Owners Ratings:
Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi (Overall)

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Average rating (211 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.27
 Features()()()()()() 4.51
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.41
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.59
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.57
 Overall()()()()()() 4.47

Owners Opinions: Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi

NamePostedOpinion preview
alhadmahabal30 Sep 09(No text)
Kifananyi6 Aug 09Its my first DSLR - I upgraded from a Fuji S5600. I have had it ...
ItBeMe1 Aug 09I have a PowerShot SX10IS witch is a super camera and I will ...
Luis Mayora7 Jul 09Images Very beautiful with lens Canon 24-70mm L-Series, This ...
mnaja7 Jul 09A very good DSLR but to perform better discard the 18-55 mm lens ...
Mouse_Croghan16 Jun 09My first DSLR after 25 years with an SLR. I agree that the 18-55 ...
JLvna24 Mar 09The image quality is good, his portability are good too, the ...
Charles21429 Jan 09Please allow me to contribute my 2 cents worth. I've just bought ...
Photomoss16 Oct 08This is my first DSLR. Excellent image quality and easy to use.
halim449 Oct 08Very nice camera ....I combine with 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS ...
710studio30 Sep 08The Canon EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi has gone above and beyond ...
Biswajit26 Aug 08i bought my eos xti just few days ago...my experience with this ...
HMC22 Jul 08excellent!/a tiny work about the old S3-IS..this little guy took ...
G Mouthaan1 Jun 08Heb de camera nu half jaar in bezit. Kan er goed mee overweg, ...
Lupti21 May 08This is a bit different view of this camera. While I say it´s a ...
Ron_M14 May 08Excellent camera to use. I find it easier to use than my 30D. ...
rgmsam3 May 08Good for the money, but needs to improve AF.
Marilyn6226 Apr 08I have only had the camera for a couple of days and so far I ...
shaileshnanal17 Mar 08After an year of use i can say that Canon certainly has hit upon ...
pointerDixie2143 Mar 08What a fantastic camera! I have thought about getting into DSLR ...
DigitalArt20 Feb 08Switching to the DSLR world from my trusty, utterly reliable, ...
stuiew17 Feb 08Have had my 400D for 3 months so far, after taking the leap to ...
ritchie12215 Feb 08i've had the canon 400D for about 5 months and shot about 50,000 ...
ANDREA FALLENI9 Feb 08Sono in possesso di una Canon Eos 400D da circa 3mesi, e subito ...
gdharmraj25 Jan 08HiI am using point and shoot (P/S) camera (Sony DSC-W7) for a ...
surfpeak9 Jan 08Under-exposure problem was a deal-breaker. Mine was defective - ...
MikZ20008 Jan 08(No text)
Wobs2 Jan 08My first DSLR bought after endless reading of reviews etc. Glad ...
stanys27 Dec 07(No text)
alanamay14 Dec 07Great value for money camera, delivering high quality images. ...
Sankara10 Dec 07Nice all round camera with great features.settings accomodate ...
Rob Ashton7 Dec 07I originally owned a 300D and now shoot primarily with a ...
Gothicpics66616 Nov 07I replaced my 300D with the 400 this year.I was worried about ...
hcongthanh2 Nov 07This is my first DSLR. I've been using the 400D for some weeks ...
grsboats26 Oct 07For an entry level SLR there´s nothing better,affordable and ...
polizonte24 Oct 07This review was posted by accident resulting in the default ...
sanjaysubramanian20 Oct 07My 2 cents for getting great quality photos. Invest in high ...
joukeder15 Oct 07Much improved from my 300D: Much quicker start and action.Very ...
steve_chan14 Oct 07Very good cam comparing to my S3IS. Focusing is indeed fast. ...
lpl10 Oct 07(No text)
mavicari9 Oct 07(No text)
pcmight6 Oct 07Very good camera, with excellent image quality, easy to get out ...
Tareq AlObaid5 Oct 07Even though this is my first Digital cammera , I manged to use ...
Jim McConnell30 Sep 07I have had the camera for nearly a year, and I like it more ...
michael farrier19 Sep 07In my opinion it is a great camera to which the photographer ...
TonyIles5 Sep 07I got a refurb 400d, battery grip, and 17-85 IS USM for £530.00, ...
mohdmasnie29 Aug 07A great DSLR camera for those who want to buy his/her first ...
King 728 Aug 07(No text)
Altus de Wet24 Aug 07The 18-55 kit lens is of unacceptably poor quality - in my ...
autumn aurora15 Aug 07Been shootin' with the Rebel XTi since September last year. Lots ...
Badin Elvis Georgian15 Aug 07My personal oppinion on the 400d. I may start by saying it's my ...
solistor12 Aug 07I have this camera since almost 6 months. Only few hundred shots ...
james8t23 Aug 07did alot of research on this little guy. took the dive and got ...
7842002 Aug 07A small upgrade from 350d, but the few changes are ...
maiaibing12 Jul 07Its an OK camera. It has some issues, but this is Canon's value ...
majiclab6 Jul 07From what I have seen so far, this is an awesome camera for ...
Daedalvs2 Jul 07You will definitely have to get used to the body handling, but ...
fincanonist28 Jun 07I bought my d-400 and lenses 28-80l and 70-200l f4 in April and ...
Stevens L28 Jun 07Very disappointing image quality. I was expecting great things ...
Mehdi Nazarinia19 Jun 07I am quite new to digital photography. 400D was really a great ...
jimojimo10 Jun 07Initial out-of-camera image quality was bland, but after ...
timto7 Jun 07I just replaced my 350D and I am very happy overall, the main ...
chandranve30 May 07Being my very own first dSLR, the canon eos 400d is not as ...
wellard3 May 07I had the 300D with a 17-85mm, I kept the lens when I bought the ...
rickwhk3 May 07I bought my 400D about two months ago, more or less an impulse ...
Cr4zYH3aD3 May 07I bought this camera because I wanted an entry-level dSLR. I had ...
ppnuts30 Apr 07Bought the 400D with an EF 17-40L USM lens in mid-December 2006. ...
doc swift27 Apr 07Having owned both a digital rebel and rebel XT, I expected to ...
MKJ25 Apr 07Light weight for travelling~Good pictures quality~Large LCD ...
Defiant1625 Apr 07I have had this camera for just over a month now and as some ...
jdawg77524 Apr 07i work at best buy in the digital imaging department. i had just ...
wayne wong24 Apr 07Great camera! I took over 8000 photos (mostly indoors) without ...
TorontoJim21 Apr 07This was my first digital camera. I had not believed that ...
SomeFormOFhuman20 Apr 07I am a young Secondary school student in Singapore. (High-school ...
davide cardello17 Apr 07buona la costruzione anche se molta plastica ,disegno veramente ...
LPG15 Apr 07For the money it can only rate a 5. Nothing in the market place ...
big_mike12 Apr 07I owned 350d since its release, and now was ‘forced’ by my ...
madk7 Apr 07Incredible Camera!This is my first digital SLR camera and I am ...
SIRHC3 Apr 07Just had this camera 1 week now and I am very satisfied. I must ...
le0531 Mar 07Very Dissapointed with XTI with 17-85mm lens. I took at least ...
nathan vaksman22 Mar 07Picture quality is not as good as 350D. Adding pixels to a small ...
FBungle21 Mar 07My first Digital SLR (or SLR of any type), chosen after many ...
djlifevirus20 Mar 07(No text)
Jojo Sacdalan20 Mar 07Excellent image quality, its lightweight and fast but it depends ...
keithk4218 Mar 07The Xti is my first dlsr. I got it about 3 months ago.I have to ...
nathan photo14 Mar 07WOW!!! I have been shooting a 'few' years and bought the ...
drumoon6 Mar 07I've been shooting 35 mm film for many years. Got a few point ...
Edmis6 Mar 07I have compared EOS 350 with EOS 400, and I think that 350 has ...
IlyaG26 Feb 07It's OK.
hlse23 Feb 07Had it for a month now and the more I use it the more I love it.
Designdude20 Feb 07This is a very nice and well constructed camera.If you're new to ...
Dutch618 Feb 07Started with a FZ7 and it was too noisey, Stepped up to a 350D ...
tom sugnet17 Feb 07This is my first dSLR, great so far.1. excellent colour (''f
dondeesten17 Feb 07Absolutely wonderful camera. Some complain about underexposure, ...
rafikweb13 Feb 07Love the cam, don't agree with those who say build quality is ...
Bovkunas13 Feb 07It's perfect entrylevel DSLR camera, not proffy, of course. Has ...
Andy Bravo11 Feb 07I just got the 400D and I can say it is a better camera than the ...
pirinchov10 Feb 07Not reply to expectation of photographers.
TilmanW8 Feb 07Great entry-level camera that can produce stunning pictures.I've ...
hurrah8 Feb 07Can't tell anything bad about this camera.It is perfect in ...
Grecian8 Feb 07Small size and weight, ideal for travel. Good range of ...
baycoast1 Feb 07I have now taken thousands of shots with both my 300D and my ...
Gareth Jones30 Jan 07This is my first DSLR and it's a pleasure to use. Use a good ...
KostasK30 Jan 07I have this camera the last 2 months and I admit that I don't ...
Rezmann29 Jan 07Had this camera for about 2 weeks after growing tired of using a ...
haaken_grizzlebeard26 Jan 07Fantastic camera, to use two words. Image quality is top notch. ...
DerekI25 Jan 07This is a good camera , exposes very accurately .The under ...
digitalrebelman24 Jan 07Simply put this camera is a step behind its previous model in ...
Ibj21 Jan 07Exellent camera but pricey in the Nordics. Has most features ...
Zorocco19 Jan 07I will not need to state that the pictures Canon generates is ...
James L Wilson17 Jan 07Canon’s EOS-400D Digital camera (WOW!) known as the EOS Digital ...
Shawn Gossman15 Jan 07This was my first DSLR. I upgraded from a Panasonic FZ7 because ...
jonpetri11 Jan 07Nice building
bajkal10 Jan 07I hope that Canon is preparing a firmware to adjust the exposure ...
Kanji7 Jan 07Nice camera in actual use. the dust buster seems to work..no ...
usernamenotalreadyinuse4 Jan 07Excellent value for money. With a decent lens (the standard lens ...
zucca4 Jan 07Good camera, value for money very excellent, only same images ...
Adrian Clark4 Jan 07My first DSLR. Easy to get to grips with the controls to produce ...
CooliceT30 Dec 06well.i have been waiting for along time for my first DLSR ...
lapse29 Dec 06I got this camera as a gift for myself. I love it so far. It ...
Vedran26 Dec 06I have 18-55 kit lens with my 400d - it's my first DSLR. ...
gwindor25 Dec 06Wonderful camera. I have previously owned 350D and 30D and the ...
Eric Ouellet25 Dec 06Exposure problem. Yes another one. The exposure metering for the ...
nik24 Dec 06(No text)
Joe Hu24 Dec 06grip feels fine to me. It is true the metering is about 1/3 to ...
B Thomas 4623 Dec 06I bought the 400D to replace the 300D; what a bitter ...
Timmo122 Dec 06Gave this a good work out at camera shop - not at all ...
thw22 Dec 06Chose 400D for the reduced weight. I have been testing the 400D ...
s e a n19 Dec 06From 300D to 350D. After one hour spend down the camera shop to ...
lochunyip18 Dec 06Select it for:- low image noise- compact and good looking (you ...
abrilm17 Dec 06Ok , here we are with this new piece of equipment and after 1 ...
Mr K12 Dec 06Fine Camera, the Sensor is verry good, no Problems with Sony ...
Ominous8 Dec 06For the price, this is a great tool.Lack of top LCD read out ...
giorgiolo756 Dec 06Good SDLR! I have no problem with grip.Images are good, ...
deadcold6 Dec 06Picture Style / SET button is cool. big lcd with eye-sensor is ...
napy8gen6 Dec 06kit lense shot is good. the menu is good.the software is ...
sdimarco4 Dec 06This is my first DSLR camera.I heard some problems with ...
keo663 Dec 06Just got my 400D Kit and was very sceptic after reading some of ...
Alexander Brock2 Dec 06This camera could be almost perfect if it would make sharp ...
Il Grande Blek29 Nov 06I have just entered into dslr world with 400d, before I used slr ...
Indrawan Iskandar28 Nov 06This is a great DSLR for $799.I have it for about 3 months now, ...
osddave22 Nov 06I just bought the Rebel XTi last saturday at Don's Photo in ...
dasmegabyte17 Nov 06I've shot Digital Rebels for three years. This model is the ...
blssdwlf14 Nov 06Bought the XTI body and 50mm f1.8 for taking pics of my son ...
FrancisGib14 Nov 06Having posted a frustrated review of the 400D on 14 Nov, I ...
David Gary14 Nov 06Nice camera with nice resultsthe kit lens is not the right one ...
Escudeiro11 Nov 06My first DSLR, what was i waiting for? Probably for this precise ...
Robert Schaefer10 Nov 06(No text)
Mike Sandler9 Nov 06I've had this camera for only 2 days and have taken about 150 ...
dean m8 Nov 06VALUE FOR MONEY IS UNBEATABLE.Great camera to keep us busy till ...
Ed Reeves3 Nov 06This is my first digital SLR. I had a Canon A2 35mm and a 35mm ...
rekin30 Oct 06It's worth money to buy it.
euchreman28 Oct 06On paper, this is the camera that I had been waiting for to get ...
karl_26 Oct 06A good camera for the money!The grip is OK, like the small size.
Etan Shirron26 Oct 06I was very surprised when I held the 400D at the store. It's ...
dkjlam24 Oct 06This is my first DSLR (have had a lot of digital point and shoot ...
Alex Pinto23 Oct 06nt
D Roehr23 Oct 06Exellent Cam, ordered mine for 700€ including Kit-Lens...Very ...
FotoHABER20 Oct 06Noisyer than 350D(XT) Canon is going backword and collecting ...
Andres_Lazaro19 Oct 06Fantastic image quality, fast performance.I have a reflex film ...
Darcy Dirks18 Oct 06Great camera for the money and takes great pictures.Im using a ...
dbdapdx18 Oct 06I was deciding between the 30D (w/ rebate) and the 400D. I've ...
IlyaRomanenko16 Oct 06I used 10D, 300D, 350D and now 400d also I have A100 in the ...
yuyucheu14 Oct 06I want to buy a DSLR. But I don't know buy Sony A100 or Canon ...
LTParis13 Oct 06Snapped off a few hundred shots on my XTi/400D and I’m very ...
jerry12 Oct 06Upgraded from Xt and never regretted it!No blown highlights, ...
zeekat12 Oct 06Great camera. After trying some other cameras I found the 400D ...
papanoel12 Oct 06I just recieved my XTI and I REALLY wanted to love it. I ...
DMPizzo11 Oct 06Bought an XTi. Terrible. I could not get a tack sharp image out ...
M Colyer11 Oct 06Tried this camera for a whole week and found photos to be noisy ...
Steve Cary11 Oct 06Just changed over from the competetion, and don't regret it for ...
Andy6179 Oct 06look at the 30D instead for $200 more! If you expect to use ...
mecg7 Oct 06I got my XTi 2 days before I had to shoot my niece's wedding as ...
DaveOrr7 Oct 06Took it back within 48 hours.Liked the large clear screen and at ...
Saabhuy5 Oct 06I'm very happy with this camera ! very reliable meetring system ...
antovali3 Oct 06Sono passato dalla 350d alla 400d. Sempre una eccellente macchina
Wilberto2 Oct 06This camera takes awesome pictures! Way better then the better ...
avicenanw1 Oct 06I borrrowed this camera from my friend for about a week and ...
Plutone30 Sep 06I bought this camera in september 2006, instead of the Nikon D50 ...
seabird30 Sep 06(No text)
Rembert Oldenboom30 Sep 06Bought the 400d just over two weeks ago and tried to master it ...
gxcDesign30 Sep 06A kick in the ass to Nikon, with 400 dollars less than the D80, ...
catlovertwo29 Sep 06I've been using this camera, having bought it instead of a 5D. ...
biohazard29 Sep 06Got the camera 10 days ago and am very happy with it. The new LCD
john mcculloch28 Sep 06upgraded from 350d,well worth the upgrade,the rear lcd screen is ...
alexachucarro26 Sep 06Couldn't afford 5D, and didn't want to settle with 30D. So I got ...
Btroyi24 Sep 06The best purchase I have made in a long time. I have had the ...
VinceC24 Sep 06Update 2 months in. Traded down from a 30D. No problem with ...
el_polizonte23 Sep 06My previous photo experience was with the original Canon F-1 ...
Silkystrings23 Sep 06Excellent camera. I use the battery grip which for me makes a ...
John Groothoff21 Sep 06I got the XTi early and was not impressed with the image ...
Jason Tay20 Sep 06Just gotten my camera!!! Excellent. Noise level is on par with ...
NunoV20 Sep 06After a very steep learning curve I can guarantee this camera ...
PD7019 Sep 06Great image quality and features, but let down by small size and ...
giulianus19 Sep 06After 400 shots i can safely assure that is a very good ...
Pawe32219 Sep 06Buy a Nikon D80 or Pentax! 400D is weak!!!
joegolf18 Sep 06Just offsetting Rich's three's who didn't know what he was doing.
KJHales18 Sep 06This is simply an outstanding camera folks!! Yes, if you have ...
strat66616 Sep 06Bought it a week ago and mated it to a 24-105mm f4 L lens. ...
Paul Atkins16 Sep 06I have an EOS 5 which I put to one side a few years ago for a ...
Kate Street15 Sep 06Plusses: You get a lot of features and options for what has to ...
clovermead11 Sep 06Very nice dSLR. I am actually pleased with the size and ...
syvy232411 Sep 06wonderful camera so far. i have taken about 500 shots..and most ...
Michael Hatzakis10 Sep 06I was so excited to get this new 400D just a few days ago. The ...
Philip Ganderton6 Sep 06Just in, but it is well made, feels great, handles well, easy ...
nemo66666 Sep 06(No text)
riversen4 Sep 06This is really one fantastic camera the price. I cannot ...
armstrongart1 Sep 06I can't really give a rating yet, since I just ordered it. I was ...
JustinGuo1 Sep 06It's a fabulous DSLR camera!
htainlin31 Aug 06This camera has full of DSLR functions like before plus more. ...
rich09531 Aug 06(No text)

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