Canon Rebel T3i / EOS 600D Announced

Posted in News on February 7, 2011 at 7:49 am

Canon went on the record and officially announced the Rebel T3i / EOS 600D this morning. While many have speculated on the new features that Canon would bring to the newest model, the major improvement lies in the addition of an articulating 3-inch pop-out LCD. The screen is described as having a 1.04 million-dot resolution with a smudge-resistant and anti-reflection coatings, similar to the 60D, which are definitely welcomed additions. Still, I’m pretty underwhelmed by the differences in the T3i to T2i.

OS 600D – key features (starred features are shared by T2i):

• 18-megapixel CMOS sensor*
• Scene Intelligent Auto mode
• Full-HD EOS Movie*
• On-screen Feature Guide
• 3.7fps continuous shooting*
• Wide-area 9-point AF*
• 1,040k-dot vari-angle 7.7cm (3.0”) screen
• Basic+ and Creative Filters
• Built-in wireless flash control
• $799 (body only) vs T2i’s $687

If you’re deciding between the T2i or T3i for professional video use, the T3i’s vari-tilt screen is definitely a nice touch, but the lack of the Magic Lantern firmware still puts this camera behind the T2i for the time being. Do you this Magic Lantern will be developed for the T3i? Let us know in the comments.