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Posts about the Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)

Reviews of the Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)

  • 7.8

    CNET Review

    April 1, 2008

    The Good: Excellent photo quality for its class; better-than-average speed.

    The Bad: Maximum ISO 1600; huge spot-for-spot metering.

    The Bottom Line: It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS Rebel XSi delivers on performance and photo quality.

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  • 9.5

    alaTest.com

    By alaTest | November 21, 2009

    Review Summary: Experts rate this product 84/100 and users 92/100. Comparing these reviews to 128944 other Digital SLR Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 95/100 = Excellent.

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  • No Rating

    photocrati.com

    By Photocrati Staff | April 1, 2009

    Review Summary: The Canon Rebel XSi is indeed a worthy successor to the Rebel throne. A camera with the Rebel name has never carried such sophistication, nor so rich a feature-set. It has all that makes the Rebel XTi great, but with more resolution, live view, a ...

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  • 7.0

    ukgamer.com

    By Abir Mallick | March 27, 2009

    Review Summary: The image quality of JPEGs straight out of the camera is good. It can be further enhanced and improved in the DPP software. The 450D seems to have visible croma noise (colour noise) from ISO 400 onwards. The noise is not noticeable in normal viewing ...

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  • No Rating

    pcworld.ca

    By Kathleen Cullen | March 25, 2009

    Review Summary: When purchased as part of a kit, this model comes with an 18mm-to-55mm IS lens (f/3.5 to 5.6), which provides image stabilization and a respectable 35mm focal length range of 29mm to 88mm. The camera can handle up to 3.5 frames per second in burst mode

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Manufacturer: Canon USA

Part number: 2756B003

General

  • Product Type Digital camera - SLR with Live View mode
  • Width 5.1 in
  • Depth 2.4 in
  • Height 3.9 in
  • Weight 16.8 oz
  • Enclosure Color Black
  • Body Material Plastic, Stainless steel

Main Features

  • Resolution 12.2 megapixels
  • Color Support Color
  • Optical Sensor Type CMOS
  • Total Pixels 12,400,000 pixels
  • Effective Sensor Resolution 12,200,000 pixels
  • Field of View Crop Factor 1.6
  • Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
  • Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System
  • Light Sensitivity ISO 100-1600, ISO auto (100-800)
  • Shooting Programs Close-up, Landscape, Sports mode, Portrait mode, Night portrait
  • Special Effects Neutral, Faithful, Portrait, Landscape, Monochrome
  • Image Stabilizer Optical
  • Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
  • Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
  • Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
  • X-sync Speed 1/200 sec
  • Exposure Metering Spot (4%), Evaluative, Partial (9%), Center-weighted
  • Exposure Modes Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Depth-of-field, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, E-TTL II program flash
  • Exposure Range EV 1-20 ( ISO 100 )
  • Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
  • Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/2 or 1/3 EV steps
  • Exposure Metering Zones 35
  • White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
  • White Balance Presets Flash, Shade, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten light
  • White Balance Bracketing Yes
  • Still Image Format RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG
  • Remote Control Optional
  • TV Tuner None

Memory / Storage

  • Flash Memory None
  • Supported Flash Memory SD Memory Card
  • Floppy Drive None
  • Image Storage RAW 4272 x 2848 - 15.3 MB, Fine JPEG 4272 x 2848 - 4.3 MB, Normal JPEG 4272 x 2848 - 2.2 MB, Fine JPEG 3088 x 2056 - 2.5 MB, Normal JPEG 3088 x 2056 - 1.3 MB, Fine JPEG 2256 x 1504 - 1.6 MB, Normal JPEG 2256 x 1504 - 0.8 MB

Camera Flash

  • Camera Flash Pop-up flash
  • Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
  • Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
  • Red Eye Reduction Yes
  • Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation, Flash exposure bracketing

Lens System

  • Type Zoom lens - 18 mm - 55 mm - F/3.5-5.6 Canon EF-S
  • Focal Length 18 mm - 55 mm
  • Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 29 - 88 mm
  • Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
  • Auto Focus TTL phase detection
  • Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
  • Min Focus Range 9.8 in
  • Max View Angle 74.3 degrees
  • Lens Aperture F/3.5-5.6
  • Optical Zoom 3 x
  • Zoom Adjustment Manual
  • Lens Construction 9 group(s) / 11 element(s)
  • Filter Size 58 mm
  • Lens System Mounting Canon EF
  • Features Aspherical lens

Additional Features

  • Self Timer Yes
  • Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
  • Flash Terminal Hot shoe
  • Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, DPOF support, Direct print, Auto power save, Remote live view, Histogram display, LCD live view mode, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Auto Lighting Optimizer, Digital noise reduction, Highlight point display, RGB primary color filter, Display brightness control, Camera orientation detection, Depth-of-field preview button

Viewfinder

  • Viewfinder Type Optical - Eye-level mirror pentaprism
  • Field Coverage 95%
  • Magnification 0.87x
  • Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
  • Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
  • LCD Display Information AE lock, Aperture, AF-in-focus, Exposure mode, Shutter speed, White balance, ISO sensitivity, Metering system, Red-eye reduction, Memory card status, Exposure compensation, Flash charge completion, High-speed sync indicator

Display

  • Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 3 in - Color
  • Display Form Factor Built-in
  • Display Format 230,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

  • Type None

Microphone

  • Type None

Connections

  • Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video output, 1 x Remote control
  • Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Software

  • Software Canon ImageBrowser, Drivers & Utilities, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon Digital Photo Professional

System Requirements for PC Connection

  • Operating System Support MS Windows Vista, MS Windows XP SP2, MS Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Apple Mac OS X 10.3.x - 10.4.x
  • Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive

Miscellaneous

  • Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
  • Included Accessories Body cap, Dust cap, Lens cap, Neck strap
  • Cables Included USB cable, Video cable

Power

  • Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

  • Supported Battery Canon LP-E5
  • Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1080 mAh ( Included )

Environmental Parameters

  • Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
  • Max Operating Temperature 104 °F

Product Photos

  • OVR
  • TP
  • SD
  • BK

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Canon EOS Rebel XSi (with 18-55mm lens, black)

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