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 Format      Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR Interchangeable lens camera, SLR
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 Also known as        Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS  
 Release Status           
Click for help Max resolution      4672 x 3104 3888 x 2592 4592 x 3056
Click for help Low resolution      3872 x 2592, 3008 x 2000, 1824 x 1216 2816 x 1880, 1936 x 1288 4592 x 2576, 3408 x 2272, 3408 x 1920, 2288 x 1520, 2288 x 1280
Click for help Image ratio w:h      3:2 3:2 3:2, 16:9
Click for help Effective pixels      14.6 million 10.1 million 14.2 million
Click for help Sensor photo detectors      15.1 million 10.5 million 14.9 million
Click for help Sensor size      23.4 x 15.6 mm (3.65 cm²) 22.2 x 14.8 mm (3.28 cm²) 23.6 x 15.8 mm (3.72 cm²)
Click for help Pixel density      4.0 MP/cm² 3.1 MP/cm² 3.8 MP/cm²
Click for help Sensor type      CMOS CMOS CCD
Click for help Sensor manufacturer      Samsung Canon Sony
Click for help ISO rating      Auto, 100 - 3200 in 1EV, 1/2 EV or 1/3 EV stops, ISO 6400 as option Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Click for help Zoom wide (W)           
Click for help Zoom tele (T)           
Click for help Digital zoom      No No No
Click for help Image stabilization      Yes No Yes, Sensor-shift
Click for help Auto Focus      11-point SAFVOX VIII AF Multi-BASIS TTL, 7 focus points 9-point AF with center cross
Click for help Manual Focus      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Normal focus range           
Click for help Macro focus range           
Click for help White balance override      8 positions, plus manual and Kelvin 6 positions & manual preset Six positions plus manual and kelvin
Click for help Aperture range           
Click for help Min shutter      30 sec 30 sec 30 sec
Click for help Max shutter      1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec 1/4000 sec
 Built-in Flash      Yes, pop-up Yes, pop-up Yes, pop-up
 Flash range      13 m (at ISO 100) 13 m (ISO 100) 12 m (at ISO 100)
 External flash      Yes, hot-shoe plus sync connector Yes, hot-shoe, E-TTL II Yes, hot-shoe
 Flash modes      Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless Auto, On, Red-eye reduction, Off Auto, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow, Rear curtain, wireless
Click for help Exposure compensation      -3 to +3 EV in 1/2 or -2 to +2EV in 1/3 EV steps -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV or 1/2 EV steps -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Click for help Metering      16-segment Multi, Center weighter, Spot 35 area eval, center weighted, partial 40-segment Multi, Center weighted, Spot
Click for help Aperture priority      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Shutter priority      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Focal length multiplier      1.5 1.6 1.5
 Lens thread      Pentax KAF2 Canon EOS EF, EF-S mount Sony Alpha
Click for help Continuous Drive      Yes, 3.0 fps, up to 38 JPEG, 14 RAW, 16 DNG images Yes, 3.0 fps, unlimited, 1.5 fps for up to 4 RAW frames Yes, 5 fps
 Movie Clips      No No No
 Remote control      Yes Yes, E3 connector Yes, Wired or wirelss (optional)
 Self-timer      Yes, 2 or 10 sec Yes, 10 sec (2 sec with mirror lock-up) Yes, 2 or 10 sec
Click for help Timelapse recording      Yes, IR optional Yes, by USB cable and PC No
 Orientation sensor      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help Storage types      SD/MMC/SDHC card SD/SDHC/MMC card Compact Flash (Type I or II), Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo, UDMA Mode 5, Supports FAT12 / FAT16 / FAT32
Click for help Storage included      None None None
Click for help Uncompressed format      Yes, RAW (PEF or DNG) Yes, RAW Yes, RAW (ARW)
Click for help Quality Levels      Normal, Fine, Superfine Fine, Normal Fine, Standard
Click for help Viewfinder      Optical (Pentaprism, 95% coverage, 0.95x magnification) Optical (Pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.81x magnification) Optical (Pentamirror, 95% coverage, 0.74x magnification)
Click for help LCD      2.7 " 2.5 " 2.7 "
Click for help LCD Dots      230,000 230,000 230,000
Click for help Live View      Yes Yes Yes
Click for help USB      USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
Click for help HDMI      No No No
Click for help Wireless      No No No
 Environmentally sealed      Yes No No
Click for help Battery      Lithium Ion (D-LI50) & charger Canon 1050mAh Li-Ion & Charger Lithium Ion (NP-FM500H) & charger
 Weight (inc. batteries)      800 g (28.2 oz) 502 g (17.7 oz) 674 g (23.8 oz)
 Dimensions      142 x 101 x 70 mm (5.6 x 4 x 2.8 in) 126 x 98 x 65 mm (5 x 3.9 x 2.6 in) 131 x 99 x 75 mm (5.2 x 3.9 x 3 in)
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