Canon EOS 350D
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Maker | Canon Inc. |
| Type | Single-lens reflex |
| Lens | |
| Lens | Interchangeable (EF-S, EF) |
| Sensor/medium | |
| Sensor | CMOS APS-C 22.2 × 14.8 mm (1.6× conversion factor) |
| Maximum resolution | 3,456 × 2,304 (8 megapixels) |
| Film speed | ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 |
| Recording medium | CompactFlash (CF) (Type I or Type II) |
| Focusing | |
| Focus modes | Auto and Manual |
| Focus areas | Multi-BASIS TTL, 7 focus points |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure modes | Full Auto, Portrait, Landscape, Close-up, Sports, Night Portrait, No Flash, Program, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority, Manual, Auto Depth-of-field |
| Exposure metering | Full aperture TTL, 35-zone |
| Metering modes | Evaluative 35-zone, partial 9% at center and center-weighted average |
| Flash | |
| Flash | Built-in pop-up with hotshoe (E-TTL II) |
| Shutter | |
| Shutter | focal-plane |
| Shutter speed range | 1/4000 to 30 sec and Bulb, 1/200 s X-sync |
| Continuous shooting | 3 frame/s, 14 JPEG or 5 raw frames |
| Viewfinder | |
| Viewfinder | Optical pentamirror 95% coverage, 0.8x magnification |
| Image processing | |
| Image processor | DIGIC 2 |
| White balance | 6 positions & manual preset |
| General | |
| LCD screen | 1.8", 115,000 pixels |
| Battery | Canon 720mAh Li-Ion NB-2LH |
| Dimensions | 126.5 x 94.2 x 64 mm (5.0 x 3.7 x 2.5 inches) |
| Weight | 540 g (19 oz) (with battery and card, excluding battery grip) |
| Made in | Japan |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Canon EOS 300D |
| Successor | Canon EOS 400D |
The Canon EOS 350D, known in the Americas as the EOS Digital Rebel XT and in Japan as the EOS Kiss Digital N, is an 8.0-megapixel entry-level digital single-lens reflex camera manufactured by Canon. The model was announced in February 2005[1] and went on sale the following month.[2] Part of the EOS range, it is the successor to the EOS 300D and the predecessor to the EOS 400D (or Digital Rebel XTi), which went on sale in September 2006.[3] The 350D was highly recommended by reviewers and won awards from TIPA and EISA in 2005.
Details
[edit]The 350D is the successor to the Canon EOS 300D, which was the first sub-US$1000 digital SLR, introduced in 2003.[2][4] At launch, the 350D's list price was US$899 in the United States and €899 in Europe for the body alone.[1] Several features that Canon had disabled in the 300D's firmware, and which hackers had restored through unofficial firmware, are available on the 350D, including selectable metering and autofocus modes, flash exposure compensation and mirror lock-up.[5] Other improvements over the 300D include:[5]
- 8.0 megapixels (up from 6.3)[6]
- DIGIC II image processor
- Faster power-on time (0.2 seconds, down from about 3 seconds)
- Faster continuous shooting (3 frames per second, up from 2.5) with a larger buffer (14 JPEG or 5 raw frames, up from 4)[2]
- Smaller and lighter body
- Nine custom functions (the 300D had none)
- E-TTL II flash metering
- USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface
- Smaller and lighter battery (NB-2LH)
Unlike the 300D, the 350D came with Canon's raw conversion software, Digital Photo Professional.[5]
Issues
[edit]In May 2005, Canon and Lexar warned that in extremely rare cases, images could be lost when Lexar Professional 80x-speed CompactFlash cards were used in the 350D and several other Canon digital SLRs.[7] Lexar replaced the affected cards with ones carrying updated firmware.[8]
Firmware updates
[edit]The latest firmware released by Canon for the EOS 350D is version 1.0.3[9] (released 27 October 2005). It fixes problems relating to remote release cables, as well as a problem while reviewing saved images.[10]
Reception
[edit]Phil Askey of Digital Photography Review rated the 350D "Highly Recommended", calling it "a great successor to the EOS 300D" with image quality as good as that of the more expensive EOS 20D. He praised its resolution, low image noise, autofocus, fast start-up and continuous shooting, but criticised the lack of spot metering, an LCD monitor that was dim at its default brightness, and the kit lens, which he found soft at small apertures.[5] Imaging Resource also highly recommended the camera, calling it "a technological tour de force", although its reviewer found the small hand grip uncomfortable for larger hands.[11] Both reviews noted that opening the CompactFlash card door switched the camera off, losing any images still in the buffer.[5][11]
The 350D won the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) award for best entry-level digital SLR in 2005,[12] and was named European Camera of the Year by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) the same year.[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Canon EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT". Digital Photography Review. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 "EOS Digital Rebel XT". Canon Camera Museum.
- ↑ "EOS Digital Rebel XTi". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ Santo, Brian (24 October 2019). "The Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame: Canon EOS 300D". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Askey, Phil (April 2005). "Canon EOS 350D / Digital Rebel XT / Kiss n Digital Review". Digital Photography Review. Archived from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "EOS Digital Rebel". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Problems with Canon SLRs and Lexar cards". Digital Photography Review. 20 May 2005. Archived from the original on 11 April 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "Lexar offers replacement for 80x CF cards". Digital Photography Review. 10 June 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "D REBEL XT / 350D Firmware-E". web.canon.jp. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ↑ "Canon Rebel XT firmware update v1.0.3". Digital Photography Review. 27 October 2005. Archived from the original on 19 March 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- 1 2 "Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel Digital Camera Review". Imaging Resource. 4 June 2005. Archived from the original on 1 January 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
- ↑ "Canon EOS 350D". Technical Image Press Association. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- ↑ "View awards history: 2005–2009". Canon Camera Museum. Retrieved 8 October 2026.
External links
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- Canon EOS system infopage Archived 1 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine