Another camera that i came across in a car boot sale and bought it for the grand total of £7 including lens and a Canon bag. There are not much to say about this camera really, if you read my review of the original EOS 500 found on this blog , the 500N is an update that adds a blend of features that render the camera more customizable. These include auto-exposure bracketing and selectable AF points, compatibility with high-speed flash and a bit more information on the viewfinder. Exposure system and the AF module is the same on both cameras. Something worth mentioning is that both cameras offer a choice of multi-pattern, centre -weight and partial metering but it is not directly selectable. What happens is, the camera has multi-pattern as default and selects partial (9.5%) when pressing the exposure lock button and centre weight when you swich to metered manual. This is something that the EOS 300V share too. Now, if you have to choose between the 500 and the 500N go...
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