CNET Editor's rating: 8.0 out of 10
Reviewed by
Michael Shapiro
Review date: 5/4/05
Release date: 3/15/05
The good: The Canon Digital Rebel XT's image quality leads its class; competitive price; ultrafast start-up time; very responsive.
The bad: The Canon Rebel XT's lightweight plastic body isn't ergonomically satisfying; no spot meter; limited continuous-shooting mode, unimpressive kit lens; 1.6X lens-conversion factor.
The bottom line: The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is an exceptionally small and lightweight camera designed for amateur digital SLR photographers, but it delivers the responsiveness and image quality you'd expect from a semipro model.
4 out of 10 - Mediocre
I returned it
Yes, I know someone's probably going to say that's the function of the lens(es) and all that, and... Read more
by jplattet (see profile) -
August 18, 2006
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
8 out of 10 - Excellent
Worth Every Dollar
Super easy to adjust from regular 35mm SLR. I expirimented with friends Nikon, Minoltas' 6-8meg... Read more
by zippo (see profile) -
August 15, 2005
9 out of 10 - Spectacular
Great Camera
Great camera for semi and professional photographer. You can use it for hours without your hand... Read more
by jwellman (see profile) -
February 25, 2007
RAW 3456 x 2304 - 8.3 MB,
Fine JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 3.3 MB,
Normal JPEG 3456 x 2304 - 1.7 MB,
Fine JPEG 2496 x 1664 - 2 MB,
Normal JPEG 2496 x 1664 - 1 MB,
Fine JPEG 1728 x 1152 - 1.2 MB,
Normal JPEG 1728 x 1152 - 0.6 MB
Supported Flash Memory
Microdrive,
CompactFlash
Lens System
Type
Zoom lens - 1.6 nm
Focal Length
1.6 nm
Lens System Mounting
Canon EF-S
Additional Features
Self Timer
Yes
Self Timer Delay
10 sec
Flash Terminal
Hot shoe
Additional Features
AE lock,
AF lock,
FE lock,
DPOF support,
Direct print,
Auto power save,
Histogram display,
PictBridge support,
USB 2.0 compatibility,
Backlight compensation,
Digital noise reduction,
RGB primary color filter,
Display brightness control,
Camera orientation detection,
Depth-of-field preview button
Camera Flash
Effective Flash Range
13 mm
Type
Pop-up flash
Flash Modes
Auto mode,
Fill-in mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 128 MB,
Windows XP - Pentium - 256 MB,
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 128 MB,
MacOS X - PowerPC - 256 MB
Hardware
Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME - Pentium - 128 MB,
Windows XP - Pentium - 256 MB,
MacOS 9.0 - 9.2 - PowerPC - 128 MB,
MacOS X - PowerPC - 256 MB
Operating system
MS Windows 98,
MS Windows ME,
MS Windows XP,
MS Windows 2000,
MS Windows 98 SE,
Apple Mac OS X 10.1,
Apple Mac OS X 10.2,
Apple Mac OS X 10.3,
Apple Mac OS 9.0 - 9.2
Peripherals
USB port,
CD-ROM drive,
SVGA monitor
Battery
Supported Battery
1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 720 mAh ( Included )
Software
Type
Canon PhotoStitch,
ArcSoft PhotoStudio,
Drivers & Utilities,
Canon ZoomBrowser EX,
Canon Digital Photo Professional
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