Canon Rumors

Canon EOS Rebel 500D [CR4]

Final Specs?
People keep emailing about the Rebel, these are the specs as I know them. A couple of updates from previous posts, some of it is the same.

Specs
mp: 15.1
ISO: 100-3200
Proc: DIGIC IV
LCD: 3″ VGA LCD
crop: 1.6
FPS: 3.5
AF: 9 Point AF
AF: Face Detection
Battery: LP-E5
Feature: LiveView
Feature: Movie Mode w/contrast detect AF
Announcement: January 24, 2009 (?)

Possible Feature? [CR3]
I am being told you may see the jog wheel finally added to the Rebel line. $200 Canon cameras have it, why shouldn’t the Rebel?

The XSi may not be discontinued. It could stick around for 6 months or so. So yes, that would make 3 Rebel’s in the EOS lineup.

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Rebel TSi/500D Announcement? [CR2]

New Rebel in January?
Received an anonymous email about January 28th being the day the new Rebel is announced.

I’m still thinking it’ll be sometime in February.

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Rebel TSi/500D

Spec Update
The 500D should have the following feature that were ommited from my first post on the subject.

AF will be in Movie Mode, it will be a contrast detection that performs as well as the 5D2.

I’m also told it may have a better liveview system and an articulating screen. I still have nothing definitive on those 2 features.

Lenses
I’ve been promised some lens information tomorrow, so stay tuned for that.

Photo T-Shirt Contest
Keep sending me pictures, I’d like another few entries!

buzz@canonrumors.com

The winner will be selected Sunday night.

I must confess to an embarassing thing
I didn’t realize the 5D2 had AF in movie mode until today. I never tried to do it when I’ve used the camera.

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The Next Rebels [CR3]

A tidbit of info
Canon is looking to expand their entry level line of cameras. Nikon has grabbed a lot of market share with theirs, as has Sony.

Some features being considered:

Articulating LCD on one model
Movie Mode with AF
A far more consumer friendly liveview mode.
Inbody IS does exist in Canon R&D labs

There is little chance of adding a 3rd Rebel, but they will continue to develop 2 different models

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Rebel TSi / 500D [CR2]

Canon Rebel TSi Specs
Received this today. The is probably the first email I’ve received about the next Rebel.

Specs:

mp: 15.1
ISO: 100-3200
Proc: DIGIC IV
LCD: 3″ VGA LCD
crop: 1.6
FPS: 3 raw/3jpg
AF: 9 Point AF
AF: Face Detection
Feature: LiveView
Feature: Movie Mode (No AF)
Announcement: February 24, 2009

What there won’t be:
- AF in movie mode
- New LiveView system for faster AF.

There was no real info on a replacement of the XS. It was suggested Canon might just kill the XS and replace it with the XSi when the the TSi hits market.

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Announcement in February? [CR3]

February 10, 2009?
I received some info today that Canon is planning their next announcements on February 10, 2009.

SLR’s being announced:
1D Mark IV (won’t be given the “4/IV”moniker)
Rebel XSi Replacement
Rebel XS Replacement

*UPDATE* As always with Canon, there’s a chance these cameras will be split into 2 different days of announcements. Ala the 50D and 5D2.

Lenses
There will be 2 lens announcements. One of them will not be the 35L, that’s being held for the 1Ds4 launch in the fall.

The 40D will also be discontinued by this time and the 50D will come in around the $1000 mark. This will again leave a gaping price point in Canon’s lineup. The source didn’t say there would be a camera added to the lineup beyond the replacements, It just looks like there could be…. again.

One thing that could determine Canon’s direction with product announcement is how well this Christmas season goes and how the economics of the planet are doing. A model or two could be held off until Christmas 2009.

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