Canon Rebel T1i or 500D was introduced on March 25 and will be available body only for $ 799 and $ 899 target kit Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS. Canon EOS 500D or Rebel T1i is a major upgrade of Canon XSi or 450D (read comparison of Canon T1i / Canon 500D with XSI / 450D here.)

Canon Rebel T1i User Testimonials

Canon 50D User Testimonials

Both the Canon EOS rebels T1i 500D and 50D are equipped with a 15.1megapixel 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor. The side by side comparison of the two cameras are very similar. What are the main differences between the two chambers?

First, please note that Canon Rebel 500D or T1i is designed to be an entry level consumer grade DSLR with a small price. Canon EOS 50D is a digital SLR for advanced amateurs with a higher price and higher quality construction. The main differences of the two houses are:

The construction quality, size and price

T1i Canon EOS Rebel / 500D has an MSRP of $ 799 and the Canon 50D body only has an MSRP of $ 1299 (currently on sale on Amazon at $ 1106 body only). T1i Canon Rebel / 500D has a size of 129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 inches) and weighs 520g (18.3 oz) including battery, which is much smaller and lighter Canon EOS 50D (146 x 108 x 74 mm or 5.8 x 4.3 x 2.9 in, 822 grams or 29 oz including battery). Canon 50D is a better quality of body construction with durable magnesium alloy.

HD video mode

Canon EOS 500D Rebel T1i or have a video capture HD video with three modes: a 16:9 HD 720p video capture at 30 fps, with a 1080p Full HD video capture at 20 frames per second, and third choice for the 4:3 standard TV recording quality (SD) video capture at 640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps. It can be very useful is the 720p movie mode at 30 fps, which is limited to about 18 min. The video mode is very useful. You can benefit from the availability of different targets to get the video with depth of field or with the wider angle of view. These videos can not be created, even with the higher end HD cameras.

Canon 50D does not have the video mode.

Shooting speed:

Canon 50D is faster continuous shooting (6.3 frames per second up to 90 JPEG or 16 raw frames) than that of Canon Rebel T1i or 500D (3.4 frames per second up to 170 JPEG frames or 9 raw materials). The higher the speed is very useful for sports photography and photography of wildlife or otherwise, including children shot in the game. Note: Canon Rebel T1 or 500D has a larger buffer burst JPEG: 170 frames Canon 50D (90 tables).

Max speed:

Canon 50D has a shutter speed of 1 / 8000, Canon Rebel 500D or T1i (1 / 4000). The higher the maximum speed is useful to freeze the action in sports photography or wildlife photography. The higher the maximum speed is also useful in direct sunlight to create bokeh (background blur) in the opening line to take photos or images macro.

Viewfinder

Canon 50D has a better viewfinder comparing to Canon Rebel T1i or 500D. Canon 50D uses a pentaprism viewfinder, which gives a larger picture brighter and that the Canon 500D Rebel T1i viewfinder or use a pentamirror. Canon 50D also has a viewfinder largest increase (0.95) that T1i or Canon Rebel 500D (0.87).

In addition, the Canon 50D has a few extra features like availability two small RAW formats, sRAW1 and sRAW2, Kevin temperature setting white balance, upper secondary LCD screen, etc.

My conclusion, the Canon EOS 500D Rebel T1i or is more suitable for beginners or as a second camera or a backup camera for a trip. Canon 50D is better suited to advance amateur photographers who seek a better performance of the camera instead of video capture. Especially for those who love sports photography.

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