Canon China leaks EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi/EOS Digital X specifications
Certified 100% confirmed ! on August 23, 2006.
Canon officially announced the Digital Rebel XTi (US)/EOS Digital X (Japan)/EOS 400D (Everywhere else). Specifications are as reported by the leak from Canon China's web site. Instead of repeating everything here, just check out these web sites:
Phil Askey at Dpreview.com has posted this video on Youtube highlighting the cleaning system.
Summary
Canon EOS 400D
Scheduled for mid-September 2006 release in the U.S. at an estimated price of $799, or $899 with a kit with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II lens.
Body will be available in Silver and Black
Dust removal system
10.1 megapixels CMOS sensor (3888x2592). Noise and dynamic range claimed to be near identical to the Rebel XT despite the higher pixel count.
APS-C sensor (22.2x14.8mm)
1.6x crop factor
2.5 inch wide 230,000 pixel LCD with 160 degree viewing angle. 7 contrast levels. 40% brighter than 5D and 30D due to the addition of 3 LED back light modules
Face sensor under viewfinder will detect when the camera is brought up to the face and will turn off the LCD screen to conserve power and avoid visual interference when composing the shot.
9 point autofocus system same as system used in the EOS 30D
ISO 100-1600
DIGIC II processor
3 point dust removal system consisting of a) dust reduction via newly designed shutter blades, body cap, anti-static coating, and adhesive strip, b) dust removal via ultrasound vibration; c) dust cloning via software (DPP 2.2 software); The shutter blades have been redesigned to minimize the number of particles they cast off in operation. There is also a new body cap which is less prone to produce plastic shavings. The front surface of the sensor cover has been treated with an anti-static coating.
