Canon EOS
500D
 vs
Canon EOS Digital
Rebel XSi

General

 Canon EOS 500D Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $539.00 $467.50
Announced
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 March, 2009 January, 2008

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 22.3x14.9mm APS-C 22.2x14.8mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.6x
Megapixels
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 15.1 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 800 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO 1,600 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 15.1 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 4752 x 3168 4272 x 2848
Pixel size
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 22.1 µm² 27 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 920k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 Yes Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 162 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Canon EF

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 129x98x62 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 2.4"
Weight
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 520 g 524 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 0.54x 0.54x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 20fps None
Supports 24p
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 No n/a
High-speed framerate
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 None n/a
External mic jack
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 No n/a
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 20fps
720p @ 30fps		 n/a

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 300 ms 400 ms
Shutter lag
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 159 ms 160 ms
Battery life
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 400 shots 500 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3.4 fps 3.5 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 9 9
Cross type focus points
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 1 1

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 30s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC		 SD
MMC
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 63.0 61.0
Color depth
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 21.7 bits 21.9 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.5 EV 10.8 EV
Low light performance
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 663 ISO 692 ISO