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15.1-megapixel effective recording * EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens (35mm equivalent focal length: 28-90mm) * 3" color LCD screen (920,000 dots) with two Live View modes * HD movie mode with up to 1080p resolution and mono audio * Auto Lighting Optimizer with three settings to maintain detail in bright and dark areas of your pictures * Highlight Tone Priority for preserving highlights in very bright, light areas of a photograph * Peripheral Illumination Correction mode to counterbalance lens vignetting * DIGIC 4 image processor for extremely responsive handling * EOS Integrated Cleaning System (for cleaning image sensor) * wide-area 9-point autofocus *
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Technical Details
- New 15.1-megapixel CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor
- Includes Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
- Full HD video capture at 1920 x 1080 resolution; HDMI output
- 3.0-inch Clear View LCD; Live View Function for stills (Quick, Live and Face Detection AF modes) and video
- Capture images and video to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
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2010-03-28
By Bargain hunter (NJ)
I like this camera for the pictures it takes. It is also small enough and light weight to lug-around without much hassle. My only gripe if with the video recording. I know the SLR design itself is not suitable for video so focussing is cumbersome and it captures the focus motor noise in the audio. It is also surprising that a camera does not come with some lens cap leash so you don't lose the cap (but you can buy one for ...). The battery life is great and we bought a 8Gb Sandisk memory card (60Mb/s) speed so picture/video capture can be problem free. The software it comes with is good enough for me to work with. Maybe some day I will invest in Photoshop or something more sophisticated.
2010-03-27
By Annunaki
Now, look here. This review is for those who are frustrated by those perfect 5-star, happy go lucky, empty eye stare with a smile reviews that seem to go nowhere and suppress just about everything except a plethora of useless first impressions. I've had this camera for 3 months now, and here's what I think:
Images are way too soft - even with my Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM prime lens. I tried increasing sharpness, but it makes images look slightly artificial, like they were sharpened by some primitive photo editing software. You'd probably think I'm exaggerating, but no, the images are soft even with raised aperture. I know some people don't mind, don't care or can't see when small details like blades of grass come out smeared in broad daylight (even with manual focus and a tripod with no wind and f8 or higher), but I do. Damnit, man! I paid good money for this prosumer camera, and my friends old digital rebel (which I borrowed) beats mine on image quality.
Why doesn't Canon just keep an 8MP sensor and improve pixel accuracy, instead? . 15MPs are just ridiculous, take up too much storage space and at least 40% of those pixels aren't even accurate, anyway. You cant print 15MP on 4x6 print let alone an 8x10, and crops have too many artifacts unless you've been shooting with the flash. Canon can you please offer us a non-consumer-zombie 8MP option? I'll pay $500 more, seriously. It's not like glass lenses will ever produce that much detail without applying for a second mortgage to afford just one copy.
But megapixels become a lesser issue when considering that the sensor seems to operate with a sort of threshold, requiring a certain amount of light to render somewhat noise free images with proper color and tonal range. Not using the flash usually renders images slightly devoid of color, with pale facial tones and overexposed highlights, while shadows take on a tired brown or yellowish dark appearance if the threshold of lighting is not met. But this, however, is not an issue when shooting outdoors.
Using low apertures like f/1.8 creates yet another problem I've noticed with this image sensor, where it renders cloudy, not out of focus, but cloudy images with a hazy white overcast. It happens with most images, especially outdoors or when using the flash. using high aperture does away with this, but I can't use high aperture in every instance.
ISO 800 and above adds a lot of random white (hot) pixels and general noise to the images, even in darker scenes. It's really odd. I never seen a digital camera produce so many of these bright, randomly placed dots. Albeit, they are only noticeable when viewing images at 100% size. Luckily, the hot pixels, though they can sometimes cover most of the image, appear in small enough amounts that a computer monitor/printer would not render unless it was cropped.
Certain indoor fluorescent lighting will also drive the image sensor nuts. If you find yourself shooting under certain compact fluorescent bulbs that have a yellow hue to them, game over man, game over. Oh the horror of those skin tones. There isn't a color in the spectrum that won't confuse the T1i's CMOS censor under this type of lighting. I've had images where normal white skin tones were replaced with red, purple and even magenta, especially around the cheeks and nose. It's just freaky. And if the person has a tan, well then, you might as well draw a painting where at least your interpretation of colors might look more accurate. I'm just used to my old prosumer camera, and seeing this sort of thing just leaves me in despair.
I rarely use the live mode for for several reasons. For one, pressing down the shutter will not activate the autofocus during live mode. You have to press a different button in the back of the body first to get it to auto focus, then press the shutter. The other problem is the that the pictures tend to come out shaky in live mode. It might be the mirror which makes a loud clunky sound every time you take a picture in live mode. All I know is that turning off live mode renders sharper pictures, tripod or no tripod. Yes, it does offer a contrast focus option that keeps the mirror up, but it's soooo slow that it just isn't practical.
The kit lens? Never mind the kit lens, it's utterly useless if you're into getting very high quality images -- especially indoors. The flash seems to help a little, but oh God this plasticky toy is just hopeless, and so it's in the box where it will stay until I sell this thing. Indoor pictures with this lens are very soft and devoid of detail and natural color tones (flash or no flash), but that is expected from a kit lens. Outdoor images that should show varying intensities of shadows come out black, while highlights are easily overblown.
The camera body is well constructed and feels comfortable, but there is one minor problem. The shutter button is way too small and hard to press if you have thick fingers. It just looks and feels cheap to the touch.
Don't get me wrong, it's not all bad. You can get good images if you know how how to get around the T1i's weaknesses. Why Canon keeps up with this higher and higher megapixel trend nonsense is obvious: public masses demand bigger this with more of that, and so I'll be taking the back seat on this prosumer zombie bus wishing for things like quality rather than quantity. In vain, of course.
Yes, it has oodles and oodles of options. The 720p video feature is quite nice, though the 1080p is too jittery. The interface is a delight to work with, and the LCD looks great. The body is ruggedly built for a portable DSLR. It looks like it will last 15 years or more (not that I will use it for more than 2). But ultimately, it comes down to pixel accuracy for me. And after 3 months of use, the T1i has delivered some decent images but nothing special, compared to my older cameras. But it's certainly easier to handle day in, day out.
2010-03-22
By bookworm (oklahoma USA)
I love this camera. I spent a month researching cameras and reading everything I could find. I have four children that the first is graduating this year with the others right behind. I wanted to give them the senior pictures that they wanted but just couldn't justify the cost with having to do it for so many children. A friend recommend I look into buying a camera and taking my own. I'm glad I did, I was able to take the pictures they wanted plus for a couple of their friends who couldn't afford it as well. It has been so much fun and I still have prom and graduation coming up. This camera is wonderful with such a wide range of choices to offer from the novice to the more advanced photographer. This camera is not difficult to use at all and I personnally couldn't be happier with my purchase.
2010-03-15
By CID Monteiro Souza (RJ, Brazil)
The camera has a great grip and weight, nice battery duration, and make terrific pictures.. You get good colors and quality using the correct settings.
Menu is not so easy to use (if u are not familiar with canon), but after few days, u get it!
It's simply amazing to do HD videos with it. Great stuff for short movies. Only things to worry about this: not to cover the mic on the left, in the front face; and setting the focus - thats painful to get used. And unfortunately, its not possible to do 24fps videos or to change ISO or speed.
2010-03-14
By S. Nehring
I had wanted a dslr for several years. After months of researching, I decided on the T1i and am glad I did. I'd suggest adding a battery grip which gives you extra battery time and makes the T1i feel nicer in the hands. (the hand grip on the camera itself is small and can be uncomfortable) A class 6 memory card is a good idea if you'll be shooting video.
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