Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Product Features

* 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for poster-size, photo-quality prints
* Large 2.5-inch LCD display; includes Canon's EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
* DIGIC III image processor provides fast, accurate image processing; Live View Function
* EOS Integrated Cleaning system and Canon-designed Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, plus Dust Delete Data Detection in included software
* Stores images on SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Technical Details

* Color: Black
* Type: Digital, single-lens reflex AF/AE camera with built-in flash
* Recording media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card
* Image sensor size: 22.2 x 14.8 mm
* Compatible lenses: Canon EF (including EF-S lenses); 35mm-equivalent focal length is approximately 1.6x the lens focal length
* Lens mount: Canon EF mount
* Image sensor: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
* Effective pixels: Approximately 10.10 megapixels
* Total pixels: Approximately 10.5 megapixels
* Aspect ratio: 3:2
* Color filter system: RGB primary color filters
* Low-pass filter: Located in front of the image sensor; non-removable
* Dust deletion filter: Yes
* Recording format: Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
* Image type: JPEG, RAW (12-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG
* File size: Large/fine: approximately 3.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); large/normal: approximately 2.0 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); medium/fine: approximately 2.3 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); medium/normal: approximately 1.2 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); small/fine: approximately 1.3 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); small/normal: approximately 0.8 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); RAW: approximately 9.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels)
* File numbering: Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
* RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording: Yes
* Color space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
* Picture style: Standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful, monochrome, user-defined 1-3
* Auto white balance: Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, white fluorescent light, flash, custom
* Color temperature compensation: White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments; white balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in full-stop increments; blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
* Viewfinder type: Eye-level pentamirror
* Viewfinder coverage: Approximately 95 percent vertical/horizontal
* Magnification: Approximately 0.81x (-1m with 50mm lens at infinity)
* Eyepoint: Approximately 21mm (from eyepiece to lens center)
* Built-in dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +/-1.0m (dpt)
* Focusing screen: Fixed, precision matte
* Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
* Viewfinder information: AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, AE lock, exposure level, ISO speed, exposure warning), flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation), monochrome shooting, white balance correction, maximum burst, SD memory card information
* Depth-of-field preview: Yes, via depth-of-field preview button
* Autofocus type: TTL secondary image registration, phase detection
* AF points: 7 AF points
* Metering range: EV 0.5 to 18
* Focusing modes: One-shot AF, AI servo AF, AI focus AF, manual focusing (MF)
* AF-assist beam: Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
* Metering modes: Evaluative metering, partial metering, center-weighted average metering
* Exposure control: Program AE (full auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sports, night portrait, flash off, program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
* ISO speed: Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 to 800, set automatically; Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 to 1,600 (in one-stop increments)
* Exposure compensation: Manual: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB); AEB: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
* AE lock: Automatic: When focus achieved with evaluative metering and one-shot AF; use-set: by AE lock button
* Shutter type: Electronically controlled, focal-plane shutter
* Shutter speeds: 1/4,000 second to 30 seconds, bulb, X-sync at 1/200 seconds (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode)
* Shutter release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
* Self-timer: 10-second or 2-second delay, or 10-second delay plus continuous shooting
* Remote control: Remote switch RS-60E3
* Flash type: Retractable, auto popup
* Flash metering: E-TTL II autoflash
* Guide number: 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
* Recycling time: Approximately 3 seconds
* Flash-ready indicator: Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
* Flash coverage: 17 mm lens angle of view
* FE lock: Yes
* Flash exposure compensation: Up to +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
* Compatible flash: EX-series Speedlites
* Continuous shooting speed: Approximately 3 shots per second (single shots possible)
* Maximum burst: JPEG (large/fine): approximately 514 (until memory card becomes full); RAW: approximately 5; RAW+JPEG (large/fine): approximately 4
* LiveView shooting modes: LiveView shooting; remote LiveView shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS utility)
* Focusing: Manual, autofocus (quick mode, live mode)
* Grid display: Yes
* Exposure simulation: Displayed in real time
* LCD monitor type: TFT color liquid-crystal display
* Monitor size: 2.5 inches
* Dots: Approximately 230,000
* Coverage: Approximately 100 percent (170-degree viewing angle)
* Brightness adjustment: 7 levels provided
* Interface languages: 20
* Direct printing: Yes, via PictBridge-compatible printers
* Printable images: JPEG image compliant to Design rule for Camera File System
* Easy Print feature: Yes
* DPOF: Version 1.1 compatible
* Direct image transfer: Yes, with JPEG and RAW images
* Interface: USB 2.0 high speed, video out (NTSC/PAL selectable)
* Battery: LP-E5 battery pack (AC power is available with optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit)
* Battery check: Auto
* Date/time battery: Built-in secondary battery
* Item width: 4.96 inches
* Item height: 3.8 inches
* Item depth: 2.4 inches
* Weight: 15.9 ounces
* Warranty: 1 year
* In the box: Rebel XS body, EF-S 18 to 55mm lens (1:3.5 to 5.6 IS lens), eyecup, wide strap, video cable, USB interface cable, battery pack, battery charger, EOS Digital Solution disc and instructional manuals, "Great Photography is Easy" booklet, "Do More with Macro" booklet


Review from dpreview.com

When Canon launched the EOS 300D back in 2003 it was widely regarded as the first affordable digital SLR and secured Canon a seemingly indomitable number-one spot in the market. Since then the 'small' Canon has gone through three further iterations and the current model - the EOS 450D - offers a feature set and image quality that could only have been dreamed about five years ago (and at a price point well below the 300D's). However, the competition haven't been idle spectators and have recently launched a number of de-spec'ed cameras that have redefined the entry level segment and undercut the EOS 450D in the DSLR hierarchy.

Canon has now responded to this mounting pressure by launching a new model one tier below the 450D in its current lineup - the EOS 1000D. It shares bits and pieces with Rebels gone by and, depending from which angle you look at it, the new model is either a stripped down 450D or a 'reheated' 400D. It's a lower specification camera than the 450D, by every measure you might see listed on the shop shelf, but is not the huge step down that its market positioning might lead you to expect.

On the next page of this review you'll find a detailed comparison between the 1000D, 450D and 400D but the headlines are; a 10MP sensor, 2.5 in LCD monitor, 7-point AF system and no spot-metering (like the 400D) but gaining Live View with both phase- and contrast-detect AF, SD/SDHC for storage and a control and menu layout that is pretty much identical to the EOS 450D's. In fact, because it's based around the same Digic III processor, it shares an interface with almost every current Canon DSLR all the way up to the 1DsMkIII.

Note that throughout this preview we will refer to the EOS 1000D by its European name; if you live in other parts of the world you'll know the camera by Rebel XS or Kiss F Digital, but they're all essentially the same camera.

Product Description
Ideal for a wide range of photographers from first-time digital SLR users to veteran photo enthusiasts, the new Canon EOS Rebel XS camera is designed to embody what you have come to expect from the EOS Rebel series -- a fast, non-intimidating, lightweight, easy-to-use camera that produces excellent images and starts emerging photographers off on the right foot. Immediately, photographers will take notice of the camera's Optical Image Stabilized kit lens for crisp focus, compensating for camera shake from unsteady hands or a moving vehicle. The new Rebel model also incorporates Canon's DIGIC III image processor, 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, Live View, Auto Lighting Optimizer, 7-point wide-area autofocus (AF) sensor and 3.0 frames per second continuous JPEG burst rate where the number of consecutive shots in a burst is only limited by the capacity of the flash memory card in the camera.