UPDATE: We’ve got a reel full of Canon EOS 500D official photos, come check them out!

The Canon EOS 500D has just been unveiled, and it’s an entry level DSLR with the specs of Canon‘s upper end line, even HD video recording! Read on for blow out.

For the Canon EOS 500D, Canon has essentially crossed the image sensor of the Canon EOS 50D with the HD video shooting of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II, then slashed the price to under £1k. How’d you do it Canon?

For your money, the Canon EOS 500D packs a 15.1 megapixel sensor plus Canon’s DIGIC 4 processor, will shoot up to 170 pics at 3.4fps, H.264 HD video at 720p or 1080p (Although the latter is only at 20 frames per second), and has ISO sensitivity up to 3200, which can be ramped all the way up to 6400 or 12800 should you so desire.

Keeping in tune with the user friendly beginner’s DSLR theme, the Canon EOS 500D comes with a Live View mode on the three inch LCD panel, and a Face Detection AF option. The Canon EOS 500D ships from early May at £869 for the body, or with two different lens kits, an 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS and an 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, for £969 and £1,399 respectively, and just so no one’s confused, the Canon EOS 500D is calling itself the Canon EOS Rebel T1i over in the US. Whew. We’ll be back with more on the Canon EOS 500D shortly.

Out May | £from 869 | Canon (Available at Warehouse Express)

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  • yashin

    Engadget is reporting the US retail price for the body-only as US$900, so why are we getting nailed for GBP£869? I know the exchange rate is shabby, but it isn’t that bad.

  • Ben Sillis

    Engadget isn’t wrong, although the US price (About £620) doesn’t include tax. However, take the 15% VAT off our £869, and that comes in at £755! That’s a huge discrepancy still. Sadly, if you look around on UK shops – the link above for instance – £869 is the RRP here. It’s on sale at the US price at Amazon.com though, so maybe importing is the way forward.

  • yashin

    I’d guessed it was down to the Brit-tax that consumer electronics companies like to impose on us over here. Like you say, importing is the way – and it sends a message.

  • http://astore.amazon.co.uk/canon500d-21 aisai

    My canon eos 500d is fun
    Very good

  • http://www.digitalslrcamera.org/ Canon DSLR Camera User

    Too costly and wondering why they emphasize the HD video recording capability. DSLR is not a Camcorder.

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