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Canon - EOS Digital Rebel XSi 12.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(75 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 75 reviews
5 Stars
63
4 Stars
5
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
3
1 Star
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91%of customers recommend this product.
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68 out of
75)
Customer Reviews for Canon - EOS Digital Rebel XSi 12.2-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera - Black
Customer Rating
4
good buy, not for the money
on April 25, 2010
Posted by: meganphotography
from Dallas, Texas
I love the camera, over the past year its got me some money makin' pics. but if you get it too close to something (a flower for example) it wont take the picture. it kinda stutters. it gets pretty annoying.
Pros: good battery life, quiet, Nice features/settings, excellent image quality, Lightweight/Portable, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: Poor build quality
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Picture quailty has degenerated- Not Happy
on May 31, 2011
Posted by: PAR
from Williamsville, NY
I have had the XSi for a little over 2 years now. within 6-7 months of purchase I found focus was becoming softer and softer (using the same 3 lenses I had from the beginning). Another problem I have had since about 1 year ago is overexpsure. Over cast or sunny, all shots are overexposed. I reset the camera to it's factory settings just to see if it was something I was overlooking. Still the same problems continued. I must add I have had the same problem with my Canon A95. And my daughter has the same problem with her Canon.
I have always purchased Canon cameras (going on 30 years now). And I could somewhat accept it if this was happening with a cheaper camera or if hte camera was older. Sadly, because of my experiance with Canon as of late, I don't plan on purchasing another Canon.
Pros: great features for a novice
Cons: over all picture quality gradually gets worse and, setting dial moves far too easily
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Gets the job done
on April 10, 2009
Posted by: EPA
from California
I had this camera since 02/09. Very pleased with the features and picture quality. Great camera my first canon and I love it.
Pros: Superior build quality, excellent image quality, Bright LCD, Simple controls/menu, Nice features/settings, quiet, Quick Start-up time, Solid Operation, easy to use, Lightweight/Portable, good battery life
Cons: accesories are too expensive
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Poor Image Quality
on February 17, 2009
Posted by: DonR
from Raliegh, NC
Close up images, particularly macro photos, are not tack sharp as you would expect. When focused via the view finder the image is very sharp, but ends up out of focus on the final RAW or JPEG image.
Pros: Bright LCD, good battery life
Cons: poor image quality at 100%
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
3
Canon builds for the studio- not the field
on May 16, 2010
Posted by: soholowat
from Phoenix
I owned the XSi for 2 years. Selling off all canon lenses and accessories. Everything is just TOOOO big. Fine for portraiture and weddings. Paparazzi maybe. For tourists, amateur archeologists...people working in the field- this is just unnecessarily large, weighty, and the telephoto lenses in addition to being large and weighty- all extend by the centrifical force of walking. The AOS was a great camera series at a great price point. The EOS series represents an abandonment of an entire marker segment. The 4/3's community has identified a market that Canon once owned. Color management still lags competitors.
Pros: Quick Start-up time, Simple controls/menu
Cons: Missing features/settings, Heavy/Bulky
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
the canon eos rebel xsi
on December 27, 2009
Posted by: sammy
is my first dslr. i got it as a gift from my parents for christmas. and i have fallen completly in love with it
excellent image quality
but i have noticed it the lighting isn't right and you don't use flash the image quality will be blurry
and sometimes it has autofocus problems
excellent image quality
but i have noticed it the lighting isn't right and you don't use flash the image quality will be blurry
and sometimes it has autofocus problems
besides that i love everything about this camera, i have not left the house without it
highly recomment
Pros: good battery life, Nice features/settings, Quick Start-up time, excellent image quality, Superior build quality, Bright LCD, Solid Operation, Simple controls/menu, easy to use
Cons: noisy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
best for home use
on January 5, 2012
Posted by: mannyblass
from washington dc
i have been useing canon for over 20ty year's now i work with the school's in the area taking sports pictures as well as your kid's basic school pictures,school id's
Pros: easy to operate
Cons: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
2
Macro Photo
on December 21, 2008
Posted by: Mike
from Miami, FL
I bought this camera with the main porpouse of taking macro pictures of flowers, unfortunatelly seems imposible to get nitid photos specially with medium or large flowers (2-5 inches), the deep field only can get a maximun of 1.5 inches that is not suffiecient for my work!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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