Canon EOS 400D Review

Almost precisely 3 years since Canon modified the digital SLR market forever (with the $1,000 Greek deity 300D) they declared the third generation of their cheap entry level series, the Greek deity 400D (Digital Rebel XTi). This new camera follows the planning of the Greek deity 350D, being terribly compact and comparatively light-weight however not compromising on manual controls or in-use performance. The headline changes area unit another 2 megapixel boost up (to 10 megapixels), the nine-point AF sensing element from the Greek deity 30D, a brand new mud removal system which has anti-static surface coatings, low-pass filter vibration and software package primarily based mud pattern removal. decreased however even as noticeable area unit the removal of the standing liquid crystal display, replaced instead by a camera settings screen on the currently larger two.5" liquid crystal display monitor and therefore the eye proximity sensing element slightly below the finder to show this off once composing your shot.

UPDATE 18/Dec/06: In our original review miscalculation was created within the measure of ISO sensitivity, this has currently been corrected and therefore the releveant pages of this review updated.

Canon entry level digital SLR series

20/08/03: Canon Greek deity 300D / Digital Rebel (6 mp)
17/02/05: Canon Greek deity 350D / Digital Rebel crosstalk (8 mp)
24/08/06: Canon Greek deity 400D / Digital Rebel XTi (10 mp)
Summary of changes (compared to the Greek deity 350D / Digital Rebel XT)

10.1 megapixel CMOS sensing element with improved microlens array, fill issue and lower noise
EOS Integrated cleansing System
Anti-static coatings on sensing element surfaces and anti-dust materials within the camera body
Separate low pass filter with ultra-sonic vibration
Software primarily based mud mapping / removal
Nine purpose machine Focus sensing element (same as Greek deity 30D) with F2.8 support
Continuous shooting burst up to twenty seven JPEG and ten RAW pictures
Single giant, bright, 2.5" liquid crystal display monitor with 160° viewing angles (horizontal and vertical)
Camera settings and adjustment on liquid crystal display monitor
Proximity sensing element below finder ocular to disable the liquid crystal display throughout composition
New finder read includes nine AF points additionally as Greek deity 30D vogue standing bar
Picture designs, larger vary of image parameter adjustment (same as Greek deity 30D)
Improved programme
Image magnification out there in record review
Histogram out there as brightness (Luminance) or RGB (Red, Green, Blue)
Three settings for long exposure noise reduction (adds machine option)
Auto rotation with 3 choices (not recorded, record do not rotate, record and rotate)
Additional custom functions (magnified read in record review, liquid crystal {display|LCD|digital display|alphanumeric display} display at power on)
Up to 9999 pictures per folder on storage card
Automatic storage of setting changes (no longer needs a press of the SET button)
Improved print / share / direct print options
Lower introductory selling price ($100 lower)
Dust reduction ('EOS Integrated cleansing System')

The headlines options for the Greek deity 400D area unit its 10 megapixel sensing element, nine-point AF sensing element (from the Greek deity 30D) and new 'EOS Integrated cleansing System'. i am positive there area unit several Mt. Olympus E-series homeowners having a chuckle at this moment, through the various years of 'there is not any mud drawback' emanating from Canon homeowners to envision Canon currently admit (but additionally address) the potential problem.

Dust happens within the mirror / shutter chamber from several sources, however mostly; fragments free from the moving parts within the camera, mud introduced from the body cap, lens changes and from a number of the a lot of 'affordable' lenses that have a a lot of push-pull movement which might draw air in. within the past the sole thanks to clean this mud out of your camera was to use some quite blower (which typically worked), clean it employing a swab (dangerous) or take it back to Canon (with a cost). therefore here's what Canon has done to deal with this:

Used materials within the mirror box and shutter chamber that area unit less probably to get mud
Improved the body cap, once more to not generate mud
Used anti-static coating on the sensing element surface
Created a brand new separated anti-alias filter that vibrates to shake off mud
Added a mud Delete knowledge feature which might map stubborn mud to be removed in software package