Canon EOS Rebel T1i Digital Camera Review

Canon EOS Rebel T1i

Digital Camera Review

4.5 The Canon Rebel T1i is one of the first video-enabled SLRs on the market. It can shoot 15-megapixel images and record HD video at 20 frames per second. In our lab testing, it had good color accuracy but poor sharpness.
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Product Tour Summary  
Canon Rebel T1i Lack of body space requires many buttons to have multiple uses
Small and easy to carry
Slightly larger and heavier than the Rebel XS
Click here to go to the introduction. Introduction Page 2 of 21 Color Click here for color performance.

Front


Red-eye reduction/ self-timer lamp
Microphone
Remote control sensor
Lens release button
 

 

Back


  LCD-off sensor
Exposure compensation
 
  Display
Diopter adjustor
AE lock/
zoom out in playback
AF point select/
magnify
Menu
Speaker
Live view/ movie record
 
Access lamp
920,000-dot LCD
Playback Delete
•White balance/up
•autofocus mode/right
•color mode/down
•burst and timer/left
•set button
 

 

Sides


Flash button
Ports cover
Memory card cover

 

Bottom


Battery compartment
Lens-centered tripod mount

 

Top


Built-in flash
Shutter button
 
Control dial
 
ISO
Power switch
 
Mode dial
Flash hot shoe
 

 

Size Comparisons


Front
Canon Rebel T1i front Canon Rebel XS front Nikon D5000 front Nikon D90 front Pentax K2000 front
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000
Price:
$899.99
(w/ 18-55mm IS lens)
Price:
$599.99
(w/ 18-55mm lens)
Price:
$849.95
(w/ 18-55mm VR lens)
Price:
$999 (body only) 
Price:
$599.95
(w/ 18-55mm lens, flash)
Back
Canon Rebel T1i back Canon Rebel XS back Nikon D5000 back Nikon D90 back Pentax K2000 back
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000
Width:
5.1 in/129.1mm
Width:
4.96 in/126.1mm
Width:
5.0 in/127mm
Width:
5.8 in/147mm
Width:
4.8 in/122mm
Top
Canon Rebel T1i top Canon Rebel XS top Nikon D5000 top Nikon D90 top Pentax K2000 top
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000
Depth:
3.1 in/77.9mm
Depth:
2.4 in/ 61.9mm
Depth:
3.1 in/80mm
Depth:
3 in/77mm
Depth:
2.7 in/67 mm
Left
x x x x x
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000
Height:
3.9 in/98.9mm
Height:
3.8 in/97.5mm
Height:
4.1 in/104mm
Height:
4.1 in/103mm
Height:
3.6 in/91mm
Right
x x x x x
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000
Weight:
16.9 oz/480g
Weight:
15.9 oz./ 450g
Weight:
19.8 oz/560g
Weight:
22 oz./620g
Weight:
18.5 oz/ 524g
Bottom
x x x x x
Canon Rebel T1i Canon Rebel XS Nikon D5000 Nikon D90 Pentax K2000


The T1i is part of Canon's extremely successful Rebel line of entry-level cameras, and the first Rebel to offer video capabilities. For comparison models, we've chosen the lowest priced Rebel model (the XS), Nikon's new sub-$1000 SLR with video recording (the D5000), the slightly higher end Nikon D90 (which also has video recording capability), and the inexpensive Pentax K2000. These four cameras give a good cross-section of the current market for consumer SLRs, with varying levels of functionality.

In the Box


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• EOS Rebel T1i Body
• EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
• Eyecup Ef
• C. Wide Strap EW-100DBIII
• USB Interface Cable IFC-200U
• AV Cable AVC-DC400
• Battery Pack LP-E5
• Battery Charger LC-E
• EOS Digital Solution Disk and Instruction Manuals
• "Great Photography is Easy" Booklet and "Do More with Macro" Booklet

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