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First of all I can not believe that this camera was near a thousand dollars just a decade ago and now it can be had for less than fifty bux. Incredible. Although the technology has improved quite a bit since then, it hasn't reinvented the wheel and this camera is still a race car. This camera is still photos only, no video can be captured by it, unless you're doing a timelapse. The image quality is still as good as it was the day it was shipped from factory. 6 MP was big deal back then, and it's still pretty good today. All sorts of canon EF and EFS lenses can be attached to this camera, which can also be had for dirt on ebay these days. Overall, incredible camera, excellent value for money. I use it for astrophotography and it works real good for that purpose. Direct attachment to my 10" reflector telescope with an adapter. Has the ability to be plugged in directly to power, use an external flash, and shutter button. What a good deal.Read full review
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This CF card using camera has a simple (and I mean SIMPLE) menu and takes beautiful 6MP shots. If you don't have a big budget you can get these on EBAY for almost nothing and with a good battery and a CF card you can enjoy this camera all day long and end up with photos that are wonderful.....My three star rating is only because this is such an old model and does lack many features some people consider absolutely necessary today. Admittedly I have a much newer DSLR but this one takes me back to the good old days and is a real kick to shoot on.
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Excellent value if bought second hand at present ebay prices. Very good quality pictures and fully featured standard SLR camera controls as in the semi-professional "pro-[con]sumer" class, albeit no video recording. 6mp is plenty for good quality photography and in most cases I end up reducing the picture resolution or set it to "medium" anyway to fit in emails or web pages. ISO range is 100-1600, uses CF card. Highly recommended if you can buy it below 100$ with lens, or below 50$ without.
If ever you had an interest in professional-grade digital photography, the time to jump in is NOW. Prices have never been lower, and I've seen used cameras in the marketplace that cost over $1000 last year at this time dip to sometimes less than 50% of that original cost today. It will undoubtedly come down to whether you are a Canon person or a Nikon person. Many buyers of DSLR cameras are longtime shutterbugs that decided to migrate over from film, either to stay along the cutting edge or to replace worn equipment, and many of them are Nikon or Canon users. This review will deal with Canon's entry-level DSLR Camera, the Digital Rebel, a/k/a EOS 300D. If you had been using a point-and-shoot compact digital camera, as I was, the feature set on this 300D is overwhelming, comparatively speaking. You have settings for the smallest detail, and believe me when I tell you, if you "tweak" the wrong setting (as I did MORE than once), the difference in both quality and exposure becomes readily apparent. Canon made it easy, though, as the owners manual is very specific describing the "best result"-type of settings for simplest possible use and best quality. The detail is breathtaking. Not quite film (nothing ever will be), but stunning nonetheless, especially compared to even the most expensive point-and-shoot digital. The stock 18-55mm lens (included in some kits and widely available on Ebay) is quite good, and could possibly be enough for you if you don't intend to shoot high-speed or sports events up close. If you choose to expand your stable of lenses, Canon has an IS series (image stabilizer) available in many of the popular focal lengths that will just about eliminate any jitter problems you may face. Good quality results, manual zoom means you are in control, and auto-focus when you press that shutter gives you the shot you want--the shot you actually see in the viewfinder is the shot you get. Many of the new point-and-shoot models do not even include a viewfinder anymore, so you have to settle for what you think you see on that tiny LCD screen. (often, NOT what you thought you were seeing). The EOS 300D lets you review immediately what you shot with it's own LCD, and you can keep it or dump it right there. The biggest adjustment for me was the "lack" of live-action results in the LCD (on this model, it is used for review of the pictures ONLY; on newer models it can be used for framing a subject, as well), but for the quality it gives you, even this entry-level DSLR stands above any point-and-shoot. For my money, it's the way to go, and it will NOT break the bank as they can be had right here on Ebay at a very affordable price. Once you see the results, you will never go back.Read full review
I was tired of the lackluster results of using my cellphone as my main camera, so after doing some research I settled on the Canon 300d as a camera to mess around with. This camera obviously lacks some features found on the newer models such as using the viewfinder to take pictures, higher mega-pixels, and better ISO settings. Although these features are lacking, I still manage to take some breath taking images with this camera. As a beginner, I may not be the most educated on what this camera lacks compared to newer models, but I am very happy with the results. My only complaint is that low light pictures often turn out very blurry, but that is most likely because I don't know which settings to use in a low light environment. 10/10, would recommend and buy again.
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