Canon Rebel XS

Canon Rebel XS 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

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Product Features

10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor captures enough detail for poster-size, photo-quality prints
Large 2.5-inch LCD display; includes Canon’s EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
DIGIC III image processor provides fast, accurate image processing; Live View Function
EOS Integrated Cleaning system and Canon-designed Self Cleaning Sensor Unit, plus Dust Delete Data Detection in included software
Stores images on SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

Technical Details

Color: Black
Type: Digital, single-lens reflex AF/AE camera with built-in flash
Recording media: SD memory card, SDHC memory card
Image sensor size: 22.2 x 14.8 mm
Compatible lenses: Canon EF (including EF-S lenses); 35mm-equivalent focal length is approximately 1.6x the lens focal length
Lens mount: Canon EF mount
Image sensor: High-sensitivity, high-resolution, large single-plate CMOS sensor
Effective pixels: Approximately 10.10 megapixels
Total pixels: Approximately 10.5 megapixels
Aspect ratio: 3:2
Color filter system: RGB primary color filters
Low-pass filter: Located in front of the image sensor; non-removable
Dust deletion filter: Yes
Recording format: Design rule for Camera File System 2.0
Image type: JPEG, RAW (12-bit Canon original), RAW+JPEG
File size: Large/fine: approximately 3.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); large/normal: approximately 2.0 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels); medium/fine: approximately 2.3 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); medium/normal: approximately 1.2 MB (2,816 x 1,880 pixels); small/fine: approximately 1.3 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); small/normal: approximately 0.8 MB (1,936 x 1,288 pixels); RAW: approximately 9.8 MB (3,888 x 2,592 pixels)
File numbering: Consecutive numbering, auto reset, manual reset
RAW+JPEG simultaneous recording: Yes
Color space: sRGB, Adobe RGB
Picture style: Standard, portrait, landscape, neutral, faithful, monochrome, user-defined 1-3
Auto white balance: Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten, white fluorescent light, flash, custom
Color temperature compensation: White balance correction: +/-9 stops in full-stop increments; white balance bracketing: +/-3 stops in full-stop increments; blue/amber direction or magenta/green direction possible
Viewfinder type: Eye-level pentamirror
Viewfinder coverage: Approximately 95 percent vertical/horizontal
Magnification: Approximately 0.81x (-1m with 50mm lens at infinity)
Eyepoint: Approximately 21mm (from eyepiece to lens center)
Built-in dioptric adjustment: -3.0 to +/-1.0m (dpt)
Focusing screen: Fixed, precision matte
Mirror: Quick-return half mirror (transmission: reflection ratio of 40:60, no mirror cut-off with EF600mm f/4L IS USM or shorter lenses)
Viewfinder information: AF information (AF points, focus confirmation light), exposure information (shutter speed, aperture, AE lock, exposure level, ISO speed, exposure warning), flash information (flash ready, high-speed sync, FE lock, flash exposure compensation), monochrome shooting, white balance correction, maximum burst, SD memory card information
Depth-of-field preview: Yes, via depth-of-field preview button
Autofocus type: TTL secondary image registration, phase detection
AF points: 7 AF points
Metering range: EV 0.5 to 18
Focusing modes: One-shot AF, AI servo AF, AI focus AF, manual focusing (MF)
AF-assist beam: Small series of flashes fired by built-in flash
Metering modes: Evaluative metering, partial metering, center-weighted average metering
Exposure control: Program AE (full auto, portrait, landscape, close-up, sports, night portrait, flash off, program), shutter-priority AE, aperture-priority AE, depth-of-field AE, manual exposure, E-TTL II autoflash
ISO speed: Basic Zone modes: ISO 100 to 800, set automatically; Creative Zone modes: ISO 100 to 1,600 (in one-stop increments)
Exposure compensation: Manual: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments (can be combined with AEB); AEB: +/-3 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
AE lock: Automatic: When focus achieved with evaluative metering and one-shot AF; use-set: by AE lock button
Shutter type: Electronically controlled, focal-plane shutter
Shutter speeds: 1/4,000 second to 30 seconds, bulb, X-sync at 1/200 seconds (total shutter speed range; available range varies by shooting mode)
Shutter release: Soft-touch electromagnetic release
Self-timer: 10-second or 2-second delay, or 10-second delay plus continuous shooting
Remote control: Remote switch RS-60E3
Flash type: Retractable, auto popup
Flash metering: E-TTL II autoflash
Guide number: 13/43 (ISO 100, in meters/feet)
Recycling time: Approximately 3 seconds
Flash-ready indicator: Flash-ready icon lights in viewfinder
Flash coverage: 17 mm lens angle of view
FE lock: Yes
Flash exposure compensation: Up to +/-2 stops in 1/3- or 1/2-stop increments
Compatible flash: EX-series Speedlites
Continuous shooting speed: Approximately 3 shots per second (single shots possible)
Maximum burst: JPEG (large/fine): approximately 514 (until memory card becomes full); RAW: approximately 5; RAW+JPEG (large/fine): approximately 4
LiveView shooting modes: LiveView shooting; remote LiveView shooting (with a personal computer installed with EOS utility)
Focusing: Manual, autofocus (quick mode, live mode)
Grid display: Yes
Exposure simulation: Displayed in real time
LCD monitor type: TFT color liquid-crystal display
Monitor size: 2.5 inches
Dots: Approximately 230,000
Coverage: Approximately 100 percent (170-degree viewing angle)
Brightness adjustment: 7 levels provided
Interface languages: 20
Direct printing: Yes, via PictBridge-compatible printers
Printable images: JPEG image compliant to Design rule for Camera File System
Easy Print feature: Yes
DPOF: Version 1.1 compatible
Direct image transfer: Yes, with JPEG and RAW images
Interface: USB 2.0 high speed, video out (NTSC/PAL selectable)
Battery: LP-E5 battery pack (AC power is available with optional ACK-E5 AC adapter kit)
Battery check: Auto
Date/time battery: Built-in secondary battery
Item width: 4.96 inches
Item height: 3.8 inches
Item depth: 2.4 inches
Weight: 15.9 ounces
Warranty: 1 year
In the box: Rebel XS body, EF-S 18 to 55mm lens (1:3.5 to 5.6 IS lens), eyecup, wide strap, video cable, USB interface cable, battery pack, battery charger, EOS Digital Solution disc and instructional manuals, “Great Photography is Easy” booklet, “Do More with Macro” booklet