Canon - EOS 350D (Kiss Digital N / Rebel XT)

EOS 350D ,the launch completes a refresh of the entire digital EOS line-up and confirms Canon’s commitment to digital SLR research and development.

The EOS 350D Digital will now take over, playing a major role in Canon’s digital SLR strategy said Mogens Jensen, Head of Canon Consumer Imaging Europe. “Canon predicts the D-SLR market will double in size by the end of 2006.

The EOS 350D Digital features a newly developed, second generation, extremely low noise APS-C size 8.0 Megapixel CMOS sensor the fourth new CMOS sensor from Canon in just twelve months. It is powered by the same DIGIC II image processor found in Canon’s professional series D-SLR cameras, and features 3 frame per second, 14 frame burst operation, USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, simultaneous RAW and Large JPEG writing and 0.2 second start up time. The camera is more than 10% lighter and 25% smaller by volume than the EOS 300D. It is available in both black and silver finishes.

The new CMOS sensor and high performance DIGIC II performance lead a number of improvements to the EOS 300D. Other advances include E-TTL II distance-linked flash metering for easy, consistent and precise flash exposures. Users can now select between three focus modes: One-Shot AF, AI SERVO and AI Focus. Writing to memory card is 3.5 times faster and the interface is upgraded to USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for fast image downloads. Mirror lock-up and 2nd curtain flash have also been added.

The camera now features the same Monochrome mode found on the EOS 20D, allowing users to shoot in black & white with a range of filter effects. White Balance correction of both blue/amber and magenta/green bias is available to levels and WB bracketing is extended to include the magenta/green bias direction. Digital Photo Professional RAW image processing software the same professional workflow software supplied with Canon’s €8,000 EOS-1Ds Mark II, has been added to the standard supplied software.

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Weight      485g
Dimension     126.5 x 94.2 x 64 mm