Digital Rebel XT EOS Digital SLR Camera

Overview

Simple, Limitless Performance For convenience, ease of use and no-compromise SLR performance, look no further than the EOS Digital Rebel XT. Featuring Canon's Digital Trinity - an 8.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor, Canon's own DIGIC II Image Processor and compatibility with over 50 EF Lenses - the new Digital Rebel XT has an all new lightweight and compact body, improved performance across the board and the easiest operation in its class, simplifying complex tasks and ensuring the perfect shot every time. With intuitive simplicity, powerful performance and unprecedented affordability, the Rebel XT is the EOS digital camera for everyone.

On 20th August 2003 Canon dropped a bomb into the digital SLR market with the six megapixel sub-$1,000 EOS 300D (Digital Rebel). Eighteen months later and just in time for the largest trade show of the year (PMA 2005) Canon has revealed the successor to the 300D, the new, smaller, eight megapixel, EOS 350D (Digital Rebel XT). At first you'd be forgiven for thinking this was just a drop-in upgrade of the EOS 300D with the EOS 20D's eight megapixel sensor, but in actual fact it has a new CMOS sensor (it's 8.0 megapixels versus the 20D's 8.2 megapixels), the 350D also has a smaller body, re-worked design, DIGIC II, new features and custom functions. Global production of the EOS 300D started at 70,000 units per month, this was increased to 100,000 units per month a few months later. Canon clearly have big plans for the EOS 350D because they will be start production at 130,000 units per month (which is almost twice the initial production level for the EOS 300D).

International naming	• US: Canon Rebel Digital XT • Japan: Canon EOS Kiss n Digital • Elsewhere: Canon EOS 350D
Body material	Plastic (matte finish)
Sensor *	• 22.2 x 14.8 mm CMOS sensor • RGB Color Filter Array • Built-in fixed low-pass filter • 8.2 million total pixels • 8.0 million effective pixels • 3:2 aspect ratio
Image sizes *	• 3456 x 2304 (L) • 2496 x 1664 (M) • 1728 x 1152 (S)
Output formats	• RAW • RAW + JPEG Large/Fine * • JPEG (EXIF 2.21) - Fine, Normal
Image processor	DIGIC II *
Lenses	• Canon EF / EF-S lens mount • 1.6x field of view crop
Focus modes	• Auto Focus • Manual Focus (switch on lens barrel)
Auto Focus	• 7-point TTL • CMOS sensor • AF working range: -0.5 - 18 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100) *
AF modes *	• AI Focus • One shot • AI Servo
AF point selection	• Auto • Manual
AF assist	Flash strobe
Shooting modes	• Auto • Program AE (P) • Shutter priority AE (Tv) • Aperture priority AE (Av) • Manual (M) • Auto depth-of-field • Portrait • Landscape • Close-up • Sports • Night portrait • Flash off
Metering	• TTL 35 zone SPC • Metering range: EV 1.0 - 20 EV (at 20°C, ISO 100, 50 mm F1.4)
Metering modes *	• Evaluative 35-zone • Partial 9% at center • Center-weighted average
AE Lock	AE lock button
AE Bracketing	• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments *
Exposure compen.	• +/- 2.0 EV • 0.5 or 0.3 EV increments *
Sensitivity	• Auto (100 - 400) • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 800 • ISO 1600
Shutter	• Focal-plane shutter • 30 - 1/4000 sec (0.5 or 0.3 EV steps *) • Flash X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Bulb
Aperture values	• F1.0 - F91 (0.3 EV steps) • Actual aperture range depends on lens used
White balance	• Auto  • Daylight  • Shade  • Cloudy  • Tungsten  • Fluorescent  • Flash  • Custom
WB Bracketing	• +/-3 levels • 3 images • Selectable Blue/Amber or Magenta/Green bias *
WB fine-tuning *	• Blue (-9) To Amber (+9) • Magenta (-9) to Green (+9)
Color space *	• sRGB • Adobe RGB (Independently selectable)
Image params *	• Parameter 1 (con +1, shp +1, sat +1, tone 0) • Parameter 2 (con 0, shp 0, sat 0, tone 0) • Set 1 (con, shp, sat, tone) • Set 2 (con, shp, sat, tone) • Set 3 (con, shp, sat, tone) • B&W (con, shp, filter, toning)
Custom params (Set 1 - 3)	• Contrast (+/-2) • Sharpness (+/-2) • Saturation (+/-2) • Color tone (+/-2)
Drive modes	• Single • Continuous: 3.0 fps up to 14 JPEG / 4 RAW frames * • Self-timer 10 secs (3 sec with mirror lock-up)
Mirror lockup *	Yes
Viewfinder	• Pentamirror • 95% frame coverage • Magnification: 0.8x (-1 diopter with 50 mm lens at infinity) * • Eyepoint: 21 mm * • Dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +1.0 diopter • Fixed laser matte screen
Viewfinder info	• AF points • AF/FE lock • AEB • Shutter Speed • Aperture • Exposure Level / Compensation • Max. burst • AF/MF focus confirmation • CF warning
DOF preview	Yes, button
LCD monitor	• 1.8" TFT LCD • 115,000 pixels * • 5 brightness levels • 10x zoom playback
Record review	• Off • On • On (Info, inc. histogram) • 2 / 4 / 8 sec / Hold
Flash	• Auto pop-up E-TTL II auto flash * • Guide number approx 13 • Modes: Auto, Manual Flash On/ Off, Red-Eye Reduction • X-Sync: 1/200 sec • Flash exposure compensation: +/-2.0 EV (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) * • Coverage up to 17 mm focal length (27 mm FOV equiv.)
External flash	• E-TTL II auto flash with EX-series Speedlites * • Hot-shoe
Direct printing	• Canon Card Photo Printers • Canon Bubble Jet Printers with direct print function • PictBridge
Other features	• Orientation sensor • Automatically writes FAT16/FAT32 depending on capacity • LCD panel illumination
Auto rotation	• On (playback uses orientation data in file header) • Off
Playback mode	• Single image • Single image with info (inc. histogram) • Magnified view (1.5 - 10x in 15 steps, browsable) • 9 image index • Auto play • Image rotation • Jump (by 10, 100 or date) *
Custom functions	9 custom functions with 24 settings *
Menu languages	• English • German • French • Dutch • Danish • Finnish • Italian • Norwegian • Swedish • Spanish • Russian * • Chinese (Simplified) • Korean * • Japanese
Firmware	User upgradable (uh oh!)
Connectivity	• USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed, approx. 2.6 MB/sec) * • Video out • E3 type wired remote control
Direct Print	• Canon Compact Photo Printers and PIXMA Printers (supporting PictBridge) • PictBridge
Storage	• Compact Flash Type I or II • Microdrive supported • FAT 12/16 and FAT 32 support • No CF card supplied
Power	• Lithium-Ion NB-2LH rechargeable battery (supplied & charger) * • CR2016 Lithium battery (date/time backup) * • Optional ACK-700 AC adapter *
Dimensions *	127 x 94 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 in)
Weight *	• Body (no batt or CF): 490 g (1.1 lb) • Body plus battery and CF: 540 g (1.2 lb) • Body plus battery,CF and 18-55 mm II lens: 724 g (1.6 lb)
Software *	• Digital Photo Professional • Zoom Browser EX • EOS Capture • PhotoStitch
Accessories	• Semi-hard case EH-18L * • EF and EF-S lenses • Canon Speedlites (220EX, 380EX, 420EX, 580EX, Macro-RingLite, MR-14EX, Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX, Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2) • Battery Grip BG-E3 (takes two NB-2LH or 6 AA's) * • Remote Switch RS-60E3, Remote Controller RC-1 and RC-5 • AC Adapter Kit ACK-700 *