Canon EOS 400D
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- Partial metering
- Center-weighted average metering
The Canon EOS 400D ( Canon EOS Digital in North America also Rebel XTi, in Japan Canon EOS Kiss Digital X ) is one of Canon digital SLR camera. It is the successor of the Canon EOS 350D and in 2006 came on the market. Since April 2008, the successor to the EOS 450D is available.
Some differences compared to the 350D
- The EOS 400D has a 10.1- megapixel sensor ( 3,888 × 2,592 pixels, 22.2 mm × 14.8 mm, ie with the same size sensor with a crop factor of 1.6 ).
- Integrated mechanism for dust removal ( EOS Integrated Cleaning System), shakes the low pass filter in front of the image sensor when switching on and off the camera to remove dust particles. In addition, the dust attrition was on the moving parts reduces ( Shutter ) and an anti - static coating on the filter applied.
- 2.5 " TFT display with 230,000 pixels (compared to 1.8 " with 115,000 pixels at 350D ), but no other info display settings for more. Here are the camera settings, menu and completed recordings displayed ( also no live-view ). It will turn off when using the viewfinder automatically.
- 9- point autofocus of the Canon EOS 30D.
- The 400D stores faster continuous shooting: continuous recording of up to 27 JPEG or 10 RAW images (at maximum resolution).
- Histogram for RGB channels.
- The contrast range is 9 f-stops at ISO 100 For the Canon EOS 350D it is 8.6 f-stops.
Accessories
Flashes
The Canon 's E-TTL II exposure (see TTL) is possible with this camera. For external ( clip-on ) flashes the camera to any Canon " EX Speedlite " flash units compatible. An external flash is recommended, since the internal ( built-in) flash with guide number of 13 (at ISO 100) has a low light output. Older flash units with Hochvoltzündkreis can not be used on Canon D- housings.
Lenses
The camera is compatible with all Canon EF and EF -S lenses. Even third-party manufacturers offer lenses that are cheaper in general, such as Tamron and Sigma. Some older Sigma lenses are only usable with maximum aperture of Canon -D cases, because the connection method was modified in 2001. However, if a so-called "upgrade" ( actually a technical modification) from Sigma performed, these lenses can be ( before 2001 ) is also used to Canon -D enclosures. M42 lenses can also be connected with adapters on the Canon EOS 400D.
Battery grip
To extend the battery capacity and improve handling Canon offers the Battery Grip BG -E3. It has all the buttons that can be operated on the camera body with the right hand. The battery grip includes either two NB-2LH batteries or six batteries or batteries AA size.
Canon EOS 400D with Battery Grip BG -E3, view from behind
Canon EOS 400D with Battery Grip BG -E3 and a 28-mm-f/1.8-Objektiv
Size Comparison Canon EOS 50D (left) and 400D (right)