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Review summary: Digital SLR cameras featuring HD video capture have burst onto the market in recent months and Canon has now put this functionality within reach of a much wider audience by including 1080p recording in the latest addition to its entry level Rebel ...

Verdict: The EOS Rebel T1i camera can record 4GB of video per clip which means around 12 minutes of Full HD video, 18 minutes of 720p HD video, or 24 minutes using the third SD video capture option of 640 x 480 pixels and 30 fps. Clips are recorded in .MOV ...

Review summary: Canon's new Canon EOS Rebel T1i - or EOS 500D in Europe - digital SLR offers a resolution of 15.1 Mp and an ISO range of up to 3200 - expandable all the way up to 12800. You can switch to Movie mode and record events in Full HD (1080P), and simply ...

Verdict: "We are witnessing the emergence of a new phase in digital imaging history, as high-resolution still images and HD video can now both be produced in a hand-held device, for under $1,000. This is truly a great time to be involved in digital imaging as ...

Review summary: Just 14 months after the launch of the EOS Rebel XSi (450D), Canon has unveiled its latest model, the Rebel T1i (500D). It's the fifth generation of Rebel and enters the market at a difficult time - in the midst of a global economic downturn and ...

Review summary: Matt Grayson gets a look at the Canon EOS 500D DSLR

Pros: Easy to use; Lightweight; New sensor; Expandable ISO; Full HD video; Good noise performance; Nice colour rendition

Cons: Price is high pre-release; Live-view focusing is slow

Verdict: There's not much I can say about the Canon EOS 500D in terms of performance but on the outside it looks pretty good and if it lives up to what it says it can do on paper then it'll be pretty fast too. With technology "stolen" from the higher end DSLRs ...

Review summary: Canon's consumer SLR line has a new flagship: the 15.1-megapixel EOS Rebel T1i. Once again, we see a new SLR from Canon in less than 18 months from the last in a given line. It's actually only eight months since the XS was announced, and about 14 ...

Verdict: While the new HD movie mode is going to be the gee-whiz feature on the Canon T1i, the important feature for most photographers is the still image quality at 15.1 megapixels. According to our tests on a beta (prototype) Rebel T1i, its only rival even ...