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Summary: Underexposure Problem
Review: I owned the original D30 prior to this camera and wanted to upgrade so I could keep my lenses. While the Digital Rebel has much faster auto focus and a better pixel count, it has a significant underexposure problem. I've taken about 1000 shots so far and the majority are underexposed, especially those taken indoors with ambient light and even many taken with flash. On some lenses, such as the 28-135 IS USM lens, it underexposes at maximum zoom while indoors - even with the exposure compensation control at the highest level! Too bad - otherwise a terrific SLR, but I wouldn't use it for any important shots. I expected more from this camera given the experience Canon has with digital SLRs. My small S400 does better! Hopefully Canon fixes this issue, but until then I'm looking elsewhere for a digital SLR.
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Summary: Great features at a great price
Review: This is my first digital camera. After using a Canon rebel 35mm for years, I was pleased to see this camera incorporates the same functionality and ease of use. Pros: No delay when you snap the pictures, use same lens from 35mm rebel, auto set or program features, price below $1000, quality of photos Cons: Photo viewer is below SLR viewer - I keep getting nose prints on it. Camera is not small / compact Summary: if you are looking for a take-anywhere camera, this is not it. If you are looking for professional grade digital camara at consumer price, this hits the mark.
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Summary: Prosumer or P&S - it does it..
Review: After reading the couple poor/inexperienced reviews of the camera, I had to write. The Dreb is an EXCELLENT camera for both indoors and outdoor photography from the beginner all the way to even the pro ranks. The Dreb has one of the cleanest images in the high ISO ranges (extremely low noise) of all the cameras. ANY digital image should be post processed, and canon intentionally uses softer raw image processing (which you can change the parameters and even a free third party program called FEC set) than the rest. Their software does a nice job of post processing for being a bundled software. Almost ALL of the other manufacturers oversharpen the images and Canon gives you room to adjust the images. Basically, the Dreb is a Canon 10D except for a lack of a few advanced features and has a tough composite body compared to the 10D's magnesium body (I have both the Dreb and the 10D - so take it from someone who knows first hand). The Dreb does do much better with a 420EX shoemount Flash ($180)and with a Sto-Fen Omni-bounce ($20)on it. You get photos rivaling the pros. Again, I know, I take portraits to high speed motorsports with it. The kit lens 18-55s is an excellent lens and if you complement it with a sigma 70-300 DL super macro ($150+/-) lens, you've got a decent priced setup. I also have the both IS USM lenses and can tell you the cheaper SIGMA focuses faster than the 70-300 IS USM lens (compared them following a RC controlled car!) and even full length focal in macro is better than the $600 IS lens; which by the way, doesn't have macro feature. Overall the camera is worth more than what you pay. If you get a defective camera, then exchange it, don't bash one of the best cameras/price out there.. Don't shy away from this camera, as you grow/learn, it'll do whatever you point it at.... want examples? go to Pbase or any other photo review site and you'll see that the Dreb is more than respectable.
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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: Owned for three months
Review: This is an excellent D-SLR but it's not a point-and-shoot. If that's what you're expecting, you'll be disappointed. Although I saw immediately that this camera was capable of taking great pictures my initial results were admittedly inconsistent. Some of the problems others had complained of (underexposures, focusing on the wrong object, etc) were happening to me. However, I now get very consistent results. The camera didn't change of course; I've just learned to use it properly. It lacks a few features found on some more expensive models but the picture quality can't be bettered at twice the price. Read the manual, use it, read the manual again, use it some more, etc. If you're willing to learn it's idiosyncrasies it will reward you with beautifully sharp and detailed photos. By the way, if you don't like to post-process your photos (I don't mind) you can turn up the sharpness, contrast, etc quite a bit above the default settings right in the camera. The built-in flash works as well as any (and better than many) with little red-eye. Several external flash units will also work very nicely with this camera. The kit lens feels cheap but produces good pictures. Even so, I've added a few more lenses to my arsenal. The one I use most is a Canon 28-135mm, image stabilized. Image stabilization (IS) is a great feature for low light photography at telephoto focal lengths. To sum up, if image quality is your top priority and your budget is in the thousand-dollar range you cannot do better than this camera.
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Summary: Excellent Camera...not much RAW support
Review: First off, I love this camera. Many reviewers have said all the stuff they like about it and I whole-heartedly agree with most of them. One thing I'd like to add is to note Canon's online digital learning center (photoworkshop) is a great resource for amateur photgraphers like me who are new to the digital world. There are over 20 great lessons to go through. You can access the site from Canon's main EOS webpage. I have had a 35mm Canon Rebel SLR for several years now and have been very happy with it. I bought this camera primarily because I can use the EF lenses I purchased over the years for my 35mm Rebel with this camera as well. And I'm glad I did. This camera works well with my other lenses. The only thing that's kinda a bummer is there is a 1.6 multiplying factor on the lens's focal length, so my 35-80 functions like a 56-128 on the Digial Rebel. It's nice to have the extra zoom, but it can be difficult to get all the subjects into a shot that is composed a couple feet away. The standard lens that comes with this camera was designed to compensate for this, but given our cash flow I'm perfectly content without it...maybe someday we'll get a wide-angle lens. In the meanwhile I'm excited about the fact that my old telephoto lense now functions with a maximum focal length of 480!! My only real complaint is that the only RAW support that comes with this camera is Canon's File Viewer Utility. The Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 cannot work with RAW files taken with this camera. Instead you would need the full Photoshop CS version to have that functionality and in order to buy Photoshop CS with this camera you would have to multiply your final cost by about a factor of 1.6. That's a bit pricey. To further frustrate me, Adobe's Photoshop Album, which is a great little program, also doesn't recognize the Digital Rebel's RAW files. So either I have to take pictures in JPG mode or I have to individually convert all my RAW photos using Canon's utility, which is powerful, but clunky and slow. But, if that's the only thing I really have to complain about, I must have a great camera...which I do. I highly recommend this camera. Maybe Elements 3.0 will work with the Digital Rebel's RAW files and then I'll have nothing to complain about.
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Summary: Great results, easy to use
Review: I've been both a serious SLR amateur photog for more than 30 years (still have my multiple Minolta SRT-101s) and into digital for about 4 years. Frankly, I can't understand some of the low ratings for picture/color quality. This camera will function as a simple point and shoot right out of the box with stunning results. Take a photo in fine setting, crop out just one third of that and you can make a stunning, lab quality 8X10, with perfect lighting (indoor-flash) and perfect color. Add to that the flexiblity of using ALL Canon lenses on it and you have a real winner.
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Summary: Canon SLR Vs Sony Prosumer
Review: Was considering buying the Sony DSC 838 but decided on the Canon after a couple of weeks with the Canon I wish I would have stuck with the Sony. I have a Sony DSC f-707V and it produces very sharp pictures with nice contrast from the Zeiss lens on it. The lens on the canon cannot produce a photo that comes near the quality of the Sony. I have not found a lens at a reasonable price to replace it as of yet perhaps a better quality lens will improve the image I've been getting. I'm glad I didn't sell the Sony I have.
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Summary: What an Awesome Camera
Review: I purchased this camera after studying several similar cameras and reading every review. After comparing all the pros and cons of the many cameras that I was reviewing, I decided on this one. I am extremely happy with the decision. This camera is a full size SLR camera, which is exactly what I was looking for. I have big hands and the compact cameras just didn't fit well. I wanted a digital camera that does everything the SLR cameras do. This camera is the ticket. I can practice all day long using all the different settings to get used to the camera, and I don't have to worry about wasting film. It has six settings for file size of the .jpg photos. The highest quality (6.3) mega pixel is about 3 megs. The smallest is about a 4/10 to 3/10s of a meg, which is a very good quality picture, even at the smallest setting. I recommend getting the high-speed compact flash card for the camera, it's only about ten dollars more and you can take high-speed photos with it. I take about 2-3 a second (1-2 a second using the flash), which is outstanding for a digital camera. I haven't experienced some of the problems I have read in other reviews, such as under exposed photos indoors; in fact I've experienced great indoor shots. I had a few unfocused shots, but that was me, not the camera. I could go on and on about this camera, the most important thing, it's easy to learn, even for a beginner and is just about everything you will want in a camera (except for being tiny). It's a great buy.
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Summary: no show on product - a week after ordered, store cancelled.
Review: disappointed that i waited for a week before i was informed product was not available. had received email confirms that order was to be shipped and then no word, then i emailed for status and was informed it was a cancelled order. i bought it somewhere else the day i found out and paid extra to ensure it shipped in time for xmas. a very unprofessional transaction. the camera is fantastic. my boyfriend can't stop taking photos. but i wont buy from this place again - too risky, poor communication.
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