Canon releases Digital Rebel XTi (EOS 400D)!

Canon, today, released their successor to the Digital Rebel XT (350D) called the Digital Rebel XTi (400D). The XTi is to replace the XT as Canon’s entry-level digital SLR.

Canon Rebel XTi (400D)
- 10.1 Megapixel 22.2 x 14.8mm CMOS
- EOS Integrated Dust Cleaning System (!)
- DIGIC II
- 2.5″ TFT screen with 230K pixels and 160 degree viewing angles (!)
- 3 FPS up to 27 JPEG/10 RAW
- 9-point AF (!)
- No more LCD info display (!)
- When eye is placed on viewfinder, LCD shuts off
- Same body design and colors as Rebel XT
- Ships mid-September for $799 for body or $899 for body with 18-55mm EF-S lens

The Rebel XT will available rest of the year. Its price will drop to $699 for body or $799 for body with 18-55mm EF-S lens. Canon hasn’t officially announced this details have already been leaked from their new 400D webpage at the Canon UK website.

In addition, officially announced today is the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens.

EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM lens

- Same size as the EF70-200mm f/4L USM lens (!)
- Enhanced weather sealing and image stabilization
- Circular diaphragm to create more natural looking background blur, and distance information to aid autofocusing and automatic flash exposure.
- Suppresses flare and ghosting with advanced coatings and optimal placement of its 20 lens elements in 15 groups.
- A ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (USM) provides fast and silent autofocusing, while the full-time manual focus function provides maximum control even when the lens is set for AF.

The EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM will be available in November for an estimated selling price of $1,249.

Update: Canon has released the White Paper for the Digital Rebel XTi (400D) documenting specifics on the specifications. (Warning 2.3MB PDF file).

Update: Canon has put up the Digital Rebel XTi on the Canon USA website.

Update: dpreview explains the new features and specs of the Digital Rebel XTi.