Canon EOS 500D

The Canon EOS 500D is a DSLR camera launched on 08/06/2009.

Technically speaking, the Canon EOS 500D ranks in the average of its category, scoring 48 overall. The Canon EOS 500D weights 520 gr and spans 129 x 98 x 62 mm. This means that it is particularly light and small, indeed one of the most handy options within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Canon EOS 500D is below the category average:

• Image Quality - Score 46, ranks among the worst 27% of its category.
• Speed Performance - Score 35, ranks among the worst 24% of its category.
• Comfort - Score 57, ranks among the worst 49% of its category.
• Versatility - Score 57, ranks among the worst 43% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

• Portrait - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 59% of its category. Canon EOS 500D works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Landscape - Good, score 44, ranks in the best 61% of its category. Canon EOS 500D works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Sport - Good, score 45, ranks in the best 64% of its category. Canon EOS 500D works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Street - Good, score 52, ranks in the best 58% of its category. Canon EOS 500D works well for Street photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
• Everyday - Good, score 54, ranks in the best 55% of its category. Canon EOS 500D works well for daily photography, however other options are available too, which you may want to take into account.