Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi / EOS KISS X2 Expert Reviews

The Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi is a Digital SLR camera featuring a 12.2 megapixel CMOS image sensor, 3.0 inch LCD with Live View, DIGIC III Image Processor, 3.5 fps continous shooting, 9-point AF system, and two types of AF during Live View ...

UPDATE: Our full review of the XSi is now available here

-Live View added as the first on any Rebel -Includes image stabilized lens with the kit -Fast burst of 3.5 fps -Now includes Spot metering -Larger 3-inch LCD screen -Sturdier body when compared to XTi -Improved grip with textured rubber for ...

-Tiny AF points through viewfinder -Redistribution of back button layout -No CompactFlash memory support -Price isn't as competitive as other PMA 2008 DSLRs

One of the newest DSLR camera's on the market is the new Canon Rebel XSi, which is bringing some really incredible features together. With a bit of a steep price tag that floats around the area of $800-$900 this is certainly not a camera for the light ...

As we are getting near to the beginning of one of the greatest photo related fairs in the world, PMA show 08, which opens its doors on 31Th January, we are struck by avalanche of new digital cameras. And I can be very confident to say that "that's not ...

Canon's newest Rebel gets some mojo from its pro-level siblings, and adds a few tricks of its own.

Canon's new EOS Rebel XSi digital SLR includes quite a few features new to the EOS camera system, and once again exceeds some of the abilities of the company's intermediate digital SLR camera, the EOS 40D

Excellent 12.2 megapixel sensor with impressively low noise and superb detail ; Live View mode works very well ; Live View mode offers a choice between phase-detect and contrast-detect modes ; Zoom in five or ten times with Live View ; Image ...

AF-assist adjustment and Flash Exposure compensation are buried in the Flash Settings menu ; In Live View Quick AF mode, camera does not tell you which AF points are in focus ; Kit lens produces somewhat high barrel distortion at wide angle ; Flash ...

With an updated look and a slightly taller profile, the Canon XSi has a 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 3.0-inch LCD, an improved nine-point autofocus sensor, a DIGIC III processor, and is capable of 3.5 frames per second. Its new Live View mode is ...

Canon has today announced a new compact digital SLR, the twelve megapixel EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi). On the surface a very similar camera to the EOS 400D, however there are a range of significant improvements; twelve megapixel CMOS sensor, 3.0" LCD ...

Superb resolution, good per-pixel sharpness (especially in raw files), Good tonal response and dynamic range, Trademark Canon CMOS noise free images, remain detailed even at high sensitivities, Optional high ISO NR removes all chroma noise, Viewfinder ...

Average automatic white balance performance, still very poor under incandescent light, Limited exposure compensation range (+/- 2.0 EV), Contrast detect AF so slow it's useless for most types of photography, Metering has tendency to overexpose in very ...

While many companies tout the capabilities of their big, expensive professional cameras, Canon's flagship is a Rebel. The Rebel XSi showcases many new technologies, currently besting the semi-pro camera in the line in several areas. Its 12.2 megapixel ...

Excellent 12.2 megapixel sensor with impressively low noise and superb detail, Live View mode works very well, Live View mode offers a choice between phase-detect and contrast-detect modes, Zoom in five or ten times with Live View, Image-stabilized ...

AF-assist adjustment and Flash Exposure compensation are buried in the Flash Settings menu., In Live View Quick AF mode, camera does not tell you which AF points are in focus, Kit lens produces somewhat high barrel distortion at wide angle, Flash ...

For the first time on any EOS DSLR, the Digital Rebel XSi usesonly an SD(HC) memory card for image storage. All previous DigitalRebels, as well as the EOS 5D/10D/20D/30D/40D have used Compact Flashmemory cards. The 1D series DSLRs have had the ...

Both the XTi and XSi use a pentamirror viewfinder system, but theviewfinder screen of the XSi is slightly larger and also, to my eye,appears to be slightly brighter. The difference in size isn't huge,but every little bit helps. The viewfinder screen ...

Canon's EOS 500D - or Rebel T1i as it's known in North America - is the company's latest entry-to-mid-level DSLR and the successor to the hugely popular EOS 450D / Rebel XSi. Announced towards the end of March 2009, the 500D / T1i externally resembles ...

But that's not to say Canon's latest is in any way a disappointment - indeed by inheriting a number of key technologies from the higher-end EOS 50D and EOS 5D Mark II but packing them into a smaller, lighter and considerably cheaper body, the EOS 500D ...