Status: Unconfirmed. Canon China ‘leaked’ the specifications for the Canon Rebel XTi on their web site for a few hours. It was promptly removed but I was able to retrieve a copy of it and ran it through a translator. It appears the new camera will have the following features. From the look of the camera, it appears to be the rumored upgrade to the Digital Rebel which is also known as the EOS 350 is some parts of the world. Also announce were two new additions to the lens lineup. A 50mm f/1.2 and a 70-200 f/4.0 image stabalized lens.
- 10.1 megapixels CMOS sensor (3888×2592)
- APS-C sensor (22.2×14.8mm)
- 1.6x crop factor
- 2.5 inch wide 230,000 pixel LCD with 160 degree viewing angle. 7 contrast levels. 40% brighter than 5D
- Face sensor under viewfinder will detect when the camera is brought up to the face and will turn off the LCD screen to conserve power and avoid visual interference when composing the shot.
- 9 point autofocus system same as system used in the EOS 30D
- ISO 100-1600
- DIGIC II processor
- 3 point dust removal system consisting of a) dust reduction via newly designed shutter blades, body cap, anti-static coating, and adhesive strip, b) dust removal via ultrasound vibration; c) dust cloning via software (DPP 2.2 software); The shutter blades have been redesigned to minimize the number of particles they cast off in operation. There is also a new body cap which is less prone to produce plastic shavings. The front surface of the sensor cover has been treated with an anti-static coating.
- 35 zone metering
- Picture Style: Portrait, landscape, neutral, reliable, monochrome
- .2 second start up time
- 3 frames/sec for 27 jpeg or 10 RAWShutter
- speed 1/4000-30 Sec.X
- -sync 1/200
- Compatible with 60 EF lens and all EF-S lens.
- Speedlite support
- E-TTL-II
- BG-E3 grip
- NB-2LH battery
- USB 2.0 high speed
- PictBridge support
- Direct print function
