"There are always three things in a photograph, the photographer, the viewer and
CANON EOS 350D"
-- Harish Y S
Way back a few years ago there were no Digital SLRs and when they came they were not affordable. Like a bolt in the blue, Canon introduced its SLR camera in 2003. Then came the model EOS 300D which was the best in class then. Later came the EOS 350D, which is an improved version over EOS 300D but a totally newly developed camera. 350D has shrunk in size and appears more cuter than its predecessors.
This smallest Canon SLR has 8 megapixels to offer.... thanks to the new CMOS sensor it has got. Only olympus is the other camera that offers equal amount of pixels in this camera class. Nikon and Pentax have a Sony CMOS sensor which offer about 6 megapixels. Though this difference doesn't matter much, Canon has put a lot of effort in image rate and the processing (DIGIC II image processor) speed, which have increased tremendously. Naturally the Canon EOS 350D features the new E-TTL II flash system.
What I liked are :
- Excellent photo quality, even at high ISOs (assuming you watch the aperture on the kit lens or use another lens altogether)
- Great value for money : 8 Megapixel D-SLR
Full manual controls, no more "feature lockdown" like old Rebel - Robust performance and much faster
- Great low light focusing thanks to flash-based AF-assist
- Advanced white balance controls (though no ability to set WB by color temp.)
- RAW image format supported
- No redeye
- Very small and light weight for a D-SLR
- USB 2.0 High Speed interface
Overall I give Canon EOS 350D the thumbs up -- it's a great choice for those ready to move up to a digital SLR. Just be sure to buy a decent lens for it. I have a 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses which are yet to be explored in a professional sense.
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