Canon released the latest in its line of consumer DSLR cameras late yesterday afternoon. The new 500D slots in ahead of last year's 450D and offers a massive 15-megapixel resolution, Live View with face detection, a 3-inch LCD and full high-definition movie recording.

Live View shooting is designed to make it easy to compose and shoot images on the 3.0-inch LCD screen, without ever having to bring the camera to your eye.

Face Detection mode in Live View allows the camera to distinguish human faces in each shot and adjusting the focus and exposure accordingly.

The 500D even provides automatic image correction to adjust the lighting for properly exposed images.

A price will be announced when the 500D goes on sale in late May.