Canon EOS 350D Review

On twentieth August 2003 Canon born a bomb into the digital SLR market with the six megapixel sub-$1,000 Greek deity 300D (Digital Rebel). Eighteen months later and simply in time for the biggest display of the year (PMA 2005) Canon has discovered the successor to the 300D, the new, smaller, eight megapixel, Greek deity 350D (Digital Rebel XT). initially you would be forgiven for thinking this was simply a drop-in upgrade of the Greek deity 300D with the Greek deity 20D's eight megapixel detector, however in actual truth it's a brand new CMOS detector (it's eight.0 megapixels versus the 20D's eight.2 megapixels), the 350D conjointly includes a smaller body, re-worked style, DIGIC II, new options and custom functions.

Global production of the Greek deity 300D started at seventy,000 units per month, this was inflated to one hundred,000 units per month a number of months later. Canon clearly have massive plans for the Greek deity 350D as a result of they'll be begin production at a hundred thirty,000 units per month (which is sort of doubly the initial production level for the Greek deity 300D).

Summary of changes (compared to the Greek deity 300D / Digital Rebel)

Eight megapixel CMOS detector (not same as Greek deity 20D)
Second generation CMOS (same generation as remainder of current range)
DIGIC II image processor (better image quality, quicker process, less power consumption)
Instant power-on time, quicker shutter unleash, shorter blackout time
Continuous shooting speed inflated (3.0 fps vs. 2.5 fps)
Buffer inflated (14 JPEG frames vs. four JPEG frames)
Image interval weakened (thanks to DIGIC II)
Compact Flash write speed inflated
Smaller body (15 x five x eight millimeter smaller)
Lighter weight (17% lighter as well as battery)
Matte plastic end, customary body color to be black, sliver also will be accessible
Re-designed management layout (drive mode button, new metering mode & AF buttons)
Metal mode dial
Harder rubber end to be had grip (doesn't feel very similar to rubber)
Smaller and lighter NB-2LH battery (same as PowerShot S60 / S70) that is forty eighth lighter
Rear digital display panel modified
Flash pop-up slightly higher (just five mm)
E-TTL II flash
Nine custom functions
Customizable SET button
Control noise reduction
Flash correct speed in Av mode
Shutter button / AE button
AF-assist beam management
Selectable zero.3 or 0.5 heat unit exposure steps
Mirror lock-up
E-TTL II mode
Flash shutter curtain correct (1st or 2nd)
Selectable Metering mode
Selectable AF mode
Flash exposure compensation
Independently selectable color area
Two planned and 3 custom image parameter sets, B&W mode (same as Greek deity 20D)
White balance fine standardisation and bracketing (improved)
Proper RAW+JPEG (one RAW, one JPEG; though solely Large/Fine)
Record review bar chart via information button
Play Jump mode by shot date, ten or one hundred pictures
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed affiliation
New BG-E3 battery grip (portrait controls), takes 2 NB-2LH or six AA batteries
Two extra menu languages added; Korean and Russian
Subtly re-designed kit lens currently named the EF-S eighteen - fifty five millimeter II (still no USM)
Software currently includes ZoomBrowser, DPP and Greek deity Capture
Lower initial selling price