If your thinking about getting your hands on a Rebel T1i Video Camera, you'll be in good company.
It's a good camera, especially for shooting video, but you it's not without a few caveats.
Let's have a look at a few pros and cons shall we.
Unfortunately for an overwhelmed camera purchaser, that's far from the truth.
There were better existing image sensors (Canon 40D) that could have been selected when designing the T1i.
I'm certain you've read in some of my other articles, that cramming more megapixels doesn't guarantee good pictures.
The image sensor needs to be designed to cope with more megapixels.
The APS-C image sensor employed in the Rebel SLR T1i, is a tiny bit smaller than the DX image sensor used by the Nikon D90 12.
3MP.
Obviously there are different approaches to get extra pixels into a smaller box.
Using smaller pixels, and squishing them closer than before.
A more correct indicator of picture quality than mega-pixels, is pixel density.
In this case, the D90 SLR comes in with much better numbers (lower is better here) of 3.
3 vs 4.
5 for the T1i.
Having excessive pixels on a image sensor can cause several issues.
As you go on the hunt for extra lenses, you'll quickly learn, that more megapixels usually means spending more money on higher priced lenses.
A high resolution, DSLR equals a higher resolution resolving lens, which means spending extra bucks.
Strangely enough, the lens that's usually supplied (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.
5-5.
6 IS) by Canon with the T1i SLR, is not a model that is particularly adept at managing large megapixel resolution cameras.
In my judgment, a better choice for the Rebel T1i would have been the albeit more expensive 18-200mm Canon EF-S.
Other important DSLR features, like diffraction, ISO, and dynamic range can be affected by too much pixel density.
I don't know about you, but I'm convinced, that getting 2.
8 less megapixels from the Nikon D90 12.
3MP for more money, may be better value for my bank account.
A reputable evaluate of sensors using RAW data, is provided by Dx O Mark.
Dx O Mark testing is not yet available, but the Rebel SLR T1i uses the Canon 50D SLR sensor.
The testing has shown, that the D90 SLR image sensor is superior to the EOS 50D sensor.
There's significant thinking to believe that future Rebel T1i test results will be very similar to the Canon EOS 50D data.
It's a good camera, especially for shooting video, but you it's not without a few caveats.
Let's have a look at a few pros and cons shall we.
Unfortunately for an overwhelmed camera purchaser, that's far from the truth.
There were better existing image sensors (Canon 40D) that could have been selected when designing the T1i.
I'm certain you've read in some of my other articles, that cramming more megapixels doesn't guarantee good pictures.
The image sensor needs to be designed to cope with more megapixels.
The APS-C image sensor employed in the Rebel SLR T1i, is a tiny bit smaller than the DX image sensor used by the Nikon D90 12.
3MP.
Obviously there are different approaches to get extra pixels into a smaller box.
Using smaller pixels, and squishing them closer than before.
A more correct indicator of picture quality than mega-pixels, is pixel density.
In this case, the D90 SLR comes in with much better numbers (lower is better here) of 3.
3 vs 4.
5 for the T1i.
Having excessive pixels on a image sensor can cause several issues.
As you go on the hunt for extra lenses, you'll quickly learn, that more megapixels usually means spending more money on higher priced lenses.
A high resolution, DSLR equals a higher resolution resolving lens, which means spending extra bucks.
Strangely enough, the lens that's usually supplied (EF-S 18-55mm f/3.
5-5.
6 IS) by Canon with the T1i SLR, is not a model that is particularly adept at managing large megapixel resolution cameras.
In my judgment, a better choice for the Rebel T1i would have been the albeit more expensive 18-200mm Canon EF-S.
Other important DSLR features, like diffraction, ISO, and dynamic range can be affected by too much pixel density.
I don't know about you, but I'm convinced, that getting 2.
8 less megapixels from the Nikon D90 12.
3MP for more money, may be better value for my bank account.
A reputable evaluate of sensors using RAW data, is provided by Dx O Mark.
Dx O Mark testing is not yet available, but the Rebel SLR T1i uses the Canon 50D SLR sensor.
The testing has shown, that the D90 SLR image sensor is superior to the EOS 50D sensor.
There's significant thinking to believe that future Rebel T1i test results will be very similar to the Canon EOS 50D data.
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