: | Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87x magnification |
| Speedrange: | ISO 100 to 3200 (expandable to 12800) |
| Flash: | E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up |
| Flbkt: | Yes |
| Wb: | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten Light, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Manual, user-set |
| Wbbkt: | +/- 3 stops in 1-stop increments; |
| Rearlcd: | 3 in color TFT LCD, 920,000 dots |
| Storage: | Secure Digital Card Secure Digital High Capacity |
| Battery: | LP-E5 Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1080 mAh) |
| Dimensions: | 129 x 98 x 62 mm |
| Weight: | 480 g (body only, no battery) |
| Obp: | BG-E5 grip |
| Madein: | Japan, Taiwan |
| Predecessor: | Canon EOS 450D |
| Successor: | Canon EOS 550D |
The Canon EOS 500D is a 15-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 25 March 2009. It was released in May 2009.[1] [2] It is known as the EOS Kiss X3 in Japan, and as the EOS Rebel T1i in North America. It continues the Rebel line of mid-range DSLR cameras, is placed by Canon as the next model up from the EOS 450D, and has been superseded by the EOS 550D (T2i).
It is the third digital single-lens reflex camera to feature a movie mode and the second to feature full 1080p video recording,[3] albeit at the rate of 20 frames/sec. The camera shares a few features with the high-end Canon EOS 5D Mark II, including movie mode, Live preview, and DiGIC 4. Like the EOS 450D and EOS 1000D, it uses SDHC media storage, and is the third EOS model to use that medium instead of CompactFlash. Like the EOS 5D Mark II, video clips are recorded as MOV (QuickTime) files with H.264/MPEG-4 compressed video and linear PCM audio.[4]
Though not endorsed by Canon, the firmware of the camera allows for the installation of third-party custom firmware, altering the features of the camera. One example of such firmware is Magic Lantern.
The Canon EOS 500D received favorable reviews on its release.
IT Reviews gave the camera a Recommended Award, and concluded: "Canon's DSLR range continues to go from strength to strength with this considerably enhanced upgrade of the EOS 450D, which manages to keep almost all of the previous physical features while improving the processor and the ISO range and adding a new Full HD video facility".[6]
Digital Photography Review said: "For anybody buying their first DSLR the 500D is an easy recommendation but you might want to have a look at the Nikon D5000 as well. It comes with a similar feature set to the 500D ('only' 720P video though) and performs slightly better in low light".[7]
Alternative cameras to the Canon EOS 500D:
Next level upgrade cameras from the Canon EOS 500D:
Economical alternatives to the Canon EOS 500D: