Digital Trends

Canon Digital Rebel XT

July 11th, 2005 | by David J Elrich

Key Features

Image Sensor Type  CMOS 
 
Resolution  8 Megapixel 
 
Camera Type  SLR/Professional 
Lens
Interchangeable Lens  With Interchangeable Lens 
 
35mm Zoom Lens  29 - 88 mm 
 
Digital Zoom  Without Digital Zoom 
 
Focus Type  Autofocus & Manual Focus 
 
Focus Range  11.02 in. to Infinity (w) 
 
Macro Focus Range  Varies With Lens 
 
Focal Length  18 - 55 mm 
Image Quality
Camera Resolution  8 Megapixel 
 
Image Resolutions  1728 x 1152 
Exposure Control
ISO Speeds  100 - 200 - 400 - 800 - 1600 
 
Aperture Range  f3.5/f5.6 (w/t) 
 
Shutter Speed  30 - 1/4000 sec 
 
White Balance  Auto - Daylight / Sunny (Preset) - Cloudy (Preset) - Fluorescent (Preset) - Tungsten (Preset) - Shade (Preset) - Flash (Preset) 
 
Frames Per Second  3 Frames 
Storage
Memory Type  CompactFlash Card Type I - CompactFlash Card Type II 
 
Compression Modes  Fine - Normal - Uncompressed 
 
Compression Type  JPEG - Raw Image 
 
File Size (High Res.)  8.3 MB (15 images on 128MB card) 
 
File Size (Low Res.)  .6 MB (about 213 images on 128MB card) 
Flash
Flash Type  Built-In & External 
 
Flash Functions  Flash Off - Auto Flash - Red-eye Reduction Flash - Slow Sync 
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder  Optical (Through-the-lens) 
 
LCD Panel  With LCD Panel 
 
LCD Panel Size  1.8 in. 
 
LCD Screen Resolution  115,000 pixels 
 
LCD Protected Position  Without LCD Protected Position 
Interfaces
Video Interface  Video Out 
Power Supply
Battery Type  Proprietary Lithium 
Included Features
Self Timer  10 Sec. 
 
Mp3 Built In  Without MP3 
 
Built-in Microphone  Without Built-in Microphone 
 
Built-in Speaker  Without Built-in Speaker 
 
Tripod Mount  With Tripod Mount 
System Requirements
Operating System  Apple Mac OS 9 - Apple Mac OS X - Microsoft Windows 2000 - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98SE - Microsoft Windows ME - Microsoft Windows XP 
Dimensions
Width  4.98 in. 
 
Depth  2.52 in. 
 
Height  3.71 in. 
 
Weight  1.07 lb. 
Warranty
Warranty  1 Year