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| 14-bit A/D Converter | | With the EOS Rebel XSi, analog to digital signal conversion is executed by a 14-bit processor, which generates digital data with incredibly smooth tones. Formerly a feature only present in top-of-the-line pro digital SLR cameras, the 14-bit conversion gives incredibly smooth transitions from light to dark colors, with far less risk of "banding."
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| Auto Optimization | | The EOS Rebel XSi’s Auto Optimization is yet another image-quality tool that comes to the rescue in tricky lighting conditions. It can actually lighten dark areas of a scene while ensuring that bright areas maintain tonal detail. It’s now available in all shooting modes, including P, Tv, Av, and Manual.
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| DIGIC III Image Processor | | Developed to maximize performance between the capture and recording stages of digital photography, the EOS Rebel XSi’s latest-generation DIGIC III Image Processor works in concert with Canon’s CMOS sensor to achieve even higher levels of performance.
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| Speedy, Precise Operation | | The EOS Rebel XSi operates with such effortless speed that operation is nothing short of intuitive. With instant startup times, speedy autofocus and minimal shutter lag, the EOS Rebel XSi is one of the fastest cameras available today. It can shoot up to 3.5 frames per second, in bursts of 53 JPEGs or 6 RAW files, so you’ll never, ever miss a shot.
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| Large 3.0-inch LCD monitor | | The EOS Rebel XSi has a huge, bright 3.0-inch TFT LCD monitor with 230,000 pixels and a viewing angle of 170°. It’s perfect for Live View composition or viewing camera settings like AF, ISO, Metering, AF Point selection and flash options.
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| Live View Function | | Live View Function enables you to view your subjects directly on the huge 3.0-inch LCD monitor. It’s easy to magnify any part of the scene 5x or 10x for precise manual focus.
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| Advanced, Adaptable AF | | The EOS Rebel XSi has a high-precision 9-point wide area AF sensor for fast, accurate focus even in dim lighting. It has a number of focus modes, including One-Shot AF, AI Focus AF, AI Servo AF and Manual.
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| Flexible Storage | | The EOS Rebel XSi is the first EOS Digital SLR camera to use popular SD and SDHC memory cards only. Compact, inexpensive and available in increasingly large capacities, SD and SDHC memory cards are a perfect complement to the EOS Rebel XSi’s compact and lightweight body design.
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| EOS Integrated Cleaning System | | Photographers who must change lenses in dusty environments will find the advanced Canon EOS Integrated Cleaning System a tremendous time saver. Dust that settles on the sensor surface is removed using ultrasonic vibration. This Self Cleaning Sensor Unit routine is automatically activated whenever the camera is powered on or off.
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| Self Cleaning Sensor Unit | | A key element of minimizing dust is preventing it from clinging to the front surface of the imaging sensor. To combat against this, the EOS Rebel XSi features a Canon-designed Self Cleaning Sensor Unit.
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| Dust Delete Data Detection | | Dust that may still remain on the front of the sensor can also be erased with software included in Digital Photo Professional (DPP) Version 3.3 or later software. A simple test shot of a plain, white object can be taken, using a menu setting.
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| Picture Style settings | | With the EOS Rebel XSi’s Picture Style technology, photographers can change the look of their digital photographs. Color, saturation, sharpness and contrast settings create noticeable variation in the saved image.
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| Highlight Tone Priority | | This vital Custom Function lets photographers get even better detail in bright highlights, even in contrasty lighting conditions. It’s beneficial for nearly any type of picture, from mid-day shots on a safari to portraits in sunlight, where a user may encounter bright highlight areas where he or she wants to preserve details.
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| EF & EF-S Lenses | | EOS Rebel XSi is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF and EF-S lineup, ranging from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto lenses. Canon lenses employ advanced optical expertise and micron-precision engineering to deliver unprecedented performance in all facets of the photographic process.
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| Flash Photography | | The EOS Rebel XSi features the acclaimed E-TTL II flash metering system. With any of the flashes in the EX Speedlite line, E-TTL II provides reliable flash output whether shooting fill-in flash pictures in sunlight, or using flash in total darkness.
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| Canon EOS Digital Solution Disk (Version 17.0) | | The EOS Rebel XSi comes bundled with an updated Canon EOS Digital Solution Disk, which features powerful software programs designed to extend the EOS experience to the computer.
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| Digital Photo Professional (Version 3.3) | | It is an image processing program that enables high-speed RAW image processing, high-speed previewing for real-time image adjustment and support for sRGB, Adobe RGB and Wide Gamut RGB color spaces.
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| EOS Utility (Version 2.3) | | EOS Utility (Version 2.3) for Macintosh or Windows handles the connection between the camera and computer, whenever they’re connected via USB. It allows remote controlled shooting from the computer, handles downloading of images from the camera to the computer
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| Specifications |
| Type | | Digital, single-lens reflex, AF/AE camera with built-in flash
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| Recording Media | | SD memory card, SDHC memory card
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| Image Sensor Size | | 22.2mm x 14.8mm
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| Compatible Lenses | | Canon EF lenses (including EF-S lenses)
(35mm-equivalent focal length is approx.1.6x the lens focal length)
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| Lens Mount | | Canon EF mount
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| LCD Monitor |
| Type | | TFT color liquid-crystal monitor
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| Monitor Size | | 3.0 in.
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| Dots | | Approx. 230,000 pixels
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| Coverage | | Approx. 100%
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| Brightness Adjustment | | 7 levels provided
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| Interface Languages | | 20
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| Image Sensor |
| Type | | High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
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| Pixels | | Effective pixels: Approx. 12.20 megapixels
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| Total Pixels | | Total pixels: Approx. 12.40 megapixels
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| Aspect Ratio | | 3:2 (Horizontal : Vertical)
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| Color Filter System | | RGB primary color filter
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| Low-pass Filter | | Located in front of the image sensor, non-removable
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| Dust Deletion feature | | (1) Automatic sensor cleaning
(2) Manual cleaning of sensor
(3) Dust Delete Data appended to the captured image
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| Recording System |
| Recording Format | | Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
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| Image Type | | JPEG, RAW (14-bit Canon original) RAW+JPEG
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| File Numbering | | Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
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| RAW + JPEG Simultaneous Recording | | Provided
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| Color Space | | sRGB, Adobe RGB
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| Picture Style | | Standard, Portrait, Landscape, Neutral, Faithful, Monochrome, User Def. 1-3
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| Exposure Control |
| Metering Modes | | 35-zone TTL full-aperture metering
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| Metering Range | | EV 1-20 (at 73°F/23°C with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
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| Exposure Control | | Program AE (Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash Off, Program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
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| ISO Speed (Recommended Exposure Index) | | Basic Zone modes: ISO 100-800 set automatically
Creative Zone modes: ISO 100-1600 (in 1-stop increments), Auto
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| Exposure Compensation | | Manual: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB)
AEB: ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
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| AE Lock | | Automatic: When focus achieved with evaluative metering and One-Shot AF
Manual: By AE lock button
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| Auto Focus |
| Type | | TTL secondary image-registration, phase detection
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| AF Points | | 9 AF points
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| Metering Range | | EV -0.5-18 (at 73°F/23°C, ISO 100)
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| Focusing Modes | | One-Shot AF, AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF, Manual focusing (MF)
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| AF Point Selection | | Automatic selection, manual selection
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| Selected AF Point Display | | Superimposed in viewfinder and indicated on LCD monitor
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| AF-assist Beam | | Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
Effective range: Approx. 4.0m/13.1 ft. at center, approx. 3.5m/11.5 ft. at periphery
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| View Finder |
| Type | | Eye-level pentamirror
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| Coverage | | Vertical/Horizontal approx. 95%
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| Magnification | | Approx. 0.87x (-1m with 50mm lens at infinity)
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| Eyepoint | | Approx. 19mm (from eyepiece lens center)
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| Built-in Dioptric Adjustment | | -3.0 to +1.0 diopter
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| Focusing Screen | | Fixed, Precision Matte
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| Mirror | | Quick-return half mirror (Transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
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| Depth-of-Field Preview | | Enabled with depth-of-field preview button
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| Interface |
| USB Terminal | | For personal computer communication and direct printing (Hi-Speed USB)
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| Video Out Terminal | | NTSC/PAL selectable
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| Image Processing |
| Type | | Auto, Daylight, Shade, Cloudy, Tungsten, White Fluorescent Light, Flash, Custom
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| Color Temperature Compensation | | White balance correction: ±9 stops in full-stop increments White balance bracketing: ±3 stops in full-stop increments
Blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
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| Color Temperature Information Transmission | | Provided
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| Built-in Flash |
| Type | | Retractable, auto pop-up flash
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| Flash Metering | | E-TTL II autoflash
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| Guide Number | | 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
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| Recycling Time | | Approx. 3 sec.
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| Flash-ready Indicator | | Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
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| Flash Coverage | | 17mm lens angle of view
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| FE Lock | | Provided
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| Flash Exposure Compensation | | ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
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| Shutter |
| Type | | Electronically-controlled, focal-plane shutter
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| Shutter Speeds | | 1/4000 sec. to 1/60 sec., X-sync at 1/200 sec.
1/4000 sec. to 30 sec., bulb (Total shutter speed range. Available range varies by shooting mode.)
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| Shutter Release | | Soft-touch electromagnetic release
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| Self-timer | | 10-sec. or 2-sec. delay or 10-sec. delay plus continuous shooting
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| Remote Control | | Remote Switch RS-60E3
Remote Controller RC-1/RC-5
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| External Speedlite |
| EOS Dedicated Speedlite | | E-TTL II autoflash with EX Series Speedlites
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| Zooming to Match Focal Length | | Provided
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| Compatible Flash | | EX-series Speedlites
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| Flash Metering | | E-TTL II autoflash
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| Flash Exposure Compensation | | ±2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
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| FE Lock | | Provided
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| External Flash Settings | | Flash function settings, Flash C.Fn settings
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| PC Terminal | | N/A
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| Power |
| Battery | | Battery Pack LP-E5 (Quantity 1)
AC power can be supplied via AC Adapter Kit ACK-E5
With Battery Grip BG-E5, size-AA batteries can be used
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| Battery Life | | The above figures apply with a fully-charged Battery Pack LP-E5
The figures above are based on CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing standards
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| Battery Check | | Automatic
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| Power Saving | | Provided. Power turns off after 30 sec., 1, 2, 4, 8, or 15 min.
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| Back-up Battery | | Built-in secondary battery
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| Start-up Time | | Approx. 0.1 sec. (based on CIPA testing standards)
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| Live View Functions |
| Shooting Modes | | (1) Live View shooting
(2) Remote Live View shooting (w/a personal computer installed with EOS Utility)
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| Focusing | | Manual focus
Autofocus (Quick mode, Live mode)
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| Metering Modes | | Evaluative metering with the image sensor
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| Metering Range | | EV 0 - 20 (at 23°C/73°F with EF50mm f/1.4 USM lens, ISO 100)
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| Grid Display | | Provided
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| Exposure Simulation | | Simulated exposure displayed in real-time
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