Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi Expert Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings:

excellent image quality, acceptable LCD, brilliant product quality, pretty good resolution, good menu, outstanding usability, above average design, exceptional appearance, exceptional optics, decent sensor, decent battery, extraordinary features.

poor flash, inadequate lens, meager performance, meager shutter.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

The Canon Digital Rebel XSi is an update to last year's XTi that ups the resolution to 12.2 megapixels and adds a handful of other new features, including a bigger 3-inch screen, an improved autofocus system, and optical image stabilization in the kit len...

- Big, bright 3-inch LCD screen - Great on-screen menus - Very good image quality - Lightweight and easy to hold - Live view works well - Image stabilization in the kit lens

- Autofocus is slow with the kit lens - Manual controls are a little awkward - Focusing in live view adds to the shooting time - Camera body feels fragile

Big, bright 3-inch LCD screen, Great on-screen menus, Very good image quality, Lightweight and easy to hold, Live view works well, Image stabilization in the kit lens

Autofocus is slow with the kit lens, Manual controls are a little awkward, Focusing in live view adds to the shooting time, Camera body feels fragile

Canon's new EOS Rebel XSi is a great digital SLR camera, no matter how you look at it. If you're shopping for a DSLR that costs less than a grand, this camera must go on your short list.

Great image quality; excellent low-light performance; improved body and control layout; Live View; big LCD screen; very good kit lens.

No top-mounted LCD screen; limited customization.

It's easy to look at the Canon DSLR product line and slot the cameras into “beginner,” “intermediate,” and “advanced” categories But to call the XSi a beginner or starter DSLR is a misnomer. The XSi is an incredibly capable camera that just happens to be

The EOS Rebel XSi ($799) is one of two entry-level cameras in Canon's lineup (the other being the recently announced Rebel XS -- a stripped down version of the XSi). The Rebel XSi (also known as the EOS-450D) is the replacement to the extremely popular Re...

Very good photo quality (though not at default settings) Remarkably little noise Compact body by D-SLR standards (though it's not for everyone) Much improved kit lens features image stabilization Large 3-inch LCD with live view feature; histogram and comp...

JPEGs are very soft at default settings (adjust in-camera sharpening or shoot RAW for best results) Small right hand grip; "plasticky" body Redeye Seemed to produce an abnormal number of out-of-focus shots Very slow contrast detect AF in live view mode; l...

As you can see, there's a dramatic improvement in battery life from the Rebel XTi to the Rebel XSi. In the group as a whole, the XSi's numbers are a bit below average, due to the extraordinary battery life on the Sony A300

Canon releases firmware update version 1.0.9 for the EOS Rebel XSi / 450 digital SLR camera. The firmware update fixes a number of problems with respect to Auto Exposure Bracketing, Live view and Playback after continous shooting with a printer connected...

The Canon Digital Rebel series draws on a long tradition of Rebel cameras, going back to the 35mm SLR days, with cameras that were always companionable, easy to use, lightweight, and "simplified" for the general user.

After two missteps, Canon refocused and refined its entry-level DSLR.

More comfortable design, Larger, improved LCD, Fastest overall speed in its class, Excellent image quality with faithful color reproduction

No ISO 3200, Skin tones are overly red, Only average kit lens, Hard to access Live View options

Though the 18-55mm lens was okay, it struggled when we tried photographing a book reading at a sparsely lit bar. And while we liked the wide range of the lens, we noticed significant softness in the corners in landscape shots we took of the Hudson River f...

The price of gas might be climbing so fast you wonder why all the gas company executives aren't suffering from altitude sickness, but at least in one area the consumer can still get more for less and that's with digital cameras. Such is the case with Cano...

Despite the improvement in the viewfinder there is a noticeable brightness/clarity difference between its mirror box design and the prism used in the more expensive models. When I was selling cameras I always wondered why more photographers didn't compare...