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Product name

Canon EOS 500D

Nikon D5000

Sony Alpha DSLR-A380

Olympus E-620

Canon EOS 1000D

Editors' ratings

(How we rate) 		76 out of 10 7.6
Excellent 		78 out of 10 7.8
Excellent 		70 out of 10 7
Very good 		CNET Asia editor's take 72 out of 10 7.2
Very good

Review Summary

The EOS 500D is a very decent dSLR for first-time users and the inclusion of full HD video-recording function sweetens the deal.

Though it falls short in its design, the Nikon D5000 delivers a nice feature set, speedy performance, and great photo quality for the money.

While the Sony Alpha DSLR-A380 is a solid inexpensive dSLR with a few nice features that will probably satisfy many shooters, it doesn't deliver quite enough on any front to outshine competitors.

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The EOS 1000D may be a good camera for beginners, but they'll soon crave other useful features such as spot-metering and high ISO sensitivity that this shooter doesn't provide.

User ratings

  8.8
Spectacular
(from 5 users) 		 8
Excellent
(from 1 user) 		No ratings yet No ratings yet  7.7
Excellent
(from 3 users)

List price

 List price as of May 12, 2009:
S$1469 		List price as of May 14, 2009:
S$1299 		N/A N/A N/A

  Basic product specifications


 

Price

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Camera type

 Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR Digital SLR

Color options

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Dimensions

 Info unavailable 127 x 104 x 80 mm 128 x 97 x 71.4 mm 130 x 94 x 60 mm Info unavailable

Weight

 Info unavailable 560 g 490 g 475 g 450 g

Resolution

 15 megapixels 12.3 megapixels 14.2 megapixels 12 megapixels 10.1 megapixels

Photodetectors (effective)

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable 10.1 million

Zoom range

 By lens By lens Info unavailable Info unavailable By lens

Digital zoom

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Light sensitivity (auto)

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White balance (new)

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Focusing

 AI focus, one shot, AI servo Auto, single servo AF, continuous servo AF, auto AF-S/AF-C selection Single-shot AF, Automatic AF, Continuous AF Info unavailable 7-point AF

LCD size (new)

 3 inch Info unavailable 2.7 inch 2.7 inch 2.5 inch

Viewfinder type

 Pentamirror Pentamirror Pentamirror Info unavailable Info unavailable

Type of flash

 Pop-up Pop-up Pop-up Pop-up Pop-up

Optical image stabilizer

 Info unavailable No Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Connection (new)

 Info unavailable USB, HDMI Info unavailable Info unavailable USB

Battery type(s) (new)

 Info unavailable Info unavailable Lithium Info unavailable Lithium

Storage type(s)

 Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, Memory Stick PRO Duo, Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo CompactFlash Type II, xD-Picture Card Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC

Still image capture speed

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Max. image resolution (new)

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Digital video capture

 Yes Yes No Info unavailable No

Digital video format (new)

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Max video resolution (new)

 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720 @ 24 fps Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable

Face recognition

 Yes Yes Info unavailable Yes Info unavailable

Service/Support

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See full specifications

Canon EOS 500D

Nikon D5000

Sony Alpha DSLR-A380

Olympus E-620

Canon EOS 1000D

 

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