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Canon's EOS 400D Digital Rebel XTi has been loaded up with power and features taken from its EOS 30D and 5D cameras. The XTi ($659, estimated street, body only; $719 with 18 - 55mm f/3.5 - 5.6 II EF-S lens) most notably captures 10.1-megapixel images -- leapfrogging it ahead of the higher-priced 8MP Canon 30D and putting it squarely in competition with the Sony Alpha 100 and the Nikon D80. The Rebel XTi also gains a dust-reduction system that uses both hardware and software suppression of dust -- a first for Canon DSLRs. The camera's LCD doubles as an oversize alphanumeric status panel, showing key shooting data such as shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, and the number of shots remaining. This highly readable white-on-black display stays on except for when you're looking through the viewfinder, turning off if an eypiece sensor detects your face -- then back on again when you lower the camera. Another new XTi feature (one it shares with Canon's top-pf-the-line professional DSLR, the EOS-1D Mark III) is its Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, which uses an ultrasonic micromotor to shake image-marring dust off the low-pass filter that protects the sensor. The XTi's most outstanding feature, in our view, is its autofocus system. Inherited from its bigger brother, the Canon EOS 30D, this nine-point, wide-area AF array tracks focus tenaciously, making the XTi the best choice in its class for shooting sports, or anything else that's moving fast.
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| Built-In Flash |
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Yes |
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| Continuous Shooting |
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3 images/sec |
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| Flash Sync Speed |
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1/200 |
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| Lens Mount |
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Canon AF (digital only) |
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| Screen Size |
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2.5 in |
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| Screen Resolution |
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230,000 |
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| Screen Type |
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LCD |
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| Maximum ISO |
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1600 |
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| Max Continuous JPG |
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27 |
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| Max Continuous RAW |
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10 |
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| Media Type |
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Compact Flash |
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| Width |
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5 in |
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| Height |
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3.7 in |
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| Depth |
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2.5 in |
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| Weight |
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18 oz |
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| Release Date |
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August 2006 |
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User Reviews
Here's how our visitors have reviewed this camera.
RATINGS |
AVERAGE RATINGS |
Overall quality |
9.38
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Ease of use |
9.62
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Fit and finish |
9.25
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Click-to-click speed |
9.38
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Display quality |
9.6
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Flash quality |
8.4
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Image quality |
9.63
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Overall value |
9.67
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RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST |
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