The EOS 450D, known in the Americas as the EOS Rebel XSi and in Japan as the EOS Kiss X2,[1] is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. It is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced on 23 January 2008 and released in March 2008 and April 2008 in North America.[2][3] It was succeeded by the Canon EOS 500D (Rebel T1i in North America) which was announced on 25 March 2009.[4]
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Digital single-lens reflex camera |
| Released | March 2008 |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | CMOS APS-C 22.2 mm × 14.8 mm (1.6× conversion factor) |
| Maximum resolution | 12.2 effective megapixels, 4,272 × 2,848 |
| Film speed | ISO 100 to 1600 |
| Storage media | Secure Digital card Secure Digital High Capacity |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | One-shot, predictive AI servo, automatic switching autofocus; manual focus |
| Focus areas | 9 AF points |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Automatic shiftable programme, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, auto depth-of-field, full auto, programmed modes, manual, E-TTL II autoflash, programme AE |
| Exposure metering | Full aperture TTL, 35-zone SPC |
| Metering modes | Spot, evaluative, partial (approx. 9% at center of viewfinder), centre-weighted average |
| Flash | |
| Flash | E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up, 13 m ISO 100 guide number, 27 mm (equivalent in 35 format) lens focal length coverage; compatible with Canon EX Series Speedlite external hotshoe-mount flashes |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | focal-plane, vertical travel, mechanical |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 s to 30 s, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 3.5 frames/s for 53 JPEG frames or 6 raw frames |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87× magnification |
| Image processing | |
| Image processor | DIGIC III |
| White balance | Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light, white fluorescent light, flash, manual, user-set |
| WB bracketing | ±3 stops in 1-stop increments |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 3.0 in (76 mm) color TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels |
| Battery | LP-E5 battery pack |
| Dimensions | 128.8 mm × 97.5 mm × 61.9 mm (5.07 in × 3.84 in × 2.44 in) (W × H × D) |
| Weight | 475 g (16.8 oz) (body only) |
| Made in | Japan |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Canon EOS 400D |
| Successor | Canon EOS 500D |
Like its predecessors, it takes EF and EF-S lenses as well as a large selection of EOS system accessories. The 450D is the first Canon EOS model to exclusively use SD and SDHC card storage instead of CompactFlash.[5]
Features
edit- 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor.
- DIGIC III image processor
- 14-bit analog-to-digital signal conversion
- 3.0-inch (76 mm) LCD monitor
- Live View mode
- Nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensors
- Four metering modes, using 35-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.[6]
- Built-in flash
- Auto lighting optimiser
- Highlight tone priority
- EOS integrated cleaning system
- sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces
- ISO 100–1600 (separate ISO button similar to the Canon EOS-1D professional series)
- Continuous drive up to 3.5 frames per second (53 images (JPEG), 6 images (raw))
- Canon EF/EF-S lenses
- Canon EX Speedlites
- PAL/NTSC video output
- SD and SDHC memory card file storage 32 GB max
- File Formats include: JPEG, raw (14-bit, Canon original, 2nd edition)
- Raw and large JPEG simultaneous recording
- USB 2.0 computer interface
- LP-E5 battery
- Optional BG-E5 battery grip
- Approximate weight 0.475 kg (16.8 oz)
References
edit- ^ "Canon EOS 450D / EOS Rebel XSi". Digital Photography Review. 24 January 2008.
- ^ "EOS 450D: get ready to play". 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "Canon Press Release". 23 January 2008. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
- ^ "Canon USA EOS 500D" (Press release). Canon USA. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
- ^ "View by series – Camera Hall - Canon Camera Museum".
- ^ "EOS Digital Rebel XSi". Canon Camera Museum.
External links
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- Official website Archived 19 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine