Canon EOS 500D

Technical Specifications:

Type:  35mm focal plan shutter AF/AE SLR (single-lens reflex camera with built-in auto film winder, flash and [auto date function]). 
Usable lenses:  Canon EF lens series. 
Lens mount:  Canon EF mount (electronic signal transfer system). 
Viewfinder: 90% vertical and horizontal coverage. 
Magnification:  x0.7 (50mm lens on infinity). 
Focussing screen:  Complete matte screen with fixed, AF frame, partial metering mark. 
Shooting modes:  1. Manual
                 2. Automatic depth-of-field AE
                 3. Aperture-priority AE
                 4. Shutter-priority AE
                 5. Program AE (with program shift)
                 6. Full auto
                 7. Programmed Image Control (four types)
                 8. Flash AE (A-TTL with the built-in flash or A-TTL or TTL program flash AE with a Speedlite) 
Camera shake warning:  Operates in full auto and in image zones. Shutter speed blinks as a warning when automatically-set shutter speed becomes 0-0.5 stops slower than "1/focal length of the lens in use". 
Metering range:  EV 2-20 (at normal temperature, 50mm f/1.4 lens at ISO 100) 
Film speed setting:  ISO 6-6400, automatically set according to DX code. (ISO 25-5000) 
Exposure compensation:  Manual setting two stops in 1/2-stop increments. (Cannot also be used in image zone). 
Multiple-exposures:  Up to nine exposures can be preset. Automatically clears on completion. 
AF control system:  1. One-shot autofoxuc/stop on completion or release on completion possible.
                    2. AI Focus/ONe-shot autofocus, switches automatically to AI Servo.
                    3. Manual/with the focus mode switch on M, manuall focussing is possible. 
AF working range:  EV 1.5-18 (at ISO 100 standard chart) 
Shutter:  Vertical-travel, focal plane shutter with all speeds electronically controlled. 
Shutter speed:  1/2000-30sec. and bulb. X-syncho on 1/90sec. (1/2 increment settings possible). 
Self-timer:  Electronically controlled. (with about 10 second delay). 
Film Loading:  Automatic. After film loading and back cover closure, the film automatically winds to the end of the roll and stops. 
Film Wind:  Automatic film wind:
            1. Single shot.
            2. Continuous shooting (up to a maximum of about one frame per second). 
Rewind:  Automatic rewind. Rewind in mid roll possible 
Built-in flash:  Retractable type TTL automatic flash housed in pentaprism. Bypass control system.
                 1. Guide number 12 (ISO 100 m)
                 2. Recycling type approx. 2 sec.
                 3. Flash coverage angle: cover the angle of view of a 28mm lens. 
Flash contacts:  X-sync contact, which connects directly to the accessory shoe. 
Batteries:  2 lithium CR123A/DL123A batteries 
Battery capacity check:  Can be checked by setting the command dial to any setting outside the special mode zones. 
Size:  145 (W) x 92 (H) x 61.9 (D) mm. 
Weight:  About 355g, or 365g with the quartz date function. (Body only and excluding the two CR123A/DL123A lithium batteries).

Lens specifications

Lens                     EF35-80 f/4 - 5.6 II  EF80-200 f/4 - 5.6 USM 
Angle of View  Diagonal  63deg-30deg           30deg-12deg 
               Vertical  38deg-17deg           17deg-7deg 
               Horizontal  54deg-25deg          25deg-10deg 
Optical Construction  8 elements in 8 groups   10 elements in 7 groups 
Minimum aperture            22-32                  22-27 
Maximum magnification        35mm                  80mm 
                           0.12 (212x328mm)      0.065 (366x546mm) 
                              80mm                 200mm 
                        0.25 (97x144mm)             0.156 (153x226mm) 
Diameter and number of filters usable    52 mm, 1        52 mm, 1 
Length x maximum diameter   61x65mm                  78.5x69mm 
Weight                        170g                      260g