![]() However, the paper-white background gets distracting, and the automatic sensor-which blanks it when you put your eye to the viewfinder-makes it even more so. On one hand, using the main LCD allows for an exceptionally readable, in-your-face method of monitoring the settings. The LCD display grew from 1.8 to 2.5 inches, which essentially squeezed the status/info LCD into the ether. Attached to the substantially larger and heavier 16mm-to-35mm (25.6mm-to-56mm equivalent) lens or the Speedlite 580EX flash, however, makes the XTi feel a bit lopsided.Īlthough much of the design remains the same as the XT's-it comes in either black or metallic-silver plastic-there are a couple of key changes. With the small, exceptionally light kit lens, the camera felt well balanced in my hands. Sticking with similar sensor dimensions allowed Canon to keep the same moderately compact design for the EOS Rebel XTi, though it weighs 4 ounces more than its 17.1-ounce predecessor. Whatever the reason, it yields mixed results. Perhaps the Nikon D80 upped the stakes perhaps Canon felt it was an inevitable necessity. But when its predecessor-in this case, the EOS Rebel XT-was renowned for producing excellent, low-noise photos at a more-than-adequate 8-megapixel resolution, it's risky to replace it with a higher-resolution but potentially lower-sensitivity chip as Canon did with the EOS Rebel XTi. Now, changing sensors isn't normally considered terribly daring when it comes to digital cameras. Canon is usually pretty good at adhering to that philosophy, making only minor changes to successful products and saving the daring moves for the models that need it. What's true for doctors applies equally to consumer electronics manufacturers: first, do no harm.
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