Canon EOS Digital
Rebel XSi
 vs
Canon PowerShot
G11

General

 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi Canon PowerShot G11
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $467.50 $671.89
Announced
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 January, 2008 August, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 APS-C 22.2x14.8mm 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x n/a
Megapixels
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 12.2 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 800 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 1,600 ISO None
Sensor cleaning
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 Yes n/a

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12.2 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 4272 x 2848 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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 27 µm² 4.3 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.8"
Resolution
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 230k dots 461k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No Yes
Live view
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 Yes n/a

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses n/a
Lens focus motor
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 Yes n/a
Lens mount
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 Canon EF n/a

Form factor
Size
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 129x98x62 mm 112x76x48 mm
Depth
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 2.4" 1.9"
Weight
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 524 g 375 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes No
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No n/a

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Tunnel
Viewfinder size
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 0.54x Unknown
Coverage
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 95% n/a

Movies
Format
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 None 480p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 n/a No
High-speed framerate
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 n/a None
External mic jack
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 n/a No
Autofocus
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 None Unknown
All formats
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 n/a 320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 No No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 None Lens
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 400 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 160 ms Unknown
Battery life
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 500 shots Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 3.5 fps 1.1 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Phase detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 9 Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 1 Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 30s 15s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes No
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 MMC
SDHC
SD		 MMCplus (HD)
SD
SDHC
MMC
MMCplus

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 61.0 47.0
Color depth
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 21.9 bits 20.4 bits
Dynamic range
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 10.8 EV 11.1 EV
Low light performance
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 692 ISO 169 ISO

Lens
Zoom
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 n/a 5x
Wide angle
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 n/a 28 mm
Telephoto
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 n/a 140 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 n/a f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 n/a f/4.5
Macro focus
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 n/a 1 cm