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Reviews of Canon EOS 500D Digital Rebel T1i

Testseek.com have collected 124 expert reviews of the Canon EOS 500D Digital Rebel T1i and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Canon EOS 500D Digital Rebel T1i.
Award: Most Awarded May 2009
May 2009
 
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124 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Very good photo quality (though see issues below)
  • Excellent high ISO performance
  • Compact body by DSLR standards
  • Large
  • Super high resolution 3inch LCD display
  • Live view with contrast detect AF
  • Face detection
  • Composition grids
  • Live histogram
  • And fr...
  • HD video quality is excellent
  • Exceptional ISO performance
  • Accurate color and dynamic range
  • Great kit lens
  • Great image quality
  • HD movie capture.
  • Excellent value. Stellar image quality. Fast performance. HD (720p30) video capture. Big
  • 3-inch high-res (VGA) screen. HDMI-out.
  • Full HD video plus crisp photos
  • Fast to respond
  • Simple to use
  • Lightweight but robust
  • Accurate colors
  • Solid image quality
  • Generally fast performance
  • Long battery life
  • Creative Auto mode provides intuitive tools for newbies. Though there's no full autofocus for video
  • You can refocus manually while shooting. Offers some advanced image controls for video.
  • Fast performance
  • Very nice photo quality
  • HD video capture.
  • Good resolution and detailed output (but only very marginally better than 450D)
  • Decent (but not best in class) high ISO JPEG performance
  • Extended ISO speed up to 12800 (not great quality but its there for emergencies)
  • Good quality HD video (but sound o...
  • Good lowlight performance and HD Video in a sub$1K body.
  • Excellent image quality
  • Very good design
  • Full feature set
  • Great high-ISO performance.
  • Great design. Excellent LCD with Live View. Very good overall image quality. ...
  • High resolution and broad sensitivity
  • HD movie mode and HDMI output
  • VGA screen with accurate Live View
  • Remote control and RAW software supplied.
  • High resolution LCD screen
  • HD Video
  • ISO range
  • Compact build

The editors didn't like

  • Soft JPEGs at default settings
  • Clips highlights more than Id like
  • Plastic
  • Cheapfeeling body
  • Small grip not for everyone
  • Redeye a problem
  • Live view issues
  • Slow contrast detect AF
  • AFassist not always available
  • Can only use in P/A/S/M/ADep modes
  • Mo...
  • Slow to focus in low light
  • Smudgeproof screen isn't smudge proof
  • Massive image files out of the camera
  • Slow AF in video mode
  • No microphone input
  • Cannot adjust settings for exposure or ISO in movie mode.
  • Cannot continuously focus during video recording (user must hold down a button to refocus if subjects change their distance from the camera). Autofocus mechanism is audible in video recordings. Full HD 1080 video capture looks sluggish due to its low fram...
  • Sound on video is mono-only
  • Movie frame rate only 20fps
  • Expensive
  • Particularly if you need to buy the lens as well
  • Poor sound in movie recording
  • Stumbles in harshly backlit situations
  • Pronounced orange hue in most photos
  • Especially indoor shots. Reds look weak. Outdoor pics usually come out overexposed. 3inch LCD doesn't swivel
  • So you have to hold the camera in front of your nose while filming.
  • Annoying viewfinder
  • Video capture is its only better-than-basic feature.
  • Visibly more noise in RAW files than some of the competition
  • Slightly less highlight range in JPGs than the competition
  • Relatively limited RAW headroom
  • Channel clipping means color accuracy can often not be maintained when recovering clipped areas in R...
  • HD video is slightly noisy and audio is monoonly.
  • No external mic jack or manual exposure controls when shooting video.
  • 1080p video is only equipped to handle a narrow field of shooting environments. Limited advanced features. Pricey compared to competition. ...
  • Needs decent optics to exploit resolution
  • Screen fixed in position
  • Unlike several rivals
  • 1080p only at 20fps and no external mic input
  • Some focusing issues with our sample.
  • AF motor noise in Movie mode
  • No update to AF
  • Current high price

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  Published: 2009-10-25, review by: mydigitalphotos.dk

  • Jeg har nu benyttet Canon EOS 500D i et par uger, og ofte samtidigt med mit Nikon D80, for at kunne lave en eller anden form for reference, selvom en direkte sammenligning af disse ikke vil være fornuftig.Det første der slog mig var at Canon EOS...

 
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  Published: 2009-08-17, review by: gear-online.dk

  • Nemt at gå til. Enkle menuer. God billedkvalitet.
  • Ikke optimal videofunktionalitet. Ingen tilslutning til ekstern mikrofon.

 
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  Published: 2012-01-24, Author: Terry , review by: chinese.vr-zone.com

  • Abstract:  這篇不是已經證實的官方消息,它只是一篇大家可以討論一下的文章。 Canon在去年10月發表的新一代的旗艦EOS 1D-X,整合了Canon 1Ds與1D系列同時擁有速度與畫質,連拍速度最高是12張/秒(有條件的14張/秒),算是正式回應了Nikon D3X/D3S/D3的挑戰,同時確立Canon EOS DIGITAL價格的頂端位置。1D-X採用1800畫素,考慮目前DIGIC 5雙處理器以及對焦、快門零組件的耐用度,1D-X是目前Canon EOS DIGITAL最高技術整合產品。也許我們可以開始想像一...

 
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  Published: 2011-02-08, Author: Pramanaya , review by: jagatreview.com

  • Abstract:  Dari tabel di atas yang disusun berdasarkan harga produk, terlihat bahwa 600D memang merupakan “kombinasi” antara feature 550D dan 60D. Ketiga kamera tersebut menggunakan sensor dan image processor yang sama, sehingga kita harus mengupas lebih dalam untuk...

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