Canon’s popular XTi model has officially been replaced. Shipping this April, the Canon XSi is the new Rebel. The Canon Digital Rebel XSi looks like a very formidable upgrade to the XTi, which most regarded as a meager upgrade from the XT. Live view seems to be the thing of the moment, and while it doesn’t appeal to me; I can see its usefulness. All together, if the specifications match up to the real life experience then Canon may have a winner at this price point. Nikon will have to come out strong on the D90 to compete with the XSi.
The specs look VERY impressive.
- 12.2 megapixel APS-C CMOS (1.6x focal conversion)
- 3-inch live view LCD (up from the XTi’s non-live-view 2.5-inch)
- DIGIC III image processor
- 9-point AF, 3.5fps shot rate (up to 45 images in JPEG, 6 in RAW)
- The usual ultrasonic sensor cleaning
- SD / SDHC media
- Ships April, $799 and $899 for body-only / included EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens, respectively.
Do you have an official shipping date in April for this camera?
Hi Tina,
The camera officially will start shipping on April 15, 2008. It will be distributed to retail partners a few days previous to that in anticipation of release sales.
Thanks,
Taylor
Amazon & B&H are reporting April 27th as the release date. Which is correct?
Ryan, I see the same date- I think there must have been a ‘push-back’ although the word from Canon at PMA was April also- so the 27th would still qualify! Now, will we hear about the 5d replacement on the 22nd? And if Sony comes in with the 24.6mp unit under $4k (I’ve heard $3k!) where will all the high end units end up?
Its available at circuitcity
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Canon-EOS-Rebel-XSi-12-2-Megapixel-DSLR-Camera-with-18-55mm-f-3-5-5-6-IS-Lens-Black-REBELXSI1855K/sem/rpsm/oid/205977/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
I just called the CC customer service number 1-800-843-2489, and was told that the phone sales associate showed them in stock at my local store and could sell me one because she showed them in stock…
i maked order in last week from usa to kuwait to have 450D and it will be arived in about 3 days and i hope to be nice and im sure fore that