Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel

A video cable comes packaged with the Canon EOS 350D, allowing you to connect the camera to your television set for image playback. The video signal can be switched between NTSC and PAL via a menu preference. All menus, etc. appear on the external video monitor, but do note that it won't work as a viewfinder for the same reason that the rear-panel LCD won't. (The SLR optics mean that the sensor is only exposed to light when the shutter is open.)

Power

The EOS 350D uses a rechargeable NB-2LH battery pack for power, and comes with a battery charger. You'll need to purchase the AC adapter kit ACK-E2 if you need to run the camera from AC power. Because it uses a non-standard power connector (a "dummy battery"), I couldn't conduct my usual tests of power consumption on it, so we're forced to rely on Canon's published battery-life numbers. Despite its use of a smaller, lower-capacity battery, the power savings from Canon's new Digic-II processor chip are great enough that overall battery life is very similar to that of the original Rebel. Based on the CIPA battery-life standard, Canon rates battery capacity at 600 shots without use of the flash, or 400 shots when the flash is used on roughly half of the shots.

Included Software

The 350D ships with a pretty complete complement of software on both Mac and Windows platforms, including Canon's EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk version 10, and a copy of ArcSoft PhotoStudio. PhotoStudio offers creative editing tools for cleaning up and retouching images, as well as a print utility. The EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk enables image downloading and management, as well as the necessary tools to process the camera's RAW files; namely, the Digital Photo Professional 1.6 software provided with pro cameras. The Solution Disk includes ZoomBrowser EX (ImageBrowser for Mac), CameraWindow, PhotoRecord, RAW Image Task, EOS Capture (remote image capture software), and PhotoStitch.

In the Box

The Canon EOS 350D comes with the following items in the box:

• Neck strap.
• Eye cup.
• NB-2LH battery pack and charger.
• CR2025 lithium battery.
• Video cable.
• USB cable.
• Two software CDs.
• Instruction manuals and registration information.

If you purchase the Canon Digital Rebel XT Kit, the camera also comes with the EF-S 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 II lens.

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