Canon EOS 500

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Canon EOS 500
Canon EOS 500.jpg
Overview
Maker Canon Inc.
Type 35 mm SLR
ReleasedSeptember 1993
Intro priceJPY 59,000 (body only)
Lens
Lens mount Canon EF lens mount
Sensor/medium
Film format 35mm
Film speed ISO 6 - 6400
Film speed detectionDX coding
Focusing
FocusTTL Phase Detection Autofocus
Exposure/metering
Exposure Composite SPC for TTL full-aperture metering (6-zone evaluative, 9.5% partial at center, and centerweighted averaging)
Flash
Flash Built-in flash
Shutter
Frame rate 3 fps
Shutter speeds 30s - 1/2000s
General
Battery2x CR123A
Dimensions 145×92×62 mm (5.7×3.6×2.4 in), 370 g [1]
Weight 370 g (13 oz)
Chronology
PredecessorCanon EOS 1000FN
Successor Canon EOS 500N

The Canon EOS 500 (EOS Kiss in Japan, EOS Rebel XS in North America) is a consumer-level 135 film single-lens reflex camera, produced by Canon of Japan from September 1993 until 1996 as part of their EOS system. It replaced the earlier EOS 1000FN and sat in the lower portion of the EOS range, it was superseded by the EOS 500N.

References

  1. Canon EOS REBEL XS, specifications, Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 2020-01-03.