Canon 500D

Canon 500D is Canon's Entry-Level DSLR camera originally introduced on June of 2009. It comes with a 15 MegaPixel, CMOS APS-C sized sensor and has a full resolution of 4752 x 3168. The camera is known as "EOS Rebel T1i / EOS Kiss X3" in certain regions.

Canon released this camera in an effort to replace the previous Canon 450D (Read Full Comparison) & then brought out the more recent Canon 550D (Read Full Comparison) in an effort to update this camera.

The 500D is ranked #45 out of 80 in Entry-Level DSLR cameras & over-all #364 out of 1465 for digital cameras in our database. Please check out our Smart camera finder to see camera rankings based on your custom requirements.

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The Canon 500D has a history of related digital cameras. Here, you can check out all previous and more recent models alongside key specifications.

You can see the 500D from various angles in the gallery underneath.

Below is a collection of advantages and drawbacks of the Canon 500D based on things that are typically regarded as useful in a camera.

The Canon 500D is powered by the Digic 4 processor. The dimension of the sensor in the Canon 500D is 22.3mm x 14.9mm (APS-C). The 332 mm² sensor is able to capture 4752 x 3168 pixels at aspect ratios of 3:2.

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The CMOS sensor has 15 megapixels and gives a native ISO range of 100 - 3200. This ISO can be widened electronically to a high of 12800. RAW files are saved so you have wider margin for error.

The picture below illustrates the 500D's sensor dimensions when compared to other common sizes. The 500D sensor has a crop factor of 1.6 and is pointed out in green.

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To get a sense of various aspect ratios, you can refer to the visual below.

Canon 500D is 1.15 lb (520g or 18.34 oz) & the over all size of the camera is 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4"). The weight of average Entry-Level DSLR camera is 540g so the Canon 500D is similar as compared to other rivals.

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Listed below is a visual of the Canon 500D next to a soft drink so you can get a feel for its scale.

The top view directly below will provide the button arrangement on the 500D.

The 500D fits the Canon EF/EF-S mount and has 331 lenses on sale. Below is a few of the lenses we have in our database which will fit the 500D.

ModelVisualizeFocal LengthApertureStabilizedWeight

Sigma 4.5mm F2.8 EX DC HSM Circular Fisheye5mmf/2.8 470g

Rokinon 8mm f3.5 Aspherical Fisheye8mmf/3.5 443g

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Canon EF 135mm f2.0L USM135mmf/2.0 750g

Canon EF 28-200mm f3.5-5.6 USM28-200mmf/3.5-5.6 500g

Canon EF 28mm f1.8 USM28mmf/1.8 310g

Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.485mmf/1.4 1200g

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Zeiss Milvus 25mm F1.425mmf/1.41225g

The 500D has the following connectivity:

• USB Yes
• Wireless Yes
• HDMI Yes

Digital cameras with NFC and / or Bluetooth compatibility can be used wirelessly with smartphones. You can send photos and at times change camera settings without connecting straight to the camera.

Many applications even allow a Liveview and release the shutter in case you are not close to the camera. If the camera provides a HDMI port, it can be connected to an external display. Nearly all cameras will allow you to charge the battery pack with the USB socket.

The highest possible video resolution in the Canon 500D is 1920 x 1080 and you can capture in H.264 format. 1080p resolution provides a good balance between quality vs file sizes but 1080p will not leave you with any room to downsample. The camera does not offer a microphone and / or headphone port so you have got no control over the sound. It is probably best to find a different camera if you want good sound for your video clips.

There is no environment proofing on the Canon 500D so you need to be careful in rainy or dusty situations.

The Canon 500D comes with a 3" fixed screen boasting a resolution of 920k dots.

Please note that the screen has no touch support.

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The View Finder specifications for Canon 500D are below:

• ViewFinder Optical (pentamirror)
• ViewFinder Coverage 95 percent
• ViewFinder Magnification 0.55x

Viewfinders are rather useful during bright outdoor situations which will make the camera display washed out and hard to see.

Canon 500D continuous shooting speed is 3.0 frames per second. The highest shutter speed is 1/4000s.

Canon 500D features both in-built flash along with external flash support. The max flash sync speed is 1/200s.

Canon 500D features both Phase Detect Autofocus plus Contrast Based Autofocus. Phase Detection autofocusing is a lot snappier and exact compared with Contrast Based autofocusing. The camera comes with Face detect which makes it handy for people photography.

The Sensor comes with 9 focus points to pick from. Canon 500D includes manual focusing if required during low light conditions or you need to have more exact focusing control.

The battery life (LP-E5) on the Canon 500D is designed to last for 440 photographs according to the CIPA benchmarks which is less as compared with it's rivals. The average Entry-Level DSLR camera battery life is 589. Pentax K-x features the best (1900) battery life within this kind of cameras.

Underneath is a number of Entry-Level DSLR cameras that come with the strongest battery life:

ModelVisualizeBattery LifeRAWNFCBluetooth

Pentax K-x
500D vs K-x1900 yesnono

Nikon D3500
500D vs D35001550 yesnoyes

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Nikon D3400
500D vs D34001200 yesnoyes

Canon SL3
500D vs SL31070 yesnoyes

Sony A450
500D vs A4501050 yesnono

The following diagram indicates a outline of the Canon 500D for specific styles of photography. To read more, have a look at the specific section below.

The Canon 500D receives a points tally of 72 which is nice, and means the camera is a fine choice to use for portrait images. Taking portrait images favors greatly towards sensor resolution, support for RAW files in addition to the capability to utilize external flash.

Getting a moderate points tally of 59, the Canon 500D is somewhat appropriate to use in street photography. A good street photography camera features a good balance of picture quality and portability.

A average sports photography score of 52 means the Canon 500D is relatively appropriate for taking photos of sports. A camera needs fantastic tracking and fast shutter speeds for sports photography.

Portability is really critical in picking a travel camera. On the whole, the Canon 500D gets a modest 54 for a travel camera which makes it relatively suitable to take with you on your vacations.

For anybody looking to purchase a camera for landscape pictures, the most critical aspect will be image quality. The Canon 500D with it's nice score of 61 for a landscape camera is a good fit in the current market.

A camera for vlogging should have a articulating screen, mic port and preferably image stabilization. Considering all things, the Canon 500D is simply not very good for vlogging as it receives a awful score of 27.

If you are searching for alternatives to the 500D, here is a selection of the highest rated cameras which fall into the family of Entry-Level DSLR.

The line chart here offers you an overview of the 500D vs it's highest scored competitors shown above.

There are more cameras you might regard as alternatives. To go through a detailed comparison, simply click the "compare" link.