Canon EOS 350D - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: On 20th August 2003 Canon dropped a bomb into the digital SLR market with the six megapixel sub-$1,000 EOS 300D (Digital Rebel). Eighteen months later and just in time for the largest trade show of the year (PMA 2005) Canon has revealed the successor ...

Pros: Excellent resolution, a clear match for the EOS 20D, Good color, default +1 parameter set means punchy images out of the camera, Noise free 'silky smooth' images at ISO 100, 200 and 400, Very good in-camera image processing, JPEG's almost as good as ...

Cons: Opening the CF compartment door shuts camera down, loses any buffered images, LCD monitor is dim unless you turn up brightness setting, New kit lens disappointing at telephoto with smaller apertures, Average automatic white balance performance, still ...

Verdict: So it's clear, the EOS 350D is a great successor to the EOS 300D, it puts right many user complaints, it delivers a smaller and lighter camera which feels better put together and delivers an increase in resolution.

Pros: Excellent image quality.Large image buffer.Very good ergonomic design ; Very low sensitivity to noise.Custom functions.Solid construction. Light-weight

Cons: No lens hood included in the kit.No small infrared remote control to manage bulb mode.Monitor a bit dim under daylight

Review summary: Canon's EOS 350D Digital (Digital Rebel XT in the US) combines ease of use, a robust design, and many of the same compelling technologies found in Canon's professional series EOS cameras, making it an excellent camera for the money. ...

Pros: Smaller and lighter ; improved design ; excellent image quality

Cons: Relatively small grip size ; slightly over saturates colours

Award: TIPA Award!

Review summary: With its CMOS 8.2 MP sensor and Digic II image-processor, the Canon EOS 350D is the most compact and powerful digital SLR camera on the market, and comes with a very attractive price-tag. While being easy to use, it also incorporates the latest ...

Review summary: The 6-megapixel Canon EOS Digital Rebel came on the scene in late 2003 and instantly established a new category of "affordable digital SLR cameras" with a price of under $1000, including a zoom lens. It rapidly became the best-selling digital SLR of ...

Verdict: On balance, the new 18-55mm EF-S II is an improvement over its predecessor, and represents a good value for those moving up to the Digital Rebel XT from point-n-shoot digicams.