Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Digital SLR Camera ” The Strong, Lightweight Camera

Posted on May 28, 2009 @ 8:01 am
by Fred Gagnon

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi digital SLR camera uses a 10.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor and DIGIC II Image processor. With a large 2.5-inch rear LCD monitor that has approximately 230,000 pixels, it features wide viewing angle and high precision. It shoots at up to 3 frames per second for 27 consecutive images and only takes 0.2 second to start up. For speedy and accurate focusing, it has the high-precision 9-point AF system and Picture Style settings for image enhancement.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi digital SLR camera has a strong, lightweight body that is newly refined with better ergonomics and an improved grip. It also has the Integrated Cleaning System, with both hardware and software solutions to reduce dust that destroys image quality. It is the very first digital EOS SLR camera to feature this important technology. This camera was designed to deliver clean images by ensuring the sensor is free of dust and debris.

The Integrated Cleaning System includes a Self Cleaning Sensor Unit that combats against stray dust that enters the camera and sticks to the image sensor. The Self Cleaning Sensor uses ultrasonic vibrations to automatically remove dust from the sensor assembly. Dust spots on images can still be erased with the Dust Delete Data Detection. It is a software that is included in the Digital Photo Professional (DPP) Version 2.2.

You can use Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi digital SLR camera with over 60 EF and EF-S Lenses. These lenses have advanced features that help the camera deliver exceptional photographic performance. The L Series lenses feature Aspherical optics and fluorite elements. There are select lenses that feature Canon’s Image Stabilizer technology to minimize the effect of camera shake.

Also featuring is the E-TTL II flash metering system, which provides reliable flash output through several exposures. The camera perfectly suits Canon’s Speedlite 430EX that includes a maximum guide number of 141 ft./43m at ISO 100. Also featured is the AF-assist Beam that automatically sends color temperature information to the camera when the flash fires. It also provides more accurate white balance.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi digital SLR camera are also compatible with other accessories aside from the EF lenses and Speedlite flashes. There is the Battery Grip BG-E3 adds a vertical shutter release, and can hold two NB-2LH Battery Packs for increased shooting capacity. There is also the Semi Hard Case EH18-L, which can accommodate the EOS Digital Rebel XTi with a small zoom lens.

The camera comes with the updated Canon EOS Digital Solution Disk (Version 13.0), which contains powerful system programs. And these powerful system programs were designed to perfect captured images and streamline the digital workflow. The Digital Photo Professional (Version 2.2) is an image processing program that allows for easy image layout and printing. It enables high-speed RAW image processing and previewing for real-time image adjustment.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi digital SLR camera allows remote controlled shooting from a computer as well as file transfer and linking. This application, the EOS Utility (Version 1.1), handles the connection between the camera and computer. The ZoomBrowser EX (Version 5.7) or ImageBrowser (Version 5.7) enables viewing and editing of JPEG and even RAW image files. It also offers several printing options without having to use a separate image-editing program.

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