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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $599.99
Buy Used: $385.00
You Save: $214.99 (36%)
New (8) Used (15) Refurbished (1) from $385.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  510 reviews
Sales Rank: 824
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 1.8
Maximum Focal Length: 55
Minimum Focal Length: 18
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 5 x 3.7 x 2.5
MPN: 0209B003
Model: Digital Rebel XT
UPC: 013803049640
EAN: 0013803049640
ASIN: B0007QKN22
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 The best thing I've ever bought March 23, 2005
603 out of 615 found this review helpful
The XT is amazing. The battery comes partly charged so you can immedietly start using the camera (thank you Canon!) I've already shot about 200 pictures with it and the battery hasn't died yet.
I can't give you a comparison between the XT and the 20D as I haven't owned a 20D, I can tell you a few things you may wish to know before buying.
This camera, is TINY. Extremely tiny. I'm a woman in my early twenties and I have small hands. The camera fits just right in my hands, but honestly, I don't see how someone with bigger hands would be 100% comfortable holding this. If my hands were any larger, they would be slipping off the bottom.
I had tried holding a 20D at a camera shop once and it felt too large in my hands to grip. The camera size is perfect for me, but just beware if you have larger hands. You may want to look into the battery grip, or test out holding the camera at a store before you order it. See the picture I uploaded above to get a size relation and how the camera fits in my hands.
For anyone who is migrating to this camera from a standard point and shoot digital camera, you cannot frame the image you are about to take using the LCD screen on the back. You must look through the viewfinder. The LCD screen is soley for menu use and preview mode after the picture has been taken, nothing more.
Something I've noticed is the camera makes a ratteling sound when moved around. I couldn't figure out what the heck it was, and then I finally reazlized it's the hinges from the pop-up flash. It sounds like they are loose when the flash is closed. I went to Best Buy and looked at their display model, and yep, it has the same problem. Well, it's not really a *problem* but frankly something ratteling around like that sounds cheaply made to me. My Canon film SLR doesn't make that sound.
I use a 420EX Speedlite flash with my SLRs so the popup flash doesn't concern me, but it was something I noticed and thought I would share.
I love that Canon gave the option to have a black finish over a silver one.
The startup time is instantaneous which is absolutely wonderful.
The burst mode is excellent with 3 fps.
It's extremely quiet.
The image quality is excellent. You can get photo quality prints at 20x30, and even then I bet you could push it further.
I really can't elaborate more then what other reviews have said. If you are looking for a step into the digital SLR world, this is the ticket. Or you can even check out the newly reduced original Digital Rebel, but for the extra hundred bucks or so, I would just get the XT. You will not be sorry.
Two upgrades I would make right away: Get a Speedlite flash and the Canon 28-135mm lens.
Also, I don't know why people are submitting bad reviews grading Amazon on shipping for the Rebel XT. When I preordered the XT from Amazon (not from another 3rd party), it said it would be released March 20th. I got my Rebel XT in the mail yesterday (the 22nd) which if you ask me, is pretty darn good. Want something right away? Then walk into a store and buy it instead of ordering from the internet.
Nice upgrade from old DIGITAL REBEL!!! March 21, 2005
16 out of 26 found this review helpful
This camera is awesome. I tried it last night at BestBuy. They had it for only $949.00 here in Idaho but no black body. BestBuy only acquired silver body only.
Besides the point, this little DSLR is awesome in my opinion. Eventhough I love my old digital rebel with upgraded firmware, i think I want to add this to my canon collection rather than 20d. Since I do this for my wedding business, the one thing I was impress was is the E-TTL II function. Even if you point the camera for closed up picture, the flash from the camera will fire evenly. It didnt put it to one spot where it's focusing, which is great. I think it works like I-TTL balanced fill flash with Nikon D-70. Flash and wedding is a tough job to conquer. You think you know it, you have no idea that flash fotography is challenging. THat's why you we get paid thousands to have excellent picutres come up with $1k camera. hehehehe...... I only use a cheapo but wonderfully work Sigma EF-500 DG SUPER. Awesome flash!!!
The camera just a little small to hold and a bit not looking pro at all. But i,m gonna add the battery grip BG-E3 for better grip and pro look to it expecially when i add that zoom lens. besides, the battery grip will accept 2 proprietary batteries or 6 AA which i love. only costing me $12.99 for 6 2100mah batteries at costco rather than spending $45 more each for specific battery, which i forget what it is.
But all in all, the camera is awesome, will work magic to someone's wedding. You don't have to go 20D for extra $500.00. Stick with this one, only missing 2 extra focusing point and some software controlled functions and no PC sync. Other than that, Quality just as the same. Awesome camera.
Well worth every penny. March 21, 2005
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Bought the black body--which feels sturdy, solid, expensive and comfortable in my hands--with an EF 24-85 1:3.5-4.5 zoom lens. I love this, my first SLR, camera. It's fast, takes big bright sharp pictures and has more features than I can imagine using right now. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to upgrade to an SLR from a point and shoot. Obviously, a pro would be limited by this camera, but not, yet, a regular user like me. My only beef so far is a minor quibble: custom white balance is a 5 or 6 step process I haven't mastered yet.
 Good (and Bad) First DSLR Experience March 21, 2005
31 out of 42 found this review helpful
Pros:
Nearly instant power-on. Extremely fast focusing with kit lens AND sharp pictures at all focal lengths. Fast multiple-frame shots (3 fps) even with slow (4x) CF card. Low image noise at high ISO settings (vs. non-SLR digital cameras).
Cons:
Full Auto Exposure setting predominantly uses ISO 400 (instead of ISO 100) even in bright sunlight. No ability to frame shot using LCD (major SLR shortcoming). Focus screen and mirror dirty after just 3 days use (major SLR shortcoming). Small LCD which is difficult to see in bright sunlight. No retaining strap on lens cover.
Detailed Review:
I purchased Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens and 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM telephoto lens a week ago and have shot a wide variety indoors and outside with both lenses - 350 pictures total. The ability to change lenses and low noise at high ISO settings were the primary reasons this long-time non-SLR digital camera user purchased his first DSLR. The very good reported user experiences with the original Canon Digital Rebel, the availability of the new 8.2 megapixel Rebel XT for US$999, and a reasonable total user package price of $1500 after adding an image-stabilized Canon 75-300mm USM telephoto lens clinched the deal. With these two lenses I can cover a 35mm equivalent focal range of 27mm to 480mm and shoot clear, hand-held outdoor shots over entire range at ISO 100-400. Indoor telephoto shots up to 480mm are possible without flash, but I find ISO must be increased to 800 or 1600 for sharp hand-held shots.
Very happy with the image quality of kit 18-55mm EF-S lens and the very fast focus times of this non-USM lens. It is also very light weight. I have found I mostly use Program exposure mode, since I can control the ISO setting, white balance mode, etc. I'm not happy with Full Auto Exposure mode choosing ISO 400 for outdoor shots in full sunlight (and all other shots). Why not use ISO 100? Granted, there is no noise visible in outdoor ISO 400 shots until you zoom in on monitor-displayed image and the noise is not visible in 8x10 prints from my Canon i950 8-color printer except in shadows. Using ISO 100 in Program mode mostly eliminates this shadow noise. I have found the A-DEP exposure mode useful for ensuring wider depth of field and sharp exposures, especially for telephoto shots. I have experienced more than a few grossly underexposed indoor flash pictures under fluorescent lighting (5-15 foot range) in Full Auto Exposure mode. Not sure what the problem is.
Overall, however, I have been very pleased with the quality of the majority of pictures taken so far including: macro shots, portraits, landscape photos, flash macro shots (no camera shadow), indoor flash pictures, and telephoto (all hand-held). Camera is ready-to-go the instant you turn it on. Can review pictures immediately on pressing review button and zoom in up to 10X. LCD can be hard to see (both pictures and camera settings) in bright sunlight. Increasing LCD brightness to maximum helps. Viewfinder is bright and clear (duh, it's TTL optical) with good eye relief for eyeglass wearers.
After an hour of outdoor shooting in windy conditions yesterday, however, a major problem developed. The focus screen located inside the top of the camera body AND the internal mirror got contaminated with dust and yellow tree pollen. I only had the internal camera body exposed for maybe 90 seconds total during the course of 4 lens changes. I was able to get the mirror clean but I could not completely clean the focus screen - it's impossible to access with the dust blowers I have. If I cannot keep camera internals clean over course of 3 days, what will happen over 6 months or a year of use? What if the digital sensor gets dirty? Also, I find the inability to use the LCD to frame pictures BEFORE taking them to be a BIG negative. YES, I realize this is a "feature" of SLR cameras, but it still sucks. For these two reasons, and the small LCD that is nearly unusable outdoors in bright sunlight, the camera has been returned. Guess I'm not cut out for a digital SLR. For those that are - the Canon Digital Rebel XT is a fine camera, and I can highly recommend the 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6 IS USM lens.
I also advise "try it - before you buy it" if this is possible, and definitely don't buy from a store that does not allow "no-questions-asked" "no restocking fee" returns for some period of time after purchase (2-4 weeks).
It's like a 20D but smaller and lighter! March 20, 2005
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
The Rebel XT is a joy to operate. As simple as a Point & Shoot when you want it to be, yet as advanced as a profesional level SLR when you NEED it to be!
Now I know there are some features that the 20D has that this camera does not (ISO3200, and an extra 1fps) but thats all software controlled and hopefully will be unlocked soon buy our friends that brought us the Wasia hack for the original 300D Rebel.
Buy this Camera!
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