Though it's already the hottest selling digital SLR on the market, the Canon Digital Rebel XT was due for an upgrade, and right on the expected 18 month schedule comes the EOS Digital Rebel XTi (called the EOS 400D overseas). It has a 10.1 megapixel sensor, a 2.5 inch LCD screen, and a new dust cleaning system. It borrows a lot of other recent innovations from its brother EOS cameras and comes in at $100 less than its predecessor. There's a lot to talk about, and we'll be building this Preview out over the next few days.
Canon Rebel XTi Feature Enhancements
The new Canon Digital Rebel XTi boasts a number of enhancements relative to the previous Rebel XT model, and the 10.1 megapixel sensor is arguably one of the least significant. Here's a list of the key differences between the two cameras. We'll discuss some of these in more depth below, for the rest, stay tuned for more information soon:
10.1 megapixel Canon CMOS image sensor with improved cell layout and microlens array
New EOS Integrated Cleaning System including Self Cleaning Sensor Unit and "Dust Delete Data" detection
Large and bright 2.5 inch, 230,000 pixel LCD screen with wide (160 degree) viewing angle
New, enhanced interface for camera settings with greatly extended display information
Expanded Info screen with RGB histogram and memory card remaining capacity
Continuous shooting at 3 frames per second, buffer depth of 27 JPEG Large/Fine or 10 RAW frames
New folder management with manual folder creation and up to 9,999 images per folder
Picture Style settings (same options as on EOS-30D)
9-point autofocus unit with high-precision f/2.8 support (same as on EOS-30D)
Selectable AF modes
Selectable AF points
3 settings for long exposure noise reduction, including auto
Faster image processing
Improved Print/Share functions
Improved Direct Print functions including red-eye correction, face brightening and index printing
Convenient image display functions including computer-only auto rotation and reduce/enlarge during quick review
Additional Custom Functions
Superior software package including Canon's exclusive Digital Photo Professional... [read more]