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Summary: amazing camera, incredible price! canon has outdone itself.
Review: canon's competitors must be scratching their collective heads wondering how canon has managed to deliver a true interchangeable-lens digital SLR for less than a thousand bucks. this is nothing short of a revolution in the d-SLRs world and it's hard not to get excited!pros:
- can't stress this enough: value, value, value - a formidable d-SLR has landed south of the thousand dollar barrier.
- 6MP CMOS sensor.
- excellent resolution matches canon's own EOS 10D.
- seven manually selectable AF points - fast and reliable.
- 2.5fps continuous shooting speed up to four images regardless of resolution.
- accurate color reproduction.
- images virtually noise free at ISO 800 and below.
- very little redeye occurrence.
- good metering, although no direct control of metering mode.
- good manual preset white balance.
- shooting priority play mode - simply half-press the shutter during playback and you're ready to shoot.
- supports RAW format.
- excellent AF speeds, with virtually no shutter lag.
- impressive shot to shot times - basically you can shoot as fast as you can compose your shot.
- good selection of exposure modes.
- orientation sensor for automatic image rotation.
- playback magnification up to 10x.
- allows computer controlled shooting with included software.
- feels solidly built despite the plastic body.
- easy to use, integrated controls and displays.
- bright, high resolution LCD.
- fully compatible with canon extensive lens line.
- excellent battery life (but i still recommend getting a spare).
- excellent printed manual and supplied software bundle. cons:
- to minimize cannibalization of 10D sales, the 300D has been pre-programmed to have less flexibility (forced AI focus, forced evaluative metering, etc).
- no spot metering.
- low noise levels at ISO 1600.
- no flash exposure compensation.
- cannot fine-tune white balance.
- make sure you don't open the memory door while the camera is writing into the flash memory or else you will lose everything that's left in the internal memory buffer.
- plastic body with compartment doors that should be meatier.
- LCD has no anti-reflective coating.
- reduced continuous shooting rate and buffer size (2.5 fps for max 4 images) vs the 10D.
- ISO sensitivity not displayed on viewfinder status bar while being changed.
- no flash memory provided so add a few $$ to your budget to get at least 128MB.
- proprietary battery - again, a few more bucks for a spare. there's nothing in the market that can touch this camera today. if you're shopping for a camera in the thousand dollar range, make sure you take a close look at the 300D. i hope this helps you with your buying decision. peace.
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Summary: Photos as good as my 35mm Rebel!
Review: We chose this camera due to the price point at 6.3 megapixel, and because we owned the 35mm Rebel - and love it. The 35mm lenses can be used on the digital, making the two a powerful combination. What I didn't expect is the incredible quality of the photos. I had a Sony 3.3 megapixel digital prior to this -so the jump in quality is substantial. However, comparing prints side by side from the digital (with my HP Photosmart 230 printer) and prints from my 35mm developed by a lab - the quality is substantially similar. I thought it would be a while before I could afford a digital camera with sufficient clarity to replace my 35 mm for most uses. This camera is changing my mind. The flexibility of digital (print only what you like, for example) and the quality of the images, makes this camera an excellent value for the price!
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Summary: Great value for a great camera
Review: This is my first "Pro-Sumer" digital camera and I couldn't be happier. I'd made a decision to step up to this level of camera earlier this summer. After researching what was available, I was 99% sold on the Canon EOS 10-D. While searching for the best deal on a 10-D, I found out that Canon would be releasing the Digital Rebel in a little over a month. I read all the technical specs and the estimated price and was sold. This camera has the same sensor and most of the features of the 10-D but is over $500 cheaper. Yes, the body is made of "plastic" and not the spiffy Magnesium Alloy body the 10-D has. I for one am thankful for the lighter weight plastic body. If you are like me and this is your first Digital SLR camera, it will take some time getting used to the weight of these cameras. The Digital Rebel, while not as rugged as the 10-D, is built very sturdy. Now, onto my favorite part... the pictures. I could not believe the quality of the pictures I was taking. The color and textures that I was able to capture blew me away. And the ability to shoot fully auto all the way to fully manual and several "creative zones" in between made exploring this camera's abilities fun and easy. If you had been considering jumping up to the Digital SLR family, the Digital Rebel has made it much more affordable to do so with results that will leave you very happy.
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Summary: Digital SLR at a consumer price
Review: Bottom line: THIS IS A GREAT CAMERA. It is a 6.3 megapixel CMOS digital single lens reflex. Canon's Rebel line of affordable SLRs is well known and very popular. This is an extension of that line. The camera is available with a new EF-S 18-55 zoom lens and also accepts any of the dozens of Canon EF lenses. It also accepts nearly all Canon EOS accessories, so the Digital Rebel can grow with your skills and become as versatile as you would like. As with Canon's higher end Powershot digitals, you can let the camera choose all the settings or you can make some or all of those adjustments yourselves. The Digital Rebel does not allow the fullest measure of creative freedom available in more expensive digital SLR's, but it doesn't need to. This camera is aimed at digital camera owners wanting the flexibility of an SLR and consumer level SLR owners wanting to move to digital. The camera is well made, light weight and well equipped with a battery and battery charger (Canon's great BP-511 lithium ion, which should last for hundreds of shots), neck strap, eyecup, lens and body caps, driver software and a full version of Adobe's Photoshop Elements 2.0.
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Summary: Outstanding Camera
Review: This is the most outstanding digital camera I've ever owned. While it is lacking in some features of the professional digital cameras, they most likely won't be missed by the average consumer. For those moving up from a standard point and shoot, the biggest benefit will simply be speed, (aside from it being SLR). No more delay in taking your picture, when you push the shutter release, the picture is taken. But if you want full control of your exposure, f/stops, and shutter speeds, you've got that too. The lens that comes with the Kit has a nice wide range that will give you a good wide angle, zoom, and macro, well worth the extra $[$$]. The pictures are crisp and clear and the color is the best I've seen in a digital photo. Well worth the price. Thank you Canon for finally making an affordable digital SLR.
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Summary: Fun Fun Fun
Review: After a lengthy mental debate, I finally purchased this camera instead of the Canon 10D. What a great a choice. This camera is light, focuses really fast and the picture quality is supurb. I take most of my pics with a Canon 50mm 1.4 lense using one of manual-shoot settings in RAW format. I have not experienced any underexposures shooting indoor (even at night with only a few lights on). Highly recommended.
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Summary: Excellent Digital SLR for Canon Lens owners
Review: This is the first affordable (i.e. <$1000) slr digital camera and although there are some compromises, it produces excellent pictures. Some care is needed to familiarise yourself with exposure modes and focusing. The default settings tend to produce slightly underexposed pcitures, but this is easily corrected. The lack of spot metering in Program and Auto mode is irritating and can cause issues. Also note that the so called spot metering mode used in the "creative" settings is not as a good as that in, say, the Elan. Indoor photography is tricky due to the lack of true wide angle lenses. Your 35mm lenses end up with an equivalent focal length x 1.6 which effectively means the resolution (after cropping and enlargement) is reduced. Not too bad for smaller prints but a compromise nevertheless. The camera is very fast and shutter lag is minimal, a major issue with point and shoot cameras (from my point of view this is a primary reason - along with the interchangeable lenses -for buying a SLR digital) Despite its slightly "cheesy" appearance, it is well built and operates with a good quality feel. If you are Canon lens user/owner this is a no brainer at the price. If you do not have any lenses, look at the Nikon 100D and new Pentax before you make your choice.
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Summary: Great Camera....High End Fun.
Review: I purchased this camera about 6 months ago, it's a great camera and I haven't had 1 problem with it. I bought a few accessories..EX420 Flash, Canon 75-300 lens (there least expensive one, USM & IS wasn't an issue me)
lt's fast in auto focus. Purchased the battery grip also. Camera looks good, the grip helps with vert. shots and you have a slot for a second battery. Bought after market battery for $9.99 instead of $49.99 for OEM (look @ EBAY for batteries). If you purchase this camera you'll be very satisfied!
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Summary: Fast and Fun
Review: My wife and I recently decided to take the plunge into the "digital" photography world, but we were really concerned with losing the functionality for special shots that we had with our old Canon AE. The Digital Rebel was exactly what we were looking for! Talk about functionality. This camera does more than we could have ever hoped for in a digital unit. It's easy to manipulate, and is lightning fast. No waiting for the shutter and missing that important candid shot. The images are clear and crisp and download to the PC (or straight to the printer) in seconds. The ability to cary one camera that does it all from close ups, to portraits, to landscapes and sports shots is wonderful. With a 512MB CF card, you can hold over 150 high quality photos at once (over 200 at reduced levels). No worries with having to sort the good from the bad now. Just snap away and sort them out later.
Now we are simply waiting for a telephoto zoom lens and we will have all the still photo capablility we need in one handy little bag. Yes, it's a bit pricey, but well worth every penny!
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Summary: Awesome Camera!
Review: I was initially attracted to the Canon because of the 6.3MP, and I am extremely impressed at the improvement in print resolution over my former 3.3MP digital. But what really thrilled me was the ease of use. I pulled the camera out of the box, and after charging the battery, I shot pictures for a couple of weeks before I could find the time to read the manual. To my delight, I found that the manual had nothing to teach me about using the camera that I hadn't already learned by using the menu displayed on the LCD screen. I found the buttons to be very intuitive, especially since I have owned several digital cameras.
The first accessory I purchased was a 512 mb ultra-fast CF card, so that the camera would not be hindered by a slow transfer to media. This has paid off well, as I do alot of sports photography in burst mode. The camera does an amazing job of capturing fast action with crystal clear continuous focusing. (I should mention that the lens I am using is a 28-200mm)
Battery life is great, and if you keep your LCD review time to a minimum, you should get hundreds of pictures on one charge. The flash also seems to be very strong, I have not been disappointed yet, but an accessory flash can be added if necessary.
The camera is definitely weightier than any digital I have owned, but I was not looking for something to slip into my pocket. What I really wanted was professional looking prints, and I have found them. The print quality so far is better than any SLR I have ever owned. I couldn't be more pleased!
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