In addition to its other Thursday announcement , Canon U.S.A. Inc. has introduced its Digital Rebel XT Single Lens Reflex ( SLR ) camera and its SELPHY CP600 compact photo printing machine . All of these new annunciation are timed to concur with the PMA 2005 show that kick off in Orlando , Fla. next hebdomad . Canon ’s Web sitehadn’t been update with information on the new photographic camera and printer as MacCentral posted this article .
The Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT is an 8 - megapixel digital camera that is compatible with all of Canon ’s EF and EF - S lens . set out at US$ 899 for the body - only model or $ 999 for a outfit that includes the EF - S 18 - 55 millimetre f/3.5 - 5.6 rapid growth lens system , the new XT has higher resolution than the original 6.3 - megapixel Digital Rebel , which was introduced last year . canyon plans to continue to propose the original Digital Rebel at a reduced Leontyne Price of US$ 799 for the zoom lens kit . The new XT model will be useable in both silver gray patina and matte - black finishes when it reaches fund shelf in March .
The EOS Digital Rebel XT can shoot up to 14 straight large JPEG images at Fine tone , five altogether files or four RAW + Large / o.k. JPEGs at up to 3 shape per second — more and faster than the original Digital Rebel , which could only do bursts of four JPEG or RAW frames at 2.5 frame of reference per minute . user can shoot paradigm in lossless 8.0 - megapixel altogether formatting and a range of sizes and quality JPEG background . And while the original Digital Rebel required users to elicit JPEGs from the RAW files , the fresh XT example stores them both as separate files on the CompactFlash board .
New features on the EOS Digital Rebel XT include user - selectable metering and auto - nidus model , flash photograph recompense control condition , skilful evaluative flash metering and custom function control take up from Canon ’s upscale EOS 20D digital SLR fashion model . A monochrome style lets the camera shoot in pitch-dark and white as well . Other advance include quicker startup time , faster autofocus speed and PictBridge lineal printer output support . The Digital Rebel XT is about 35 percent more vigor - effective than its predecessor , too .
Compact printer sour with cell phones too
Canon ’s new SELPHY CP600 is a thick and portable dyestuff - sub photograph printing machine that do work off an AC current or using a supplied rechargeable battery . Weighing less than two pound , the CP6000 can output a borderless 4×6 - inch picture print in about 63 seconds , harmonize to Canon . The USB - equipped printer sports 300 x 300 dot per column inch turnout and firm photographic print speed and better image processing than its predecessor . It support four photographic print size and works with PictBridge - compatible cameras for direct outturn without using a computer , and can also print out picture from cameraphones wirelessly using infrared ( IrDA ) connections . Look for it in April for US$ 249 .