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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTI Review
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Canon introduces the XTi as direct competition to Nikon’s
D80,
which upgrades the XT. The Rebel XTi is rugged, responsive, but
lightweight and gives you access to dozens of Canon’s world
famous lenses.
At $800, it’s probably the best camera value going at any
price.
Equipped with 10.5 megapixel CMOS image sensor and the vaunted DIGIC II
image processor chip which speeds up all the functions on the camera.
With an ISO range of 100 to 1600, the XTi has a top shutter speed of
1/4000th and flash sync of 1/200th. And the LCD has been increased to
2.5-inches, which works wonderfully with the LiveView mode.
The LCD has an intriguing paper-white background, which is a welcome
departure from the green-tinted green of most LCDs. You find all the
essentials are still with this camera, simultaneous RAW+JPEG capture
– at 3 fps up to 27 JPEGs in a single burst or 10 RAW frames
in
continuous shooting mode.
The 9-point AutoFocus works remarkably quick, even in low-light
conditions. In fact, it excels in those challenging conditions. The XTi
has three metering modes, evaluative, center-weighted average and
partial center-weighted metering. These should get you through almost
any lighting situation.
It doesn’t have a spot, which is lamentable, but with
practice
and a careful understanding of the lighting situations you might find
yourself if, you can get away without having a spot.
The XTi has seven white balance presets, plus a custom setting, plus
white balance bracketing, where 3 images are captured and white balance
is shifted slightly to deliver spot-on color.
You can also fine-tune the white balance along the blue, amber, magenta
and green axes. You can also set the color space (sRGB or Adobe RGB) on
the your images before exporting to your computer for printing.
Like most of the latest prosumer Canon’s, the XTi has Picture
Styles including the monochrome preset for more precise black-n-white
photography.
There are also customization controls specifically for the monochrome
that mimic the color filters and toning techniques that black-n-white
enthusiasts have traditionally enjoyed. This will enable you reduce
some of your post-processing time searching for the right contrast and
details for you black-n-white images.
Canon gave this the EOS Integrated Self-cleaning system and low-pass
filter that shakes away dust when you power up and down the camera. You
get a wide range of bundled software with XTi, ZoomBrowser EX,
ImageBrowers, PhotoStitch, EOS Utilty, and Digital Photo Professional
– all of which are compatible on Windows and Mac.
When you get down to it, the EOS XTi is a great value and, if equipped
with a high quality lens (like the Canon EF-S 17-55mm, f/2.8 IS USM),
it can produce pictures that will be acceptable for nearly any purpose
that you can think of. If you’re planning on staying under
$1000,
then this is the camera to get. It compares favorably against other
Canons and rivals the Nikons in its class.
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