It's only been eight months since video recording arrived in the first hybrid digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras but already it's reached low-end models with the unveiling of the Canon Kiss X3 (called the EOS Rebel T1i in the U.S.). The camera packs a 15.1-megapixel image sensor and can record at full-HD widescreen resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels, but at 20 frames per second rather than the conventional 30 frames per second. That means the resulting video, while sharp, might appear a little jumpy. For 30fps video the resolution has to be stepped down to a 720-line widescreen mode or a 640-line mode. On a 4GB memory card, the camera will be able to shoot about 12 minutes of video in 1080 mode, 18 minutes in 720 mode and 24 minutes in the standard-definition 640 mode. The EOS Kiss X3 will be available in Japan from late April and in the U.S. from early May where the camera body will retail for US$800. A kit version with an 18-55mm zoom lens will cost $900.