Canon Xsi Rebel – Excellent Camera, Spend Time Learning To Work With Its Features
This is an excellent replacement for my original Canon digital Rebel 6.3mp. It’s much more sophisticated than the original one so it takes some working with it to learn its new features. I highly recommend Julie Adair King’s book: Canon EOS Digital Canon XSi Rebel/450D for Dummies, available at Amazon. It goes into much more detail and suggestions than you are likely to find elsewhere or in the Canon material. Also, there’s a nice review at [...]
One common complaint with the Canon XSi Rebelis that it comes with a rather “soft” default focus, which may disappoint. In fact, it comes set at “3″ with settings available up to “7″ for the “standard” picture setting.
Once you learn the camera this can be changed, and will work with any modes other than “auto”. I have mainly been using the “P” mode. I also find I get a much sharper focus not using the 9-point focusing, but rather, in the “P” mode use the center (locked in) focusing point. My first few days with it I was frustrated and disappointed with the soft focus. Now that I read the “Dummies” book and understand the camera better, all is well. This is much more than a simple point-and-shoot, though it can be used in a completely automatic mode. I now feel very comfortable with it. Do take time to learn the camera.
Canon XSi Rebel – Good Camera
After a long research, I have selected this camera which stands half-way between Canon’s Rebel XS and the latest T1i model. After all, 12 megapixels is optimal. Besides, many features are quite rewarding for amateur. Unfortunately, I had to return this camera because, in like many cameras I used before, I could not use that gorgeous 3″ LCD display for shooting in the most popular fully automatic mode (could be enabled in special modes only). Personally, I am not comfortable gluing myself into the tiny viewfinder, especially, when camera sits on a tripod and my forehead can easily touch or push the camera. Other than that, this is great design and workmanship.
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