Canon EOS 450D / EOS Rebel XSi / Kiss X2 Digital

Canon EOS 450D/EOS Rebel XSi

The Canon EOS 450D: EOS Rebel XSi is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced January 23, 2008 and released in March 2008. The EOS Rebel XSi is the first model in the Rebel series to incorporate DIGIC III. It is also a digital single-lens reflex camera. It weighs at 475 g and measures at 128.8 x 97.5 x 61.9 mm (W x H x D). The 12.2-megapixel EOS Rebel XSi camera has a rear LCD monitor (3.0 in colour TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels). It also has an autofocus sensor, 14-bit A/D conversion, a Live View function, and the proprietary DIGIC III image processor. EOS Rebel XSi camera utilizes SD and SDHC memory cards The outer look and casing of the camera is a stainless steel and polycarbonate embedded with glass fibre. The chassis exterior is enrobed in a durable ABS and Polycarbonate resin and offered in a choice of silver or black finishes.

Features

This camera includes shutter speeds ranging from 1/4000 sec. to 30 sec. plus Bulb, a choice of four metering patterns, a wide range of exposure modes, depth of field preview and mirror lock. It has a maximum resolution of 12.2 effective megapixels, 4,272 x 2,848. The camera’s uses Canon EF lens mount and Canon EF-S lens mount as their types of lens. Its kinds of shutters are focal-plane, vertical travel and mechanical while the shutter speed range is 1/4000 to 30 sec and 1/200 s X-sync. It also features focus areas (9 AF points) and focus modes (One-Shot, Predictive AI Servo, automatic switching Autofocus; Manual Focus). There’s also exposure metering (full aperture TTL, 35-zone SPC) and exposures modes (automatic shiftable Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Auto Depth-of-field, Full auto, Programmed modes, Manual, E-TTL II autoflash program AE). The metering modes are Spot, Evaluative, Partial (approx. 9% at centre of viewfinder), Centre-weighted average. Continuous shooting is 3.5 frame/s for 53 JPEG frames or 6 RAW frames. The viewfinder is Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87x magnification. ASA/ISO range is ISO 100 to 1600. Highlight Tone Priority and High-ISO Noise Reduction functions are included as well. There’s the Auto Lighting Optimizer technology and it utilizes the Face Detection technology. There’s also the Self-Cleaning Sensor Unit. The new camera is compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses, as well as EX-series Speedlites, an optional Battery Grip, and remote control and viewfinder accessories.

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