Canon announce 500D digital SLR

Canon have announced the launch (due in May) of the 500D Digital SLR camera. This looks like a tasty bit of camera. It has Full HD movie capability, with a 15MP sensor, live view, and all the other gubbins. In fact, you have to question where the 50D sits with this beast out there. (The 50D does offer some extras such as a pentaprism, 6fps shooting and magnesium alloy construction, but doesn’t offer the video or ISO improvements.) DP Review have a fairly extensive preview of the camera here. This camera certainly widens-out Canon’s entry-range of digital SLRs. This is a very impressive looking model. I’ll be interested to see when reviews appear of the full production version if the image quality is up there, as we are cramming a lot of megapixels on the sensor now.