Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon Digital Rebel XTi 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)
Customer Review: From Professional to Amateur Perfection
Summary: 5 Stars
The best review I can give on this product is my personal experience with this camera. I have used everything from high end professional use cameras, to the disposable digital cameras, to the credit card sized middle-class digital cameras. I decided to jump to the middle ground for my last camera purchase, when I bought this one.
I was in the same place a few months ago that many of you are in now; reading review after review on multiple websites. Each review lists many details, many of which are very similar. In all honesty, for most users, the minor details will not matter very much; it's more based on performance, which in this case, is top notch.
I've had this camera for a few months now and I have absolutely zero complaints. My range of subjects differs from senior portraits, going out with my friends, to sporting events, etc. and this camera captures all of them with an ease. There are still elements on the camera that I am attempting to learn but the automatic capturing has been fully self explanatory.
I believe this camera is perfect for people wanting to transition from a point and shoot digital to someone who is looking for a digital SLR. With 10.1 mega pixels, the picture quality is high. The 2.5" screen makes it easy to read and view pictures on a larger scale. There are also some different Picture Styles. This helps a lot when people aren't too computer savvy when attempting to create the perfect picture. You can adjust certain settings on the LCD screen in order to get the right look for your picture.
Customer Review: Excellent body to start with!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been using Canon's point-and-shoot for numerous of years now. I thought about purchasing S3 or S5 for a while due to the integrated IS. However, after much research, and consideration, I decided to purchase the Rebel XTi. S3, S5 are great cameras but if I wanted to go beyond point-and-shoot in the future, I would have to purchase another camera. It just made sense, economically to buy XTi right now.
I have had this camera for a little less than a month now, and I am VERY happy with the purchase!
For a SLR, Rebel XTi is much smaller, easier for me to handle since I'm a fairly petite person with smaller hands. I don't know much about photography for now (am still learning) but the manual included in the system explains enough where I can play around and get a feeling for it.
I have taken this camera to the school yard to take pictures of my students and the results are way better than my point-and-shoot. I can take pictures in the moment with my students instead of the-moment-after. The other thing is I can take the pictures in RAW form and use Photoshop to manipulate without worrying the original picture has lost its information.
The only gripe I have is why not build IS with the camera instead of the lens? Again, perhaps because I am an amateur, haven't learned that much about photography yet and thus don't know the reason behind it. But, this means I can't wait to get lenses with IS.
Overall, I am happy with this camera and am looking forward to learning more about photography.
Customer Review: Four years now... Still goin' strong!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my XTi in June of 2007, and it's been taking wonderful photos since. Fast, spot on exposure (though I rarely use auto), and great, clear, correctly-colored photos. Now this isn't rare by any means, and in my opinion, if a camera doesn't last at least five years it's worthless. However, the amount of insanity that this camera has been through makes me wonder what's keeping it together.
I took this camera to West Africa, carried it around in a messenger bag there for a year, exposed it to dust, grit, a bit of rain, and lots of sun. I've taken in hiking, biking and backpacking, carried it in my pack, thrown said pack from moving vehicles, kept it in my backpack in below-freezing weather, taken it to the beach... Not to mention the fact that I rarely separate the lens from the body, have never taken it in for cleaning or maintenance, and have, on occasion, dropped it!
This is a beast of a camera, and I treasure it for it's quality, longevity, and spectacularly strong will to live. Takes use and abuse with a smile and keeps on tickin'.
For cons... I wouldn't be able to mention many. One thing many of my friends have complained about when it comes to this particular camera is the fact that the display doesn't show you a preview of the photo you're composing. I never found this annoying, as I'm a viewfinder person. Also, this makes the battery life better. Let's see... that little silver band around the lens JUST started to peel off. Yeah, that's about it. Awesome camera! I would highly recommend it.
Customer Review: Very Sharp Knife
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for work so it had to deliver. It has a million options. I read the short description carefully and then the long description carefully. But I'm old and my eyes can't see little bitty print in the dim light, so the settings on the dials are completely useless. My final solution was to download the manual from Canon as a PDF and then bring it up on my PC while I practiced with the camera. This worked. I discovered that the jpeg default settings are not as good as the Elph I have and love, but it doesn't matter. I still have the Elph and I use it at parties.
For the purpose I acquired it, the XTi is perfect. I shoot everything in RAW and downconvert it to jpg with the software Canon provides. Their software is OK, I give it a 7. The one they provide is like Excel, it will do a lot of different things, but with a lot more work than I want to do.
The provided me with the APIs and I'm a coder so I intend to write a decent program. If everyone needed the same thing I do, Canon would have written that program and I wouldn't have to. I will say that the world should settle on one RAW format so Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Google and the rest can write this stuff instead of just Canon and me.
I waited a long time for this camera, but it was worth it. I sent several emails to Canon along the way complaining about rebates. I have never received a rebate in my life, so I won't buy any products that are in a rebate/price spiral.
Customer Review: From someone NOT a pro
Summary: 5 Stars
The Canon XTi is an amazing camera. It's so simple, you can literally point and shoot right out of the box and get great shots, but so loaded with features that it takes awhile to master it. I've used it for about 8 months, mostly while traveling, and I couldn't be happier with it.
The camera body is small, as others have noted, but as a woman with smallish hands that wasn't a problem and the size makes it relatively light to carry around. The battery life is terrific--on my last month-long trip I recharged it once. The many auto shooting options--macro, night portrait, etc. are easily accessible by turning the dial on the upper right of the body.
My 1G card holds about 400 10 megapixel photos--that's a lot of data!--be prepared for some long downloads.(Note: the camera comes with NO memory card, and it's certainly worth it to get the biggest one you can afford.) I experimented quite a bit with leaving the flash off, and the camera takes great photos at night or in low light. Camera shake is always a problem at low exposures, of course, and it's well worth it to carry along a mini tripod. The biggest problem is that the lens that comes with the camera is 18-55 mm, and you will immediately lust after a good telephoto, which can cost half of what you paid for the camera itself. (I'm asking my husband for one for Christmas.) All in all, it's a great camera that I anticipate will keepe happy for a long time.