Canon Digital Rebel XSi 12.2 MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens (Black)
Introducing: The Canon Digital Rebel XSi Digital SLR Camera
Manufacturer Description
For amazing images with point and shoot simplicity, appear no further than Canon’s EOS Rebel XSi. The EOS Rebel XSi creates spectacular technological technology to the masses. It features Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System, Reside View Function, a effective DIGIC III Picture Processor, plus a fresh 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and is offered in a kit with the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens with Optical Image Stabilizer. The EOS Rebel XSi’s refined, ergonomic structure includes a fresh three.-inch LCD monitor, compatibility with SD and SDHC memory cards and new gadgets that enhance every factor of the photographic experience.
Canon EOS Rebel XSi Highlights
New Technologies for Outstanding Images
Canon EOS Rebel XSi Features and Highlights
New Canon 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and DIGIC III image processor Canon’s CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor captures images with exceptional clarity and tonal range, and offers the most pixels in its class. It provides numerous of the same new technologies to maximize each pixel’s light gathering efficiency that were initial seen with the professional EOS-1D Mark III model. It’s an APS-C size sensor (22.2 x 14.8mm), and there’s an efficient 1.6x increase within the lens’s marked focal length when attached. Canon’s DIGIC III Image Processor dramatically enhances image quality and speeds up all camera operations for intuitive operation. It works in concert with the EOS Rebel XSi’s sensor to accomplish unprecedented levels of performance in all lighting situations.
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 information 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 much less risk of “banding.” A sky at sunset is a ideal example. With this rich 14-bit gradation the EOS Rebel XSi offers RAW images of the highest high quality that will be processed with Canon’s Digital Photo Professional software program. Even JPEG files, which are usually finished at 8-bits per channel, use the full 14-bit conversion initially to generate the best feasible color and tonal detail. An additional huge benefit of the 14-bit conversion will be the Highlight Tone Priority option, which allows crucial shooters to increase the level of detail in bright areas of a scene up to 1 quit, without affecting overall exposure.
Auto Optimization The EOS Rebel XSi’s Auto Optimization is yet an additional 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 preserve tonal detail. It’s now available in all shooting modes, such as P, Tv, Av, and Manual.
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 accomplish even greater levels of performance. The entire electronic system is completely redesigned, giving the camera its incredible combination of speed and image high quality. Digital noise is substantially decreased in shadow areas, and color reproduction is superior.
Speedy, Precise Operation
Excellent performance with three.5 fps continuous shooting, up to 53 full-resolution JPEGs or 6 RAW images in a burst 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 these days. It can shoot up to three.5 frames per second, in bursts of 53 JPEGs or 6 RAW files, so you’ll by no means, ever, miss a shot.
See the image in large LCD with Live View Function The EOS Rebel XSi has a huge, bright three.0-inch TFT LCD monitor with 230,000 pixels and a viewing angle of 170 degrees. It is perfect for Live View composition or viewing camera settings like AF, ISO, Metering, AF Point selection and flash options. And the maximum brightness of the EOS Rebel XSi LCD monitor is about 30-percent greater than its predecessor, which is really a big benefit when you’re using the camera in bright sunlight.
Live View Function Live View Function enables you to view your subjects directly on the huge 3.0-inch LCD monitor. It is easy to magnify any part of the scene 5x or 10x for precise manual focus. And now, there are two methods to use Autofocus together with Live View Function within the EOS Rebel XSi. You can even choose a grid overlay, perfect for keeping straight lines in your subject straight inside your photos. In the studio, Live View Function could be utilized remotely via a pc through the EOS Rebel XSi’s USB connection.
Fast 9-point AF system, and two types of AF during Live View Function The EOS Rebel XSi has a high-precision 9-point wide region AF sensor for quick, 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. In Live View Function, the EOS Rebel XSi has two AF modes: Quick mode, which uses the camera’s standard 9-point AF system, and Live mode, which is a contrast-based AF system that reads the sharpness of subjects right from the imaging sensor, and could be overridden by pressing the AF mode selection button. A familiar feature in PowerShot cameras, Live mode AF uses similar technologies to achieve focus, while Fast mode is much more appropriate for capturing action or for shooting in low light.
Compatible with compact SD and SDHC memory cards The EOS Rebel XSi is the first EOS Digital SLR camera to use popular SD and SDHC memory cards only. Compact, inexpensive and obtainable in increasingly big capacities, SD and SDHC memory cards are a ideal complement to the EOS Rebel XSi’s compact and lightweight body design.
Advanced Functions for Advanced Photography
New advanced features include spot metering, external flash settings on the camera’s menu, along with a new higher-magnification viewfinder The EOS Rebel XSi’s 35-zone evaluative metering system with improved white balance analyzes light based on each zone within the viewing region, enabling the camera to select the overall greatest exposure for the whole scene. It now features a spot meter, which reads a tiny region (about four percent) of the picture for very precise metering. It also offers Center-weighted average metering and partial metering for accurate exposure regardless of the scenario. The EOS Rebel XSi also has an improved, high magnification viewfinder that provides a bigger overall view, and increased brightness and clarity. And the EOS Rebel XSi has a Display-Off sensor that automatically turns the LCD monitor off whenever the camera is at the photographer’s eye. All relevant shooting information, including ISO, is displayed correct in the viewfinder so it is easy to change settings without moving the camera away from the eye.
EOS Integrated Cleaning System Photographers who must alter lenses in dusty environments will discover the advanced Canon EOS Integrated Cleaning System a tremendous time saver. Dust that settles on the sensor surface is removed utilizing ultrasonic vibration. This Self Cleaning Sensor Unit routine is automatically activated whenever the camera is powered on or off. (It may also be manually activated.) A special collar positioned around the sensor collects the loosened dust. Dust particles may also be automatically removed via software. By shooting a plain white subject, the photographer can acquire dust position information that’s transmitted together with the image (whether JPEG or RAW). Canon Digital Photo Professional (DPP) version 3.three or later software can be utilized to manually or automatically erase the dust spots. It is not 1 feature, it’s a built-in system to minimize the effect of dust in high-resolution digital images.
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 functions a Canon-designed Self Cleaning Sensor Unit. The low-pass filter at the front of the sensor shakes off dust automatically with ultrasonic vibrations, removing dust from the sensor assembly. The EOS Rebel XSi has a brand new coating on the front surface of the low-pass filter, to increase its resistance to dust sticking to the sensor.
Dust Delete Data Detection Dust that may still stay on the front of the sensor may also be erased with software program included in Digital Photo Professional (DPP) Version 3.three or later software. A easy test shot of a plain, white object can be taken, using a menu setting. This Dust Delete Information image is analyzed in-camera, and also the location and size of any remaining dust is added to any subsequent photos taken. This information is transmitted together with the image, whether or not JPEG or RAW, and could be either manually or automatically erased in Canon’s DPP version 3.three and later software. This added software program option ensures the cleanest feasible image, perfect for printing or archiving.
Picture Style settings With the EOS Rebel XSi’s Picture Style technology, photographers can alter the look of their digital photographs. Color, saturation, sharpness and contrast settings create noticeable variation within the saved image. Changing a Picture Style setting is nearly like a 35mm film user switching from one kind of color film to an additional. In addition to six preset Picture Style settings, Canon provides additional downloadable “Picture Style Files,” that will be installed into your camera for even more imaging options at your fingertips.
Highlight Tone Priority This important Custom Function lets photographers get even better detail in bright highlights, even in contrasty lighting conditions. It is advantageous for almost any kind of picture, from mid-day shots on a safari to portraits in sunlight, where a user might encounter bright highlight areas where he or she wants to preserve details. Lastly, there’s no impact on the camera’s shooting speed or burst rate when Highlight Tone Priority is engaged. It takes full benefit of the EOS Rebel XSi’s new 14-bit per channel conversion, meaning you will find 16,384 distinct colors from darkest to lightest in each color channel.
Shooting and Sharing Produced Simple
Includes EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Image Stabilizer lens The Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens features the wide-angle to mid-range zoom flexibility of its non-IS predecessor with the significant benefit of Canon’s true optical, lens-shift image stabilization system that yields up to a full four stops of image-shake correction.
Totally compatible with over 60 EF/EF-S Lenses and a wide range of EOS System accessories EOS Rebel XSi is compatible with all Canon lenses within 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. Special optical technologies, like Aspherical, ultra-low dispersion, or fluorite elements are featured within the universally acclaimed L Series lenses, and Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer technology are featured in select lenses to minimize the effect of camera shake. Through Canon lenses, photographers can truly maximize the quality and liberating performance of the EOS Rebel XSi.
Flash Photography The EOS Rebel XSi functions the acclaimed E-TTL II flash metering system. With any of the flashes in the EX Speedlite line, E-TTL II provides dependable flash output whether shooting fill-in flash photos in sunlight, or using flash in total darkness. With E-TTL II, the exact same 35-zone metering sensor used for measuring ambient light is also utilized for flash metering — giving even finer metering command of the image region. In the event you prefer a broader area for flash metering, there is a menu setting to change to “Average” flash metering, where the entire 35-zone region is measured evenly for flash exposure.
The Canon Speedlite 430EX is the ideal step-up accessory for powerful flash shooting with the EOS Rebel XSi. It has outstanding flash power (maximum guide number of 141 ft./43m at ISO 100), and will be the ideal way to get fantastic flash photos whenever you can’t get right up to the topic. The 430EX is also great for bounce flash, with its tilting and swiveling flash head. It automatically zooms the flash head to cover lenses ranging from 16mm up to 105mm or longer with the EOS Rebel XSi. Of course, it works with the camera to provide full E-TTL II automatic flash exposure. And also the 430EX has a powerful AF-assist beam, which permits the camera to autofocus even in total darkness on subjects as far as 32 ft. from the camera.
Included Software
Canon EOS Digital Solution Disk (Version 17.0) The EOS Rebel XSi comes bundled with an updated Canon EOS Digital Answer Disk, which functions effective software programs designed to extend the EOS experience to the pc. These include Canon’s ZoomBrowser EX for Windows (Version 6.1), ImageBrowser for Macintosh OS X (Version 6.1), Digital Photo Professional (Version 3.3), the totally new Picture Style Editor (Version 1.0), Canon’s EOS Utility (Version 2.2), RAW Image Job (Version 2.8), PhotoStitch, and PTP TWAIN Driver. Every application is created to perfect the captured images and streamline the digital workflow. ZoomBrowser EX v.6.1 and Digital Photo Expert v.3.3 for Windows are compatible with the new Windows Vista operating system.
Digital Photo Professional (Version 3.three) 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. Simply because it is CMS (Color Management System) compatible, Digital Photo Professional allows for simple image layout and printing in Adobe RGB in conjunction with Easy-PhotoPrint and PictBridge printers. It also features the Dust Delete Data Detection tool for cleaner images.
EOS Utility (Version 2.3) for Macintosh or Windows handles the connection between the camera and computer, whenever they’re connected via USB. It permits remote controlled shooting from the computer, handles downloading of images from the camera to the pc, and permits seamless linking to either Canon’s ZoomBrowser/ImageBrowser or Digital Photo Expert software as soon as images have been copied to the hard drive. Furthermore, it’s used to upload settings back into a USB-connected camera.
ZoomBrowser EX (Version 6.1) for Windows and ImageBrowser (Version 6.1) for Mac OS X are the easy, user-friendly options for viewing and editing of JPEG and even RAW image files. Both permit viewing of many kinds of images such as finished TIFF and BMP files. Both also have a number of search choices for discovering images, permit re-naming of single images or batches of files, and provide a number of options for printing without utilizing a separate image-editing program.
RAW Image Job (Version 2.8) for Windows/Macintosh This software is an integrated component of ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) or ImageBrowser (Mac). It allows processing of RAW images from EOS cameras, including the new EOS Rebel XSi, having a variety of adjustment possibilities. These choices, as well as the overall color, contrast and “look” of RAW Image Job, closely mimic the characteristics of Canon’s in-camera JPEG processing.
What’s within the Box
Canon Rebel XSi camera, EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Image Stabilizer lens, rechargeable battery pack and charger, USB and video cables, a neckstrap, an EOS Solutions Disk CD, along with a 1-year Canon U.S.A., Inc. limited warranty