Canon's new SLR camera Eos 500D has been in stocks since April 2009, meeting expectations of amateur and entry-level professional photographers. Although some thinks that an SLR camera must not support recording movies, Eos 500D's ability to record HD Movies is taking great attention. Let's talk about some features of this camera and see good and bad sides of it.
Canon design we used to see has been maintained with this model. 500D looks like 450D but locations of some buttons and shoot menu button on the top has been changed significantly. LiveView mode has also been integrated to this menu. Similarly, video mode has been located on this button like we see on compact cameras. If you used Canon before, this camera will sound familiar to you.
On the other hand, integrations between LCD and functions are great. Although information were viewable from LCD screen on previous model 450D, altering was not possible. You can see information and change it on new model 500D, a useful function.
Total weight of the 500D (with battery and memory card) is 18.4 oz and the number increases with lens, of course. If advancements of features considered, we can say that it is even light. Lightweight and small SLR's are already a trend of these days.
CMOS Sensor of 50D, the higher level model, has been used in 500D. Sensor's focal length multiplier is 1.6X. Canon has been using sensors with similar focal length multiplier values for years. We hope to see full frame sensors in this category.
Like other entry-level cameras of Canon this model has LiveView, ability to see real time view from LCD display. Focus processing is fast in this mode and allows you to take photos quickly. Of course the lens you are using will help you to make this faster (or slower). Similarly, this mode is available in movie mode.
Canon's digital SLR EOS 500D brought Full HD quality to entry-level. With 1920×1080 resolution movies and 20 FPS rate (frames per second) movies are recorded to SD memory. Unfortunately it does not have any external mic input like the first photo camera that can shoot Full HD movies, Canon EOS 5D Mark II. However, since it is an entry level, not having an external mic input may be acceptable. You can use the internal microphone which has an average recording quality.
Eos 500D supports SDHC compatible SD memory slot. I should remind you that you must have a class 6 speed memory card to use this camera efficiently. Class 6 card is needed for shooting movies without any interruptions. Besides, it is also going to affect your photo taking speed.
With features like 15.1 Megapixel high resolution, 3" LCD and full HD movies, EOS 500D seems to continue to be a leading model in its field.
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