Canon Announces the EOS Rebel T1i DSLR

Canon Breaks the $1,000 Mark Again with the First EOS Rebel Camera to Feature: HD Movie Recording Capabilities, DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor and 15.1 Megapixel Resolution And much more…..

• The EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR camera, the first in the Rebel line to feature Full HD video capture. 
• 15.1-megapixel APS-C size CMOS image sensor
• HD video capture,
• DIGIC 4 Imaging Processor
• 3.0-inch Clear View LCD (920,000 dots/VGA) monitor
• Auto Lighting Optimizer
• Creative Auto Mode
• Canon’s Live View modes
• Continuous shooting at 3.4 fps for up to 170 large/fine JPEG images or up to nine RAW images in a single burst when using a class 6 or higher SD or SDHC memory card.
• ISO speeds from ISO 100 up to ISO 3200 in whole stop increments, along with two additional high-speed ISO settings – H1: 6400 and H2: 12800.
• The EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR utilizes a precise nine-point Autofocus (AF) system and AF sensor for enhanced subject detection.
• A cross-type AF measurement at the center that is effective with all EF and EF-S lenses, while providing enhanced precision with lenses having maximum apertures of f/2.8 or faster.
• HD and SD Video Capture
  •  The camera features 16:9 720p HD video capture at 30 fps
  •  Full HD 1080p video capture at 20 fps,
  • 4:3 standard TV quality (SD) video capture at 640 x 480 pixels and 30 fps.
  • T1i camera will record video up to 4GB per clip equaling approximately
  • 12 minutes of Full HD video,
  • 18 minutes of 720p HD video, or
  • 24 minutes of SD video depending on the level of detail in the scene.ⁱ
  • Video clips are recorded in .MOV format using an MPEG-4 video compression
  • sound is recorded using linear PCMⁱⁱ without compression.
  • The camera features a built-in monaural microphone to record sound.
  • To help show off those fantastic movies as well as still photos, the EOS Rebel T1i camera includes an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output to display crisp, clear images on a High-Definition TV. 
• Live View Shooting
  • The Canon EOS Rebel T1i camera features Live View for both still images as well as video.
  • The Rebel T1i features the Company’s three Live View AF modes –
    • Quick,
    • Live 
    • Face Detection Live mode
• Auto Lighting Optimizer
• Canon’s Creative Auto Mode
• EOS Integrated Cleaning System

Pricing and Availability
The Canon EOS Rebel T1i Digital SLR Camera is scheduled for delivery by early May and will be sold in a body-only configuration which includes a rechargeable battery pack and charger, USB and video cables, a neckstrap, an EOS Solutions Disk CD and a 1-year Canon U.S.A., Inc. limited warranty at an estimated retail price of $799.99ⁱⁱⁱ. It will additionally be offered in a kit version with Canon’s EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens at an estimated retail price of $899.99^iv.