Marketed in September 1993, this 35 mm autofocus SLR was sold as the EOS 500 in Europe, Asia and Oceania, EOS Rebel XS in the Americas and EOS Kiss in Japan.
Regional names
These names belong to this film-camera generation. Later digital cameras reused related branding, so the word Rebel or Kiss alone is not enough to identify a manual.
Manual availability
A reviewed HTML manual has not yet been published here for this model.
Sources
Canon Camera Museum: EOS Kiss / Rebel XS / EOS 500. Consulted 27 October 2026. This reference summarises documented features; it is not a hands-on review.