Sensor cleaning ranks very high on the list of chores I dislike so I welcome this feature. This battery charges in about 2 hours in the included compact LC-E5 charger.
These are small batteries - carry another in your pocket if you need more life. And even though it is an entry level model, the XS provides entrance into nearly the entire EOS system lenses and accessories available - including the top-of-the-line professional gear. The only XS accessory requirement in addition to a memory card is at least one lens. Deciding which lens to buy can be as hard as or harder than deciding which camera to buy.
The small, light kit lens is a good deal for the price and makes sense for someone seeking a least-cost solution. Better lenses are available - and will affect resulting image quality very positively. You can start your lens research with my Canon Lens Recommendations or by simply browsing the Canon lens reviews on this site. Other accessories? While the XS has a built-in pop-up flash, an accessory flash such as the Canon Speedlite EX II Flash will give you more power and more options for significantly-improved image quality.
Additional useful Rebel XS information can be found in the owner's manual recommended reading linked below. Even though the Rebel XS is clearly an entry-level DSLR body, most point and shoot users will be very impressed with the image quality and performance the XS upgrade will bring them.
I'll leave you with one more idea. My young kids continue to become more and more interested in photography. We love taking pictures together and they love reviewing their results with me later. Their select images show along with my own in the screen saver slide show that frequently plays on a laptop at mealtimes. The Rebel XS is proving to be a great starter camera for the girls. Planning to shoot birds from a blind in the yard will set my year-old into high anticipation mode for days.
The setup is light, sized properly for her and if the worst would happen, the loss is not that high. She is learning a valuable life skill and we are spending time together doing something we both love. Bringing you this site is my full-time job typically hours per week.
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Please share this page! Canon EOS 50D. The AF button, for its part, activates with the right button, and repeatedly pressing the right button also scrolls through the horizontally oriented options. Naturally, using the left arrow scrolls in the other direction, but the menu wraps, so you can just stick to one button. White Balance has been given its own button, so you still have to go to the left and right arrows to make changes, but at least all the arrow keys work logically.
One key complaint about past Rebels was the extremely tight viewfinder. While the Rebel XSi remedied that somewhat, with a 0. Coverage accuracy according to our tests is 95 percent, about what Canon claims. The viewfinder is also supposed to be brighter, thanks to a more efficient coating on the pentamirrors.
I didn't notice any difference. The viewfinder's status display now shows the ISO setting all the time, which is a plus. Just press the ISO button on the top deck, and turn the Main dial to scroll through the options, pressing it again to lock it in.
So it appears there is some advantage to having the ISO button on the top after all. This system was introduced in the original Digital Rebel, and also appeared in the followup Rebel XT. It's a good system, and works very quickly, as our test results show. Though I still advocate using the optical viewfinder most of the time when shooting with an SLR, I've used the Live View mode often enough now that I know there are times when nothing else will do.
Live View is disabled by default, by the way, so you'll need to find this menu item in Settings Menu 2 to turn it on. The two options are called Quick and Live modes. Quick mode works as most Live View modes do, dropping the mirror when you press the AE-Lock button marked with an asterisk to use the conventional phase-detect autofocus system.
This temporarily blacks out the Live View image, which makes it impossible to know that you're still framing the subject and holding your AF point in the proper place.
That's why they added the second mode, which they call Live, but is better described as contrast-detect autofocus. This works just like a digicam, reading the image from the imaging sensor while adjusting the lens for the setting that produces the most contrast in the image. A small square appears in the center of the image area, and you can move it around with the cross keys. Just like Quick mode, unfortunately, you have to press the AE-Lock button first until you hear the focus confirmation beep, then press the shutter button to fire.
It's a little slower at times than phase-detect mode, but it gets the job done. Live mode is really better for tripod work, where you can place the AF area right where you want it and confirm focus onscreen. Both modes offer the ability to zoom in on your live view, excellent for confirming focus before capture. Using the Magnify button just right of the AE-Lock button, you can zoom in 5x or 10x, then press the AE-Lock button to focus if you like; but of course you can't confirm framing in that mode.
Another "digicam" benefit that comes thanks to Live View mode is Exposure Simulation, where the image you see onscreen in non-flash shots will appear approximately how your final image will look. If you're about to underexpose the image, for example, the Live View image will appear dark; or too bright if your settings will overexpose.
It's great for fine-tuning in Manual mode. Exposure Simulation isn't always desirable, but it's something many digicam owners are spoiled by without even knowing it's unique.
It's frustrating when they get so very close to excellence, yet leave out something important. Though I think it's great that the Rebel XS's main Quick mode includes an image of the seven autofocus points overlaid on the image, the chosen AF points don't light up red after you've pressed the AE-L button marked with an asterisk above the button to focus, making them almost useless.
What it does show you if you see all seven AF points is that you are in Auto Select mode; and if you have selected a single AF point, only that point shows. So it's not a total loss, but it would be a lot better if the Live View display behaved like the optical viewfinder. My other beef is left over from the Canon 40D's Live View mode: I love that it has a histogram display option, but I can't understand why you'd make something that takes up almost one-quarter of the screen completely opaque.
Other companies have managed translucent histograms for years. Canon needs to get this coded up and loaded up, and quick. Big LCD. The 2. More of an aesthetic issue is a slight improvement to the Canon XS's rear Status display, with improved graphics and four color palates to choose from. One of the greatest improvements to the Canon Rebel XS kit is its new image-stabilized mm lens. Canon improved the lens characteristics dramatically. It offers better corner sharpness, better chromatic aberration control, and sharper images overall.
Its mm zoom range is equivalent to a mm lens on a full-frame 35mm camera, a good mid-range zoom lens. Optical image stabilization technology sweetens the deal, offering sharper shots even in low light.
Canon claims you can shoot at up to four stops slower than normal and still get a stable shot. If you're a fairly steady shooter, it seems to be true. Your results may vary, and remember that image stabilization compensates for camera movement, not for subject movement, so tell them to hold very still or shoot with a faster shutter speed at a higher ISO. One unusual aspect to the new EF-S mm lens is its tendency to ring audibly while the image stabilization motor is running.
My old EF mm IS lens makes some noise while it's operating, but not like this high-pitched ring. It's annoying, unfortunately. I'd still buy one of these lenses for myself, but if you're sensitive to high pitched sounds, the ringing might cut through your head after awhile. The XS has inherited the more versatile menu system from the Canon 40D. With the XTi, you always have to scroll to the top of the list and highlight the tab to move to the next tab, but it's easier with the XS: just use the up and down arrows to move up and down in the menu, and use the left and right arrows to switch between tabs, regardless of your position in the list.
Your previous menu selection is retained when you return to that tab, another benefit when changing the same setting often. Though certain functions are buried in sub-menus, like the Flash Exposure Compensation mentioned below , there's a new MyMenu tab which you can program with six of your most-used menu items for quick access.
There's not much new about the flash performance, but a few items have changed, including the release hook and retention rails in the pop-up flash, which are now plastic instead of metal. Adjusting the flash exposure compensation isn't as easy as before, however. Whereas you used to find it just below AE bracketing on the second Record menu, now it's buried on the second Settings menu, at the bottom of the list, under Flash Control. Then you have to scroll to the Built-in flash func.
That's four steps where you used to make only two to adjust flash exposure compensation. Otherwise, the built-in flash performs well, capable of good exposures out to 15 feet at wide angle. Coverage at this distance isn't very even, but it serves better at closer distances anyway. The advantage to SD is that you're less likely to damage the simpler connector interface by inserting the card incorrectly, whereas the CompactFlash header's many pins are often damaged when beginners try to insert the cards sideways.
SD cards cannot be put in sideways, have a sturdier, simpler contact design, and the cards are also now quite affordable and common, so the time was ripe for a switch. Pros who carry a Rebel as a backup might be a little annoyed to have to carry two types of card, but one 8GB SDHC card goes a long way and pros with 1D-type bodies will already have an SD card for their second slot.
Whereas the power pads on the NB-2LH battery used in the XTi could easily cause a fire if exposed to metal in a bag or pocket, the new LP-E5 battery's contacts are concealed inside a small protrusion out the side of the battery, making a pants fire less likely. Which is nice.
The battery door's hinge is no longer as robust as the fine metal hinge that locked into a metal bracket with a springloaded pin in past models. The new design is quite similar to the Nikon D60's door hinge, a plastic arrangement that allows removal with a quick pull on the door at a 45 degree angle.
There are many other little changes that are worthy of note, including a new Continuous Self-timer mode that allows capture of many shots in succession. So though the XS has a powerful processor, Canon chose not to use it for capturing smoother images, as the XSi does. Canon's literature says that the Auto Lighting Optimizer mode uses Canon's Face Detection technology to make sure faces are exposed properly in backlit situations.
Unlike Nikon's D-Lighting, however, it cannot be applied after capture. It's designed to enhance photographs for direct printing, camera to printer, via PictBridge. We didn't notice much of an effect in our tests, though. The Canon XS's highest ISO setting remains low compared with other recent offerings from other companies, ranging from to 1, Image quality across the range is good, except in certain situations, with ISO shots producing good 13xinch prints, and ISO 1, shots looking good at 8x10 inches.
The grip is great, making the camera feel a little less tiny, and the curves make handling the camera comfortable all around. AF Working Range. Focusing Modes. AF Point Selection. Selected AF Point Display. AF Assist Beam. Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash Effective range: Approx. Exposure Control. Metering Modes. Metering Range. ISO Speed Range. Exposure Compensation. AE Lock. Available range varies by shooting mode. Soft-touch electromagnetic release sec.
Shutter Speeds. Shutter Release. Self Timer. Remote Control. Built in Flash. Guide Number. Recycling Time.
Flash Ready Indicator. Flash Coverage. FE Lock. Flash Exposure Compensation. External Speedlite. EOS Dedicated Speedlite. Zooming to Match Focal Length. Flash Metering. External Flash Settings. PC Terminal. Drive System. Continuous Shooting Speed. Maximum Burst. Live View Functions. Shooting Modes.
Grid Display. Exposure Simulation. LCD Monitor. Monitor Size. Brightness Control. Interface Languages. Display Format. Highlight Alert. Image Protection and Erase. Single image, check-marked images, or all images in the card can be erased except protected images at one time. Direct Printing. Compatible Printers. Printable Images.
Easy Print feature. Direct Image Transfer. Compatible Images. Custom Functions. My Menu Registration. Power Source. Number of Shots. Battery Life.
Battery Check. Power Saving. Power turns off after 30 sec. Back-up Battery. Start-up Time. Dimensions and Weight. Dimensions W x H x D. Operating Environment. Working Temperature Range. Working Humidity Range. Battery Pack.
Rated Voltage. Battery Capacity. Battery Charger. Compatible Battery. Recharging Time. Rated Input. Rated Output. Kit Lens. Angle of View. Lens Construction. Minimum Aperture. Closest Focusing Distance. Maximum Magnification and Field of View.
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