| International naming * |
• US: Canon Rebel Digital T1i • Japan: Canon EOS Kiss Digital X3 • Elsewhere: Canon EOS 500D |
| Body material |
Plastic (Stainless Steel chassis) |
| Sensor * |
• 15.1 million effective pixels • 15.5 million total pixels • 22.3 x 14.9 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in low-pass filter with self cleaning unit • 3:2 aspect ratio |
| Dust reduction |
• Low-pass filter vibration at power-on (can be interrupted) • Anti-static coating on sensor surfaces • Software based dust-removal (camera maps dust, removed later) |
| Image sizes * |
• 4752 x 3168 • 3456 x 2304 • 2353 x 1568 |
| Still image formats |
• RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) • RAW (.CR2 14-bit *) + JPEG Large/Fine • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal |
| Movie recording * |
• 1920 x 1080 (1080P, 16:9) @ 20 fps • 1280 x 720 (720P, 16:9) @ 30 fps • 640 x 480 (4:3) @ 30 fps • Quicktime MOV format (H.264 video,linear PCM audio) • Up to 29 min 59 sec (or max file size 4 GB) |
| Image processor * |
DIGIC 4 |
| Lenses |
• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop |
| Focus modes |
• Auto Focus • Manual Focus (switch on lens) |
| Auto Focus |
• 9-point CMOS sensor • F5.6 cross-type at center, extra sensitivity at F2.8 • AF working range: -0.5 to 18 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100) • Predictive AF up to 10 m |
| AF modes |
• AI Focus • One Shot • AI Servo |
| AF point selection |
• Auto • Manual |
| AF assist |
Flash strobe |
| Metering |
• TTL 35-zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 23°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4) |
| Metering modes |
• Evaluative 35-zone (linked to AF points) • Partial 9% at center • Spot 4% at center • Center-weighted average |
| AE Lock |
AE lock button |
| AE Bracketing |
• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Exposure compen. |
• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments |
| Sensitivity |
• Auto (100 - 1600 *) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600 • ISO 3200 * • H1 expansion (ISO 6400 equiv.) * • H2 expansion (ISO 12800 equiv.) * • Highlight tone priority |
| Shutter |
• Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps) • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb |
| Aperture values |
• F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps) • Actual aperture range depends on lens used |
| White balance |
• Auto • Daylight • Shade • Cloudy • Tungsten • Fluorescent • Flash • Custom |
| Color space |
• sRGB • Adobe RGB |
| Image processing |
• Highlight Tone Priority • Auto Lighting Optimizer (Basic and Creative modes) * • Long exposure noise reduction • High ISO speed noise reduction * • Peripheral illumination correction * |
| Drive modes |
• Single • Continuous: 3.4 fps up to 170 JPEG / 9 RAW frames * • Self-timer 10 secs (2 sec with mirror lock-up) • Self-timer continuous |
| Mirror lockup |
Yes (custom function) |
| Viewfinder |
• Pentamirror • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.87x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) • Eyepoint: 19 mm • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Fixed precision matte • Proximity sensor disables LCD shooting mode information |
| DOF preview |
Yes, button |
| LCD monitor * |
• 3.0" TFT LCD • 920,000 pixels • Wide viewing angle (170° horizontal and vertical) • Dual anti-reflection, anti-smudge • 7 brightness levels • Up to 10x zoom playback |
| LCD Live view |
• Live TTL display of scene from CMOS image sensor • 100% frame coverage (30 fps display rate) • Real-time evaluative metering using CMOS image sensor • Best view or exposure simulation • Grid optional (thirds) • Magnify optional (5x or 10x at AF point) • Optional Auto-focus with mirror-down / mirror-up sequence • Optional Face Detect * • Two modes; normal and quieter • Remote live view using EOS Utility (via USB or WiFi/Ethernet using WFT) • Manual focus only |
| Record review |
• Uses last play mode • Magnification possible • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold |
| Flash |
• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash • Guide number approx 13 • Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction • X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) • Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.) |
| External flash |
• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites • Hot-shoe |
| Other features |
• Orientation sensor • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity |
| Auto rotation |
• On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off |
| Playback mode |
• Single image • Single image with info (histogram brightness / RGB ) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 4 and 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump (by 10, 100 or date) |
| Custom functions * |
13 custom functions with 39 settings |
| Menu languages * |
• English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Japanese |
| Connectivity |
• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed) • Video out (PAL / NTSC) (integrated with USB terminal *) • HDMI Type C * • E3 type wired remote control |
| Audio * |
• Mono microphone on front • Mono speaker on rear |
| Storage |
• SD / SDHC card |
| Power |
• Lithium-Ion LP-E5 rechargeable battery (7.4 V, 1050 mAh) • Optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit / car battery charger CBC-E5 |
| Battery Grip |
Yes, BG-E5 |
| Direct printing |
• Canon Selphy Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • Canon PIXMA Printers supporting PictBridge • PictBridge |
| Dimensions |
129 x 98 x 62 mm (5.1 x 3.9 x 2.4 in) |
| Weight (no battery) * |
480 g (1.1 lb) |