Cannon 500D instruction manual 213, Autofocus, Exposure Control, Shutter

	Specifications
Magnification:	Approx. 0.87x (-1 m-1with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eye point:	Approx. 19 mm (From eyepiece lens center at -1 m-1)
Built-in dioptric adjustment: -3.0 - +1.0 m-1(dpt)
Focusing screen:	Fixed, Precision Matte
Mirror:	Quick-return type
Depth-of-field preview: Provided
• Autofocus
Type:	TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
AF points:	9 AF points
Metering range:	EV -0.5 - 18 (at 23°C/73°F, ISO 100)
Focus modes:	One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
AF-assist beam:	Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
• Exposure Control
Metering modes:	35-zone TTL full-aperture metering
	• Evaluative metering (linkable to any AF point)
	• Partial metering (approx. 9% of viewfinder at center)
	• Spot metering (approx. 4% of viewfinder at center)
Metering range:	• Center-weighted average metering
	EV 1 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
Exposure control:	Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports,
	Night Portrait, Flash Off, Creative Auto, Program), shutter-priority
	AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure
ISO speed:	Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 - 1600 set automatically
(Recommended	Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 - 3200 (in 1-stop
exposure index)	increments), Auto, or ISO speed
	can be expanded to ISO 6400 or
	ISO 12800

Exposure compensation: Manual and AEB (Settable in combination with manual

	exposure compensation)
	Settable amount: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE lock:	Auto: Applied in One-Shot AF mode with evaluative
	metering when focus is achieved
	Manual: By AE lock button

• Shutter

Type:	Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds:	1/4000 sec. to 1/60 sec. (Full Auto mode), X-sync at 1/200 sec.
	1/4000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range.
	Available range varies by shooting mode.)

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