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Features
Supplied Software
Specifications

Features

Recording Media: The EOS Digital Rebel XT records images on a Type I or Type II CompactFlash Card.

Note: A CompactFlash Card is not supplied with the camera. 

Image Recording Format: The camera records still images in JPEG and RAW formats.

Viewfinder: The EOS Digital Rebel XT uses an eye-level pentamirror viewfinder with a dioptric adjustment knob. By adjusting the diopter to suit your eyesight (with or without eyeglasses), the viewfinder image will look clearer. During self-timer or remote control operation when your eye does not cover the viewfinder eyepiece, stray light may enter the eyepiece and affect the exposure when the image is captured. To prevent this, you can use the eyepiece cover to cover the eyepiece.

LCD Monitor: The 1.8" color LCD monitor on the back of the camera enables you to review and select recorded images and adjust various menu settings. The LCD monitor cannot be used as a viewfinder to shoot.

8.0 Megapixel CMOS Sensor: This large-format, high-resolution CMOS sensor captures 8.0 million pixels. As it captures images, the sensor amplifies each pixel's electric charge, for ultra-fast image scanning that's simply unmatched. A superior sensor design raises the maximum ISO speed while lowering image degradation during long exposures. The large sensor also has a 3:2 aspect ratio, traditional to 35mm film, for a familiar compositional feel. 

DIGIC II Image Processor: The EOS Digital Rebel XT's sensor is driven by the DIGIC II Image Processor, which has been enhanced across the board with improvements in speed and image quality. Information captured by the sensor is processed and assembled into images of exceptional clarity and resolution. Consuming very little energy, DIGIC II works with the sensor to ensure natural colors, accurate white balance and speedy write times, letting you focus on taking pictures.

Image Resolution/Compression: You can choose from the following resolutions: Large (3456 x 2304 pixels), Medium (2496 x 1664 pixels), and Small (1728 x 1152 pixels). For each resolution, you can set the compression to Fine or Normal.

RAW File Format: The RAW file format records the image data as captured by the camera CMOS sensor without further processing. RAW images are compressed, but the compression is reversible so that a high-quality image can be obtained from the decompressed file without any loss of image quality. Whenever you use the EOS Digital Rebel XT, you can choose to have it record RAW files or JPEG files alone, or you can record a RAW file and a JPEG file simultaneously.

Shooting Modes: The EOS Digital Rebel XT offers 12 different shooting modes arranged in the following zones:

• Basic Zone:

  • Full Auto: the camera automatically selects the settings

  • Image Zone:

    • Portrait: blurs the background to make the human subject stand out

    • Landscape: this mode is for wide scenic views, night scenes, etc.

    • Close-up: use this mode to take close-up shots of flowers, insects, etc.

    • Sports: for fast-moving subjects when you want to freeze the action

    • Night Portrait: this mode is for images of people at twilight or at night

    • Flash Off: disables the flash

• Creative Zone: 

  • Program AE: this is a general-purpose shooting mode. The camera automatically sets the shutter speed and aperture value to suit the scene's brightness.

  • Shutter-priority AE: in this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture value to suit the brightness of the subject

  • Aperture-priority AE: in this mode, you set the desired aperture value and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness

  • Manual Exposure: in this mode, you set both the shutter speed and aperture value as desired

  • Automatic Depth-of-field AE: this mode is for obtaining a wide depth of field automatically between a near subject and far subject

7-point Autofocus System: The EOS Digital Rebel XT has a newly developed high-precision 7-point AF system for speedy and accurate focusing in any situation. You can easily choose your own point of focus or direct the camera to choose it automatically. You can even use predictive AF to ensure that moving subjects stay focused while you compose your shot. With a built-in dioptric adjustment mechanism and a new precision matte screen, achieving sharp focus is fast and easy with the Digital Rebel XT, no matter where or when you're taking pictures.

AF Modes: The camera automatically employs one of 3 AF systems to let you seize every photo opportunity with fast, accurate focus. One-Shot AF is suited for still subjects, while AI Servo AF is for moving subjects. AI Focus AF switches from One-Shot AF to AI Servo AF automatically if the subject starts moving.

ISO Speed: When shooting in Basic Zone modes, ISO speed is automatically set between 100 and 400 in 1-stop increments to suit the shooting conditions. In Creative Zone modes, ISO speed may be set manually through the LCD screen menu to 100, 200, 400, 800, or 1600.

White Balance: You can choose from the following white balance settings:

• Auto: the camera sets the white balance automatically according to shooting conditions

• Daylight: for recording outdoors on a bright day

• Shade: counters strong blue tones in open shade on sunny days

• Cloudy/Twilight/Sunset: for cloudy days, dusk and dawn

• Tungsten: for incandescent illumination

• White Fluorescent Light: eliminates typical green color casts

• Flash: a starting point for studio strobes and Canon Speedlites

• Custom: with custom white balance, you shoot a white object that will serve as the standard for the white balance. By selecting this image, you import its white balance data for the white balance setting.

• White Balance Correction: you can correct the standard color temperature for the white balance setting

• White Balance Auto Bracketing: with just one shot, three images having a different color tone can be recorded simultaneously. Based on the current white balance mode's standard color temperature, the white balance setting can be changed from 0 to +/-3 stops in whole-stop increments. 

Color Space: The color space refers to the range of reproducible colors. With this camera, you can set the color space for captured images to sRGB or Adobe RGB. For normal images, sRGB is recommended. In the Basic Zone modes, sRGB will be set automatically.

Processing Parameters: The image you capture can be processed to look more vivid and sharp, or more subdued. You can choose from the following processing parameters:

• Parameter 1: The image will have vivid and crisp colors. In the Basic Zone modes, all images will be taken in this way.

• Parameter 2: The colors will be more subdued compared to Parameter 1.

• Set 1, 2, or 3: This allows you to store up to 3 custom settings in memory. You can adjust the following settings: contrast, sharpness, saturation, and color tone.

• B/W: The image will be black-and-white.

Exposure Compensation: Exposure compensation is used to alter the camera's standard exposure setting. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). The exposure compensation amount can be set up to +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments.

Auto Exposure Bracketing: With auto exposure bracketing (AEB), the camera automatically changes the exposure level up to +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments for three successive shots.

AE Lock: AE lock enables you to lock the exposure at a different place from the point of focus. After locking the exposure, you can recompose the shot while maintaining the desired exposure level. This feature is useful for backlit and spotlighted subjects.

Bulb Exposures: When bulb is set, the shutter is open during the time you keep pressing the shutter button fully. Bulb is useful when a long exposure is necessary for capturing night scenes, fireworks, the night sky, etc.

AF-Assist beam with the Built-in Flash: Under low-light conditions, the built-in flash fires a brief burst of flashes when you press the shutter button halfway. This is to illuminate the subject to enable easier autofocusing.

FE Lock: FE (flash exposure) lock obtains and locks the correct flash exposure reading for any part of a subject.

Metering Modes: You can select from the following metering modes:

• Evaluative Metering: This is the camera's standard metering mode suited for most subjects even under backlit conditions. After detecting the main subject's position, brightness, background, front and back lighting conditions, etc., the camera sets the proper exposure.
• Partial Metering: This is particularly effective when the background is much brighter than the subject due to backlighting, etc. This method uses a center area of approximately 9% of the screen.
• Centerweighted Average Metering: The metering is weighted at the center and then averaged for the entire scene.

Continuous Shooting Mode: During continuous shooting mode, the camera stores approximately 3 images per second. The maximum burst during continuous recording depends on the image recording quality:

Self-Timer: The camera will record an image 10 seconds after pressing the shutter button.

Auto Rotation: Vertical shots can be rotated automatically so that they are displayed upright during playback.

Image Review: The image can be displayed on the LCD monitor immediately after you shoot. The review time can be set to 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 8 seconds, or Hold, which keeps the image displayed on the LCD monitor.

Auto Playback: You can view all images on the Compact Flash Card one-by-one with the Auto Playback function. Each image is displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 3 seconds.

Index Playback: This feature allows you to view nine images at once on the LCD monitor so that you can search for an image quickly.

Image Magnification: When viewing a still picture in single image playback mode, you can magnify the image from 1.5x to 10x.

Rotating Images: You can rotate an image by 90° or 270° clockwise in the LCD monitor.

Auto Power Off: To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after a period of non-operation. The Auto Power Off time can be set to 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, 8 minutes, 15 minutes, or 30 minutes.

Note: The Auto Power Off function will not activate in Auto Playback Mode.

Direct Print Function: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a CP-series printer that supports the Direct Print function. You can also connect the camera directly to certain Canon Bubble Jet printers. In this way, you can make prints directly from the camera without ever having to hook it up to a computer.

PictBridge Printing Capability: Using the supplied USB cable, you can connect this camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer. PictBridge is a new standard that allows you to connect a PictBridge compliant camera directly to a PictBridge compliant printer and make prints, regardless of brand.

Exif Print (Exif 2.21): The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT conforms to "Exif Print", a worldwide standard. Vital camera settings (such as: exposure mode, white balance, exposure time) and scene data are recorded to the image file when it is captured. Printers compatible with "Exif Print" are able to use this information to produce high quality photographs, exactly the way they were intended at the time of capture. This intelligent communication process also allows the printer to correct for poor lighting or mistakes, resulting in photos that can be even better than the originals.

DPOF Print Settings: On the CompactFlash Card, you can select which image or images you want to print and how many copies you want. This is convenient for printing images all at once, on optional Canon direct print function compliant printers, on PictBridge compliant printers, or at participating photo labs.

Optional AC Power: With the optional ACK700 AC adapter kit, you can connect the camera to a household power outlet and not worry about the battery becoming exhausted.

Optional Lens Compatibility: The EOS Digital Rebel XT is compatible with over 50 Canon EF lenses.

Optional Flash Compatibility: Canon EX-series Speedlites offer professional-quality illumination for virtually any subject, and the EOS Digital Rebel XT is compatible with the entire line (580EX, 420EX and 220EX), plus Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX and Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX for close-ups. You can also link several flashes to fire together wirelessly, with the optional Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2.

Supplied Software

Supplied Software: The EOS Digital Rebel XT comes bundled with two software CDs:

• EOS Digital Solution Disk: The EOS Digital Solution Disk includes Digital Photo Professional, which provides easy to use RAW conversion tools, including high-speed RAW image processing, high-speed previewing for real-time image adjustment, and support for sRGB, Adobe RGB and Wide Gamut RGB color spaces. The ZoomBrowser EX utility provides a simple, straightforward procedure for everything from downloading, organizing and editing images, to printing your images or sending them as e-mail attachments. In addition, this disk also includes the following utilities: EOS Capture, PhotoStitch, and PhotoRecord.
• ArcSoft PhotoStudio: This easy-to-use program comes loaded with everything you need to fix, print, and get creative with your digital photos.

EOS Digital Solution System Requirements:

Digital Photo Professional System Requirements (located on the EOS Digital Solution Disk):

ArcSoft PhotoStudio System Requirements:

Specifications

Estimated Image Capacity of a 512 MB CompactFlash Card (not supplied):

*The image recording quality does not apply to the RAW file.

Battery Performance: