| While there may be plenty of good reasons to buy a | | | | camera is performing as designed. At first glance, this |
| Canon Digital Rebel XTi, not every camera is good for | | | | may seem like just a case of not enough battery |
| every photographer. So, depending on what's | | | | power for the strength of the flash. But, no, it's actually |
| important to you, and how you take pictures, you | | | | the way the camera is designed to work. The XTi |
| should probably be aware of the short comings of this | | | | manual comes right out and says this is a safety |
| camera. There's plenty of information out there about | | | | feature intended to protect the flash. Again, you need |
| how great this camera is, but for just a minute or two, | | | | to judge if this is an issue for you. If your the type that |
| lets be brutally and critically honest. | | | | likes to fire off twenty or so pictures in a row, then this |
| The Canon Digital Rebel XTi, is guilty of underexposure | | | | camera will likely annoy you to no end. Otherwise, this |
| in any and all lighting conditions, specifically with the | | | | is really a non issue. |
| auto setting turned on. Even Canon will have trouble | | | | One last thing. It's pretty standard, that all digital |
| disputing this claim. I heard from one XTi owner that | | | | cameras come with an LCD screen. It's pretty nice to |
| went as far as to send in pictures taken from two | | | | be able to use the LCD screen while taking a picture, |
| separate XTi cameras to Canon, and ask what was | | | | so the don't need to have the camera right in your |
| wrong. All the pictures were dark and underexposed, | | | | face. The little point and shoot digital I bought for my |
| and Canon told them, that yes the camera used to | | | | daughter went so far as to eliminate the view finder |
| take those pictures was defective. Not realizing of | | | | altogether. Apparently that manufacturer realized using |
| course, that the pictures came from two brand new | | | | the LCD is the favorite choice of most users. With the |
| cameras. Apparently the problem is really with the | | | | XTi, Canon made the unusual decision to go the other |
| auto settings. If your the type of photographer, that | | | | way. The only way to see what picture your taking, is |
| never uses the out of the box factory settings, then | | | | to use the viewfinder. The 2.5 inch LCD is very nice, |
| this may not be a issue for you. Otherwise just take a | | | | you just can't use it to see what picture your currently |
| pass, there are plenty of other good cameras you | | | | taking. It's only used to review pictures already taken, |
| should be considering. | | | | or to adjust the camera settings. I guess they're just |
| The XTi has a rather annoying habit of locking up | | | | trying to save battery power. Who knows? Once |
| when quickly taking a consecutive number of pictures | | | | again, it's all a case of what's important to you and |
| in a row. The shutter just locks up and issues a busy | | | | how you take photos. |
| signal. According to Canon, this is normal and the | | | | |