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Camera 500D - 5 Star Camera 1 Star Lens
The Canon Camera 500D offers everything a pro needs at a price the amateur can afford. When comparing this to its predecessor, the XSi, the differences are subtle, but worth it. Most notably 15.1 MPs is a substantial improvement in resolution, but for most casual users not that noticeable. Unless you have a habit of cropping way down, or printing your photos larger than 16x20 you will not notice a difference. Especially on your computer. What the larger format does bring with it is the Digic 4 image processor.
This is a fast and accurate processor that Canon is putting in a lot of their new cameras, even some of their compact P&S cameras. On the Camera 500D this processor works very nicely. There is virtually no need for White Balance or Level correction and it's fast and accurate when shooting action, low light, outdoors, or indoors. The one drawback with the 15.1 MP sensor is that there is minor spacing between the individual sensor pixels within the sensor. This is unnoticeable for almost everyone except the hard core photographer who like to zoom in and see the details at 2000x and they are willing to pay the extra 2 grand for the higher end camera.
The Camera 500D also boasts a higher resolution 3 Inch Screen over the XSi this is very nice for looking at your images. It shows even minor focus and blur issues that previously weren't detectable until you put your images on the computer. The Camera 500D also has a live view button on the back of the camera which is nice for Macro shots and the movie mode is seen through the live view. As a photographer I look at the movie function as a salad with your steak. It's not why you buy the meal, it's just nice.
The menus and button layouts are intuitive and easy to use. The various shooting modes are nice, but the real photographers will use the A, Av, Tv, and P settings. The Camera 500D has a setting not found on the XSi called CA, which stands for Creative Auto. This is a photo for dummies setting. It allows for setting depth of field, exposure, and white balance correction from a simplified menu. This seems nice, but unless someone explains what these setting mean it's hard to do it with purpose.
I guess with some playing around an amateur could figure it out. All of these features are comparable to the Nikon D90 which is the Camera 500D's main rival. For those who are debating between the two it's all a mater of choice. The Camera 500D is a little smaller and lighter and the menus are different. I personally like the Canon user interface systems better and thats why I choose the Camera 500D. Also Canon lens' run cheaper and easier to find. I recommend going to a camera store and handling both, then come back to Amazon and buy here.
With all that said the Camera 500D's higher resolution, Digic 4 processor, and increased screen resolution are the reasons to buy this camera unless you have an XSi and then you will have to way out how much you would use the new features.
Now the lens offered in the kit with the Camera 500D is flat out useless. I would not recomend buying the kit, but rather buy the Body Only and a more versatile lens like the Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens for Canon Dslr Cameras. It may be $450 more, but you get a much, much better, more versatile lens.
I am very very pleased with this camera and would recommend it to any novice, amateur, or student (I teach photography) who wants a Great Camera at a fair price.
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