<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
500D	I-Device
is	O
a	O
15-megapixel	O
entry-level	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
by	O
Canon	O
on	O
25	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
EOS	B-Device
Kiss	I-Device
X3	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
EOS	B-Device
Rebel	I-Device
T1i	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
continues	O
the	O
Rebel	O
line	O
of	O
mid-range	O
DSLR	B-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
is	O
placed	O
by	O
Canon	O
as	O
the	O
next	O
model	O
up	O
from	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
450D	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
550D	I-Algorithm
(	O
T2i	B-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
camera	I-Device
to	O
feature	O
a	O
movie	O
mode	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
feature	O
full	O
1080p	O
video	O
recording	O
,	O
albeit	O
at	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
20	O
frames/sec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
camera	O
shares	O
a	O
few	O
features	O
with	O
the	O
high-end	O
Canon	B-Algorithm
EOS	I-Algorithm
5D	I-Algorithm
Mark	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
,	O
including	O
movie	O
mode	O
,	O
Live	B-Device
preview	I-Device
,	O
and	O
DiGIC	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
450D	I-Algorithm
and	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
1000D	I-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
uses	O
SDHC	O
media	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
EOS	O
model	O
to	O
use	O
that	O
medium	O
instead	O
of	O
CompactFlash	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
5D	I-Algorithm
Mark	I-Algorithm
II	I-Algorithm
,	O
video	O
clips	O
are	O
recorded	O
as	O
MOV	O
(	O
QuickTime	B-Application
)	O
files	O
with	O
H.264/MPEG	B-Application
-4	I-Application
compressed	O
video	O
and	O
linear	B-Algorithm
PCM	I-Algorithm
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USB	O
2.0	O
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
interfaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
not	O
endorsed	O
by	O
Canon	O
,	O
the	O
firmware	B-Application
of	O
the	O
camera	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
third-party	B-General_Concept
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
altering	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
example	O
of	O
such	O
firmware	B-Application
is	O
Magic	B-Device
Lantern	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
500D	I-Device
received	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
on	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IT	O
Reviews	O
gave	O
the	O
camera	O
a	O
Recommended	O
Award	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
:	O
"	O
Canon	O
's	O
DSLR	B-Device
range	O
continues	O
to	O
go	O
from	O
strength	O
to	O
strength	O
with	O
this	O
considerably	O
enhanced	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
EOS	B-Algorithm
450D	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
manages	O
to	O
keep	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
physical	O
features	O
while	O
improving	O
the	O
processor	O
and	O
the	O
ISO	O
range	O
and	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
Full	O
HD	O
video	O
facility	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Photography	O
Review	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
For	O
anybody	O
buying	O
their	O
first	O
DSLR	B-Device
the	O
500D	B-Device
is	O
an	O
easy	O
recommendation	O
but	O
you	O
might	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
Nikon	B-Algorithm
D5000	I-Algorithm
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
feature	O
set	O
to	O
the	O
500D	B-Device
( 	O
 '	O
only	O
 '	O
720P	O
video	O
though	O
)	O
and	O
performs	O
slightly	O
better	O
in	O
low	O
light	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternative	O
cameras	O
to	O
the	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
500D	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
level	O
upgrade	O
cameras	O
from	O
the	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
500D	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Economical	O
alternatives	O
to	O
the	O
Canon	B-Device
EOS	I-Device
500D	I-Device
:	O
</s>
