Canon EOS 450D / Digital Rebel XSi

The Canon EOS 450D delivers hands-down, best-in-class photo quality. Its colour accuracy, dynamic range and consistently good noise clearly put this 12-megapixel model in front of the pack, even though its features and design do little to impress. It's ce...

Excellent photo quality for its class; better-than-average speed

Maximum ISO 1,600; huge spot-for-spot metering

It doesn't stand out for its feature set or design, but the Canon EOS 450D delivers on performance and photo quality

The Canon Digital Rebel XSi is an update to last year's XTi that ups the resolution to 12.2 megapixels and adds a handful of other new features, including a bigger 3-inch screen, an improved autofocus system, and optical image stabilization in the kit len...

Big, bright 3-inch LCD screen, Great on-screen menus, Very good image quality, Lightweight and easy to hold, Live view works well, Image stabilization in the kit lens

Autofocus is slow with the kit lens, Manual controls are a little awkward, Focusing in live view adds to the shooting time, Camera body feels fragile

I think this is a very substancial upgrade from 400d.

Features that 400d had and the new features-Image Quality-Speed-12,2MP

Lens of Kit

Very Clean And Snappy Image Processor

Nein

Exellent IQ, long battery life, great price.

ISO only goes to 1600, no in body image stabilization.