Price!!! Particularly when you bear in mind that you that this camera comes with a halfway decent zoom lens Low light performance - this camera focuses much faster than non-SLR digicams and the iso 1600 setting, whilst grainy, is usable. Lower ISO settings show little or no noise. Works fine with my existing Canon/ Tamron lenses and Canon 420 flash Great battery life

The small image sensor means that lenses' effective focal lengths are increased by 1.6x. To get an effective 20mm focal length on this camera you'd have to lay your hands on a 13mm lenses ... Deliberate defeaturing (cannot select exposure or focus modes) Compartment doors and flash unit are on the flimsy side Vertical Grip expensive (£150 in UK)

Bought this camera as a step up from my Canon G3, and maybe my EOS 33 (Elan 7). Whilst I love the G3 I cannot rely on it to focus in low light and it's optical viewfinder is virtually useless. The G3's LCD screen is fine much of the time but it is difficult to see in bright light and it is no replacement for the immediacy you get from an SLR viewfinder. The 300d has none of these limitations. The speed of handling and the low light performance mean that I have already been able to take pictures that I simply could not capture with other 'prosumer' level digicams. The deliberate defeaturing of the 300d (compared with the 10d) is annoying but not critical as far as my needs are concerned. Of course, I could have got all of these benefits, plus better build quality and no defeaturing by buying a Canon 10d but I would have had to spend half as much again and then found a wide angle lens for it, given that my existing Canon 28mm lens works like a 45mm lens on the 10d or 300d (the wide angle zoom lens sold with the 300d is currently not available separately and only works with the 300d anyway). This is a great camera and, as long as the plastic build holds up, I will recommended it without reservation to anyone looking for the benefits of digital photography in a (relatively) affordable SLR package.

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Similar Products Used:

Canon G3 / Canon S40 / Minolta 7i