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What causes these inconsistent dark bands in some of my photos from an indoor event?

The variability you are seeing in your photos is due to the way many types of lighting convert alternating current into light. Although they look constant and steady state to our eyes, in reality they ...
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Help choosing between a Panasonic DMC-FZ200 or Canon EOS 500D?

I know the EOS has a bigger sensor and more megapixels (12 vs 15) This really isn't an issue. This works out as a mere 11 percent different between the linear pixel counts (i.e. it's 25% extra over ...
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EOS 500D can I charge while using it?

There's no way to charge a battery while it is inserted in your EOS 500D. If you need to leave the camera on longer than a full battery can power it, you need a coupler that uses a dummy battery ...
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Is Magic Lantern giving incorrect shutter counts on my Canon 500D?

Few remarks: You won't find any shutter count in metadata. Canon cameras may be sold with significant shutter count, as part of their testing / quality check. You want to try EOSInfo (which works) ...
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