photography Tech: Canon EOS 500D/EOS Rebel T1i

The Canon EOS 500D is a 15.1 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced by Canon on 25 March, 2009. It was released in May 2009..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DSLR cameras, is placed by Canon as the next model up from the EOS 450D, and has been supplemented (and may be superseded) by the EOS 550D (T2i).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, 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 DiG!C 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.

Features

15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor Type - 22.3 x 14.9mm CMOS
Type - TTL-CT-SIR with a CMOS sensor
DIGIC 4 image processor
14-bit analog to digital signal conversion
3.0-inch (76 mm) LCD monitor
Live view mode and built-in flash
Wide, selectable, nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensors
Four metering modes, using 35-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.
Auto lighting optimizer
Highlight tone priority
EOS integrated cleaning system
sRGB and AdobeRGB colour spaces
ISO 100–12,800
ISO Sensitivity (8) - AUTO(100-1600), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 Expandable to 6400 + H (approx 12800) in 1-stop increments
Continuous drive up to 3.4 frame/s (170 images (JPEG), 9 images (RAW))
Canon EF/EF-S lenses
PAL/NTSC video output
SD and SDHC memory card file storage
RAW and large JPEG simultaneous recording
USB 2.0, HDMI interface
LP-E5 battery
Approximate weight 0.475 kg
Metering Range - EV 1-20 (at 23°C with 50mm f/1.4 lens ISO100)
Low-Pass Filter - Built-in/Fixed with Self Cleaning Sensor Unit
AWB, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White, Fluorescent light, Flash, Custom. White balance compensation: 1. Blue/Amber +/-9, 2. Magenta/ Green +/-9
WB Bracketing - +/-3 levels in single level increments, 3 bracketed images per shutter release. Selectable Blue/Amber bias or Magenta/ Green bias
Viewfinder Information - AF information: AF points, focus confirmation light.
Exposure information: Shutter speed, aperture value, ISO speed (always displayed), AE lock, exposure level/compensation, spot metering circle, exposure warning, AEB.
Flash information: Flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation, red-eye reduction light. Image information: White balance correction, SD card information, monochrome shooting, maximum burst (1 digit display), Highlight tone priority (D+)