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| Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $799.99
Buy New: $625.00
You Save: $174.99 (22%)
New (73) Used (7)
Avg. Customer Rating:  225 reviews
Sales Rank: 7
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Monitor Size: 300
Includes Software: Yes
Optical Zoom: 3
Display Size: 3
Maximum Focal Length: 55
Minimum Focal Length: 18
Maximum Resolution: 12200000
Has Red Eye Reduction: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 9
nv:Sensor: 12.2 Megapixel
Image Resolution: 4272 x 2848
Storage Media: SD/SDHC Memory Card
Compressed Format: JPEG
Compressed Format: RAW
Focus Mode: Manual focus
Focus Mode: One-shot AF
Focus Mode: AI Focus AF
Focus Mode: AI Servo AF
Focusing Range: EV -0.5-18 (at 73F/23C, ISO 100)
LCD Monitor: 3.0-inches
LCD Pixels: 230,000 pixels
LCD Coverage: 100%
Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec. to 1/60 sec.
Shutter Speed: X-sync at 1/200 sec.
Light Metering Method: Evaluative
Light Metering Method: Partial metering
MPN: XSI Kit
Model: XSI Kit
UPC: 013803096095
EAN: 0013803096095
ASIN: B0012YA85A
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Easy to use camera July 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I may be biased b/c this is my first DSLR camera, but I can't live without it. It is easy to use for the amateur like myself or advanced enough for a professional. very user friendly camera and is actually pretty easy to use. Fairly light camera even with big tamron 28-300mm VC lens on it (a must have). the pics have been perfect so far...if not outstanding
 Best Digital Rebel yet July 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the best Digital Rebel yet! Had the XT a few years ago. The XSI takes entry level DSLR way past the next level. I'm a Graphic Designer so I use this camera for both personal and work photos. I let one of my coworkers use it for about a hour after which he is going to buy one. Love the 3in screen and the way Canon cleaned up the body. May be more money then Nikon but well worth it. You get some really great software with the Canon. Nikon on the other hand gives you very basic software and makes you pay for their better version.
Goodbye Canon PowerShot SD550!!!! July 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well, maybe not, but the Rebel XSi is certainly a step up for me!!! As a certified DSLR newb (this is my first SLR camera of any type), I certainly didn't know what to expect when I ordered this camera. Yeah, I had done all of the online and in-store research, read through myriads of model reviews and pondered my desired requirements, but you never know how things are going to go until you have the product at home and have used it a few times. Bottom line is that the Rebel XSi is easy to use and takes great pictures, which is what it's all about! For someone who never had anything but a point-and-shoot, the learning curve on the Rebel has not been as steep as I originally thought. While I won't be chucking my job to become a paparazzo and art galleries won't be showing any of my works anytime soon, the Rebel XSi works for what I need it for; clean and crisp, albeit amateur, photography.
In the end, I decided to purchase the Rebel XSi for a couple of reasons. First, it met my price point for a first-timer's DSLR camera. I couldn't see myself spending >$1K to support a hobby that I was only beginning to explore. I likened my buying a higher-end prosumer or professional camera body (like a Canon 1D, a 40D or a Pentax/Samsung K20) to throwing the keys for the Maserati to a 15 year-old driver with a learner's permit. I know I could "grow" into a high-end camera, but why take a chance? My second rationale for purchasing the Rebel XSi was the functionalities built into the camera. With comparably-priced DSLRs, i would have had to sacrifice this or that feature that comes included with the XSi.
My much-used PowerShot will be gathering dust...
Great Camera, but a warning to you all... July 10, 2008
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
I just got this camera and am beyond delighted with it. The quality and clarity of the images it captures are no less than mind-blowing.
However I would like to warn you all of something;
If you are plannning to buy this BECAUSE of the live-screen feature, DON'T!
In buying this, I could do without the live-screen feature, but I fear that there are people planning to buy this camera on the merits of this feature alone. The truth is, using the live-screen feature greatly diminishes the quality of your photos, and the feature is not available in all shooting modes.
If the live-screen feature is a large reason of yours to buy this camera then, I repeat, DO NOT!
If, however, you are purely looking for a very good camera that is worth its price (around $800 now) and can do without the live-screen than go ahed and buy!
Nice step up from the Xti July 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very popular review here suggested that the 40D was a better deal. I'm here to say I ignored his suggestion and am glad I did. I've only had the XSi for a week, so haven't taken more than 100 real shots yet, but I'm really pleased.
First off, the XSi is $200 cheaper than the 40D (at the moment, it varies greatly) and 2/3rds the weight, both of which I appreciate. I've never used the 40D so my comments below are about the XSi and the improvements over the Xti.
Pros:
* Bigger screen is great for viewing your results and checking the settings.
* Seeing the ISO in the viewfinder is wonderful! In the past I'd messed up shots because I'd left it set wrong, but no longer.
* The viewfinder seems brighter and easier to view (haven't used in low light yet).
* New Auto ISO makes getting quick shots in changing light easier, though I'll manually set it for shots when I had time to check all my settings.
* Digital noise seems to be slightly reduced than the Xti.
* Battery life is *excellent*. I've only charged it once so far.
* Even though the Live View focusing is a little funky, it works pretty well. I can definitely see using it for night shots when the viewfinder is too dark (or maybe it won't be anymore?). Nice touch that you can display a 3x3 grid on the screen for composition. For auto-focusing, I prefer the Quick Focus mode, which blanks out the Live View while you're holding down the * button and the focusing is happening, but it's definitely usable. The other auto-focus mode (Live Mode) takes so long that I won't use it. Manual focusing is made much easier since they've added the ability to zoom in 10x in Live View, which is *wonderful*. I'd missed that feature when I moved up from my Panasonic FZ30, which had it.
* I like having the new spot metering for night shots.
* I *really* like the new "My Menu" where you can select your favorite 6 menu options and they show up first, which means less digging through menus.
Cons:
* Highlight Tone Priority feature eliminates the ISO 100 option, which means you can get a little more digital noise. And you can still get blown out highlights. Maybe I'm not using it right or expecting too much?
* Buttons on the back of the camera are more recessed than the Xti, making it less-obvious when you're trying to hit the right one w/o looking. It's also *really* crowded back there! Tough having fat fingers!
Neither pro nor con:
* RAW files are much bigger than in the Xti, many around 14MB, which means you get fewer shots per memory card (135 RAWs on a 2GB card, vs 197 on the same sized card in my Xti). I expected a little increase from the increased resolution, but didn't count on the increase in the A/D bits from 12 to 14 to increase things too. This also makes file transfers and loading into image editing software slower, and I think I'll need a bigger hard drive soon!
* When reviewing photos, you can hit the Disp button to see more shot details. Hit it once to just add that the storage format and picture count, which I *don't* think is worth its own step. Hit the Disp button again to see the brightness histogram. Hit it once more to see the luminescence histogram plus 3 small histograms for Red, Green and Blue. Personally I don't have use for this last mode (or the second), so wish there was a Custom Function to disable them.
* High ISO noise reduction - another feature I've turned off in Custom Functions. Better to do advanced noise reduction on the computer. Plus is slows down the continuous shooting mode to about 1.5 shots per second! Ugh.
All in all the XSi is a really nice pro-sumer camera that lets you get down and dirty with details when you want but can also rip off quick shots w/o thinking about every little setting.
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