Canon EOS 500D

AlphaMountWorld just produced a very interesting comparative review of three of the most attractive digital SLR photo cameras now on the market:

• Sony Alpha A500
• Nikon D5000
• Canon EOS 500D ou Rebel T1i

Of course, this test is listed in the list of comparisons/reviews attached to the feature page of each of these cameras (follow the links above).

Source: AlphaMountWorld.com Sony Alpha A500, Nikon D5000, and Canon EOS Rebel T1i- Compared

Canon UK announced that they are opening a cash-back program for photographic students of various UK institutions. Teachers, lecturers and technicians in the same institutions will also be eligible.

The cash-back on the EOS 450D configurations amounts to £50, whereas it climbs to £65 on a Canon EOS 500D. It will run until 31 October 2009.

Source: www.canon.co.uk/futurephotocashback

Canon information:

From the 11th September to 31st October 2009 if you are a student, lecturer or technician working on a recognised university photographic course you can save up to £65 on a purchase of a new Canon EOS camera.

Purchase either an EOS 450D and claim £50 cashback or an EOS 500D and claim £65. All you have to do is purchase the camera (any configuration) from an authorised retailer in the UK or Ireland, download and complete the claim form from this page, send along with a photocopy of your receipt and photocopy of your academic status (NUS card, Academic security pass or course acceptance letter) to the address on the form. You will then receive a cheque within 28 days.

It is now very obvious for everybody that the SLR cameras from Sony do not participate to the general move in direction of the integration of video capture.

We thought so, but it has now been confirmed by the senior general manager AMC division of Sony’s Digital Imaging Business group, Toru Katsumoto: The inclusion of video will only happen when it will be bringing that feature to the level of existing Sony Handicam video cameras.

So, this is not (only) because the Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380 are based upon a relatively old technology (but well used) that Sony most SLR cameras are not competing against Nikon D5000 and Canon EOS 500D.

Source: CNet.

The Canon Digital Learning Center has just published couple of interesting articles related to the Canon EOS 500D/ Rebel T1i:

• What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: HD Movie Mode
• What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: What’s New in the EOS Rebel T1i: Creative Auto Mode

They could be interesting a lot of people, but it is also interesting to notice that the CDLC is a nice web location to discover a lot of digital-camera-related information provided directly by Canon.

Interview of Mike Owen, Canon Product Manager, taken from PhotoAnswers. He explains ut why this small photo camera, looking a lot like the Canon EOS 450D, is very important.

For sure, if you want a good prix-performance for your SLR photo camera, you must check this Canon EOS 500D.

We start to see a few Canon EOS 500D on the shelves of vendors. This is the right time to open the box at 1854.

The Canon EOS 500D (aka Canon Rebel T1i) owner’s manual (5.7MB PDF file) is now available for download from the Canon website.

This is rightly the question to be asked about this new camera: Canon EOS 500D.

Despite my permanent willingness to collect all possible tests and reviews of new cameras (the database contains features and all reviews and tests I could find), the Canon EOS 500D is a mystery for me. Why are there no reviews available?

Usually on launch day, all the big sites have a nice preview available and created from a pre-series camera provided by the manufacturer. We are now 24 hours after the launch of this new Canon camera and there is essentially no review. At the moment I write, I found only two photographic reviews of the EOS 500D. On the Internet, I find the usual amount of press release copies, but no tests.

Is the camera really available? Even in small quantities?

Canon Rebel T1i is the name of the Canon EOS 500D in the USA.

Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i / Kiss X3

After a second half of 2009 where Nikon has been putting a lot of competitive pressure on Canon, here comes the new Canon dSLR photo camera: Canon EOS 500D (also known as Canon Rebel T1i) and, boy! did they react well.

The Canon EOS 500D is definitely a great step forward where Canon is redefining many features that will be included in entry-level SLR cameras. Essentially, the EOS 500D is including many features that were previously only expected from the models at EOS 50D level or similar mid-range models.

Canon felt the pressure from the Nikon D90; They answer with a camera which has been improved in many different aspects, starting with:

• Video capture up to 1080p
• Improved LCD screen, totally orientable
• More than 15MP sensor, a lot of pixels in a low-cost camera

This is so high an expectation, that you feel surprised not to find such features as per-lens micro-adjustments.

You may not be interested in switching to Canon from your current preferred brand, but all this is good news: All SLR cameras are going to be better just because the Canon EOS 500D is obviously an excellent product.

All the features of the Canon EOS 500D.

Also to be noticed: Canon is simultaneously introducing other related products: two photo printers PIXMA Pro9500 Mark II & PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II printing up to A3+ and a compact flash, Speedlite 270EX.

It is under the name of Canon Rebel T1i that will be known the new Canon EOS 500D in the United States of America (perpetuating the age-old Canon tradition of giving a different name to SLR cameras depending on the continent where it is sold).

Canon Rebel T1i

Canon EOS 500D

Here is comes! It is now nearly certain that the Canon EOS 500D is not a hoax, a rumour or an error. The Zoom Danish web site presents one photo of the new camera (see it here on the left) and confirms that the official presentation will happen tomorrow morning.

The main features appear on the newly open database page for the Canon EOS 500D. But the body appears unchanged since the Rebel XSi or EOS 450D.

And the American name of the camera will be Rebel T1i.

Thanks David for the initial pointer.

Even if the Nikon D400 (successor to the Nikon D300) is supposed to be much more expensive than the Canon 500D (successor to the Canon EOS 450D), Google Trends shows that the public’s interest is significantly higher for the Nikon D400.

Nikon D400 vs. Canon 500D

There was no Canon EOS 500D at Las Vegas PMA Fair. Not even the shadow of the premature announcement of an SLR camera. So, people’s spirits start fuming and you can find the most varied vapors transformed into near certain suppositions about its arrival (nobody has a doubt about the nearness of the launch of the successor to the Canon EOS 450D). Here is a small summary:

• Against all logic (but based upon a very short and rather imprecise Danish post), many are trying to believe that the announcement of the Canon EOS 500D will be done on 25 March.
• The control interface could be improved with a jog wheel but nobody seems to be able to confirm such a thing.
• The arrival of the Olympus E-620 seems to have given substance to the rumour of a tilt-and-swivel LCD screen. It would have an excellent (marketing) justification in the success of the Sony Alpha 300/350.
• It has often been repeated in the recent months that Canon will use this camera to present a new flash (or bounce flash). It would be surprising on an entry-level camera…
• Face detection could be added to direct the Autofocus operation (Nice idea, this).

So, we’re left with some time to wait before we can be sure.

So, it is official and for everybody to see: There is no Canon EOS 500D to see in the PMA 2009 in Las Vegas. Some of us who could be troubled by this delay applied to the newest bright entry-level SLR camera from Canon (Nikon has been putting a lot of pressure on them lately) will be see their mind put at ease by hearing that this camera is now planned for a launch before Summer 2009. My sources tell me that the launch event is planned for the last week of May.

According to Northlight Images, the EOS 500D is now set to launch only in August 2009. It may be linked to the current worldwide economic situation, but it would allow the designers to include a 15MP sensor (”later is better”).

According to Canon Rumors (but with a low certainty level):

1. The Canon EOS 500D would be launched June 23,
2. A 30mm f/2 lens with an EF-S mount would be presented on the same day.