Canon EOS Rebel T2i Review Discussion

[Jim Keenan]

Only ten months after hitting the market with the EOS Rebel T1i as the "flagship" of Canon's entry-level DSLR line, it has given the flag to the newly-introduced Canon EOS Rebel T2i. Apart from a strong physical resemblance and seemingly identical 9 point AF systems, the newer camera seems to offer incremental changes in many areas compared to its older sibling, which remains on Canon's website as of this writing.

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[rowman]

Up to ISO 800 I would call it noiseless and 1600 is also a very good option which is spectacular in my opinion. Is better noise performance in Nikon a rumor from now on?

comparing ISO with T1i it is more or less the same but somehow different noise nature. Is it because of the lightning in studio as the processor is the same in both of the cameras or even with the same processor noise can be different?

[Jim Keenan]

Up to ISO 800 I would call it noiseless and 1600 is also a very good option which is spectacular in my opinion. Is better noise performance in Nikon a rumor from now on?

comparing ISO with T1i it is more or less the same but somehow different noise nature. Is it because of the lightning in studio as the processor is the same in both of the cameras or even with the same processor noise can be different?

This is Canon's latest offering - at some point Nikon will be out with their latest offering and we'll see where noise goes from there. Technology on noise is constantly evolving, so if the newest Canon looks better to you that may be all you need to make a decision. Just don't be surprised when the newest Nikon comes out and looks better. And so on. I think you can expect to see these two brands go back and forth on perceptions of noise performance as each generation of cameras comes out.

Even though both the T1i and T2i have Digic 4 processors, the processor in the T2i may or may not have identical performance characteristics, or noise processing/treatment may be different in each model due to firmware or other imbedded processes. Canon had 10 months since the T1i reached market to dial in modifications to the T2i, and they probably did.

[KCook]

Thanks for that info Jim. I knew that the processors for JPG point-and-shoots were constantly moving targets, in spite of the processor label. But didn't know if that also applied at the RAW / DSLR level of the game.

And ... speaking of processing ... I wish reviews would pay closer attention to the in-camera sharpening performance. But then I wish for lots of things

Kelly Cook