Product Description For photography with point-and-shoot ease, look no further than Canon's EOS Rebel XSi. The EOS Rebel XSi brings staggering technological innovation to the masses. It features Canon's EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Live View Function, a powerful DIGIC III Image Processor, and a 12.2-megapixel CMOS Sensor with Optical Image Stabilizer. The EOS Rebel XSi's refined, ergonomic design includes a 3.0" LCD monitor, compatibility with SD and SDHC Memory cards and accessories that enhance every aspect of the photographic experience. Image Format - 22.2mm x 14.8mm 3 - 2 Horizontal - Vertical Aspect Ratio Color Filter System - RGB primary color filter Low-pass Filter - Located in front of the image sensor, non-removable Recording Format - Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 Image Format - JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG White Balance Settings - Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, and Custom Focusing Modes - One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF) Metering Range - EV 1-20 (with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100) Exposure Compensation - Manual 2 stops in 1/3 or 1/2-stop increments and AEB 2 stops in 1/3 or 1/2-stop increments AE Lock - Automatic when focus achieved with evaluative metering and One-Shot AF, and Manual by AE lock button Shutter Type - Electronically controlled and focal-plane shutter Shutter Speeds - 1/4000 seconds to 1/60 seconds, X-sync at 1/200 seconds, 1/4000 sec. to 30 seconds, bulb Self-timer - 10-seconds, 2-seconds delay or 10-seconds delay plus continuous shooting Brightness Control - 7 levels provided Body Dimensions - 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.4 (128.8x97.5x61.9mm) Weight - 16.8 ounces (475 grams) body only Lens Dimension - 2.7 x 2.6 (69x66.2mm) Weight - 6 ounces (190 grams)
Great CameraJune 30, 2009 I bought this camera for my boyfriend who races hydroplane boats and I have to say this is the best camera ever. It's pictures are so clear and when i zoom in it doesn't loose any clarity it's awesome. I highly recommend this to anyone. I have had professionals tell what a great camera it is and how they want to get one.
More camera for your money!June 30, 2009 My wife and I decided to replace our Nikon Coolpix 8700. I've had several different cameras over the years (digital point-and-shoots, SLRs, and finally the Coolpix 8700), I wanted to stick with a Nikon D-SLR, however after looking at prices vs. features, it became clear you get more camera per buck on Canon D-SLRs than you would with Nikons (we would've gone for a Nikon D-90 for something comparable to the Rebel XSi, and at the time of the purchase, it would've been $200-300 more). It's been over a month and close to a thousand shots now since we purchased the Rebel XSi, and I couldn't be happier with the camera. The XSi menu interface is very intuitive. Add a nice flash to your setup, and you'll be able to produce professional-looking shots in just about any occasion. What I'm most impressed by is the battery life in this camera: during our church's vacation Bible school week, I took an average of 400 shots daily, both in and outdoors. At the end of the day, the battery indicator still showed a full charge! Recharging the battery also only took about 20-30 minutes! This is a great improvement as far as one of the biggest annoyances I've had over the years with digital cameras. For the budget buyers out there, I was fortunate to find an XSi in used, mint condition from a reputable seller. It saved me several hundred dollars.
A good cameraJune 27, 2009 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I received my Canon Rebel XSi kit this week and I have been busy testing it out. Here is my take as a first time DSLR user. If you plan on using this camera only with the kit lens (EF-S 18-55mm) and use it mainly with automatic settings, do yourself a favor and get the Panasonic FZ28 or the comparable Canon Powershot SX10IS. I own the Panasonic and the Leica lens on that camera is far superior to the kit lens on the XSi. The FZ28 has a lot of automatic settings to make it easy to get clear, well exposed pictures and that is the reason that we buy a camera, right? The Panasonic also has an 18x zoom and 10.1 MP which will give you a nice wide angle and some real nice telephoto shots. I have taken many beautiful pictures with that camera. Now, if you're willing to invest some extra money on decent lenses and educate yourself on how to use the creative settings on a real DSLR, I think the Canon Xsi is a great camera for a new SLR user. I have ordered quite a few books and videos in an effort to educate myself on the proper way to achieve good exposure results without using automatic settings on this camera. It would also be helpful to go out on a shoot with an experienced SLR photographer and learn about all the different settings that can be used. The camera is quite a bit heavier than the Panasonic, especially with the EFS 55-250mm lens attached. It's not as heavy as some of the other DSLR cameras I had been considering, though. It's comfortable in my hands and it wasn't all that difficult retraining myself to use a viewfinder to capture shots as opposed to mainly using an LCD screen. I have already taken some really nice pictures that I would be proud to share with others, but I have also taken some really bad ones, where the aperture, ISO, or shutter settings I chose were not the correct ones. All of the books I have read have cautioned new users not to get discouraged and to keep practicing. My review is not a technical one (that has been done hundreds of times already on this site), but is instead asking a potential buyer to really consider how you are going to use a new camera and how much time and money you are willing to invest in your new hobby and make your decision from there. Whatever your decision, good luck and happy shooting.
Hard to get autofocus rightJune 23, 2009 I bought this camera as one of the preparations of being a new dad. Having been using it for 5+ months, I am disappointed with the photos I took with it. Most of them are simply out of focus. So the images are blurry.
ISO 800 is often the automatically picked one for in-door use without flash (told never to do so when photographing a baby) and the images are also very grainy.
My First Digital SLRJune 22, 2009 This is my first Digital SLR and I read many reviews before making my purchase. I am very satisfied with the Canon Rebel XSi, the camera is everything that I had hoped it would be. The only downside to my purchase is that I now have to upgrade my storage capacity, because now I'm taking so many pictures.
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