http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/ Engadget Comments for Canon's EOS Digital Rebel T1i gets hands-on preview http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 4:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/
This camera looks like a winner to me; only concern I have is that last shot in the high-ISO test vs. the XSi, where it had trouble with the low-contrast red fabric (and it REALLY had trouble with it). But that might be because it's a beta camera too. Overall, the lack of noise at high ISO's given the sensor density is pretty amazing, especially given that there's (usually) no loss of detail evident with the noise reduction. The image quality is clearly superior to the Nikons in the same tests.

Now I just need to decide if it's worth it to me paying the extra for this camera over the XSi. Movie mode would be nice to have, but my main need right now is a new camera to take product shots for my little web store (http://www.tokyorebel.com) and also the occasional vacation photo or two. I don't have a camcorder now and never really felt like I was missing anything given the crap most people shoot with their camcorders - I'd rather just take good stills.

The only other really notable thing this has over the XSi is 3 extra megapixels, which don't really matter much... plus generally better high ISO performance. I think for me it will come down to whether the high ISO performance justifies whatever the extra cost is.]]>Mar 25th 2009 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Why?
Because they shoot more film-like images than camcorders.

C]]>Mar 31st 2009 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/The T1i is an SLR, it uses phase detection auto focus. For a true SLR to have focus during video it needs to have image sensor based contrast detection AF. Obviously Canon doesn't have contrast detection AF for their SLR sensors yet.]]>Mar 25th 2009 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/
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Also, what's with the silly "Digital Rebel" naming scheme for the US? I realise this has been around for a while does anyone know why?]]>Mar 25th 2009 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/In Europe apparently "Rebel" has a bad connotation
I don't know why they don't call it 450D,400D in N/A
In japan it's called Kiss

Silly canon...]]>Mar 25th 2009 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/
obviously, consumer-level gadgets in the US are bought by dads to photograph their kids sports and music events. so Kiss is out. Boring suburban dads want to be rebels so there is the camera for them. Keep in mind how old the Rebel moniker is. Has anyone seen old Rebel marketing collateral with Andre Agassi? Now suburban dads can be hairy tennis stars. Recent rebel collateral, especially for the XTi focuses on taking pics at your kids pee-wee football games. This ties in with their NFL sponsorship.

European naming? must be the japanese think europeans like number schemes. Like Mercedes and BMW number schemes. I have no idea to be honest.

but having different names for the same products in different countries is common. think about car names...who wants to buy a Nissan Fairlady? Me! Because in the states its called a Nissan 300Z. common stuff. and they cant simply abandon years of brand recognition just to stay current. "rebel" may have been the word on everyone's tongue back in the 80s. it sounds cheesy and dated, but it is better that thinking of something new for every generation. What *should* they call it now? Canon Digital LOL WTF T1i]]>Mar 25th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://wiki.zooid.org/wiki/Lifetime_networked_gadgets]]>Mar 25th 2009 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 25th 2009 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/25/canons-eos-digital-rebel-t1i-gets-hands-on-preview/Mar 26th 2009 5:54PM