subject: Comparison of Canon Rebel T1i and Rebel XSi [print this page] Author: Kermit Shepherd
With the recently announced Canon Digital Rebel T1i appropriate on hand in April 2009, many prospective Digital SLR buyers are sentence it recalcitrant to decide stuck between the Rebel T1i and the Rebel XSi cameras. The T1i categorically packs more punch, but it comes on a value, so the question is: "Is it worth it?".
Before we highlight the primary differences, let's engage in a quick look on the similarities. Both cameras engage in exactly the same dimensions and both engage in a 3 edge your way LCD screen. Canon's 9 situation Autofocus orderliness and 35 Zone Evaluative Metering orderliness plus remains unchanged.
The very advantageous EOS Integrated Cleaning orderliness and Dust Delete Data Detection has plus been implemented in both cameras. Highlight Tone Priority Mode is on hand in both cameras, but implemented vaguely differently on the T1i - it has in essence remained the same however. Both cameras are sold with the same kit lens, the Canon EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 IS and as usual, both cameras are fully compatible with the Canon EF and EF-S range lenses.
The nearly all obvious difference stuck between the XSi and the T1i is the APS-C CMOS Sensor with the purpose of has been upgraded from 12.2 Megapixels in the XSi to 15.1 Megapixels in the T1i. Personally I'm not a Megapixel chaser and it's not a deciding part used for me, but with the purpose of is unfortunately could you repeat that? The camera business unrestricted is aware of and it sells. The T1i boasts with the relatively novel DIGIC 4 central processing unit which is far faster than it's predecessor the DIGIC III which is found in the XSi. This central processing unit unlocks could you repeat that? Is probably the nearly all exciting quality of the T1i - Full HD tape recording. This single quality improves the versatility of the T1i greater than the XSi by a thick margin and very soon we will find out far above the ground quality videos of babies and kids birthday parties all greater than the internet. Although not a replacement used for a proper tape camera yet, this quality on slightest reduces the numeral of occasions at what time both a SLR and tape camera has to be lugged around.
Another plus of the DIGIC 4 central processing unit is the T1i's talent to zoom up to 170 huge JPEGS continuously, compared to the 53 of the XSi. Sports photographers or parents shooting their children's football game will categorically increase in value this quality.
Although the LCD screens are the same size, the 920 000 pixel oath on the screen of the T1i is significantly better than the 230 000 pixel oath of the XSi LCD screen. This improves menu legibility in with a reduction of than ideal conditions and improves the image parade and live viewpoint accordingly. This is very advantageous used for photographers who are now and then disappointed by vaguely elsewhere of focus images in forward doling out.
The ISO range on the XSi has been increased from 100-1600 to 100-3200, expandable to 12800. This quality, cool with the improved din reduction on the T1i unlocks shooting possibilities used for the photographer with the purpose of would engage in been lost with the XSi. Together, these skin enable the photographer to zoom under darker conditions than facing.
The T1i sells used for approximately $799 (body only) or $899 (with kit lens), compared to $580 and $699 used for the XSi. Are the novel skin of the T1i worth the further $200? Looking on each one of the improvements disjointedly, I cannot say with the purpose of in attendance is a single quality with the purpose of justifies the further expend, BUT all the skin cool collaborates to gift the consumer bazaar with a very well-balanced statement level DSLR with the purpose of is versatile and cool to exploit, but on the same stage has all the skin vital to provide the user with a thick variety of creative options. If I had to acquisition my fundamental DSLR well at once, I'd probably go off used for the T1i.
