Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi

APS-C, 12.2 MP, 3.0"
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        Summary Canon Rebel XSi

        Prices Price
        Body only Unknown With 18-55mm lens $480
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        Score Snapsort rank
        Within its price range #n/a of 6 Among similar cameras #n/a of 14
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        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size Help APS-C 22.2x14.8mm Screen resolution Help 230k dots
        Megapixels Help 12.2 MP Movie format Help None
        Screen size Help 3.0" Light sensitivity Help 800 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
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        Also known as: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EOS Kiss X2

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        reviewsWhat are people saying about the Rebel XSi

        "Feels very fast and responsive in use"
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's auto-focus
        "Lots of external controls including new ISO button give instant access to commonly changed functions"
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's button-layout
        "Just like the EOS 400D the 450D is primarily made from three materials; a stainless steel chassis, the mirror box which is made of high-strength 'engineering plastic' and the body made of a special lightweight 'engineering plastic' which also provides some electromagnetic shielding. Construction is very good with no creaks or rattles."
        dpreview.com | talking about the camera's build-quality

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        Pros

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        The Canon Rebel XSi vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Startup delay Short startup delay Help
        400 ms startup delay
        Thickness Thin Help
        2.4"
        Weight Light Help
        524 g
        Lens availability More lenses available Help
        197 lenses
        Shutter lag Short shutter lag Help
        160 ms shutter lag
        Size Really small Help
        Prosumer size 129x98x62 mm

        Cons

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        The Canon Rebel XSi vs other recent entry-level DSLRs

        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12.2 MP
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
        3.5 fps
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramas Help
        You could stitch photos in post
        Sensor size Very small sensor Help
        APS-C 22.2x14.8mm
        Cross type focus points Fewer cross-type focus points Help
        1
        HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
        You could do HDR manually
        Battery life Shorter battery life Help
        500 shots
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users
        Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
        692 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        61.0
        Color depth Less color depth Help
        21.9 bits
        Dynamic range Very narrow dynamic range Help
        10.8 EV
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        230k dots
        Viewfinder size Small viewfinder Help
        0.54x
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        800 ISO
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Focus points Fewer focus points Help
        9
        Announced Old Help
        January, 2008
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        95%
        Light sensitivity (boost) Very low boost light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO

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        Avatar for Philip Davis Philip Davis (0:11 AM, April 07, 2010)
        I purchased the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi (aka 450D) a few months ago as an entry-level DSLR camera for my wife. It is a huge step up from the consumer digicams to which we were previously accustomed. We've been very pleased with the quality of the images -- Family members and friends have commented on how much better our images look!

        After comparing the XSi to other cameras at Snapsort, I am confident that I made the best purchase for our family!

        We have since added the EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6 IS lens to our camera bag for added range (the camera only came with the EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM).