| The Canon Camera 500D offers everything a pro | | | | nice, but the real photographers will use the A, |
| needs at a price the amateur can afford. When | | | | Av, Tv, and P settings. The Camera 500D has a |
| comparing this to its predecessor, the XSi, the | | | | setting not found on the XSi called CA, which |
| differences are subtle, but worth it. Most notably | | | | stands for Creative Auto. This is a photo for |
| 15.1 MPs is a substantial improvement in resolution, | | | | dummies setting. It allows for setting depth of |
| but for most casual users not that noticeable. | | | | field, exposure, and white balance correction from |
| Unless you have a habit of cropping way down, | | | | a simplified menu. This seems nice, but unless |
| or printing your photos larger than 16x20 you will | | | | someone explains what these setting mean it's |
| not notice a difference. Especially on your | | | | hard to do it with purpose. |
| computer. What the larger format does bring with | | | | I guess with some playing around an amateur |
| it is the Digic 4 image processor. | | | | could figure it out. All of these features are |
| This is a fast and accurate processor that Canon | | | | comparable to the Nikon D90 which is the |
| is putting in a lot of their new cameras, even | | | | Camera 500D's main rival. For those who are |
| some of their compact P&S cameras. On the | | | | debating between the two it's all a mater of |
| Camera 500D this processor works very nicely. | | | | choice. The Camera 500D is a little smaller and |
| There is virtually no need for White Balance or | | | | lighter and the menus are different. I personally |
| Level correction and it's fast and accurate when | | | | like the Canon user interface systems better and |
| shooting action, low light, outdoors, or indoors. The | | | | thats why I choose the Camera 500D. Also |
| one drawback with the 15.1 MP sensor is that | | | | Canon lens' run cheaper and easier to find. I |
| there is minor spacing between the individual | | | | recommend going to a camera store and handling |
| sensor pixels within the sensor. This is | | | | both, then come back to Amazon and buy here. |
| unnoticeable for almost everyone except the hard | | | | With all that said the Camera 500D's higher |
| core photographer who like to zoom in and see | | | | resolution, Digic 4 processor, and increased screen |
| the details at 2000x and they are willing to pay | | | | resolution are the reasons to buy this camera |
| the extra 2 grand for the higher end camera. | | | | unless you have an XSi and then you will have to |
| The Camera 500D also boasts a higher resolution | | | | way out how much you would use the new |
| 3 inch screen over the XSi this is very nice for | | | | features. |
| looking at your images. It shows even minor | | | | Now the lens offered in the kit with the Camera |
| focus and blur issues that previously weren't | | | | 500D is flat out useless. I would not recomend |
| detectable until you put your images on the | | | | buying the kit, but rather buy the body only and a |
| computer. The Camera 500D also has a live view | | | | more versatile lens like the Canon EF-S |
| button on the back of the camera which is nice | | | | 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens for |
| for Macro shots and the movie mode is seen | | | | Canon DSLR Cameras. It may be $450 more, but |
| through the live view. As a photographer I look at | | | | you get a much, much better, more versatile lens. |
| the movie function as a salad with your steak. It's | | | | I am very very pleased with this camera and |
| not why you buy the meal, it's just nice. | | | | would recommend it to any novice, amateur, or |
| The menus and button layouts are intuitive and | | | | student (I teach photography) who wants a great |
| easy to use. The various shooting modes are | | | | camera at a fair price. |