Canon EOS 450D

The EOS 450D, known in the Americas as the EOS Rebel XSi and in Japan as the EOS Kiss X2,^[1] is a 12.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras. It is the successor to the EOS 400D/Digital Rebel XTi. It was announced on 23 January 2008 and released in March 2008 and April 2008 in North America.^[2][3] It was succeeded by the Canon EOS 500D (Rebel T1i in North America) which was announced on 25 March 2009.^[4]

Canon EOS 450D
Canon EOS Rebel XSi
Canon EOS Kiss X2

Overview
Type	Digital single-lens reflex camera
Released	March 2008 (2008-03)
Lens
Lens	Canon EF lens mount, Canon EF-S lens mount
Sensor/medium
Sensor	CMOS APS-C 22.2 mm × 14.8 mm (1.6× conversion factor)
Maximum resolution	12.2 effective megapixels, 4,272 × 2,848
Film speed	ISO 100 to 1600
Storage media	Secure Digital card Secure Digital High Capacity
Focusing
Focus modes	One-shot, predictive AI servo, automatic switching autofocus; manual focus
Focus areas	9 AF points
Exposure/metering
Exposure modes	Automatic shiftable programme, shutter-priority, aperture-priority, auto depth-of-field, full auto, programmed modes, manual, E-TTL II autoflash, programme AE
Exposure metering	Full aperture TTLTooltip Through-the-lens, 35-zone SPC
Metering modes	Spot, evaluative, partial (approx. 9% at center of viewfinder), centre-weighted average
Flash
Flash	E-TTL II automatic built-in pop-up, 13 m ISO 100 guide number, 27 mm (equivalent in 35 format) lens focal length coverage; compatible with Canon EX Series Speedlite external hotshoe-mount flashes
Shutter
Shutter	focal-plane, vertical travel, mechanical
Shutter speed range	1/4000 s to 30 s, 1/200 s X-sync
Continuous shooting	3.5 frames/s for 53 JPEG frames or 6 raw frames
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	Eye-level pentamirror SLR, 95% coverage, 0.87× magnification
Image processing
Image processor	DIGIC III
White balance	Auto, daylight, shade, cloudy, tungsten light, white fluorescent light, flash, manual, user-set
WB bracketing	±3 stops in 1-stop increments
General
LCD screen	3.0 in (76 mm) color TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels
Battery	LP-E5 battery pack
Dimensions	128.8 mm × 97.5 mm × 61.9 mm (5.07 in × 3.84 in × 2.44 in) (W × H × D)
Weight	475 g (16.8 oz) (body only)
Made in	Japan
Chronology
Predecessor	Canon EOS 400D
Successor	Canon EOS 500D

Like its predecessors, it takes EF and EF-S lenses as well as a large selection of EOS system accessories. The 450D is the first Canon EOS model to exclusively use SD and SDHC card storage instead of CompactFlash.^[5]

Features

• 12.2-megapixel CMOS sensor.
• DIGIC III image processor
• 14-bit analog-to-digital signal conversion
• 3.0-inch (76 mm) LCD monitor
• Live View mode
• Nine-point AF with centre cross-type sensors
• Four metering modes, using 35-zones: spot, partial, center-weighted average, and evaluative metering.^[6]
• Built-in flash
• Auto lighting optimiser
• Highlight tone priority
• EOS integrated cleaning system
• sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces
• ISO 100–1600 (separate ISO button similar to the Canon EOS-1D professional series)
• Continuous drive up to 3.5 frames per second (53 images (JPEG), 6 images (raw))
• Canon EF/EF-S lenses
• Canon EX Speedlites
• PAL/NTSC video output
• SD and SDHC memory card file storage 32 GB max
• File Formats include: JPEG, raw (14-bit, Canon original, 2nd edition)
• Raw and large JPEG simultaneous recording
• USB 2.0 computer interface
• LP-E5 battery
• Optional BG-E5 battery grip
• Approximate weight 0.475 kg (16.8 oz)