The EOS 400D, called Digital Rebel XTi in North America and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan, is an entry-level
digital single-lens reflex camera
A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor.
The reflex des ...
introduced by
Canon on 24 August 2006.
Details
It is the successor of the
Canon EOS 350D, and upgrades to a 10.1
megapixel
In digital imaging, a pixel (abbreviated px), pel, or picture element is the smallest addressable element in a Raster graphics, raster image, or the smallest addressable element in a dot matrix display device. In most digital display devices, p ...
CMOS sensor
An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor, which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. In a metal–oxide–semic ...
, a larger continuous shooting buffer, an integrated
image sensor An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image. It does so by converting the variable attenuation of light waves (as they refraction, pass through or reflection (physics), reflect off objects) into s ...
vibrating cleaning system (first used in a Canon EOS DSLR), a more precise nine-point
autofocus system from the
EOS 30D, improved grip, and a bigger
LCD with 230,000 pixels and a larger viewing angle which replaces the top status screen.
The 400D uses the
DIGIC II image processor, as is used in the 350D. The 400D file numbering system holds 9,999 pictures, as opposed to 100 photos in one folder with the 350D. Support for the
Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) USB protocol is available since version 1.1.0.
The latest firmware available is version 1.1.1.
It was succeeded by the
Canon EOS 450D (Rebel XSi in North America) which was announced at the
PMA show in January 2008 with sales commencing in April 2008.
Custom firmware
400plus is a firmware add-on which offers additional functionality for Canon 400D, such as intervalometer and custom autofocus patterns.
User Guide for 400plus
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See also
* Canon EF lens mount
The EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus": automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens. Mechanically, it i ...
* Canon EF-S lens mount
* Canon EOS
Canon EOS (Electro-Optical System) is an autofocus single-lens reflex camera (SLR) and mirrorless camera series produced by Canon Inc. Introduced in 1987 with the Canon EOS 650, all EOS cameras used 135 film, 35 mm photographic film, film unti ...
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