II. SUMMARY OF NEW AND IMPROVED FEATURES
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Connectivity and
Compatibility
Power Issues
Software Package
• Built-in flash is 5.5 mm higher than EOS Digital Rebel camera, reducing red-eye and
vignetting, and covers 17mm focal length
• Modeling flash for preview purposes, a 1 second continuous burst at 70 Hz, possible
with compatible Canon flash units
• New second-curtain flash sync with Canon EX-series Speedlites and Custom Function 9-1
• Wireless E-TTL II provides ratio control of up to three flash groups over a six stop range
with select Canon EX-series Speedlites and ratio control of up to two flash groups with
accessory Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2
• New USB 2.0 Hi-Speed interface, ten times faster than original Digital Rebel
• New recording format DCF 2.0 with Exif 2.21 supports Adobe RGB color space
• One-touch direct print capability with PictBridge support, via new Direct Print button
• Faster direct printing speeds than with EOS Digital Rebel camera.
• EOS Digital Rebel XT camera uses one NB-2LH rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery,
smaller and lighter than BP-511 of EOS Digital Rebel camera
• EOS Digital Rebel XT consumes 35% less power than original Digital Rebel, primarily
because of DIGIC II
• XT battery life with NB-2LH battery pack is the same as the Digital Rebel with BP-511
battery pack (600 shots w/o flash; 400 shots w/50% flash)
• New accessory BG-E3 battery grip works with either six AA batteries, or up to two
NB-2LH batteries which double shooting capacity
• Accessory AC Adapter Kit ACK700 enables camera to be powered by an AC outlet
• New software package includes Canon’s Digital Photo Professional Version 1.6 plus
EOS Digital Solutions Disk Version 10, featuring ZoomBrowser EX 5.1, ImageBrowser
5.1, CameraWindow 5.1, PhotoRecord 2.2, RAW Image Task 2.0, EOS Capture 1.3,
PhotoStitch 3.1, TWAIN and WIA drivers, ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5, and a separate CD
containing instruction manuals for all included software
