2 Insert the battery.contacts downward. Point the battery
Insert the battery until it locks into place.
3 Close the cover.until it snaps shut. Press the cover
Checking the Battery Level
When the power switch is set to <1> (p.28), the battery level will be indicated in one of three levels: z : Battery level OK. x : Battery level is low.
n : Battery must be recharged.

Battery Life

Temperature At 20C / 68F No Flash Approx. 600

[Number of shots]

Shooting Conditions 50% Flash Use Approx. 400
At 0C / 32F Approx. 450 Approx. 350 The gures above are based on a fully-charged NB-2LH and CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) testing criteria. The actual number of shots may be fewer than indicated above depending on the shooting conditions. The number of possible shots will decrease with more frequent use of the LCD monitor. Pressing the shutter button halfway for long periods or operating only the autofocus can also reduce the number of possible shots. The lens operation is powered by the cameras battery. Using certain lenses can reduce the number of possible shots.

Removing the Battery

the battery. 2 Removethe battery lock lever as shown Slide
by the arrow and remove the battery. To prevent shorting, be sure to attach the protective cover to the battery.
Using a Household Power Outlet
With AC Adapter Kit ACK700 (optional), you can connect the camera to a household power outlet and not worry about the battery level.

Connect the power cord.

Connect the power cord to the compact power adapter. Insert the plug into a power outlet. When you are nished, disconnect the plug from the power outlet.
the DC Coupler. 2 Connectthe compact power adapters Insert
DC plug to the DC Couplers socket.
3 Insert the DC Coupler. the DC Open the cover and insert
Coupler until it locks in place.
DC cord. 4 Push in thethe DC cord notch cover Flip down
and push the cord into the notch. Close the cover.
Do not connect or disconnect the power cord while the cameras power switch is set to <1>.
Mounting and Detaching a Lens

Mounting a Lens

EF-S lens mount index

Remove the caps.

Remove the rear lens cap and the body cap by turning them as shown by the arrow.
lens. 2 Attach theEF-S lens with the cameras Align the
white EF-S lens mount index and turn the lens as shown by the arrow until it clicks in place. When attaching a lens other than an EF-S lens, align the lens with the red EF lens index mark.

EF lens mount index

lens, set 3 On the to <AF>. the focus mode switch
If it is set to <MF>, autofocus will not be possible.
4 Remove the front lens cap.
Detaching the Lens While pressing the lens release button, turn the lens as shown by the arrow.

On the menu, if you set the [c Shoot w/o card] to [Off], it will prevent you from shooting without a CF card. (p.41)

Basic Operation

Power Switch
The camera can operate only after the power switch is turned on. <1> : The camera operates. <2>: The camera is turned off and does not operate. Set to this position when not using the camera.
To save battery power, the camera turns off automatically after 1 minute of non-operation. To turn on the camera again, just press the shutter button. You can change the auto power-off time with the menus [c Auto power off] setting. (p.41) If you turn the power switch to <2> while the captured images are being recorded onto the CF card, the remaining number of captured images to be recorded will be indicated on the top LCD panel with the number of <N> symbols displayed.When all the images are nished recording, the display will turn off and the camera will turn off.

Shutter Button

The shutter button has two steps. You can press the shutter button halfway. Then you can further press the shutter button completely.

Pressing halfway

This activates autofocusing (AF) and automatic exposure (AE) that sets the shutter speed and aperture. The exposure setting (shutter speed and aperture) is displayed on the top LCD panel and in the viewnder. (0)

Pressing completely

This releases the shutter and takes the picture.
If you press the shutter button halfway and (0) elapse, you must press it halfway again and wait a moment before pressing it completely to take a picture. If you press the shutter button completely without pressing it halfway rst or if you press the shutter button halfway and then press it completely immediately, the camera will take a moment before it takes the picture. No matter what state the camera is in (image playback, menu operation, image recording, etc.), you can return to shooting instantly just by pressing the shutter button halfway (except during direct printing). Camera movement during the moment of exposure is called camera shake. To prevent camera shake, note the advice below. Also see Holding the Camera (p.42). Hold the camera steady. Put your nger tip on the shutter button, hold the camera with your right hand, then press the shutter button gently.

Holding the Camera

To obtain sharp images, hold the camera still to minimize camera shake.

Horizontal shooting

Vertical shooting
Firmly grasp the camera grip with your right hand, and press your both elbows lightly against your body. Hold the lens bottom with your left hand. Press the camera against your face and look through the viewnder. To maintain a stable stance, place one foot in front of the other instead of lining up both feet.
This chapter explains how to use the Basic Zone modes on the Mode Dial for quick and easy shooting. In each mode <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7>, the AF mode, metering mode, ISO speed, etc., are set automatically to suit the subject. In these modes, all you do is point and shoot. In addition, to help prevent mistakes caused by operating the camera improperly, shooting-related buttons like <Z> <B> <Q> <E> <S> <A> <O> are disabled in these modes. So you need not worry about accidental errors. Set the Mode Dial to one of the following modes: <1> <2> <3> <4> <5> <6> <7>
The shooting procedure is the same as for 1 Using Full Auto (p.44). To see what is set automatically in the Basic Zone modes, see Function Availability Table (p.152).

1 Using Full Auto

All you do is point the camera and press the shutter button. Everything is automatic so it is easy to photograph any subject. With seven AF points to focus the subject, anyone can easily take nice pictures.

AF point

Set the Mode Dial to <1>.
s The AF mode will be set to <9>, the drive mode will be set to <u>, and the metering mode will be set to <q> automatically.
2 Aim any AF point over the subject.
Out of the seven AF points, the one covering the closest subject is selected automatically to achieve focus.
subject. 3 Focus the shutter button halfway to focus. Press the
Focus conrmation light Shutter speed Aperture
s The dot <. > inside the AF point achieving focus ashes briey in red. At the same time, the beeper will sound and the focus conrmation light <o> will light. s The shutter speed and aperture value will be set automatically and displayed in the viewnder and on the LCD panel. (0) s If necessary, the built-in ash will popup automatically. s Under low-light conditions, if the focus cannot be achieved with the AF, AFassist beam is red automatically. (p.74)

be set. 4 Select the item tokey to select the Press the <V>
Parameter Contrast Sharpness Saturation Color tone Minus Low contrast

Less sharp outline

Plus High contrast Sharper outline High saturation

Low saturation

Reddish skin tone Yellowish skin tone
the 5 SetPress desired setting.select the the <U> key to
desired effect, then press <0>. Press the <M> button to return to the menu.

Black-and-White Shooting

When you capture images with the processing parameter set to B/W, the camera will process and record the images as black-and-white images onto the CF card.

Select [B/W].

In step 3 on page 64, select [B/W], then press <0>.
be set. 2 Select the item tokey to select the Press the <V>
desired setting, then press <0>. The [Contrast] and [Sharpness] will be the same as in the table in step 4 on page 64. For details on [Filter effect] and [Toning effect], see page 66.
the desired setting. 3 SetPress the <S> key to select the desired
effect, then press <0>.
Press the <M> button to return to the menu. When you press the shutter button halfway, the <0> icon will be displayed on the LCD panel.
To obtain natural-looking, black-and-white images, set a suitable white balance. JPEG images captured with the parameter set to [B/W] cannot be converted to color. Not even with any personal computer software.
If the image-recording quality is RAW and the parameter is [B/W], the image can be converted to color with the bundled software.

Filter Effects

The same effect as using lters with black-and-white lm can be obtained with digital images. A color can be brightened by using a lter having a similar or same color. At the same time, the complementary colors will be darkened.
Filter N: None Ye: Yellow Effect Normal black-and-white image with no lter effects. The blue sky will look more natural, and the white clouds will look more crisp. The blue sky will look slightly darker. The sunset will look more brilliant. The blue sky will look quite dark. Fall leaves will look crisper and brighter. Skin tones and lips will look ne. Tree leaves will look crisper and brighter.

Or: Orange

Automatic AF Point Selection
The camera selects the AF point automatically to suit the shooting conditions. All the AF points <. > in the viewnder will light in red.
Manual AF Point Selection
You can select any of the seven AF points manually. This is best when you want to focus a particular subject, or autofocus quickly while composing the shot.
<S> Selecting with the Cross Keys
Press the <S> button. (9) s The selected AF point will be displayed in the viewnder and on the LCD panel.
2 Select the AF point.while looking in Press the <S> key
Automatic AF point selection Automatic AF point selection Automatic AF point selection
the viewnder or at the LCD panel. s Press the <U> key to select a horizontal AF point, or press the <V> key to select a vertical AF point. By pressing <0>, you can toggle between the center AF point and automatic AF point selection. To return to shooting, press the shutter button halfway or press the <S> button again.
Automatic AF point selection
Automatic AF point selection
All of the AF points <. > will light in red.
Selecting an AF point beyond a peripheral AF point will set the automatic selection mode.
Manual AF point selection
Select the desired AF point so the <. > lights in red.

Selecting with the Dial

Press the <S> button, then turn the <6> dial. When you turn the dial, the selection will go in the looping sequence shown on the left.
When looking at the LCD panel to select the AF point, note the following: Automatic selection , center , right , top If focus cannot be achieved with an EOS-dedicated, external Speedlites AF-assist beam, select the center AF point.
About AF-Assist beam with the Built-in Flash
Under low-light conditions, when you press the shutter button halfway, the built-in ash res a brief burst of ashes. It illuminates the subject to enable easier autofocusing.
In the <3> <5> <7> modes, the AF-assist beam does not light. The built-in ashs AF-assist beam is effective up to about 4 meters/13.2 feet. In the Creative Zone modes when you pop-up the built-in ash with the <I> button, the AF-assist beam will be red when necessary.

Using Focus Lock

After achieving focus, you can lock the focus on a subject and recompose the shot. This is called focus lock. Focus lock works only in the One-Shot AF mode.

1 Set the Mode Dial to a Creative Zone mode. 2 Select the desired AF point. (p.73) 3 Focus the subject.over the subject Move the AF point
and press the shutter button halfway.
4 Keep pressing the shutter button halfway and recompose the

picture as desired.

5 Take the picture.
If the AF mode is AI Servo AF (or AI Focus AF set to Servo mode), focus lock will not work. 5 Focus lock is also possible in Basic Zone modes (except <5>). In this case, start from step 3.
When Autofocus Fails (Manual Focusing)
Autofocus can fail to achieve focus (the focus conrmation light <o> blinks) with certain subjects such as the following:
Subjects Difcult to Focus
(a) Low-contrast subjects Example: Blue sky, solid-color walls, etc. (b) Subjects in low light (c) Extremely backlit and reective subjects Example: Car with a reective body, etc. (d) Overlapping near and far objects Example: Animal in a cage, etc. (e) Repetitive patterns Example: Skyscraper windows, computer keyboards, etc. In such cases, do one of the following: (1) Focus an object at the same distance as the subject and lock the focus before recomposing. (p.75) (2) Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF> and focus manually.

Manual Focusing

1 Set the lens focus mode switch to <MF>. 2 Focus the subject. lens focusing Focus by turning the

Focusing ring

ring until the subject is in focus in the viewnder.
If you press the shutter button halfway during manual focusing, the AF point(s) achieving focus and the focus conrmation light <o> in the viewnder will light when focus is achieved.
q Selecting the Metering ModeN
The camera has three metering modes: Evaluative, partial, and center-weighted average metering. In the Basic Zone modes, evaluative metering will be set automatically.
Y the <Y 1 Press [MeteringQ> button.will appear. s The mode] menu Select the metering mode. 2 Press the <V> key to select the
desired setting, then press <0>. q: Evaluative Metering w: Partial Metering e: Center-weighted Averaged Metering When you press the shutter button halfway, the selected metering mode will be displayed on the LCD panel. q Evaluative Metering

Flash On/Off FE lock Flash exposure compensation

About Program Shift

In Program AE mode, you can freely change the shutter speed and aperture value combination (program) set by the camera while maintaining the same exposure value. This is called program shift. To do this, press the shutter button down halfway, then turn the <6> dial until the desired shutter speed or aperture value is displayed. Program shift is canceled automatically after the image is captured. If you use ash, you cannot use program shift.

s Shutter-Priority AE

In this mode, you set the shutter speed and the camera automatically sets the aperture value to suit the subjects brightness. This is called shutter-priority AE. A fast shutter speed can freeze the motion of a fastmoving subject, and a slow shutter speed can blur the subject to give the impression of motion.
* <s> stands for Time value.

Fast shutter speed

Slow shutter speed
Set the Mode Dial to <s>.
the 2 SetWhile desiredatshutter speed.turn looking the LCD panel,
the <6> dial. It can be set in 1/3-stop increments.
3 Focus the subject. halfway. Press the shutter button
s The aperture value is set automatically.
4 Check the viewnder display and shoot.
As long as the aperture value is not blinking, the exposure will be correct.
If the maximum aperture blinks, it indicates underexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a slower shutter speed until the aperture value stops blinking or set a higher ISO speed. If the minimum aperture blinks, it indicates overexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a faster shutter speed until the aperture value stops blinking or lower the ISO speed. Shutter Speed Display The shutter speeds from 4000 to 4 indicate the denominator of the fractional shutter speed. For example, 125 indicates 1/125 sec.Also, 0"6 indicates 0.6 sec. and 15" is 15 sec.

f Aperture-Priority AE

In this mode, you set the desired aperture and the camera sets the shutter speed automatically to suit the subject brightness. This is called aperture-priority AE. A larger aperture opening (lower f/number) will result in a blurred background ideal for portraits. This occurs because a lower f/number decreases the depth of eld (range of acceptable focus). On the other hand, a smaller aperture opening (higher f/number) will make more of the foreground and background fall within acceptable focus. A smaller aperture opening increases the depth of eld.

* <f> stands for Aperture value.
With a large aperture opening
With a small aperture opening
Set the Mode Dial to <f>.
the value. 2 SetWhile desiredataperturepanel, turn looking the LCD
s The shutter speed is set automatically.
As long as the shutter speed is not blinking, the exposure will be correct.
If the 30" shutter speed blinks, it indicates underexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a larger aperture (lower f/number) until the blinking stops or set a higher ISO speed. If the 4000 shutter speed blinks, it indicates overexposure. Turn the <6> dial to set a smaller aperture (higher f/number) until the blinking stops or set a lower ISO speed. Aperture Value Display The higher the f/number, the smaller the aperture opening will be. The aperture values displayed will differ depending on the lens. If no lens is attached to the camera, 00 will be displayed for the aperture value.

Depth of Field PreviewN

Press the depth-of-field preview button to stop down to the current aperture setting. The diaphragm in the lens will close to the current aperture and you can check the depth of eld (range of acceptable focus) through the viewnder.
The higher the f/number, the darker the viewnder will look. In the <8> mode, press the shutter button halfway to focus, then press the depth-of-eld preview button while still pressing the shutter button halfway. The exposure is locked (AE lock) while you press the depth-of-eld preview button.

a Manual Exposure

In this mode, you manually set both the shutter speed and aperture value as desired. To determine the correct exposure, refer to the exposure level indicator in the viewnder or use a handheld exposure meter. This method is called manual exposure.
* <a> stands for Manual.
Set the Mode Dial to <a>.

the <6> dial.

the desired aperture 3 SetHold down the <O> andvalue. turn the

Standard exposure index

4 Focus the subject. halfway. Press the shutter button
s The exposure setting will be displayed on the LCD panel and in the viewnder. The exposure level icon <h> shows you how far you are from the standard exposure level.

Exposure level mark

the 5 SetCheckexposure. level and set the the exposure
desired shutter speed and aperture value. : Standard exposure level. : To set it to the standard exposure level, set a slower shutter speed or a larger aperture opening. : To set it to the standard exposure level, set a faster shutter speed or a smaller aperture opening.

6 Take the picture.

If the exposure level mark <h> blinks at the <G> or <F> level, it indicates that the exposure level exceeds the standard exposure by 2 stops.
8 Automatic Depth-of-Field AE
This mode is for obtaining a wide depth of eld automatically between a near subject and far subject. It is effective for group photos and landscapes. The camera uses the seven AF points to detect the nearest and farthest subjects to be in focus.

* <8> stands for Auto-depth of eld.
8 Set the Mode Dial to <8>.
2 Focus the subject.over the subject Move the AF point
and press the shutter button halfway. (0) All the subjects covered by the AF points ashing in red will be in focus. Hold down the shutter button halfway and press the depth-of-eld preview button to see the depth of eld (range of acceptable focus). (p.85)

3 Take the picture.

The <8> mode cannot be used if the lens focus mode switch is set to <MF>. The result will be the same as using the <d> mode. If the 30" shutter speed blinks, it indicates that the subject is too dark. Increase the ISO speed. If the 4000 shutter speed blinks, it indicates that the subject is too bright. Decrease the ISO speed. If the aperture value blinks, it indicates that the exposure level is correct but the desired depth of eld cannot be obtained. Either use a wideangle lens or move further away from the subjects. In this shooting mode, you cannot freely change the shutter speed and aperture value. If the camera sets a slow shutter speed, hold the camera steady or use a tripod. If you use ash, the result will be the same as using <d> with ash.
Setting Exposure CompensationN
Exposure compensation is used to alter the standard exposure setting set by the camera. You can make the image look lighter (increased exposure) or darker (decreased exposure). You can set the exposure compensation up to 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments.
Dial any 1 Turn the Mode modetoexcept <a>. Creative Zone 2 Check the exposure level indicator.
Press the shutter button halfway and check the exposure level indicator.
3 Set the exposure compensation amount.

Increased exposure

Hold down the <O> and turn the <6> dial. To cancel the exposure compensation, set the exposure compensation amount back to <E>.

Decreased exposure

Exposure level mark Decreased exposure

4 Take the picture.

The exposure compensation amount will remain in effect even after the power switch is set to <2>. If the standard exposure setting is 1/125 sec. and f/8.0, setting the exposure compensation amount to plus or minus one stop will be the same as setting the shutter speed or aperture value as follows: Shutter Speed Aperture Value -1 stop , 0 / +1 stop 250 , 125 / , 8.0 / 5.6

Displaying the Images on TV
By connecting the camera to a TV set with the video cable (provided), you can view the captured images on a TV set. Always turn off the camera and the television before connecting or disconnecting them.
Connect the camera to the TV.
Open the cameras terminal cover. Use the video cable (provided) to connect the cameras <D> terminal to the TV monitors VIDEO IN terminal. Insert the cable plug all the way in.
on and switch 2 Turn linethe TV to Video IN. the TVs input

Video IN terminal

3 Turn the power switch to <1>. button. 4 Press the <x>appear on the TV s The image will
screen. (The cameras LCD monitor will display nothing.) After you nish, set the power switch to <2>, turn off the TV, then disconnect the video cable.
If the proper video system format is not set, the image will not be displayed properly. Set the proper video system format with [b Video system]. Do not use any video cable other than the one provided. Images might not be displayed if you use a different video cable. Depending on your TV or monitor, part of the image might be truncated.

3 Protecting Images

This prevents the image from being erased accidentally.

Select [Protect].

Select the [x] tab. Press the <V> key to select [Protect], then press <0>. s The Protect screen will appear.
image. 2 Protect the<U> key to select the Press the
image to be protected, then press <0>. s When an image is protected, the <K> icon will appear below the image. To cancel the image protection, press the <0> button again. The <K> icon will disappear. To protect another image, repeat step 2. To exit the Protect screen and return to the menu, press the <M> button.

Image protect icon

Once an image is protected, it cannot be erased by the cameras Erase function. To erase a protected image, you must rst cancel the protection. If you erase all the images (p.117), only the protected images will remain. This is convenient when you want to erase unnecessary images all at once. You can protect the image even after you change the display format to shooting info display, magnied view, or index display after step 1.

L Erasing Images

You can erase images individually or erase all the images at one time in the CF card. Protected images (p.115) will not be erased. Once an image is erased, it cannot be recovered. Make sure you no longer need the image before erasing it. To prevent important images from being erased accidentally, protect them.

Erasing a Single Image

Press the <x> button.
2 Select the image to be erased. Press the <U> key to select the

image to be erased.

3 Press the <L> button.

Display the Erase menu.

s The Erase menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
4 Erase the image. key to select Press the <U>
[Erase], then press <0>. s The access lamp will blink and the image will be erased. If there are other images you want to select, repeat steps 2 to 4.

Erasing All Images

1 Playback the image. Press the <x> button. the Erase menu. 2 Display the <L> button. Press
3 Select [All].<U> key to select [All], Press the
then press <0>. s The conrmation dialog will appear.
4 Erase the image. key to select [OK], Press the <U>
then press <0>. s All unprotected images will be erased. While the images are being erased, you can cancel the erasure by pressing <0>.
After continuous shooting, while data is being written to the CF card (access lamp blinking), you can press the <x> button and then press the <L> button to erase the displayed image or all images. If you select [All] and press <0>, the images captured during continuous shooting (including those not yet processed) and all the images on the CF card will be erased.

3 Formatting the CF Card

Format the CF card before using it in the camera. Formatting a CF card will erase everything in the card. It will also erase any protected images, so make sure the card has nothing you need to keep. If necessary, transfer the images to a personal computer before formatting the card.

Select [Format].

Select the [c] tab. Press the <V> key to select [Format], then press <0>. s The conrmation dialog will appear.
CF card. 2 Format the <U> key to select [OK], Press the
then press <0>. s The CF card will be formatted (initialized). s When the formatting is completed, the menu will reappear.
A non-Canon CF card or a CF card formatted with another camera or personal computer might not work properly with the camera. If this happens, format the card with the camera rst. Then it might work with the camera. The CF cards capacity displayed on the Format screen may be lower than the capacity indicated on the card.

Handling Err CF

Err CF (CF error) displayed on the LCD panel indicates a problem with the CF card that prevents images from being recorded or read. Use another CF card instead. Or, if you have a commercially-available CF card reader that can read the CF card, use it to transfer all the images in the card to a personal computer. After transferring all the images to a personal computer, format the CF card. It may then return to normal.
You can connect the camera directly to a printer and print out the images in the CF card. This chapter explains how to print your digital camera photos with a printer capable of direct printing via <w> PictBridge or Canons own <A> CP Direct or <S> Bubble Jet Direct standard.

Highlight alert..108 High-speed sync..101 Histogram..108 Holding the Camera.42
Image processing..53 Image review time..104 Image size.153 Image Zone..16 Image-recording quality.52 Index..139 Index display..109 INFO..68, 107 Interface cable..3
Night Portrait.. 47 Noise reduction.. 148 Nomenclature.. 12 Non-Canon ash units. 102 NTSC.. 34, 114 Number of copies. 127, 130, 133, 140

One-Shot AF.. 71

P (Program).80 PAL..34, 114 Paper settings.125 Partial metering.77 PC connection.120 PictBridge..125 Playback..107 Playback menu.31, 33 Portrait..46 Possible shots..53 Power outlet.24 Power Switch..28 Pressing completely.28 Pressing halfway..28 Print Order.137 Print/PTP..120 Processing parameters.63, 64 Program AE.80 Program shift..81 Protect..115 PTP..120
Shoot w/o card. 41 Shooting information display. 108 Shooting menu.. 31, 33 Shooting mode. 16 Shutter button.. 28 Shutter curtain synchronization. 150 Shutter speed.. 82 Single image display. 107 Single shooting. 78 Specications. 162 Sports.. 47 sRGB... 62 Standard.. 139 Style.. 129, 132 System Map.. 160
Timer... 18 Toning effect.. 66 Trimming.. 135 Tv... 82
Video cable.. 114 Video OUT. 114 Viewnder.. 15
RAW..53 RAW+JPEG.52 Recharge..20 Red-eye reduction..98 Remote control.49, 159 Replacing the date/time battery.38 Rotate..113
WB-BKT... 60 White balance.. 56 White balance bracketing.. 60 White balance correction. 59 Wireless remote control.. 49, 159 Wireless, multi-Speedlite system. 101
Selecting all images..142 Selecting Individual Images..140 Self-timer..48, 78 Sensor cleaning..39 Setting the date/time..37 Set-up menu..31, 34 Sharpness..64
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unit sales and revenue figures of both compact cameras and digital SLR cameras combined, according to NPD. In addition, Canon had 62.8 percent of the DSLR market and 18.6 percent of the point-and-shoot market, also both number one according to NPD. Further, according to NPD, Canon had the single best selling digital camera, the PowerShot A75, as well as the best selling digital SLR, the EOS Digital Rebel. This sell-through data is testimony to the extent to which consumers and professionals alike recognize Canon as the imaging industry leader. For example, the readers of PC Magazine recently gave Canons digital cameras their highest rankings in quality, reliability and support in an annual customer satisfaction survey. In 2004, Canon digital cameras were also honored by Macworld, C/NET, American Photo, PC World, Mobile PC Magazine, Best Magazine, Popular Science, Outside Magazine and PTN Magazine, among others. Canon is listed as one of Fortunes Most Admired Companies in America and is number 35 on Business Weeks 2004 list of Top 100 Brands. Only Canon Could Produce the EOS Digital Rebel XT In 2004, IBM received the most U.S. patents, as it had in each of the previous ten years.1 Canon was third. In the past ten years, Canon has been second on six occasions and third on four. Considering the differentials in size, sales volume and R&D investment levels between Canon2 and IBM3, Canons performance in this category is nothing short of phenomenal.
Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) <http://www.uspto.gov/> Source: Canon Inc. 2003 Annual Report <http://www.canon.com/ir/annual/2003/index.html> 3 Source: IBM 2003 Annual Report <http://www.ibm.com/annualreport/2003/index.shtml>
Top 3 Organizations Receiving U.S. Patents: 1995-2004
Rank IBM Matsushita Canon 2003 IBM Canon HItachi 2002 IBM Canon Micron 2001 IBM NEC Canon 2000 IBM NEC Canon 1999 IBM NEC Canon 1998 IBM Canon NEC 1997 IBM Canon NEC 1996 IBM Canon 1995 IBM Canon

Motorola U.S. Govt.

2003 Gross Reveue and R&D Investment
Organization Canon Inc. IBM Net Sales $29.9 Billion $89.1 Billion R&D Investment $2.42 Billion $5.08 Billion
Canon concentrates its research on what it calls core technologies. Currently, these include nanotechnology, ultra-fine particle technology, organic electroluminescent displays and thin-film displays. The company is in the forefront of computer-aided 3D-CAD product design and software development and is one of the leading manufacturers of semiconductor production equipment (steppers, etc.). Canon makes its own mold production equipment, as well as the tuning and measuring tools required for the development, maintenance and repair of the machinery it designs and manufactures.
Canons patents are a measure of intellectual wealth and corporate ethos. Discoveries in the core technologies are applied to products for industry, healthcare, broadcasting, business and consumers. Because Canon continues to innovate at a furious pace, each new product incorporates significant advances in electronics, mechanics, optics and software. Any new product from Canon, but especially a new digital single lens reflex camera, is the fruit of this intellectual wealth. For instance, virtually every significant piece of hardware in the new EOS Digital Rebel XT is designed and made by Canon on machinery that is also designed, made and maintained by Canon. As early as the mid-1980s, Canon made the risky and challenging decision that it would, eventually, design and manufacture its own image sensor chips for digital SLRs rather than purchase off-the-shelf image sensors from an external supplier. Canons extraordinary success in this venture has freed it from the syndrome of me-too products with the same internals as everyone elses. Similar achievements were made in the design, development and manufacturing of Canon EF lenses and DIGIC image processors, which together with Canon CMOS image sensors comprise the three main components of every Canon EOS digital camera. As it pushes the limits of technology, Canon can optimize the design, performance and cost of every key component in every new digital single lens reflex camera it makes. Canon EOS DSLRs are unique in the photography industry in terms of their design and manufacturing and, therefore, their performance and value. This is the heritage of the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera. EOS Digital Rebel XT Advantages The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera has 8 million effective pixels on its sensor. Several competitive models have about 6 million pixels. How much do those extra pixels matter? Also, there are compact consumer or prosumer cameras that cost between $700 and $1000 and also have 8 million pixels. How do they compare? It is generally understood that if one has more pixels, one can make bigger prints. Having more pixels also means that one can crop a bit from ones original image and still have lots of pixels left for printing. Pixel quantity also matters because several components of image quality are resolution dependent. Aliasing, or jaggies, gives a rough-edged appearance to lines that cut diagonally across the rectilinear grid of square pixels. More pixels reduce the effects of aliasing and improve image quality. Based on these factors, the EOS Digital Rebel XT has a clear advantage compared to any digital SLR with lower resolution. 8-megapixel compact digital cameras use image sensors that are much smaller than the unit in the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera. Most are 8.8 mm by 6.6 mm, compared to the 22.2 mm by 14.8 mm sensor in the XT. Each pixel is therefore much, much smaller in

the compact, all-in-one 8 megapixel cameras. These tiny pixels necessarily receive less light during exposure. Their meager output signal needs to be amplified heavily in order to get useful information for image processing. That amplification gets applied not just to the image file, but also to any other non-image signal on the sensor, such as heat. The digital noise that results, particularly at high ISO speed settings, is unmistakable.
Image sensor size comparison: 8.0 megapixel Digital Rebel XT (Red) vs. 8.0 megapixel compact digital camera (Black)
Compact digital cameras are also typically equipped with noninterchangeable lenses, surely a limitation. Their pre-set controls are mostly menu-driven and not suited to in-the-moment operation; most if not all are also slow to start up and slow to take a picture when the shutter button is pressed. Predictive autofocus with fast-moving subjects is invariably out of the question. For a similar cost, the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera offers compatibility with the entire range of Canon EF and EF-S lenses, Canon EX-series Speedlites and most EOS system accessories, plus speed, responsiveness and a complete set of controls to make the camera function superbly in any shooting situation. And if in the past size and weight were problems with digital single lens reflex cameras, the XT is a must-see. How does the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera compare with its DSLR brethren? Its advantages are overwhelming. The XT has the highest image quality in its class. It is the smallest and lightest EOS Digital SLR ever made, as of February, 2005. In fact, the least expensive camera that equals its performance is its brother, the Canon EOS 20D, costing approximately $600 more. Nothing else comes close. The XT has a complete range of functions and controls. It is remarkably fast and easy to use and its ultracompact body is a delight. The EOS Digital Rebel XT is the DSLR for everyone.
II. SUMMARY OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES
Design Smallest Canon EOS Digital SLR ever: 25% smaller in total volume and 2.5 ounces lighter than the original EOS Digital Rebel/300D Digital Among the smallest and lightest cameras in its class Exterior color choice of black or silver As with the EOS 20D camera, Canon logo embossed and colored Image

Image Recording

Entirely new 8.0 million pixel CMOS sensor designed and made by Canon with improved microlenses and 2nd-generation on-chip noise reduction technology New DIGIC II image processor provides enormous speed gains, improved color reproduction, precisely optimized white balance and expanded dynamic range Maximum shooting speed: 3 frames per second with a burst rate up to 14 frames in Large/Fine JPEG, 5 frames in RAW or 4 frames in RAW + Large/Fine JPEG New, high-performance, 3-layer optical low-pass filter, the same quality used in top-of-the-range Canon DSLRs, provides high resolution while minimizing false colors Startup time now approximately 0.2 seconds Shutter release time lag reduced from about 120 milliseconds to 100 milliseconds (compared to Digital Rebel) Viewfinder blackout time reduced from about 225 milliseconds to 170 milliseconds (compared to Digital Rebel) CF card data-writing speed approximately 3.5 times faster than Digital Rebel New RAW + JPEG setting with separate Large/Fine quality JPEG files written, rather than embedded, and saved as separate files on the CF card No dedicated application needed to extract JPEG data

Microlens gap Dichroic Mirror (Reflects Infrared Rays) Infrared-absorbing Glass Null area
Photodiode EOS Digital Rebel XT EOS Digital Rebel/EOS 300D Digital CMOS Sensor
The new, 3-layer optical low-pass filter has the same construction as the EOS 20Ds filter, an infrared absorbing glass and three crystal plates having different optical axes. A dichroic mirror with a dielectric, multi-layer coating on the front surface deflects light over a wide range of infrared wavelengths. There is also an infrared-absorbing glass layer to absorb nearinfrared wavelengths in the visible spectrum. The low-pass filter incorporates two monocrystal plates that separate the subject image into four horizontal and vertical directions. Between these two plates is a phase plate, also monocrystal, which converts the linear polarized light into circular polarized light. The first crystalline plate separates the image into two images
Low-pass Filter (Separates image in vertical direction) Phase Layer (Converts linear polarized light into circular polarized light) Low-pass Filter (Separates image in horizontal direction)
Optical LPF Optical LPF Optical LPF (phase plate) Point light source

Imaging Element

III. DISCUSSION
horizontally. The linear polarized light is converted into circular polarized light by the phase plate. The second crystal plate separates the images vertically, resulting in four duplicate images arranged in a square matrix. The image separation in the horizontal and vertical directions is optimized for the sensor pitch so that false colors and moir caused by minute horizontal and vertical lines in the subject are reduced while resolution is actually increased. Additionally, this hybrid construction, with its deflecting and absorbing layers, reduces image fogging and red ghosting caused by sensor reflections. The CMOS sensor features a second generation, on-chip, noisereduction circuit that includes a new low-noise gain amp and an offset reduction circuit. The signal is amplified in slow-read steps. The result is the effective elimination of random noise and fixed pattern noise. With the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera, one can even photograph the heavens in the night sky with very low noise.
1st-generation on-chip noise-reduction circuit 2nd-generation on-chip noise-reduction circuit
Noise reduction by amplifying the signal in slow-read steps
To minimize the increase in power consumption caused by upgraded components such as the larger sensor and the faster reading of the sensors output, the output amps power consumption is kept to an absolute minimum. As with the EOS 20D, power to the output amp is cut off and circuit-driving standard current is also cut off during long exposures. Less power is used and noise is further reduced. New DIGIC II Image Processor The DIGIC II Image Processor brings a host of significant improvements in speed of operation, control, noise reduction and image quality to the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera. The camera starts up in a near instantaneous 0.2 second. Its shutter release lag time is now only 100 milliseconds and viewfinder blackout time has been reduced to 175 milliseconds. The EOS Digital Rebel XT DIGIC II Image Processor camera can shoot up to 3 frames per second at its full JPEG Large/Fine 8 megapixel resolution. The DIGIC IIs major reduction in buffer clearance times and its huge increase in write speed to the CompactFlash card enable a burst performance of 14 consecutive frames for 8 megapixel JPEG Large/Fine files and 5 consecutive frames for 8 megapixel RAW files. The DIGIC IIs newly-developed algorithm also yields improve color reproduction, especially with high-saturation, bright subjects, improved auto white balance precision for a wide range of scenes and light sources, and wider dynamic range in highlight areas.

Fixed-Pattern noise-reduction circuit Low-noise high-speed amp
Fixed-Pattern noise-reduction circuit 1
Low-noise gain amp 2 Offset reduction circuit 3 Low-noise high-speed amp 4

Autofocus

With the addition of the DIGIC II and some fine-tuning, the AF system of the EOS Digital Rebel camera has been adapted to the Rebel XT camera and is fully compatible with the handling speed of the new camera. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera uses the same 7-point, TTL-CT-SIR (TTL Cross Type secondary image registration) AF sensor as the EOS Digital Rebel camera, as well as the same 32-bit RISC (reduced instruction set) microcomputer. The AF speed and predictive AF performance are faster than or equal to the previous camera. With an EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM lens, it can focus track a subject approaching at 186 mph up to about 66 feet away. The brightness range required for focusing is EV 0.5 to 18.

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Predictive AI Servo AF

186mph

66 ft. 62mph
Approaching Subject Speed

38 ft.

26 ft.
Closest distance to the camera for continuous AI Servo AF (w/ EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM)
*According to a test of all movable mirror type SLR cameras made by Canon (Feb.1, 2000).
In the Creative Zone modes, the user can now select the AF mode: One-Shot AF (When focus is achieved, the AF operation stops and focus is locked), Predictive AI Servo AF (tracks movement and focuses continuously until the start of the exposure), or AI Focus AF (automatic selection of One-Shot AF or Predictive AI Servo AF based on analysis of subject movement). As with the EOS Digital Rebel camera, the EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras predictive AF computation uses statistical prediction that samples the focusing data at a very rapid rate. If focusing operations are repeated in a short period of time, the predictive AF control can operate more effectively from the first shot, even for a subject moving erratically. Additionally, even if the subjects movement changes just before the shutter is released, the predictive AF control will have a good chance of catching it.
The AF point can be selected manually with the cross keys on the back of the camera, or with the electronic dial. The user can avoid pressing the AF point selection button before using the cross keys to select an AF point by activating Custom Function 1-4. The AF point selection operation with the cross keys is similar to the EOS ELAN 7N. With the electronic dial, AF point selection is the same as with the EOS Digital Rebel camera.

[With cross keys]

Automatic AF point selection Automatic AF point selection Automatic AF point selection Automatic AF point selection

[With main dial]

Automatic AF point selection
To enable manual focusing with the focusing ring, the lens focus mode is switched to M or MF (with Canon EF and EF-S lenses). When focus is achieved, the focus confirmation icon and superimposed display light up. The AF-assist beam is a series of stroboscopic flashes from the builtin flash or a near-IR patterned LED with a compatible accessory Canon Speedlite. With the built-in flash, the working range of the AF-assist beam is approximately 4 meters/13.2 feet at the center and 3.5 meters/11.5 feet a the other 6 AF points. Firing stops when the focus detection confirmation signal is detected.

E-TTL II Autoflash

The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera incorporates the E-TTL II autoflash system used in the EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1Ds Mark II and EOS 20D. It is truly remarkable that such a sophisticated algorithm has been included in a camera at the XTs price point. E-TTL II takes effect when the built-in flash or an accessory EX-series Speedlite is used. E-TTL II does not assume that the AF point in use covers the main subject. Instead, when the shutter button is pressed completely, ambient light is measured just before a pre-flash fires. For each metering zone, the ambient reading and the pre-flash reading are compared. Areas having a large difference between ambient and pre-flash readings are selected and analyzed. Extreme differences suggest a highl reflective or specular object; these areas are eliminated from calculations, avoiding underexposure. When a lens providing distance information is used, this data is also considered in determining
the presence and location of a high-reflectance object. The selected pre-flash readings are added and averaged and the output of the main flash is calculated. Even if the subject changes position, reflectance or size, the flash metering remains highly accurate and stable. Some other highly useful changes to the flash system of the EOS Digital Rebel camera have occurred: User-adjustable flash exposure compensation up to +/- 2 stops in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments has been added. Second-curtain flash synch has been added, via Custom Function 9-1. This function is effective with the built-in flash and also with EX-series Speedlites that lack secondcurtain sync control. The built-in flash has greater coverage, now handling a 17mm focal length, and the flash head has been raised 5.5mm higher than the Digital Rebel, reducing red-eye and eliminating blockage of flash illumination when using the EF-S 18-55mm and EF-S 17-85mm zoom lenses. The built-in flash has a guide number of 13/43 (ISO 100, meters/feet), the highest in its class as of February, 2005. The XT supports the new functions of Speedlite 580EX, including auto zoom for picture size and color temperature data transmission. Flash exposure bracketing, FEB, is now effective when set with the 580EX, 550EX, MR-14EX or MT-24EX Speedlites. Modeling flash is enabled with the 580EX, 550EX, 420EX, MR-14EX and MT-24EX Speedlites. In the Creative Zone modes, press the depth-of-field preview to fire at 70 Hz for 1 second. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera supports wireless flash with the 5 flashes listed above and the ST-E2. Three-group slave control, a flash output ratio control, FEB and modeling flash (with flash output ratio) are all enabled. (The ST-E2 supports up to two slave groups with flash output ratio control, but not FEB or modeling flash.) Note that the 420EX can function as a slave only, while the MR-14EX and the MT-24EX can serve as the master unit only.

White Balance

The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera has six preset white balance modes: daylight (approx. 5200 K), shade (approx. 7000 K), cloudy (approx. 6000 K), tungsten (approx. 3200 K), fluorescent (approx. 4000 K) and flash (approx. 6000 K). In addition, it has an auto mode (AWB) and a custom mode. The auto white balance mode has been improved from that of the EOS Digital Rebel camera to make color reproduction more accurate and natural. Moreover, with DIGIC II and an improved algorithm, the white balance is now more stable. Also, color reproduction, especially of natural reds under low color temperature, such as tungsten light, has been improved, as has skin tone reproduction.

For a custom WB setting, first take a picture of a white subject serving as the white balance standard. Then, set the custom WB mode on the onscreen menu and specify that image. In a substantial upgrade from the EOS Digital Rebel camera, the flash color data transmission function from the EOS 20D enables the built-in flash or an accessory Speedlite 580EX to provide flash color information which is used in exposure calculation when the white balance is set to AWB or Flash. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera shares its white balance correction and bracketing functions with the EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1Ds Mark II and EOS 20D. Both the blue/amber and the magenta/green biases can be set up to +/- 9 levels. The user can correct or change the color temperature for the white balance mode currently set. One can therefore obtain the same effects usually provided by color temperature conversion filters or color correction filters. Blue/amber and magenta/green corrections can be set in combination. The setting screen is the same as the EOS 20Ds, but the setting operation differs. The cross keys set the desired white balance correction and the electronic dial sets the bracketing.
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 CIE xy color graph 0.8
0.6 Blackbody radial locus
White fluorescent light 0.4 Daylight 0.2 Tungsten light bulb
B: Blue A: Amber G: Green M: Magenta 0.8
In addition to the blue/amber bracketing offered in the EOS Digital Rebel camera, the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera also provides magenta/green bracketing. Either range, but not both, may be set. When the shutter is released, three images are created, each with a different bias setting in a range of up to +/- 3 levels in 1-level increments. White balance correction and auto exposure bracketing (AEB), can be set in combination with WB-BKT. When AEB and WB-BKT are combined, a total of 9 images will be saved to the CF card. WB-BKT does not work during RAW and RAW + JPEG shooting, since white balance settings can be adjusted during post-processing with the supplied software.

Controls

Along with its new 8-megapixel sensor, one of the biggest differences between the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera and its predecessor, the EOS Digital Rebel camera, is its system of controls and preferences. Of course, the camera can be operated in a fully automatic mode so that it can be use by inexperienced Manual exposure Aperture-priority AE photographers. After brief experience with the Auto Depth-of-Field AE Shutter-priority AE exceptional quality of the images the XT camera Program AE produces, there is every expectation that the vast Full Auto majority of XT camera users will explore, and inevitably find indispensable, the many ways in Portrait Flash Off which the camera can be made to do exactly what Landscape Night portrait the user wishes. It is a delight to use such a tool. Close-up

Sports

Processing Parameters The Digital Rebel XT camera has the same range of image processing parameters as the EOS 20D: Parameter Set 1 (contrast, sharpness and color saturation set to +1) is optimized for vivid, sharp images upon which no retouching will be performed before direct printing. Parameter Set 2 (contrast, sharpness, color saturation and color tone set to 0, i.e., mid-scale), is optimized for images that will be retouched or adjusted. Parameter Sets 3, 4 and 5 can be customized by the user for contrast, sharpness, color saturation and color tone. There is also a monochrome Parameter Set that makes black and white photography easy and great fun. This set incorporates five levels each of contrast and sharpness in addition to filter effects (none, yellow, orange, red and green) that are just like camera filter effects and toning effects (none, sepia, blue, purple, green) that use digital processing to produce prints that look like vintage photochemical artifacts In the Basic Zone modes, Parameter Set 1 is set automatically. In the Creative Zone modes, all six Parameter Sets are available.

Monochrome

Monochrome (R Filter)
Custom Functions The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera adds nine of the EOS 20Ds eighteen custom functions to its arsenal of controls. C. Fn. 1 changes the functions of the SET button and the cross keys and provides for quick and easy access to frequently used functions. The five choices are: 0, Normal; 1, SET button controls image recording quality; 2, SET controls processing parameters; 3, SET controls image playback; 4, cross keys control AF point selection. C. Fn. 2 enables the dark noise subtraction noise reduction function for long exposures. It provides clearer images of night scenes or the night sky but doubles image processing time between exposures. C. Fn. 3 sets the flash sync speed in aperture priority auto mode to a fixed 1/200 second or leaves the sync speed on auto/slow sync. C. Fn. 4 determines selectable functions for the shutter and AE lock buttons. The four choices are: 0, AF/AE lock; 1, AE lock/AF; 2, AF/AF lock, no AE lock and 3, AE/AF, no AE lock.

1. Single Image (with basic information) 2. Shooting Information 2. Shooting information 1. Single image (with basic information)
3. Single Image (no shooting Information) 3. Single image (no shooting information)

Camera Camera Settings

settings
Image review time right after capture is menu settable to off, 2 seconds, 4 seconds, 8 seconds, or Hold. Pressing the Info button during image review switches the Info display on or off. Further choices are Auto play and Auto play right after shooting. Displayed images can be rotated manually or automatically. Manually, the Playback menu Rotate option enables clockwise rotation of 90, 270 and 0. Auto image rotation is settable with the Setup 1 menu's second item. Image rotation is applied during playback and video OUT, not during image review after image capture. The EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras LCD monitor has received some attention as well. It is the same unit used on the EOS Digital Rebel camera except that a slight difference between the brightness of the image displayed and its actual brightness as viewed on a correctly adjusted personal computer has been resolved by changing the LCD monitors gamma curve. Setup menu 1, item 3, provides a gray scale to assist in selecting one of five levels of LCD brightness.
Exposure Controls The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera offers a broad and flexible range of exposure controls. In the Basic Zone modes, evaluative metering, linked to all 7 AF points, is automatically selected. In the Creative Zone modes, partial metering at the center (9% of the viewfinder) and centerweighted average metering are also available. Pressing the left cross key displays the Metering Mode menu.

Viewfinder

Eight exposure modes offer a total of 14 different options: Program AE (shiftable), Shutter-priority AE, Aperturepriority AE, Auto Depth-of-Field AE (A-DEP, non-shiftable), Full Auto (Program AE, non-shiftable), six Programmed Image Control modes (Portrait, Landscape, Close-Up, Sports, Night Portrait, Flash OFF), Manual exposure (including Bulb), and E-TTL II autoflash program (C. Fn. 8-0: Evaluative metering, C. Fn. 8-1: Averaged metering). The range of available ISOs is from 100 to 1600. In the Basic Zone modes, the ISO cannot be set manually, whereas in the Creative Zone modes, the ISO cannot be set automatically. Pressing the top cross key displays the ISO speed menu. Manual exposure compensation is enabled in each of the Creative Zones except Manual. Bracketing can extend to +/- 2 stops in 1/2 or 1/3 stop increments. Depending on the shooting mode, either shutter speed, aperture, or both can be varied. Auto exposure bracketing, AEB, is available in the Creative Zone modes and is set with the on-screen menu. The bracketing sequence is, first, the standard exposure, then decreased exposure and, last, increased exposure. The range is the same as with manual bracketing. Conveniently, auto exposure bracketing can be used in combination with white balance bracketing, in which case nine images are generated. Both auto and manual AE lock are available in Creative Zone AE modes. In the One-Shot AF mode with evaluative metering, AE lock takes effect when focus is achieved. During evaluative metering, AE lock centers on the selected AF point. During partial metering at the center, or with centerweighted averaged metering, AE lock fixes on the center AF point. Normally, manual AE lock is enabled with the AE lock button. Pressing the button again renews the AE lock in the event of subject or camera movement. When the built-in flash or an EX-series Speedlite is used, the AE lock button works as an FE lock button.

Power Management

The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera is powered by the NB-2LH lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack. This battery is much smaller and lighter than the BP-511 used in the EOS Digital Rebel camera and is a key to the approximately 25% reduction in volume of the new camera relative to its predecessor. The NB-2LH has only 65% of the capacity of a BP-511 (720 mAh vs. 1100 mAh), but the new camera is 35% more energy efficient, primarily because of the DIGIC II image processor. As a result, the XT can take the same number of shots on a single NB-2LH battery pack as the original EOS Digital Rebel camera with a BP-511. With a fully charged NB-2LH at 20 C/68 F, the XT can take approximately 600 shots without flash, or approximately 400 shots with 50% flash use. It is possible to double the shooting capacity of the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera by using the new BG-E3 accessory battery grip that can hold one or two NB-2LH battery packs in battery magazine BGM-E3L. If two batteries are loaded, power is initially drawn from the one having the higher voltage. When the voltage level of the two batteries reaches the same level, power is drawn from both packs. When battery magazine BGM-E3A is used, the BG-E3 can hold six size AA batteries. They can be alkaline, lithium or Ni-MH. As with the EOS 20D with the BG-E2, the use of AA batteries should be considered only as a last resort. The NB-2LH is used in several Canon PowerShot S-series cameras, as well as a variety of Canon Mini-DV camcorders, so it is a standard stock item at many Canon dealers.
As with the BP-511A, the battery cover of the NB-2LH has a little hole whose orientation can be used to remind one whether the battery has been recharged or not. That recharging takes about 90 minutes in the supplied CB-2LT battery charger. Available as an accessory, the AC Adapter Kit ACK700 allows the XT to run on external power.

Recording System

The DIGIC II image processor in the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera brings with it several major improvements over the original DIGIC in the EOS Digital Rebel camera. It uses a newly developed algorithm that gives much faster data signal processing while consuming much less power. Color reproduction of high-saturation, bright subjects is improved, as is auto white balance precision, and there is a wider dynamic range in highlight areas.

There are six JPEG quality options, as well as.CR2 RAW only (the new RAW image type featured in Canon digital cameras from the EOS-1D Mark II onward) and a RAW+ JPEG setting in which a RAW file and a Large/Fine JPEG are recorded simultaneously and saved as separate images on the CompactFlash card. The XT is compatible with Type I and Type II CF cards up to 2 GB or larger capacity. Recording complies with Design rule for Camera File System 2.0 (revised to support Adobe RGB) and Exif 2.21. The DIGIC II and an improved card-writing process enable the data writing speed of the XT to be approximately 3.5 times faster than the EOS Digital Rebel camera. The DIGIC II, an improved system process sequence during startup, shorter startup processing, and a revamped CF card access method contribute to the XTs startup time of 0.2 seconds, as opposed to the 2.8 second startup time of the EOS Digital Rebel camera. A single image can be protected or unprotected, as set in the Playback menu, item 1. A single image or all images can be deleted from a CF card if they are unprotected. Formatting of the CF card is controlled through the Setup 1 menu, item 6.

Design and Construction

The EOS Digital Rebel camera is not a chunky camera by any means and no one has suggested that it was in need of a diet. By comparison, however, the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera is considerably smaller. From a distance, the XT is stylish and compact; in hand, it is delightful. Compared with its predecessor, the width of the XT is 15.5 mm smaller; the height is reduced by 4.8 mm and the thickness of the body is 8.4 mm less. The weight has been reduced by 2.5 ounces/70 grams The body alone weighs 17.1 ounces/490 grams With a battery, a CF card and the EF-S 18-55mm standard zoom lens, the camera weighs just 1.5 pounds/720 grams. The body consists of a chassis made of stainless steel, and a mirror box made of high-strength engineering plastic. The mirror box, to which the lens mount and image sensor are attached, is fixed very securely to the chassis to obtain the same body strength as the EOS 20D. This helps prevent the flange focal distance from changing due to the static pressure of the attached lens.
As with the EOS Digital Rebel model, the EOS Digital Rebel XT cameras top, front and rear covers are made of special engineering plastic known for light weight, excellent strength and electromagnetic shielding: ABS resin, polycarbonate resin, and polycarbonate mixed with special conductive fibers. The exterior finish is more refined than the EOS Digital Rebel cameras. The Canon logo is now embossed and colored to give the XT a high-quality appearance. Both titanium silver and satin black body colors will be offered.

As with all Canon DSLRs, regardless of price, value is a major part of the design process. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera is made smaller, lighter and more affordable thanks to the following: The new, compact shutter, designed especially for the XT, is optimized for the APS-C sensor size. In turn, the viewfinder optics, consisting of the mirror box, mirror, focusing screen and so forth,were also downsized and the optical axis was lowered. The compact motor was positioned horizontally thanks to an optimized driving mechanism for the mirror, shutter and built-in flash. There are fewer large parts because the chassis is fitted with more functions. There are fewer connected components because the circuit boards are more highly integrated. New components include the DIGIC II, the timing generator, low pass filter and motor driver. There is a new, streamlined sensor manufacturing process and a smaller, thinner sensor package. The new NB-2LH lithium-ion battery pack is both smaller and lighter than the BP-511. Electrical parts in common with the PowerShot family of cameras have been incorporated. The shutter release mechanism is the same unit used on the EOS Elan 7E. It provides a shorter time lag (100 milliseconds instead of 120 milliseconds) than the EOS Digital Rebel camera. The XTs circuit board configuration consists of five hard boards centering on the External Interface Flash Circuit Board digital control circuit board, camera control circuit board, and the DC/DC converter cirConnection Motor Drive Board Circuit Board cuit board. Through various connectors, these boards are linked to 14 flexible circuit boards. The EOS Digital Rebel camera had the digital control circuit board and camera control circuit board on one large hard board. To reduce the XTs size further, the main board now includes the DC/DC power supply converter circuit.
Flash Circuit Board Motor Drive Board External Interface Connection Circuit Board SDR SDRAM

Main board (top)

Main board (bottom)

10mm SDR SDRAM

DIGIC II Image Processor
Interfaces and Compatibility
Three interface terminals are provided on the side of the body. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera has a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, mini-B connector that transfers data from the camera to a computer approximately ten times faster than the USB 1.1 connector on the EOS Digital Rebel camera. Video output is provided for both NTSC and PAL, and provision is made for the RS-60E3 Remote Switch.

Software

The software bundled with EOS Digital cameras in 2004 was composed of products centered on the EOS Viewer Utility. With the EOS Digital Rebel XT camera, the role of EVU will be taken over by a new software configuration centered on the ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser applications supplied with the camera. Canon will also supply Digital Photo Professional software with the XT for professional and high-end amateur photographers who prefer to use RAW images. The EOS Digital Rebel XT camera will be supplied with three CDs, all Windows/Mac hybrids, the EOS Digital Solution Disk, v. 10, the Digital Photo Professional v. 1.6 CD and the Software Instruction Manual CD. The following can be found on the EOS Digital Solution Disk: ZoomBrowser EX v. 5.1 (Windows)/ImageBrowser v. 5.1 (Mac) is the main viewing/ editing software for the XT. Its task button and wizard-type interface is aimed primarily at a range of users from novices who shoot mostly JPEGs to advanced amateurs. It facilitates functions such as image downloading, specifying camera settings, remote shooting, image printing, multiple image viewing modes, RAW image processing for virtually all EOS Digital cameras, and image merging by starting or linking to the respective applications from ZoomBrowser EX/ImageBrowser. CameraWindow, v. 5.1 (Windows/Mac), controls communication between the camera and the computer. At default settings established when the software is installed, the Camera Window is automatically displayed when the camera is connected to the computer and allows the user to transfer images saved on a memory card in the camera to ZoomBrowser EX or ImageBrowser and to specify settings on the camera. PhotoRecord v. 2.2 (Windows) also uses a task button and wizard-type interface. It links to ZoomBrowser EX to provide advanced yet easy-to-use image layout, image size adjustment, frame selection, text caption entry and other printing functions. RAW Image Task v. 2.0 (Windows/Mac) works within ZoomBrowser EX and ImageBrowser. It allows users to display and process RAW images and to restore the processing parameters used on the camera. Its algorithms are well matched to Canon cameras, providing image processing with the same color tones as the camera itself. It also features functions for converting and saving RAW images as TIFF or JPEG and for adding ICC profiles. It is compatible with color management systems.