Canon EOS Digital
Rebel XTi
 vs
Canon Rebel
T2i

General

 Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi Canon EOS Rebel T2i
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $749.00 $544.00
Announced
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 August, 2006 February, 2010

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 APS-C 22.2x14.8mm APS-C 22.3x14.9mm
Crop factor
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 1.6x 1.6x
Megapixels
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 10.1 MP 17.9 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 6,400 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 12,800 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 Unknown Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 10.1 MP 17.9 MP
Native resolution
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 3888 x 2592 5184 x 3456
Pixel size
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 32.6 µm² 18.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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 230k dots 1,040k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 No Yes

Lenses
Lens availability
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 162 lenses 162 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 Yes Yes
Lens mount
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 Canon EF Canon EF

Form factor
Size
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 127x94x65 mm 129x98x62 mm
Depth
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 2.6" 2.4"
Weight
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 556 g 530 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 Yes Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Pentamirror Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 0.49x 0.54x
Coverage
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 95% 95%

Movies
Format
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 None 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 n/a Yes
High-speed framerate
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 n/a None
External mic jack
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 n/a Yes
Autofocus
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 None None
All formats
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 n/a 720p @ 30fps
720p @ 25fps
1080p @ 25fps
1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps
480p @ 25fps

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 None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown 400 ms
Shutter lag
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 Unknown 252 ms
Battery life
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 Unknown 440 shots
Continuous shooting
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 3 fps 3.7 fps

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

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

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 Yes Yes

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)		 SD
SDXC
SDHC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 62.0 66.0
Color depth
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 22.1 bits 22.1 bits
Dynamic range
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 11 EV 11.5 EV
Low light performance
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 664 ISO 784 ISO