Canon EOS500D entry-level HD travel digital SLR camera

type

Type AF/AE single-lens reflex digital camera with built-in flash

Recording media SD memory card, SDHC memory card

Image sensor size Approx. 22.3×14.9mm

Compatible lenses Canon EF series lenses (including EF-S, excluding EF-M lenses)

(35mm equivalent focal length is about 1.6 times the focal length of the lens)

Lens mount Canon EF mount

image sensor

Type CMOS image sensor

Effective pixels about 15.1 million pixels

*The number of effective pixels is rounded to the nearest 10,000 digits

Aspect ratio 3:2

Dust removal function Automatic, manual, add dust removal data

system of record

Recording Format Camera File System Design Rule 2.0

(Design rule for Camera File System 2.0)

Image type JPEG, RAW (14-bit, Canon original)

Can record RAW+JPEG at the same time

Recording pixels Large: Approx. 15.1 million pixels (4752 x 3168)

Medium: Approx. 8 million pixels (3456 x 2304)

Small: Approx. 3.7 million pixels (2352 x 1568)

RAW: Approx. 15.1 MP (4752 x 3168)

Image Processing

Picture Style Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Reliable, Monochrome, User Defined 1-3

White Balance Auto, Preset (Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent, Flash), User Defined, with White Balance Correction and White Balance Bracketing

*Support color temperature information transmission

Noise reduction Can be used for long exposures and high ISO sensitivity shots

Automatic image brightness correction Automatic brightness optimization

Highlight tone priority Yes

Lens Peripheral Illumination Correction Available

viewfinder

Type Eye Level Pentamirror

Field of view: about 95% vertical/horizontal (eye point is about 19 mm)

*Recording pixel: L (large)

Magnification: about 0.87 times (-1m-1, using a 50mm lens to focus at infinity)

Eye point Approx. 19mm (-1m-1 from the center of the eyepiece lens)

Built-in diopter adjustment -3.0 – +1.0 m-1 (dpt)

Focusing screen Fixed, precision matte

Mirror Quick return

Depth of field preview with

auto focus

Type TTL Auxiliary Image Coincidence, Phase Detection

AF points 9 AF points

Metering range EV -0.5-18 (23°C/73°F, ISO 100)

Focus Mode One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI AF, Manual Focus (MF)

AF-assist beam A short burst of fire from the built-in flash

exposure control

Metering mode 35-zone TTL full-aperture metering

• Evaluative metering (linkable with any AF point)

• Partial metering (approximately 9% of the center of the viewfinder)

• Spot metering (approximately 4% of the center of the viewfinder)

• Center-weighted average metering

Metering range EV 1-20 (23°C/73°F, with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Exposure Control Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Macro, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Program), Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Depth-of-Field Priority AE, Manual Exposure

ISO sensitivity

(Recommended Exposure Index) Basic Zone Modes: Automatically set between ISO 100-1600

Creative Zone modes: ISO 100-3200 (in 1-stop increments), Auto, ISO sensitivity expandable to ISO 6400 or ISO 12800

Exposure compensation Manual and AEB (can be combined with manual exposure compensation)

Values that can be set: ±2 levels can be adjusted in units of 1/3 or 1/2 level

AE Lock Auto: Applied when focus is achieved in One-Shot AF mode using evaluative metering

Manual: via AE lock button

shutter

Type Electronically controlled focal plane shutter

Shutter speed 1/4000 to 1/60 second (full automatic mode), flash sync speed 1/200 second

1/4000 to 30 seconds, Bulb (Total shutter speed range. The available range varies with the shooting mode.)

flash

Built-in flash Retractable, automatic pop-up flash

Guide number: 13/43 (ISO 100 in m/ft) Flash coverage: 17mm lens angle of view

Recycle time: about 3 seconds

External Speedlite EX-series Speedlite (can use camera setting function)

Flash metering E-TTL II autoflash

Flash exposure compensation ±2 stops in 1/3 or 1/2 stops

FE lock Yes

PC terminal None

Drive System

Drive mode Single shot, continuous shooting, 10-second time-lapse or 2-second time-lapse Selfie, and 10-second time-lapse continuous shooting

Continuous shooting speed up to about 3.4 frames per second

Maximum burst shot JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 170 shots

RAW: about 9

RAW+JPEG (Large/Fine): Approx. 4

*Numbers are based on Canon testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 2GB memory card.

Live View Shooting

Focus Live Mode, Face Detection Live Mode (Contrast Detection)

Fast Mode (Phase Detection)

Manual focus (can magnify 5x/10x)

Metering mode Evaluative metering using the image sensor

* Automatically set by focus mode

Metering range EV 0-20 (23°C/73°F, with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

short film shooting

Movie type MOV (Video: H.264, Audio: Linear PCM)

Recording size/frame rate 1920×1080 / 20 fps (Full HD), 1280×720 / 30 fps (HD), 640×480 / 30 fps (SD)

File size 1920×1080: about 330MB/min

1280×720: about 222MB/min

640×480: about 165MB/min

Focus Same as for Live View shooting

Metering range EV 0-20 (23°C/73°F, with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)

Continuous shooting time Approx. 1 hour 10 minutes at 23°C/73°F

About 1 hour at 0°C/32°F

(using a fully charged battery LP-E5)

LCD monitor

Type TFT color LCD monitor (adjustable brightness in 7 levels)

Monitor size and dots 3 inches, about 920,000 dots (VGA)

Vision rate about 100%

25 interface languages (including Simplified Chinese)

Image playback

Image display formats Single, Single + Info (image-recording quality, shooting information, histogram), 4-image index, 9-image index, rotatable images

Magnified display about 1.5 times – 10 times

Image browsing methods Single image, by 10 or 100 images, shooting date, jumping to movies or still images

Highlight Warning Overexposed highlight areas flicker

Movie playback Yes (LCD monitor, video/audio output, HDMI output)

Built-in speaker

direct print

Compatible Printers PictBridge Compatible Printers

Printable images JPEG and RAW images

Print command Compatible with DPOF version 1.1

customize

13 custom functions

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interface

Digital terminal for computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB)

For video/audio output (NTSC/PAL selectable)

HDMI mini OUT terminal Type C (Automatic resolution switching)

Remote control terminal for remote release RS-60E3

Wireless Remote Control Remote Control RC-6

power supply

Battery Battery LP-E5 (one piece)

*Can use AC power via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E5

*A size 5 (AA/LR6) battery can be used when the battery case and handle BG-E5 is installed

Battery shooting capability

(Based on CIPA test standards) Shooting with viewfinder: Approx. 400 shots at 23°C/73°F, Approx. 380 shots at 0°C/32°F

Shooting with Live View: Approx. 170 at 23°C/73°F, Approx. 160 at 0°C/32°F

*Use a fully charged battery LP-E5

Dimensions and Weight

Dimensions (WxHxD) 128.8×97.5×61.9mm / 5.1×3.8×2.4 inches

Weight Approx. 480g/16.9oz (body only)