The latter wouldn't be much of a standout if Nikon hadn't dropped to three-area AF in the D60. On some counts, the XSi offers some pretty nice specs, highlighted by the 12-megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor (for Canon's traditional 1.6x focal-length multiplier) and 9-point user-selectable autofocus system. It requires you to move all the way down the first column to get to the settings in the second column. Also, in some cases when you have two columns to navigate, as with Picture Style settings, it doesn't let you move to the right or left. For instance, you can change ISO sensitivity with either the dial or the navigation buttons, but can only navigate metering choices via the nav. However, the menus can be, irritatingly, a bit inconsistent and sometimes dumb. With My Menu you can build a go-to list of the most frequently accessed menu settings-in my case, for instance, Format and Live View settings. The biggest operational advantage the XSi offers over competitors is My Menu, which it inherits from older models. (For more on the camera design, click through to the slide show.) None require two-handed operation: when you push the button to change ISO, white balance, metering, and so on, the menu persists while you navigate the options.
Almost all the buttons lie under your right hand, and each feels slightly different so that you can grope them without looking. The larger 3-inch LCD necessitated some changes to the control layout from the XTi's, and I prefer the new over the old. Still, I don't find it as comfortable to hold as most other dSLRs. I can't quite put my finger on the reason why: it's not especially shallow, and Canon improved it over the XTi's with a more rubbery-feeling cover. Its smooth plastic body still feels a bit on the cheap side, and I'm not crazy about the grip. Slightly larger than the XTi, the XSi shaves a couple of ounces of the weight to 1 pound, 2.5 ounces.
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