Canon announced details and a ship date today for the EOS Rebel XS, its second SLR following the XSi. The company stated: "Consumers looking to take their photography a step further and begin shooting with an SLR will find the transition easier than ever with Canon's new Rebel XS digital SLR camera." The company seems to be aiming the Rebel XS at travelers and consumers who want to step up their photography--stressing ease of use as one of the main selling points.
The new Rebel model has Canon's DIGIC III image processor, a 2.5-inch LCD screen, a 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, Live View, Auto Lighting Optimizer, a 7-point-wide-area autofocus (AF) sensor, and 3.0 fps continuous JPEG burst rate where the number of consecutive shots in a burst is only limited by the capacity of the flash memory card in the camera.
Canon's OS Integrated Cleaning System, which features both hardware and software-based dust removal technology, will ensure that the sensor stays clean and that consumers will not have to take their cameras to the shop for maintenance often.
The new EOS Rebel XS will use Optical Image Stabilized lenses, meaning that a user with shaky hands must use an OIS lens to achieve shots without blur. It works with all of Canon's EF and EF-S lenses, and is included with the Image Stabilizer-equipped EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS with the standard zoom lens kit package. The Canon Rebel XS will be available in black or silver colored body variations.
Live View will let parents at their kid's soccer game feel like their using a point and shoot. And for further help, the camera's Auto Lighting Optimizer detects dark areas of an image and automatically adjusts brightness and contrast to ensure optimal image results.
The EOS Rebel XS should be available this August; the estimated list price is $699.99.
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