Canon EOS Rebel XT
Digital Camera Review
Mar 05, 2005
- By Alex Burack & Norman Koren
3.6
Attracting attention and making a spectacle, Canon stole the show at the annual Photo Marketing Association convention in Orlando with the release of their second generation Digital Rebel. Many heads were turned to the Canon booth from the start, desperate for a glimpse of the EOS Digital Rebel XT.
The 8 megapixel Canon Digital Rebel XT single lens reflex camera (Kiss Digital 2e in Japan and EOS-350D in most of the rest of the world outside the US) is the successor to– but not a replacement for– the original 6.3 megapixel Rebel. It will be available in March 2005 for $899 (body only) or $999 (with the surprisingly sharp EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens). The original Rebel will remain available, dropping into a more affordable area of the consumer market, selling for $799 with the series I 18-55mm EF-S lens; however the original Rebel will no longer be offered as just a body.
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Picture Quality / Size Options
The Rebel XT is compliant with Exif 2.21 and Design rule for Camera File System, recording in both JPEG and RAW (CR2) formats. Images are defined by continuously numbered folders that can be automatically set or reset. JPEG images can be recorded in 3 selectable image sizes with multiple quality settings available for each aspect ratio:
- 3456 x 2304: Large-Fine (3.3 MB); Large-Normal (1.7 MB)
- 2496 x 1664: Medium-Fine (2.0 MB); Medium-Normal (1.0 MB)
- 1728 x 1152: Small-Fine (1.2 MB); Small-Normal (0.6 MB)
RAW images can be recorded at full 3456 x 2304-pixel resolution, translating to 8.3MB images.
Picture Effects Mode
For users who render image alterations during shooting, image-processing parameters are included within the XT’s menu. Waiting and applying image transformations in postproduction using external software is suggested, but users who value immediacy will enjoy the inclusion of standard image and custom processing parameters. For those hopeful enthusiasts who shoot digital black and white images, monochromatic tonality can be recorded with the XT and while I’m personally not an advocate of it, I have seen far worse attempts made by other models.
