The chart below compares the Rebel T3i with several prosumer cameras. What we've done below is presented something of a hybrid comparison between these four models. A red cell means that a given ...

A compact, lightweight 18 megapixel APS-C sensor Digital SLR with Full HD video, positioned at the top of Canon's entry-level EOS line-up, above the EOS 550D and the new EOS 1100D.

Here, noise performance is very similar, though again the Canon T3i seems to be slightly noisier than both the Canon T2i and 60D.