Save on Canon Rebel T1i, featuring full HD and 720p video, uses EF and EF-S lenses, SD/SDHC cards. Beginners and experienced photographers love the Canon T1i.
The Canon Rebel T1i is one of those special products that’s both powerful and sophisticated enough for the experienced and skilled user, while simultaneously it’s intuitive and straightforward design make it a great camera for a beginner to learn and grow with. If you’re the type of beginning photographer who is more interested in quantity than quality – just make sure you get a shot of everyone who came to the Christmas party – then the Canon Rebel T1i is probably not for you. But if you’re a beginner who is interested in losing that label one day (soon!) and who may not know much about how to take a good picture today, but you sure want to change that for tomorrow, then the Canon Rebel T1i is designed to help you get there. It has the auto-creative features that allow the camera to help you assign the correct settings before you really know what they are. At the same time, it has all the capability to let you choose your own settings and choose them creatively enough to take any kind of real-world or artfully surreal style photographs of your choice.
Flash Photography with the Canon Rebel T1i
The Canon T1i features Canon’s acclaimed E-TTL II flash metering system. With any EX-series Speedlite, E-TTL II provides reliable flash output whether shooting fill-in flash pictures in sunlight or using flash in total darkness. With E-TTL II, the exact same 35-zone metering sensor used for measuring ambient light is also used for flash metering–giving even finer metering command of the image area. If you prefer a broader area for flash metering, there’s a menu setting to change to “Average” flash metering–where the entire 35-zone area is measured evenly for flash exposure.
Canon Rebel T1i Reviews
Excellent!!AMAZING! I’ve had it for only a couple of hours but this camera is excellent and takes stunning photos, both during the day and at night. Highly recommended for anybody, beginners to pros. Canon hit the spot with the T1i!
Canon T1iThis is a great camera the pictures are much better than the competitions. The camera is solid and easy to use but has more features when I learn to use them all. For the money it is a very good value.
Amazing Camera – Canon Rules
My Requirements for a DSLR were as below:
1. High Resolution LCD Screen.
2. Great/Easy to use – User Interface.
3. HD Video – 720 (30FPS) – (1080 was optional for me).
4. Live View.
5. Amazing Image Quality.
6. Comprehensive Software Package.
7. Large Variety of Lens options.
8. Performance.
9. Obviously, Cost (<1000$).
In the curent market, i narrowed down to 2 cameras – Canon EOS 500D/T1i or Nikon D5000 (Since i trust both brands for amazing image quality).
Canon EOS 500D Scored over Nikon in below areas:
1. LCD Screen 3inch 920,000 dot compared to Nikon’s 2.7inch 230,000. For me high resolution screen is very important to enjoy the pics in the camera itself and obviously for better judgement of the focus. I bet, you will fall in love with T1i, immidietly after seeing pics in its brilliant LCD screen.
2. I verified both T1i and D5000 user interface and i felt T1i’s user interface/menus were well organised keeping in mind of the entry level DSLR users. Again i love this on T1i.
3. I have seen many people complaining about T1i’s 1080 (20 FPS) HD video. But Nikon doesn’t even have this feature. And T1i has HD video 720 at 30 FPS which is a treat to eyes when you see it on HDTV. But Nikon provides 720 at just 24 FPS.
4. Both has Live View – Here T1i has the advantage of better resolution screen and D5000 has Lower resolution vari angle screen. My preferenece was high resolution screen.
5. Image Quality, I am very very happy about the Super sharp images of Canon T1i. My interest is mainly Macro and Landscape. And T1i gives me Amazing Quality images (I don’t believe much in camera reviews) combined with Canon’s brilliant lenses.
6. Canon’s provides the best – with camera software package. Digital Photo Professional, EOS Utility, Photostitch and many more are very simple to use and powerful tools and provides necessary inventory for more than basic image editing (Don’t compare this with specialized photo editing tools like Adobe Photoshop).
7. Again Canon has the most comprehensive Lens set to choose compared to Nikon (Again don’t bring in the theory of 3rd party lenses). I own the kit lens, Canon 100mm Macro, Canon 10mm super wide angle. And these leses combined with T1i produce breathtaking images.
8. When it comes to performance, T1i has got very great start up time, fast focus and good continious burst (9RAW/170 JPEGS at 3.4 FPS) which satisfies my needs. Nikon D5000 can shoot at 4FPS.
9. Cost wise, T1i is cheaper than Nikon D90 and Canon 50D.
I have read many reviews comparing T1i and D5000, saying Nikon has better Low light performance. It may be true, but T1i produces brilliant pics till ISO3200 (Nikon may produce little better than this at same ISO range), but I use my camera very less for low light photograpy and Canon T1i’s JPEG quality in normal light is a very sharp, captures more detail due to its 15MP resolution and it is better than that of Nikon D5000.
Handling wise i never felt T1i as bad. It has a great grip and due to its less weight, it is very portable compared to Nikon D5000.
Final word:
For my use/requirements Canon T1i fits perfectly and it produces Amazing Super sharp images with market leading feature set for an Entry level DSLR. T1i has many improvements compared to that of 450D XSi keeping the similar (Better JPEG quality – compared to both 450D XSi and 50D) image quality and it is way ahead of Nikon D5000.
Hats off to Canon for giving a Brilliant Entry Level DSLR again.
Awesome!!No need for comments. If you are in doubt about this camera, don’t even bother reading comments, just buy it. Unless you’re a pro, of course, but, then, you’ll know where to look.
Cheers!!
Worth the money
I was holding out to get the new Canon Rebel T1i with the HD video and it was worth it. The old point and shoot just wasn’t cutting it and it was always breaking and just didn’t take the quality pictures we wanted. The Rebel performs so well and I’m sure I haven’t even utilized all the incredible features. I basically opened up the box, took out the camera, and started shooting. With just a little bit of photography experience, I have been able to get some amazing photos.
The HD video is a nice added feature. You can get a great picture and focus in and out to add some interest. I wouldn’t say it would cut it if you are a video camera buff, but it does the trick for videoing family events etc.
I LOVE THIS CAMERA!
Canon Rebel T1i Compatibility
Canon Rebel T1i is compatible with all Canon lenses in the EF and EF-S lineup, ranging from ultra-wide angle to super telephoto lenses. Canon lenses employ advanced optical expertise and micron-precision engineering to deliver unprecedented performance in all facets of the photographic process. Special optical technologies, such as Aspherical, ultra-low dispersion, or fluorite elements are featured in the universally acclaimed L-series lenses, and Canon’s Optical Image Stabilizer technology is featured in select lenses, including the EF-S 18-55mm IS lens bundled with the EOS Rebel T1i, to minimize the effect of camera shake. With Canon lenses, you can truly maximize the quality and performance of the EOS camera.
Canon EOS Rebel T1i Features
Canon’s new EOS Rebel T1i is packed with features, both refined from earlier Canon’s and entirely new to the Rebel T1i. In addition to its great performance with an all-new 15.1 Megapixel Canon CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a 3.0-inch Clear View LCD with anti-reflective and scratch resistant coating, and compatibility with the EOS System of lenses and Speedlites, the Canon Rebel T1i adds remarkable Full HD video capture at resolutions up to 1920 x 1080.
With its HDMI port, the Canon Rebel T1i can be connected to an HDTV or HD video monitor in seconds to enable you to see your still shots and videos at whatever size you’d like. Even beginners will find tThe entire operation simple and easy. You’ll have uncompromised EOS Digital performance with power and flexibility right in the palm of your hand.
Whether you’re a beginner or experienced photographer, you’ll be impressed by the incredible colors, tones, and crisp clarity of the Canon Rebel T1i pictures, as Canon’s CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) sensor captures images with the most pixels in its class. Experienced photographers (and beginners too) will be glad that the Canon Rebel T1i uses a number of the same cutting-edge photographic technologies that you’ll find in Canon’s professional cameras. This makes each pixel utilize its light gathering functions at maximum efficiency. At the same time, the Canon Rebel T1i APS-C size sensor creates an effective 1.6x field of view (compared to 35mm format). Canon’s DIGIC 4 Image Processor dramatically speeds up all camera operations, making it intuitive for beginners to operate while providing improved fine detail and natural color reproduction in its images. Combining this incredible light caputring with the Canon Rebel T1i’s extraordinary image sensor achieves unprecedented levels of performance in all lighting situations.
Canon Rebel T1i 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)
Originally posted 2009-11-11 22:47:45. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
