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This is a basic feature listing for the Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss.

Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss:

Cheap, lightweight and cheerful. This camera is a modern computerized SLR stripped down to its basics. A small step up from the EOS 500/Rebel/Kiss it replaced, it allowed more control over focus points and introduced E-TTL flash support.


  Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Camera medium type 35mm film
European/Australasian name EOS 500N
North American name EOS Rebel G
Japanese name New EOS Kiss
Asian name EOS 500N
Date introduced September 1996
Date discontinued
Marketing position when introduced Bottom of SLR lineup
Physical body Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Body type and material Plastic
Body build quality Inexpensive
Body colour Black or silver/black
Lens mount type Canon EF
Lens mount material Polycarbonate plastic
Dimensions (width, height, depth) 145 x 92 x 62mm
Relative size Small
Weight 370g
Weatherproofing None
Flash weatherproofing with supported flash units
Exposure settings Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Basic (icon) modes Full auto, portrait, landscape, macro, sports and night scene
Program AE (P), aperture priority (Av), shutter speed priority (Tv), and manual (M) modes P, Av, Tv, M, A-DEP
Metering types Evaluative, partial, centre-weighted averaging
iFCL: Dual layer (red/green and green/blue) metering sensor
Manual selection of metering types No. Metering type determined by shooting mode used.
Evaluative metering zones 6
Partial metering size 9.5%
Spot metering size n/a
Multi-spot metering No
Manual exposure metering No
Manual exposure metering display Simulated matchneedle
Metering (not autofocus) range at 20°C, ISO 100 EV 2-20
DEP or A-DEP A-DEP
Shiftable DEP mode No
Exposure setting increments 1/2 stop increments
Exposure compensation increments 1/2 stop increments
Auto-exposure (AE) lock
Single-shot AE/AF lock retention (keep shutter release halfway)
Multiple exposures Yes; up to 9 exposures
Auto exposure bracketing (AEB) +/- 2 EV in 1/2 stop increments
Tv/Av safety shift to reduce overexposure
ISO safety shift
Camera shake warning
Stop-down metering for manual-only lenses
ISO (film speed/sensor sensitivity) Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Manual ISO range ISO 6-6400
DX-encoded ISO range (film only) ISO 25-5000
Automatic ISO selection in icon modes (digital only)
Always displays ISO setting in viewfinder
Dedicated ISO button
Displays ISO setting in viewfinder when ISO button pressed
Digital image processing Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Highlight tone priority (D+)
Auto lighting optimizer
High ISO speed noise reduction
Peripheral illumination correction
Peripheral illumination correction database
Ambience effect
Creative filters
Focus Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Autofocus points 3 | + |
Additional “invisible” AF points No
Cross sensors 1
Autofocus modes One-shot and predictive AI Servo
Autofocus point expansion (verifies surrounding points if AF cannot be achieved)
Zone autofocus (enables multiple points as a cluster)
Spot (reduced area of points) autofocus
Manual selection of AF modes No
AF limit of linear sensors 5.6
High precision limit of cross sensor(s)
Focus point illumination Yes
Autofocus speed Slow
Eye control focus (ECF) No
Autofocus beep confirmation Can be turned off
AE lock button can lock focus separately (sometimes known as CF 4) No
Dedicated rear-panel autofocus start (AF-ON) button
Low-light autofocus abilities (AF working range) at 20°C, ISO 100 EV 1.5 - 18 (poor)
Manual autofocus micro-adjustment
IS (image stabilization) compatible The viewfinder may shake slightly after photo taken if IS is engaged. This is distracting but does not affect the image. With AF off IS may disengage.
Teleconverter (TC) compatible
Tilt-shift (TS-E) lens compatible
EF-25 (25mm extension tube) compatible Yes
Autofocus Assist Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Body integral patterned red autofocus assist light No
Incandescent white AF assist light Yes
Pulses built-in flash annoyingly to serve as AF assist light No
Can use external Speedlite AF assist Yes
Can disable internal AF assist
Can disable Speedlite AF assist No
Can disable internal and Speedlite AF assists independently
Flash support Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Maximum flash sync shutter speed (X-sync) 1/90 sec
Type A or Type B camera body Type A camera (E-TTL flash metering)
TTL flash metering Yes
TTL flash metering zones 3
A-TTL flash metering Yes
E-TTL flash metering Yes
E-TTL II flash metering No
FP (high speed sync) mode Yes
Built-in flash unit Yes
    Guide number of built-in flash (metres, ISO 100) 12
    Maximum coverage of built-in flash
    Built-in flash can auto pop-up Yes
    Built-in flash can auto lower No
    Built-in flash has zoomable flash head No
    Built-in flash zoom detents
    Tall built-in flash No
    Manual output control of built-in flash
    MULTI (stroboscopic) mode for built-in flash
Wireless E-TTL No
    Built-in flash can serve as wireless E-TTL controller
    Supports wireless E-TTL group C when using built-in flash as master
    Wireless E-TTL ratios No
Flash exposure compensation (FEC) for internal flash No
FEC for external flash No
FEC scale in viewfinder No
Flash exposure lock (FEL) button No
FEL icon in viewfinder
Supports Speedlite modelling light No
Flash exposure bracketing (FEB) No
Can communicate digital subframe size to flash unit
Menu control over external Speedlites (with compatible flash units)
Can control flash unit custom functions (with compatible flash units)
Auto fill-flash can be disabled No
Flash hotshoe painted or bare metal
PC (studio flash) socket built in No
Supports high voltage (maximum 250 volts; not 6) studio flash No
Supports second-curtain sync Yes
Second-curtain sync custom function No
Redeye reduction lamp Yes
Viewfinder Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Viewfinder quality Poor
Eye level pentaprism/pentamirror Roof mirror
Viewfinder coverage of frame 90%
Viewfinder magnification (-1.0 dioptre w/ 50mm lens at infinity) 0.7x
Built-in dioptric adjustment Fixed -1 dioptre
Eyepoint
Eyepiece shutter No
Viewfinder display information
Default viewfinder focus screens
Viewfinder proximity sensor (turns off LCD when using viewfinder)
FEC scale on side of image in viewfinder No
On-demand grid in optical viewfinder
Interchangeable viewfinder focus screens Not interchangeable
Depth of field preview
Shutter and mirror Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 sec
Minimum shutter speed 30 sec
Bulb mode Yes
Camera maximum aperture range (available aperture range is lens dependent)
Shutter release lag time
Shutter life expectancy
Mirror blackout time
Fixed pellicle mirror No
Active mirror control No
Rotary magnet (low power) shutter No
Mirror lockup No
Mirror prefire (sort of lockup) No
Self-timer Yes; 10 sec
Continuous (multiple shot) self-timer
Built-in intervalometer (interval timer) No
Intervalometer through external computer interface No
Film motor drive Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Motor drive speed (frames per second) 3 fps
Framerate with booster
Motor drive sound
Supports mid-roll rewind Yes
Custom function to leave the leader out on rewind No
Film winding type - standard or prewind Prewind
Other film-related features Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Interchangeable backs Not interchangeable
Date-printing back
Fake panorama masking Japanese version only
Optional leader-out rewind No
Barcode reader for loading shooting modes No
Computer interface for recording shooting data No
Data printing on film leader (frame zero) No
Compatible with high-speed infrared film No
Body and controls Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss
Rear (quick control) dial No
Customizable function (C) mode dial setting No
Lockable top-deck mode dial (press to turn)
Rear cursor buttons No
Multi-controller joystick No
Multi-controller built into rear dial
M.Fn button by shutter release button
Film transport and metering controls operable by feel (lever position) No
Power-on time
Batteries Two CR123A lithium
Battery charger
AC adapter
Official shooting capacity per charge
Battery increments in LCD
Backup battery (for date/time, etc)
Battery door
Wired remote socket E3 type (2.5mm stereo minijack)
Compatible wired remotes Canon Remote Switch RS-60E3 and many E3 (2.5mm minijack) third-party remotes
Compatible with RC-1, RC-5 wireless remotes No
Tripod socket aligned to centre line of lens mount
Tripod socket material
Backlit topdeck standard LCD No
Standard LCD size and position Right side of top deck
Secondary LCD
Standard top-deck mode dial
Handgrip GR-80TP Grip Extension (contains mini tripod) and Battery Power Pack BP-8 (contains AA cells)
Optional case
Custom functions
Personal functions
  Canon EOS 500N / Rebel G / New Kiss

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Product names

A note about names. The reason certain camera bodies may have multiple names is because Canon often use different model names for different regional markets. This usually applies only to consumer and some midrange products, and mainly to the USA and Japan. Whereas the international name is usually just a number or number/letter combination, the USA name will often be some cool or tough-sounding name such as “Rebel”. Canon Japan, on the other hand, typically use cute marketing names such as “Kiss” for their consumer products. Under certain rare circumstances there may be actual differences between the differently named products. For example, Japanese versions of the product may support wireless remotes whereas other versions may not.

In addition, note that date-back equipped versions of many film bodies are and were available, often with QD (quartz date) or DATE added to their product names. Japanese versions of consumer and midrange film cameras, however, almost always have date printing as a standard feature.

I generally organize the information by the European/Australasian name, since it’s usually a logical numeric system. Basically, the fewer the digits the more expensive the camera. Thus the 1000 cameras are consumer, the 100 cameras are advanced amateur, the 10, 5 and 3 cameras are semi-professional and the 1 cameras are professional. The terms “consumer” and “professional” aren’t judgement terms here - just Canon’s descriptions of the market segments to which the cameras are aimed.

Disclaimer

This page was generated automatically from a comparison database. There is no guarantee that this information is entirely free from error, given the fact that the database is frankly pretty huge and was compiled entirely by hand. Please notify me using my feedback form if you notice any inaccuracies.

Information was derived from a number of sources, including Canon news releases, the Canon Camera Museum and various manufacturer-supplied product manuals.

This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge, but I cannot take responsibility for purchasing decisions you may make.



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