I am a photography major at the University of California at Berkeley. I bought the Canon EOS 400/ Rebel Xti because it was the most popular camera being sold at Best Buy. But I soon learned that not only was it popular, but it also took GREAT, FANTASTIC! pictures. The zoom is amazing, way better than your regular point and shoot cameras. I believe with all my photography experience the best photographs have been taken with a Canon. I strongly recommend switching if you do not already use it. The screen is really clear, it is easy to use. The battery also is not immediately dead because it uses less energy than other cameras. Aside from popular belief, the camera is also not very heavy as it looks. But just because it is not heavy does not mean it does not have everything inside it another camera would not have.
Image Sensor Type CMOS
Resolution 10.5 Megapixel
Camera Type SLR/Professional
Weight 1.12 lb.
Family Line Canon EOS
Lens
Interchangeable Lens Interchangeable Lenses
Focus Type Autofocus & Manual Focus
Focus Range 11.4 in. (w)
Macro Focus Range 0.01 in. to Infinity (t)
Focal Length 18 - 55 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution 10.5 Megapixel
Image Resolutions 3888 x 2592 • 2816 x 1880 • 1936 x 1288
Exposure Control
Aperture Range f5.6/f3.5 (w/t)
Shutter Speed 30 - 1/4000 sec
White Balance Auto • Manual • Daylight / Sunny (Preset) • Cloudy (Preset) • Fluorescent (Preset) • Tungsten (Preset) • Shade ...
Frames Per Second 3 Frames
Storage
Memory Type CompactFlash Card Type I • CompactFlash Card Type II
Compression Modes Fine • Normal • Uncompressed
Compression Type JPEG • Raw Image • EXIF 2.2 • DPOF 1.1
File Size (High Res.) 9.8 MB (13 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.) 0.7 MB (about 183 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds Auto • 100 • 200 • 400 • 800 • 1600
Flash Type Built-In & External
Flash Functions Flash Off • Auto Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Manual
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Panel With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size 2.5 in.
LCD Screen Resolution 230,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type USB 2.0
Video Interface Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type NB-2LH
Battery Life 360 Images
Included Features
Self Timer 10 Sec.
Built-in Microphone Without Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker Without Built-in Speaker
System Requirements
Operating System Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME •...
Dimensions
Width 4.98 in.
Depth 2.56 in.
Height 3.71 in.
Weight 1.12 lb.
Miscellaneous
Release Date September, 2006
Product ID 36406706
Exterior Color Black
Family Line Canon EOS