Canon EOS 300D

Good – I'm happy with the quality of the photos I get from my EOS. The body is build quite sturdy (I have dropped it with no issues), but it's also cumbersome. I find my hands get really tired after a long photo-session. The presets in auto-mode are very good. I like to use the auto-depth-of-feild funtion to capture great layering in landscapes. Plus… Read more

the "sports" setting is great for capturing wildlife at play in a spontaneous moment (you don't always have tiem to manually change settings).

I highly recommend buying a zoom lens as this will give new life to your photography experience with the EOS (I got a 75-300). I think the EOS is especially good for getting aftermarket lenses and add-ons because it is/was a very popular camera. it was called the REBEL in North America, so search for gear for that as well. Good quality photos. Many presets on auto mode. Sturdy design. Price is reasonable. Built in flash is decent quality (More light than my hubbie's Nikon D60) Heavy and bulky when compared to Nikon. Compact Flash is an outdated storage system. Factory setting have some white-balance issues, so you will need to change the presets for outdoor photography in Australia. The "macro' setting does not capture as much detail as I would expect from a camera in this price-point.

Excellent – Size of the card if you buy a larger one allows for heaps of photos at good resolution.My 128 mb will take about 40 at large size and my 512mb over 240 at large or about 140 at x large. Could use a higher powered lens at times and they are available. This camera is great. you will take heaps of photos and can really play. So many options… Read more

its hard to take them all in.

I have not had any trouble as I only have one lens but a friend bought a newer model and in changing lenses got something on the reflector which meant a costly and long time for repairs. Good quality photos which can be really enlarged,

easy to use in basic formats but can allow user to play with many features and settings.

Have had this almost 2 years and although the new ones have more features and higher resolution I am happy with mine and so many people want to know about it after seeing the photos. A little bulky to carry at times but thats an slr.

Flash could be better, original battery lasted 2 years then lost power but replacement ones are ample to take over 100 photos as long as you dont use too many flashes or review too often.

Excellent – I was given this camera sceond hand from my dad as he bought the newer 400D. It has proved a excellent tool taking very good pictures and easy to use by novices like my wife. The spare parts like batteries and lenses are easy to get hold of. I have 2 lenses with mine and would like a wide angle and a telephoto lens but the orginal lens is fine for… Read more

everyday use. The pictures are excellent and the camera is so easy to use. Heavy to carry around but then so are all SLR cameras and flash could be better

OK – I have had my Canon 300D for two years now. It is a great camera for the price I paid at the time. I do have a gripe with canon's poor service time. It took them around 5 weeks to repair a fault with the camera. I was therefore without my camera for 5 weeks and this is very hard when you are studying photography! Considering going to Nikon… Read more

for this reason. 6.3 MegaPixels. Interchangable lenses. Decent flash. Easy to use. Dark viewfinder. Hard to focus in low light conditions. Have had a lot of focusing problems. It works when it wants to, not when I want it to.

Good – For a digital SLR camera priced around the $1,500 mark, this is a good purchase. The Nikon D70 does appear to have a few more features but is more expensive. I compared the difference in features but could not justify the difference in price. 6.3 megapixel creates a top quality image which looks good when printed at A4 size. I do not see any… Read more

value in higher megapixels as all it soes it take up more room on your memory card. Overall I really like this camera, I just have to purchase a better flash Ease of use and quality of image the built in flash is not really strong enough

no memory card supplied

OK – If you can afford the 20D then I highly recommend this one over the 300D. Expect the 300D to be replaced in 1st half of 2005 with a 8-10MP Nikon D70 competitor. Should get more for your money in 2005, but for those Canon owners looking to get a D-SLR and cannot afford to wait or go for the 20D then this is a decent performer. The first Digital SLR… Read more

under $2000

EF-S Digital only lens compatibility

Very good image quality Based of the budget 300 series 35mm bodies

Nikon D70 offers more features

Light almost flimsy feeling body

Limited features/controls on body

Limited flash

Sluggish performance

Viewfinder small and dark