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The buzz is on for all Canon lovers. Since it's time for the Photokina event where all big time camera makers announce their new product line ups. As always, everybody gets to guess what Canon, Nikon, Fuji and other big names in the industry are going to show off. As a Canon user, having the 300D(Digital Rebel) before and currently owns the 350, I'm more interested in what they have to offer. What's buzzing at forums? The Canon 400D or Rebel XTI. It's supposed to be an upgrade to the Canon 350D. There are a lot of speculations and rumors about the Canon 400D/Rebel XTi (as always when a new product is about to come out). A page was seen at Canon's China site which apparently detailed the specs of the Canon 400D/Rebel XTi but was immediately taken down. Images and details are now circulating about the camera which I'll post here. Significant updated features of the Canon 400D/Rebel XTi would be the Dust Removal System, the 10.1 MP Sensor, and 9 focus points. Although they lowered the sealing for the ISO which is now just 1600 from previous 3200. For me, this is ok since no one really uses the 3200 ISO because of the noise it produces. With regards to the updated features, I think they're great but since these are rumors, we really can't be sure. What would happen to the Canon 30D, a supposedly higher camera model, if they release the canon 400D, which should be part of Canon's entry level line up? Anyway, let's see in the coming days if the "leaked" information about the Canon 400D/ Rebel XTI is true.

For now, here are the "details" and some photos being circulated of the 400D/Rebel XTI

Canon EOS 400D/Rebel XTi
    * Dust removal system
    * 10.1 megapixels CMOS sensor (3888x2592)
    * APS-C sensor (22.2x14.8mm)
    * 1.6x crop factor
    * 2.5 inch wide 230,000 pixel LCD with 7 contrast levels. (40% brighter than 5D)
    * 9 point autofocus
    * ISO 100-1600
    * DIGIC II processor
    * 3 point dust removal system consisting of a) dust removal via ultrasound vibration; b) dust cloning via software (DPP 2.2 software); c) traditional physical dust removal via sensor cleaning.
    * 35 zone metering
    * Picture Style: Portrait, landscape, neutral, relaible, monochrome
    * .2 second start up time
    * 3 frames/sec for 27 jpeg or 10 RAW
    * Shutter speed 1/4000-30 Sec.
    * X-sync 1/200
    * Compatilbe with 60 EF lens and all EF-S lens.
    * Speedlite support
    * E-TTL-II
    * BG-E3 grip
    * NB-2LH battery
    * USB 2.0 high speed
    * PictBridge support
    * Direct print function

New Canon Lenses
Along with the new camera body comes the new Canon EF lenses. Both are L lenses mind you. Meaning, high quality and high investment...he he he. Both looks pretty good though I'm not too sure if the 50mm 1.2L lens would have a lot of takers since both non-L lenses, the 1.8 and 1.4 are already sufficient