Canon EOS 6.3MP Digital Rebel Camera with 18-55mm Lens
by Canon Cameras US
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The Canon EOS Digital Rebel brings advanced digital performance and SLR controls to everyday photographers. Whether you're new to digital cameras, SLR cameras, or even photography itself, you'll find that the EOS Digital Rebel is powerful yet fun and easy to use. It features a 6.3-megapixel sensor, automatic and manual controls, and compatibility with Canon's range of EF lenses.

This model comes with the Canon EF-S 18-55mm, f3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Compact and ultralightweight with impressive close-focusing ability, this lens features optimized coating for the Digital Rebel's imaging sensor to minimize ghost images and flare. It comes with a lens cap and dust cap.

Optics and Resolution A large-format, high-resolution CMOS sensor captures 6.3 million pixels to deliver up to 3,027 x 2,048-pixel images. Other resolution modes include 2,048 x 1,360 and 1,536 x 1,024. As it captures images, the sensor amplifies each pixel's electric charge, for ultrafast image scanning. The large sensor also has a 3:2 aspect ratio, traditional to 35mm film, for a familiar compositional feel. Canon's exclusive DIGIC image processor offers advanced signal processing algorithms that heighten precision and detail, smooth gradation in highlight areas, and create color reproduction that is as vivid as it is utterly natural. Additionally, the DIGIC's speedier processing improves the camera's battery performance, and adds to the camera's overall responsiveness and agility. More Features With the 1.8-inch LCD screen, you can zoom images from 1.5x all the way to 10x, moving up, down, left, and right to see any area up close. You can even advance to the next shot in the enlarged view with no need to zoom again. The Digital Rebel also generates JPEG small/normal image files to make image playback faster on the camera's LCD monitor.

The large-format, high-resolution CMOS sensor captures a staggering 6.3 million pixels.

Creative Zone modes include A-DEP, Manual, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, and Program AE.

Advanced controls will keep experienced photographers motivated and inspire beginners to expand their SLR skills. Creative Zone modes include A-DEP (automatic-depth-of-field autoexposure) to set a "zone of sharpness," Manual, Aperture Priority AE to set the aperture, Shutter Priority AE to set shutter speed, and Program AE to let the camera select different shutter/aperture combinations while maintaining a constant exposure. The camera's controls are intelligently arranged. A mode dial gives you easy access to shooting controls to make even one-handed shooting comfortable. Other features include: Built-in, pop-up flash with an approximate 3-second recycle time Continuous shooting speed of approximately 2.5 frames per second with a maximum burst mode of 4 shots ISO speed range of 100 to 1600 7-point autofocus with the following modes: One-Shot AF, Predictive AI Servo AF, AI Focus AF (automatically selects One-Shot AF or AI Servo AF according to shooting mode), Manual Focusing (MF)

Printing Canon has introduced a series of printers designed to work directly with its lineup of digital cameras, including the Digital Rebel. Using these printers, no computer is required--simply connect the camera to the printer and start printing. Printers include Canon's bubble-jet direct printers i900D and i960 and card photo printers CP-200 and CP-300. New PictBridge compatibility allows you to connect the camera to any PictBridge-conforming printer and access a wide range of printing media, modes, and styles. Storage and Transfer Images are stored on CompactFlash Type I or II memory cards; the Digital Rebel is MicroDrive compatible. The Digital Rebel does not include a memory card. Images can be downloaded to either a Mac or PC via USB 1.1, which means the camera can be connected to any USB-based PC running Windows Me/2000/XP or Mac running OS 8.6 or later without installing any software.

This camera can connect directly to select printers. Learn more about PictBridge.

Power and Size
The camera is powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery (BP-511, included). It measures 5.6 by 3.9 by 2.9 inches and weighs 19.7 ounces (excluding battery).

What's In The Box
This package includes the EOS Digital Rebel digital camera with 18-35mm lens, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (BP-511) and battery charger (CB-5L), USB and AV cables, and a wide neck strap. It also comes with Adobe Photoshop Elements and Digital Camera Solutions CD-ROMs with imaging software and USB drivers for Windows and Mac. ... Read more

Features

• 1.8-inch LCD screen lets you zoom in on images in preview; 2.5 frames-per-second continuous shooting speed with 4-shot burst mode
• Store images on CompactFlash type 1 or 2 memory cards; Microdrive compatible; no memory card included
• Powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack (included with charger)
• 6.3-megapixel resolution for photo-quality poster-plus sized enlargements
• Includes Canon's EF-S 18-55mm, f3.5-5.6 zoom lens

Reviews (176)

Best bang for the buck - all purpose and Astrophotography
I did quite some extensive research before commiting to the Digital Rebel. I wanted a digital SLR mostly for family photos but also for Astrophotography. I signed in a lot of forums were this camera was the most recommended in digital astrophotography (non-CCD) as well as the best cost-benefit as all purpose camera.

I have intentions to modify this camera to take best advantage in astrophography. This means that I will carefully remove the included IR-filter in order to get better astrophotos. This means I won't be able to take terrestrial (all purpose) pictures as the photos will result redish looking without the IR-filter. As a consequence, I will probably get the Digital Rebel XT for family pictures.

A great camera for its intended audience
This really is a great camera and to really appreciate it you have to understand its target audience.It seems clear that Canon has aimed this camera primarily at novices.Its point and shoot are as simple as you will find on any consumer compact digicam.Its creative setting should offer enough control and flexibility to keep most intermediate and advance photographers happy.First though lets go over some of the complaints people are writing about the camera.

1).I can't set up my photo through the LCD-----No you surely can't.SLR's are designed specifically to direct the light and image from the lens to the view finder.To the best of my knowledge, there is not a true digital SLR which allows you to do this.And there shouldn't be.You can keep the camera a lot more steady and get a much better view of what your image will look like through the view finder then you ever could looking at an LCD six to eight inches from your body.
2).Complaint number two is just as silly.Canon does not include a CF card with the camera.I've yet to see a digital SLR manufacturer that includes any media with the camera.Also when you consider that about the only card they could include without affecting the price much is a 128mb card with is next to useless in a camera like this.

Now to some more reasonable complaints

1).This camera is slow to start up (compared to many current DSLR's by Canon and Nikon).There really was not much that Canon could have done about that.It uses the same first generation DIGIC processing chip and same 6.3mp CMOS as the Canon D10.The D10 has similar short comings.If you can't live with this (about 3 seconds from power up till you can take a photo) you might want to consider the new Rebel XT or D20.You'll also have to decide if the extra responsiveness is worth an extra 200-300.00 bucks.
2).For continuous shooting you only get 2.5PFS and 4 frame bursts.Much of this is also do to the DIGIC.The D10 isn't much faster (though it does have a larger buffer (the images are stored in the buffer before they can be written to your media) which does allow it to continue shooting while the dRebel is catching its breath.I was very much aware of this "Shortcoming" before I bought the camera and understand it as a cost cutting method (larger buffers cost more money) and decided to accept this short coming rather then pay an extra 200-300. bucks.
3).Canon has crippled the camera by removing many manual control features(through software-The camera is physically able to carry out many of these functions but Canon removed the ability by programing the DIGIC chip (the firmware) to disallow these features.Clearly a business decision and one that make some sense.You really would not want to release a low cost camera with all the same features as your higher end camera.On the other hand, I really wished they would have kept some of the features they removed (like the ability for the user to adust the flash settings).
4).I can't shoot RAW images in the automatic settings.I can understand this.Most of the people using the fully automatic settings are probably novices.RAW images cannot be printed from the camera directly to a printer.RAW images require quite a bit of post shooting work before they're usable.If some one that really does not know much about photography were to shoot a couple of hundred RAW images they would be pretty upset when they found out they could not print their images and didn't know how to change that.
5).The Nikon D70 supports higher ISO's then the Canon.The ISO adjusts the camera's sensitivity to light (on film cameras it's the film speed).My answer to that is that the D70 does not support an ISO of 100 and the dRebel does.Personally, I would much rather have an ISO range of 100-1600 like the dRebel then an ISO range of 200-3200.The higher the ISO setting the more digital noise you're likely to get and an ISO of 3200 would seem to affect you're quality considerably.On the other hand, Canon's 100 ISO is perfect for bright sunny days.

I'm sure I missed some other complaints though I'm not sure what they are.To sum it up, this is a very easy camera to use even for a novice.The controls to adjust your camera settings and image quality are very easy to use and very intuitive.If you do understand photo editing are really want to shoot RAW images but don't want to have to manually set all the camera settings (aperture, shutter speed etc.), the P-AE mode only requires that you set the ISO which isvery simple (keep it as low as light conditions allow while retaining a high shutter speed). My main complaint is lack of documentation for include software (particularly the File viewer App which is required for converting RAW images).Granted downloading the PDF's from Canon's web site is not a problem but it should not be necessary.

Overall, an excellent camera for its intended consumer.The camera has all the image quality that the pros have come to expect from Canon's digital SLR's.The auto focus is very fast and accurate (especially compare to compact point and shoot cameras).The shutter lag is virtually non existent so when you press the shutter release it pretty much instantly shoots so you won't miss the shot (again unlike the vast majority of compact P&S which seem to take forever from the time you depress the shutter from the time it actually goes.One quick piece of advise whether you get this camera or the Rebel XT.Get the 18-55mm lens.For the money this is an excellent wide a angle lens, and it is only available with the camera.

Edit to review.I wanted to add that I was incorrect concerning lack of documentation for the software suite included with the camera.The camera does indeed come with full and complete documentation. In addition, for those interested in shooting RAW, Canon's File Viewer which is included with the camera is less then stellar.If, like me, you can't afford or justify the cost for Photoshop CS or the any number of RAW converters out there (most that cost over 100.00) you can head over to Canon's website and download Canon's new Digital Photo Professional.This is the RAW converter included with Canon's high-end cameras (and the dRebel XT).It is a free download and is vastly superior to File Viewer.It is much more intuitive, has a far better interface, is much faster and most importantly (at least to me) it allows you to perform corrections in real time so you can make changes on the fly.It has much better white balance control, and allows you to easily adjust hue and saturation, and lightness and contrast all while the file is in a RAW format.The only down side is that you cannot download the images to Digital Photo Professional directly from the camera as you can with File Viewer.You must either download from a card reader, or download using another application (such as Image Browser (included with the camera.

Canon Digital Rebel SLR
The Canon Digital Rebel SLR is no doubt, still the best digital SLR on the market for those who want both the combination of quality at an affordable cost. Since my purchase of the camera nearly a year ago I have found it to be quite a splendid camera, the 6.3 Mega pixel image sensor delivers great resolution with vivid, accurate colours. The lens which comes with most of the rebel packages (Canon EF 18-55mm lens) also delivers surprisingly good captures (don't be fooled just because of the cheap price of the lens sold separately) The Interface of the Rebel is very simple to use and has features for both the new photographers and semi-professionals. Highly recommended.

P.S. I believe that it is advantageous to purchase the Rebel along with the EF 18-55mm lens as well as the 75-300mm zoom lens, both made by Canon.
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Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO Macro Super Lens for Canon AF Cameras
by Sigma Corporation
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Sigma's 70-300mm f4-f5.6 APO macro super lens has a compact apochromatic telezoom lens that incorporates two special low-dispersion glass elements in the front lens group with one special low-dispersion glass element in the rear lens group. The arrangement of the optics serves to minimize the chromatic aberration that can occur.

This telemacro zoom lens can achieve a magnification ratio of 1:2 (one half life-size) for macro and telephotography images at its 300mm focal length. As an accessory, you can add a 58mm achromatic close-up lens (not included), and get even closer focusing and reproduction ratios of 1:1 (life size) and still maintain excellent optical quality. The optical materials are made from lead-free and arsenic-free ecological glass. This model is dedicated to Canon AF SLR cameras. ... Read more

Features

• 70-300mm focal length
• Aperture of f22-f32
• Minimum focusing distance of 59.1 inches, 37.4 inches in Macro
• 58mm filter size
• Light weight

Reviews (4)

Amazing
The image quality that this lens delivers is amazing. Whether I use it on my Rebel, 630 or Dogital Rebel. I can't seem to find the "bad" spot on this lens, along the entire range of apertures it performs!! As other reviewers mentioned, if you own a digital EOS, the 1.6 magnification factor makes this lens too long for "everyday" work.This is the lens I use most, besides my 50mm.

Great Product
I ordered this for my Canon Digital Rebel, and happy to say the lens works great together with the camera.Performance and quality are very good, and the price certainly is right.

I also like that you get not only the lens itself, but several accesories including a nice case - stuff that Canon charges extra for.

Keep in mind - 35mm film and the electronic chip in my camera are different sizes - in my case it's 1.6x smaller - so this lens is really like 110-480mm, which I found to be too much of a zoom to use as a primary lens when walking around.

Also - remember to use a high shutter speed to avoid blurriness - it's hard to hold still at such a high magnification.

Great quality! Great photos! Great PRICE!!!
I purchased this lens from Amazon about 5 weeks ago! I had also owned the Canon version of this lens! and I recomend the Sigma over the Canon! here is why! 1st the sigma has macro capabilities where the canon does not! I belive the build of the sigma is better! the canon was only a few $$ more, but the Sigma lens gives you more for the money! including quality! The pics are Sharp and the auto focus is fast! I held the canon 70-300 and the Sigma 70-300 APO side by side and thought the Sigma was a much better lens! Hey if you don't like it, send it back!! but I am sure, Very sure that when you try it, your going to keep it! ... Read more

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Canon i960 Photo Printer
by Canon Office Products
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Note: The Canon i960 is no longer being manufactured. You may want to consider purchasing the newer Canon Pixma iP5000 or Pixma iP6000d instead.

Will photo labs soon be a thing of the past? They will be in your house, after you take a look at the outstandingly detailed, professional quality photos produced by the Canon i960 printer. It's your choice whether you print from images on your computer or directly from your camera or camcorder's memory card--thanks to Bubble Jet Direct and PictBridge technologies. Either way, the vivid tones and smooth imaging of 4,800 x 2,400 dpi and 2-picoliter droplets will make your photos entirely suitable for framing. (4,800 x 2.400 dpi is the maximum possible resulution, with 4,800 x 1,200 dpi maximum along the edge of the page.)

This printer can connect directly to select digital cameras.Learn moreabout PictBridge.

Print sizes range from 4 by 6 up to 8.5 by 11 inches, with or without borders. The smaller size prints in just 37 seconds, while the larger is produced in just less than one minute (fast mode). Plus, you won't have to worry about wasted ink, thanks to the six individual tanks, designed so you only have to replace the specific color that's empty. Built to handle photo papers of a variety of weights and finishes, the i960 can also handle transparencies, plain or high-resolution paper, and envelopes. Canon provides a one-year warranty with Instant Exchange service.

What's in the Box
Canon i960 series photo printer, i960 series print head, power cord, BCI-6Bk ink tank, BCI-6PC ink tank, BCI-6PM ink tank, BCI-6C ink tank, BCI-6M ink tank, BCI-6Y ink tank, setup sheet, software CD-ROM; software includes printer driver, setup software, User's Guide, Quick Start Guide, PictBridge Instruction Sheet, Electronic User's Guide, Photo Application Guide, e-registration, Easy-PhotoPrint 2.0 and Easy-PhotoPrint Plus (Windows/Mac), PhotoRecord (Windows), ZoomBrowser EX (Windows), ImageBrowser (Mac), PhotoStitch (Windows/Mac), Easy-WebPrint (Windows, requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5, version 6.0 recommended); USB cable not included ... Read more

Features

• Up to 4,800 x 2,400 dpi resolution
• Prints a 4-by-6-inch borderless photo in approximately 37 seconds
• Bubble Jet Direct and PictBridge compatible for digital-camera printing
• USB 2.0 interface; PC and Mac compatible
• 1-year warranty with Instant Exchange service

Reviews (123)

Great Color and Value
I just received my printer yesterday as a gift and it's the best one I've owned, hands down.I've printed an array of images from 4x6 to 8x11 and all of them are excellent.I also have a Canon PowerShot camera so I was able to start printing pictures without hooking it up to the PC.The detail is amazing and the colors are very vivid.Definately will be recommending this one.

As good as it gets
IMO: I was really turned off of ink jet printers after having owned and then thrown away my Epson 780. The print quality on this machine was spectacular...for the 1% of the time the heads were not clogged.

So I waited a few years, hoping that technology would improve. The Canon i960 got good reviews, and hardly anyone complained about clogged heads, and the unit was being discontinued so prices have dropped to an attractive level.

Print quality is as good as it goods, no question. No missing lines or other artifacts. I have one complaint though, because the colour tone is very slightly yellow, noticeable on skin tones. I had to go to manual colour correction and reduce the amount of yellow by 10 points (out of a possible 40 points). The advanced options give you colour correction "pro" and it seems to add a slight amount of colour saturation but it reduces detail in the blacks very slightly. I print mostly using matte paper because it gives the best dark colour performance (gloss paper tends to wash out blacks leaving you with one shade of black) and you can put the print next to glass, whereas with gloss, contacting glass with ruin the print and also give you a smudge mark on the glass. The very slight yellow on default software settings resulted in me giving four instead of five stars.

The unit is very quiet. Just a very soft swooshing sound as the head moves back and forth. No need to use quiet mode.

Quality construction. Yes, it's made of plastic but the build quality is very good. Some have complained about having to remove shipping tape. So what? You only have to remove it when it's out of the box. Lots of products require removal of shipping tape.

You can use non-Canon paper, but results will vary with paper so you will need to experiment. I got excellent results with Epson photo matte paper, actually better than Canon's own glossy paper samples that came with the printer.

Don't worry about printing directly to the printer. You will want to run your pics though a computer to get the software colour correction. I tried printing with no software correction and the colour tone wasn't very good.

Too Much "red" or "blue".
I bought the i960 last year.It will print "nature" photos very well -- nature like animals at the zoos.When it comes to printing photos with people, there is entirely too much magenta in the skintones.There is entirely too much cyan in clothing items in the photos of people.I am not as pleased with it as I thought I would be.I am researching other photo printer brands. ... Read more

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A Short Course in Canon EOS Digital Rebel Photography (book/ebook)
by ShortCourses.com
Average Customer Review:
Spiral-bound (September, 2003)
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Reviews (11)

Free Learning center for Digital Rebel
Here is a link from the Canon web site to the Canon digital learning center for the Digital Rebel (300E).It contains basic info about this camera.I found it helpful.Best of all, its free!

http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/lessons/

Canon Digital Rebel Short Course
Respectfully, I disagree with the negative reviews on this book.It probably is not a great book for the advanced photographer, but as an amateur trying to make the best use of a very versatile new camera, I found the book helpful.It is in 81/2 by 11 format, so the print and format are larger and easier to read than the manual.While it may not contain much information about the camera that is not in the manual (the manual is pretty good), it presents the information in a more helpful way.The cross-referencing within the book is also helpful (which the manual does not have).Moreover, I found the book helpful in describing the reasons why and situations in which I might find the various features the Digital Rebel has to be useful.For example, this book explains why the Av (Aperture-priority) would be useful and why types of situations would make it beneficial.The manual does a fine job of explaining the feature, but does not give examples of how it may be useful. I also found the complaint about the spiral binding of the book misplaced.I like the spiral binding because it allows me to lay the book flat and fold it over when I am reading it.While I agree that the book is probably somewhat overpriced, I found a lower price for the book on Amazon.I found the book valuable (remember, I am just a beginninng photographer) in helping me learn more about digital photography and the Canon Digital Rebel at the same time.

Forget this book... Read the manual.
Disappointed, but should have been expected.The Canon manual was specifically written to cover every aspect and feature of the camera; otherwise it's not doing the company any justice.That being said, the only thing this book could have done was add a few tips, possibly better explanations of features (with illustrations) and add a bunch of non-essential photography basics.

While the visuals do help one understand what each feature can produce, it's nothing a good photography book couldn't provide.In fact if it's a photography primer you're after, you're better off searching for a dedicated book.The manual from Canon is more than adequate if supplemented with a good photography book (that is if you're new to photography).

Disappointing was the amount of errors I found.Not technical or theoretical errors but simple grammatical errors.Some of which could really confuse new photographers.

I've never been impressed with publishers who produce a series of "cookie-cutter" books.This book is no exception.It's a rough primer on photography with some good examples supplemented by some technical details easily found in the Canon manual.

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Isbn: 1928873421
Sales Rank: 46502