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Review summary: An evolution of Canon's 300D and 350D digital SLRs, the EOS 400D is a digital SLR camera aimed at what you might call 'pro-sumers'. Professionals might occasionally be found with these and your average photography enthusiast ...

Verdict: With the EOS 400D, Canon has made many improvements over the excellent and ever-popular EOS 350D, and we predict that the new model will be equally successful. An excellent product and a great route into the world of digital SLR cameras. It's also ...

Review summary: The big question though is which one's best for you? We've already reviewed all three at Cameralabs, but to answer the burning questions of potential buyers we're pitching them directly against each other in this group test. Each model has many pros ...

Pros: Low noise, high quality images, Wide range of anti-dust options, Nine-point AF from EOS 30D, Great value for money, Highest resolution of group, Step-up in build quality and handling, Best viewfinder experience in its class, Superb metering, flash and ...

Verdict: The Sony A100 was set to Large Fine quality, Auto White Balance, Standard colour space, standard contrast, colour and sharpness, Wide Area AF, Multi-Segment metering and Sony's Standard Dynamic Range (DR) mode, with Noise Reduction and Super ...

Review summary: Call this the season of the 10-megapixel digital single lens reflex camera. By the time Santa appears in the Thanksgiving Day parade, enthusiasts will have four 10MP D-SLRs to choose...

Pros: 10MP D-SLR ; fast response ; excellent photos

Cons: So-so battery life ; kit lens doesn't do camera justice

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: Almost exactly three years since Canon changed the digital SLR market forever (with the $1,000 EOS 300D) they announced the third generation of their affordable entry level series, the EOS 400D (Digital Rebel XTi). This new camera follows the design ...

Pros: Excellent resolution, lots of detail, not a leap from eight megapixels, but certainly from six, Good color with selectable PictureStyles for different subject types, Good dynamic range (more than peers) with soft roll-off of highlights, 'Integrated ...

Cons: Kit lens disappointing, better to buy body only and spend more on a good lens, Sporadic continuous shooting once buffer is full, Occasional under-exposure issue with Evaluative metering, Average automatic white balance performance, still very poor ...

Verdict: Canon changed the entire digital camera market when they revealed the EOS 300D.

Award: Editor's Choice!

Pros: Very good performance. Dust prevention system. Inexpensive for a D-SLR. Excellent image quality. Lots of information displayed on LCD. Light weight.

Cons: Slight color cast in daylight test images. Kit lens is mediocre.

Verdict: The advanced Canon Rebel XTi is a sophisticated 10MP D-SLR that gives plenty of photo prowess for your money.