If you liked the top-selling 10MP Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, then you’ll love the XSi, which sports a new streamlined, comfortably contoured body that houses a host of performance upgrades and cool new features.
The XSi incorporates an improved 12.2MP CMOS sensor, upgraded 14-bit A/D conversion, an enhanced Live View function that lets you focus via its 3” 230,000-pixel LCD using a contrast-detection AF system, and Canon top-of-the-line DIGIC III image processor. Other improvements: faster 3.5 fps burst rate for up to 45 large/fine JPEGs or six raw images, Digital Photo Professional software with Delete Dust Data option that augments the built-in dust-cleaning system, a higher-capacity lithium ion battery, and file storage on SD/SDHC cards.
The Rebel XSi is offered in kit form with Canon new, upgraded EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens or the new EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS tele-zoom.