| List price (US) |
Body only: $799
Kit: $899 (with 18-55 mm IS lens) |
| List price (EU) |
Body only: €799
Kit: €899 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
Kit: €1299 (with 18-200 mm IS lens) |
| List price (UK) |
Body only: £869.99
Kit: £969.99 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
Kit: £1399.99 (with 18-200 mm IS lens) |
| 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 |
| Shooting modes |
Auto
Portrait
Landscape
Close-up
Sports
Night portrait
Flash off
Movie *
Program AE (P)
Shutter priority AE (Tv)
Aperture priority AE (Av)
Manual (M)
Auto depth-of-field |
| 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 |
| WB Bracketing |
+/-3 levels
3 images
Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias |
| WB fine-tuning |
Blue (-9) to Amber (+9)
Magenta (-9) to Green (+9) |
| Color space |
sRGB
Adobe RGB |
| Picture style |
Standard
Portrait
Landscape
Neutral
Faithful
Monochrome
User 1
User 2
User 3 |
| Custom image parameters |
Sharpness: 0 to 7
Contrast: -4 to +4
Saturation: -4 to +4
Color tone: -4 to +4
B&W filter: N, Ye, Or, R, G
B&W tone: N, S, B, P, G |
| 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 |
| Viewfinder info |
AF information (AF points focus confirmation light)
Shutter speed
• Aperture value
ISO speed (always displayed)
AE lock
Exposure level/compensation
Spot metering circle
Exposure warning
• AEB
• Flash ready
• High-speed sync
• FE lock
• Flash exposure compensation
• Red-eye reduction light
• White balance correction
• SD card information
• Monochrome shooting
• Maximum burst
• Highlight tone priority * |
| 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
• Hungarian
• Romanian
• Ukrainian
• Turkish
• Arabic
• Thai
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Korean
• Japanese |
| Firmware |
User upgradable |
| 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) |
| Software * |
Zoom Browser EX / ImageBrowser
Digital Photo Professional (Windows / Mac)
PhotoStitch
EOS Utility (inc. Remote Capture; Windows & Mac except Mac Intel)
Original Data Security Tools
Picture Style Editor |