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I wanted to love this camera so much. It takes great pictures and the colors are vivid WHEN THE AUTOFOCUS work properly. I would get 6 shot of unfocused pictures out of 10. I tried all the settings (Manual, P, ATV, AV, A-DEP) and the results are the same. One would think that by setting the camera to AUTO MODE you would at least get consistent good pictures but it’s not the case. Also, there is this BUSY indicator which appears for no valid technical reason. I was taking picture of the San Francisco BAY at around 4:30 pm. It was slightly cloudy and the sun was just peeking through the clouds. I set up the ISO to 200, shutter speed to 1/1250 (I was also focusing on the small waves and that’s why I went for the faster shutter speed) and sometimes to 1/50 , wb to daylight, and also cloudy. There were a several shots where I got the BUSY indicator when I didn’t even use the flash. The BUSY indicator delays your shooting significantly, and it performs like a P&S camera.

I have P&S digital cameras (sony, panasonic, and Canon) and their autofocus are dead on.. no problem whatsoever. For a DSLR, although entry level, one would assume that the autofocus will be accurate on auto mode. I am disappointed with this camera. I think canon cameras are great unfortunately, I probably got a defective one. I also ordered the Nikon D40 last month. It was a great camera but focusing was bad as well. It is just frustrating. By the way, I have very steady hands so camera shake is not an issue. I hope Canon will fix this problem soon, or at least during production so it will be fixed when the camera is out for sale.

Canon XSi Rebel – No Eexpert, But a Great SLR Camera for a Noob

My first SLR camera and I really like the feel and the large LCD screen on the back. I find it is very user friendly. Has a lot of automatic features so you don’t have to be a expert to take some good quality photos. You can grow with the camera as you learn more of it’s basic features. I picked up a couple of lens to go with this camera and can’t wait to explore more of what it has to offer. I’m so glad I choose this model. I’ve been wanting to get a SLR camera for years and finally I got one and I couldn’t be happier!

Canon XSi Rebel – Very Good Camera

This review comes from a novice looking to learn more with a good camera. I really do like this camera but I gave it 4 stars because the automatic setting does NOT allow you to use the display screen to view your shot, you have to use the viewfinder. I do not know why Canon did this. In this way it does not function like a typical digital camera – in auto mode. I believe you can use the display in manual mode, but I am not competent enough (yet) to use that mode. It is a nice view finder though and accurate.

Canon XSi Rebel – Reviews

This is the first camera I’ve ever owned – including point and shoot cameras…yes, i popped my cherry with a canon Canon XSi Rebel.

This camera has me wishing that I could relive some moments of my life just to be able to capture them with the Canon XSi Rebel. The best advice I got was to steer clear from the automatic modes and dive headfirst into the different settings to get a feel for what they can accomplish. The pictures are remarkable to say the least, especially the close of shots of inanimate objects. Enough of the objectivity-

price – very good value – a deal ! 8/10
comfort/handgrip/ease-of-use – 8/10
design/layout of buttons – 8/10 (never used a camera before, but for a beginner, pretty decent)

zoom – limited by use of lens….i.e. buy a zoom lens – for the kit lens I’d say 7/10
replication of real life – 8/10 – RAW format is amazing
Canon software – I’m very new to it, initial 5/10.

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