II. SUMMARY OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES
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Enhanced User Controls
Flash Performance
• New white balance correction, same as on EOS 20D, allows fine tuning in Blue-Amber
and/or Magenta-Green color ranges, +/- 9 levels
• New white balance bracketing in Blue-Amber or Magenta-Green direction, +/- 3 steps
• White balance bracketing can be used in combination with white balance correction
• Six image processing Parameter Sets provide complete control of sharpness, contrast,
saturation, and color tone
• New monochrome Parameter Set allows Standard B&W, B&W with filter effects or B&W
with toning effects
• Custom Function 2 provides optional dark frame subtraction noise reduction at shutter
speeds longer than 1 second Enhanced
• Selectable AF modes: One-Shot, AI Servo or AI Focus
• Selectable metering patterns: 35-zone Evaluative, Centerweighted Average, and Partial
(approx. 9% of viewfinder)
• Adjustable Flash Exposure Compensation up to +/- 2 stops
• Nine Custom Functions with 24 settings including mirror lock
• Three JPEG resolution options: Large, 8 megapixels; Medium, 4.1 megapixels; Small,
2 megapixels
• Cross keys can now be used to select the AF point directly via Custom Function 1-4
• New Quick Menu function gives direct access to frequently used settings via cross keys
• Shutter speeds now user-settable in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
• Exposure compensation now possible in any auto exposure mode, up to +/- 2 stops,
in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments
• Fifteen menu interface languages
• Playback options accessed with the Info button include single image with or without
basic info overlay, or with full shooting information
• Jump display now offers a choice of 10 or 100 images forward or back in single play
mode, or jump by the shooting date
• New, brighter, “Precision Matte” focusing screen for greater contrast and “snap” with
manual focusing
• E-TTL II improves accuracy and consistency of flash exposure
• E-TTL II is available with built-in flash and all EX-series Speedlites
• E-TTL II works with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses
• Distance information from compatible Canon EF lenses now used in flash
exposure calculation
• Evaluative E-TTL II flash metering no longer linked to active AF point
• Average E-TTL II flash metering from all 35 zones now possible via Custom Function 8-1
• Digital Rebel XT has built-in adjustment for flash exposure compensation, up to +/- 2
stops in 1/3 or 1/2 stop increments, and flash exposure bracketing with compatible
Canon Speedlites
• Digital Rebel XT supports new functions of accessory 580EX Speedlite, including auto
zoom adjustment for sensor size and color temperature data transmission
