Canon EOS-500D/Rebel T1i
31 March 2009
The EOS Rebel T1i, also known as the EOS-500D, borrows many of the features from the EOS-50D, strips them down a bit, and puts them into the familiar compact shell of the Rebel XSi. Here’s the full list of features:
EOS Rebel T1i
- 15.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor
- Support for EF and EF-S lenses
- DIGIC 4 image processor
- Dust reduction system
- 3-inch LCD display with 920,000 pixels; screen has glare and scratch resistant coatings
- Optical viewfinder has 95% coverage and a magnification of 0.87X
- 9-point autofocus system; center point is cross-type
- Live view with contrast detect AF and face detection
- Full manual controls, plus Creative Auto mode (which lets you adjust aperture and exposure in a simpler way)
- Can take up to 9 RAW or 170 JPEGs in a row at 3.4 frames/second
- ISO range of 100 – 3200, expandable to 12,800
- Capable of recording HD movies at 1920 x 1080 (though at 20 frames/second) or 1280 x 720 (30 fps) with sound
- Recording limit of 4GB, which is about 12 minutes at 1080p
- Uses MPEG-4 codec
- Camera cannot focus continuously while recording (only the upcoming Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 can do that)
- HDMI port
- Uses LP-E5 lithium-ion battery; 400 shots per charge
- Ships in early May for $799 body only, or $899 with an 18 – 55 mm IS lens
Canon also released a new external flash, the Speedlite 270EX. This compact flash can tilt upward up to 90 degrees (with four preset positions), and it can be controlled from the camera’s menu system. Pricing and availability for the new flash was not available.
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