Canon EOS 500

The Canon EOS 500 (EOS Kiss in Japan, EOS Rebel XS in North America) is a consumer-level 135 film single-lens reflex camera, produced by Canon of Japan from September 1993 until 1996 as part of their EOS system. It replaced the earlier EOS 1000FN and sat in the lower portion of the EOS range, it was superseded by the EOS 500N.

Canon EOS 500

Overview
Type	35 mm SLR
Released	September 1993
Intro price	JPY 59,000 (body only)
Lens
Lens mount	Canon EF lens mount
Sensor/medium
Film format	35mm
Film speed	ISO 6 - 6400
Film speed detection	DX coding
Focusing
Focus	TTL Phase Detection Autofocus
Exposure/metering
Exposure	Composite SPC for TTL full-aperture metering (6-zone evaluative, 9.5% partial at center, and centerweighted averaging)
Flash
Flash	Built-in flash
Shutter
Frame rate	3 fps
Shutter speeds	30s - 1/2000s
General
Battery	2x CR123A
Dimensions	145 x 92 x 62 mm, 370 g[1]
Weight	370 g
Chronology
Predecessor	Canon EOS 1000FN
Successor	Canon EOS 500N