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Manufacturer: Canon Part number: 1236B001
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- Bottom Line:
- The Canon EOS Rebel XTi remains a very good first dSLR, but ultimately a disappointing followup to the XT, which cedes its lead to the Nikon D80.
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CNET editors' review
Canon EOS Rebel XTi (With EF-S 18-55mm Lens, Black) price range: $879.99
- Reviewed by: Lori Grunin
- Reviewed on: 09/22/2006
- Released on: 09/15/2006
The good: Compact and lightweight; fast and responsive; intelligently designed with shooting-friendly layout.
The bad: Second status LCD has been eliminated; slow kit lens; no spot metering; poor exposure of backlit subjects.
The bottom line: The Canon EOS Rebel XTi remains a very good first dSLR, but ultimately a disappointing followup to the XT, which cedes its lead to the Nikon D80.
User reviews
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Excellent Camera right out of the box
by Erictodd on September 4, 2006
Pros: Easy to use for first time SLR users
Cons: Expensive Package
Summary: Went to Circuit City on Sat and spent about an hour taking pictures with various cameras that were highly rated by CNET.I was impressed by the sales persons knowledge ...
Summary: Went to Circuit City on Sat and spent about an hour taking pictures with various cameras that were highly rated by CNET.I was impressed by the sales persons knowledge of the products and felt this one was the way to go based on his information, and my father had an old AE-1 and it never let him down. Came home and pulled it out of the box, looked over the setting dial and began to shoot, over the weekend I took over 300 picutres, once I got the hang of shooting with a semi-pro camera it never took a bad picture, from still shots to taking pictures of cars moving at 75+ MPH it was crystal clear. I wanted a camera that was easy to use and fast, this one is it.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best Bang for Buck
by CountryBoyShane on October 6, 2006
Pros: Value for money. Has same focus system as Canon 30D, extremely easy to use, great low light shooting, can cover action photos with ease and qualtity
Cons: Loss of Top LCD screen, no spot meter. NEED TO UPGRADE YOUR LENS!
Summary: Lori is beating down the new Rebel for silly reasons. Let me tell you why this is the best "bang for your buck" DSLR on the market.
10MP with anti-dust: ...Summary: Lori is beating down the new Rebel for silly reasons. Let me tell you why this is the best "bang for your buck" DSLR on the market.
10MP with anti-dust: Making big prints? Don't worry about it. Canon totally stole and reverse engineered Sony's anti-dust protection and also added a feature that vibrates dust off the sensor so it won't degrade your pictures. Absolutely brilliant!
Stolen features from Canon 30D: It has the same 9-point autofocus system as the 30D and can take almost the same amount of continuous burst JPEG shots... coming in at 27 next to 30D's 30.
Big Screen: The new 2.5" LCD screen was the biggest complaint on the XT. The XTi visits this issue and makes it 2.5" instead of 1.8". They have removed the status LCD panel and put it on the main LCD which makes viewing things from on a tripod, or in general use, a lot easier. Some people might not like this debating that it is hard to see in the sun and can drain the battery. The sun might be an issue, but you should be buying a backup battery anyway. The screen shuts off when you put your eye up to it anyway.
Amazing results in any situation: Low light, indoor, outdoor? Canon's CMOS sensor has you convered giving you low noise pictures all the way up to 1600ISO. Nikon, Sony, and Pentax are nowhere near where Canon is in this technology. Look at dpreview.com tests with the Nikon D80 and you'll see. The Rebel always pulls out more detail and you can acually print big pictures even at 1600ISO.
Here are my beefs:
No spot meter. If you need to have pictures come out well that have the subject backlit, this is sort of necessary. There are many tricks like locking the exposure on a higher value, or doing things in DPP, but it's A SMALL ISSUE. IT'S NOT THAT BIG OF DEAL LORI! LAY OFF!
Man Hands: If you have "man hands" like Lori does, then the ergonomic feel might not suit you. I have bigger hands, but quickly got used to it. Just like any other thing in life, you have to get used to it and it's not hard. I'm still able to access manual controls extremely fast just like I am on my father's 30D.
Kit lens = Garbage: Do yourself a favor and don't get the Kit version. Just buy the body. The only reason why I got the Kit was because I work at Best Buy and i get employee pricing on the Kit (we don't sell the body). I made some money off it on eBay. I use the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L. YES. L-Glass is a huge difference. It is worth every penny! Invest in glass... not the body!
Closing Notes:
I was cycling between the 30D and regular Rebel XT for about 4 months, then the XTi answered my prayers. I figured I would use the saved money for L-glass and wait until I have moved on out of college to get a 5D (or whatever is out)
HOPE THIS SETS YOU STRAIGHT!9 out of 9 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great amateur camera with pro features
by egresh on September 7, 2006
Pros: Great image quality, self cleaning, many features
Cons: Small size, seems a little light, kit lense seems cheap
Summary: I picked up this camera for my girlfriend on Sunday. I played around with it a bit to see if I wanted one myself, and this is what I found. ...
Summary: I picked up this camera for my girlfriend on Sunday. I played around with it a bit to see if I wanted one myself, and this is what I found. Once I give it to her and she uses it extensively I may update this.
First off, it's small. I'm only 5'8" and while it fit me ok, it seemed like your hands are cramped on it. It's got some weight to it, but not as heavy as the film slr cameras I'm used to. I did not like the kit lense it came with, so save some money and buy the body only in my opinion. Get your own quality lense. It seemed cheap, and I don't know how sturdy it is. On to the good stuff though. It does take great pictures. I was quite impressed. This would be a great camera for someone who would like to learn to take pictures manually, but wants to be able to take great pictures without all the practice. I'm not sure how important it is yet, but the self-clean feature seems pretty cool.
If you want a compact digital slr with full manual controls this would be a great choice. Wish it took SD cards instead of compact flash though. I picked up a D80 today, which has the ability to use SD HC cards which can hold up to 32 gigs. Your battery will die long before you fill it up, but it's nice when you don't have your computer handy. Since this canon will take something like 27 pictures in less than 10 seconds, you can fill up a card fast if you want to.
Another review mentioned battery life. Sorry I couldn't comment on it. I only played around with it for an hour or so before I put it back in the box. I'm sure there will be a million reviews on this thing in the next couple weeks.8 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great improvements from the XT but battery may be an issue...
by kdamghani on September 1, 2006
Pros: Beautiful Camera with nice added features from the XT such as a sweet larger screen and CMOS image cleaner.
Cons: The vitals of the camera such as shutter speed and ISO settings are now on the main LCD there is no small LCD for that information making the battery not hold as long of a charge.
Summary: The camera is AWSOME!! It has many feautres over the Rebel XT that make it worth the extra money and has longer FPS burst shooting making action shots much better. ...
Summary: The camera is AWSOME!! It has many feautres over the Rebel XT that make it worth the extra money and has longer FPS burst shooting making action shots much better. The camera does have one noticable con though, Canon took away the convinient small LCD above the large LCD for your shot info. Overall a SWEET SEXY INCREDABLE camerea for the entry level shooter who wants beautiful pictures at a smaller investment over the professional SLR cameras.
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Check it Out, and you will buy one
by wendyandbarry on October 8, 2006
Pros: 9 point focus, larger display, 10 Mpix, 2 way dust cleaning, etc.
Cons: Digit II not Digit III
Summary: Just what type of review is on the video???
I own the camera and have even used it a couple of times, something the reviewer seems to not have done. ...Summary: Just what type of review is on the video???
I own the camera and have even used it a couple of times, something the reviewer seems to not have done.
Let me start at her most silly comment, "the lens is to heavy for the body of the camera" I guess you didn't know this is a DSLR camera, where you can change the lens, or that some people use a 70 to 200 zoom lens which just might be a little more heaver the stock lens.
I could go on about her review( which most of it is wrong), but I don't have that much time or space.
Let me say this about the camera,( first I will tell you I owned a film rebel and a EOS 350) it is worth the extra $100 to $150 more then the EOS 350, just the change to the 9 point focus system and the use of the cross keys to set the AF point may be worth it, but adding the new larger LCD monitor/Camera setting display sure help us older people who have to wear reading glasses on the old EOS 350 to see the settings and not on the new EOS 400. Yes the 10 mega pixel is nice and the two way dust system is great to have.
The only thing I think canon did wrong on this camera is using the DigitII not the DigitIII software, but I guess if they had, the EOS 400 would have been in direct competition with their $3000 camera's.
All I can say is try it for yourself like I did, I bought mine at Costco thinking I will be bringing it back in a week, but after using it for 3 weeks I would not even think about returning the Camera.4 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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it is spectacular
by cudubor on June 30, 2008
Pros: has quick shutter and feels very nice in your hand
Cons: it is pretty expensive and almost to light in weight
Summary: buy it at cnet here or circut city they both have great deals and warrentees
Summary: buy it at cnet here or circut city they both have great deals and warrentees
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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My Canon Rebel XTI experience
by asimons21 on June 26, 2008
Pros: Light weight and great beginner camera
Cons: color balance is wierd and not as vibrant as competitors
Summary: This camera is great for beginners and from my experience, beginners only. I have noticed that pictures are not as vibrant in color as leading Nikon cameras. This camera, as ...
Summary: This camera is great for beginners and from my experience, beginners only. I have noticed that pictures are not as vibrant in color as leading Nikon cameras. This camera, as well as other Canon cameras, is great for action/sport shots due to its shutter and aperture settings. Overall this camera was a great start I recommend it to first time shooters.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Canon creates a winning combonation
by ddubgraphix on June 4, 2007
Pros: Easy to use and great picture quality
Cons: None that I have found yet
Summary: This has been a fantastic camera, prior to purchasing I did my home work and found a site called www.alatest.com, which had both user reviews as well as ...
Summary: This has been a fantastic camera, prior to purchasing I did my home work and found a site called www.alatest.com, which had both user reviews as well as expert reviews from many well know and trust worthy sources, plus they rated it with what they call the alaSCORE........and my camera had a rating of 100! It pays to hear what the experts have to say before purchasing any product and alatest lists thousands!
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This has been a fantastic camera, prior to purchasing I did my home work and found a site called www.alatest.com, which had both user reviews as well as expert reviews from many well know and trust worthy sources, plus they rated it with what they call the alaSCORE........and my camera had a rating of 100! It pays to hear what the experts have to say before purchasing any product and alatest lists thousands!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Best Camera for the Money.
by tomc74 on June 1, 2007
Pros: Good to go right out of the box.
Cons: None , maybe the lens cap could use some nylon string.
Summary: I charged the battery, Read the manual while it was charging. Made my setup on the camera, and Wow Super great Pics. I reccomend this camera to everyone.
Summary: I charged the battery, Read the manual while it was charging. Made my setup on the camera, and Wow Super great Pics. I reccomend this camera to everyone.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fantastic Camera. More user friendly than D80!
by kakumani on May 31, 2007
Pros: Big screen, user friendly interface, superb quality pictures
Cons: Lack of spot metering, slow flash sync (1/200), no lenses with 18-135 or 18-200 ramge, no image stabilization.
Summary: I bought this camera after using both of its predecessors (Rebel abd Rebel Xt). Response is superb. Picture quality is fantastic. CNET review mentioned the lack of the second LCD ...
Summary: I bought this camera after using both of its predecessors (Rebel abd Rebel Xt). Response is superb. Picture quality is fantastic. CNET review mentioned the lack of the second LCD as a disadvantage. I beg to differ. Nikon D80 (which is actually not their entry level and so not a fair comparision. Nikon D40X is their entry level) has 2 screens but it does not make any sense to have an extra screen just for the sake of it. On D80 I had to look at the small and unclear second display for all the settings, while the large display is sitting there doing nothing (may be I did not explore it enough or may be there is an option to set it to show the settings on the large display screen). XTi showed all its settings on the large display, very clearly. The auto turn off of the display when you bring it close to the eye is useful not to interfere with your view as well as to save power (when hanging on your neck). The second display on D80 stinks. The zero on it is a cut up lower half of 8 rather than a full 0, which is really annoying. D80 has more buttons and dials than Xti and yet most adjustments need two button operation. XTi is able to achieve the same functions with fewer buttons, that are intuitive. Except a few functions most are single button operations. The hand grip feel and the placement of buttons is partly a matter of design and partly subjective. I felt more comfortable with XTi and some of my friends felt more comfortable with D80. But as far as the design goes, I feel that Canon is a clear winner. I just do not see the need to have 2 dials on D80 to adjust aperture and shutter speed. D80 gave the option of adjusting ISO sensitivity in small increments as opposed to only doubling on XTi and I think that is a nice feature on D80.
Image quality is excellent on both. The reviews tend to favor D80 slightly, but I am not sure if that is not a bias towards the Nikon brand. But I admit that I do not have the object methods of testing the picture qualit and so will not comment on that further.
D80 does not come with RAW editing software, which is really annoying. What is the use of having an SLR, if you can not take RAW pictures. It does not matter to me, because I use Aperture and sometimes iPhoto. Lightroom is even better. So I do not use even the canon's RAW editing program (even though the camera came with it), but I just feel that I should not have to pay extra to get RAW editing after buying an expensive digital SLR.
My complaints include the following. It does not have a spot metering mode. Sore spot!! Sony's A100 comes with on-camera image stabilization. The flash sync is limited to 1/200, which is also very annoying. You can not use flash to lighten the harsh shadows in bright daylight. Pictures tended to have slightly greener shift, but the white balance adjustments on camera are phenominal. There is an option to shift the white balance in all four directions (blue & yellow and green & magenta. Range of lenses is good with Canon, but there is no 18-135 or 18-200 available.
What I really would like to see: Spot metering, high speed flash sync, the above mentioned lenses. On-camera optical stabilization is welcome. With steadily increasing number of focus points, I would like to be able to choose the focusing point by looking at the subject through the view finder, rather than having to adjust with buttons before taking a picture. Having said that, it may be too much too early to ask for something like that on an entry level dSLR!1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Canon
- Part number: 1236B001
- Description: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi offers an unbeatable combination of performance, ease-of-use and value. It has a newly designed 10.1 Mega Pixel Canon CMOS sensor plus a host of new features including a 2.5-inch LCD monitor, the exclusive EOS Integrated Cleaning System featuring, a Self Cleaning Sensor and Canon's Picture Style technology, all in a lightweight, ergonomic body. The Digital Rebel XTi is proof positive that Canon continues to lead the way with their phenomenal digital SLRs.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - SLR
- Enclosure Color Black
- Resolution 10.1 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Total Pixels 10,500,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 14.8 x 22.2mm
- Field of View Crop Factor 1.6
- Sensor Dust Reduction Yes
- Sensor Features EOS Integrated Cleaning System
- Optical Zoom 3 x
- Image Processor DIGIC II
- Auto Focus TTL phase detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
- Image Recording Format JPEG,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - AV Interfaces Composite video/audio
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100-1600,
ISO auto (100-400) - Exposure Metering Partial (9%),
Evaluative,
Center-weighted - Exposure Metering Zones 35
- Exposure Modes E-TTL II program flash,
Program,
Depth-of-field,
Bulb,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Sports mode,
Night portrait,
Close-up,
Portrait mode,
Landscape - Special Effects Faithful,
Neutral,
Monochrome - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Tungsten light,
Shade,
Fluorescent,
Cloudy,
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 30 sec
- 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
- White Balance Bracketing Yes
- X-sync Speed 1/200 sec
- Exposure Range EV 1-20 ( ISO 100 )
Lens System
- Type 3 x x Zoom lens - 18 mm - 55 mm - F/3.5-5.6 Canon EF-S
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 11 in
- Max View Angle 74.3 degrees
- Zoom Adjustment Manual
- Lens Construction 9 groups / 11 elements
- Filter Size 58 mm
- Lens System Mounting Canon EF-S
- Features Aspherical lens
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Guide Number (m / ISO 100) 13
- Flash Modes Fill-in mode,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features Flash +/- compensation,
AF illuminator Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
- Self Timer Delay 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Display brightness control,
Depth-of-field preview button,
Backlight compensation,
AF lock,
DPOF support,
RGB primary color filter,
FE lock,
AE lock,
Auto power save,
Digital noise reduction,
Histogram display,
Highlight point display,
Camera orientation detection,
PictBridge support,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Optical - Eye-level mirror pentaprism
- Field Coverage 95%
- Magnification 0.8x
- Dioptric Correction Range -3 to +1
- Viewfinder Frames Autofocus frame
- Viewfinder Information Exposure compensation,
Shutter speed,
Aperture,
Red-eye reduction,
Flash charge completion,
AE lock,
Exposure mode,
White balance,
Metering system Display
- Type 2.5 in LCD display
- Display Features Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x Composite video output,
1 x Remote control Software
- Software Drivers & Utilities
Miscellaneous
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
Video cable,
USB cable,
Lens cap,
Dust cap,
Body cap,
Neck strap Battery
- Supported Battery Canon NB-2LH
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( Included )
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot CompactFlash Card
- Supported Memory Cards CompactFlash,
Microdrive - Image Storage RAW 3888 x 2592 - 9.8 MB,
Fine JPEG 3888 x 2592 - 3.8 MB,
Normal JPEG 3888 x 2592 - 2 MB,
Fine JPEG 2816 x 1880 - 2.3 MB,
Normal JPEG 2816 x 1880 - 1.2 MB,
Fine JPEG 1936 x 1288 - 1.3 MB,
Normal JPEG 1936 x 1288 - 0.7 MB Dimensions & Weight
- Width 5 in
- Depth 2.6 in
- Height 3.7 in
- Weight 1.1 lbs
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Product series
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Canon EOS Rebel XTi (With EF-S 18-55mm Lens, Black)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: SLR,
10.1 megapixels,
3 x,
14.8 x 22.2mm,
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Canon EOS Rebel XTi (Body Only, Black)
Manufacturer: Canon
Specs: SLR,
10.1 megapixels,
14.8 x 22.2mm,
CMOS
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