Canon EOS 300D
The Canon EOS 300D (European name), marketed in the United States as the EOS Digital Rebel and in Japan as the EOS Kiss Digital, is a 6.3-megapixel consumer digital SLR camera, initially announced on August 20, 2003 at a price point of $899 without lens, $999 with. It uses Compact Flash storage.
It uses the same image sensor as the Canon EOS 10D (the "professional" variant of the same camera), and the design is the same, but there are differences. The 10D has a magnesium-alloy body, whereas the 300D's is plastic.
It uses a variant of the Canon EF lens mount, the EF-S. There is, as of July 2004, only one EF-S lens available, the Canon-produced 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens. No other camera, not even the very similar 10D, will accept an EF-S lens. However, the 300D will accept any standard EF lens.
Hacking
Because of the 300D's low pricepoint (it was the first sub-$1000 digital SLR), it's been the subject of much hacking, ranging from homemade white balance cards, flash diffusers and remote shutter controls to firmware upgrades which enable many of the features of the 10D, such as ISO 3200 and a whole host of custom functionality.
See also
External links
- DPReview reviews the 300D
- Gallery of sample images (includes links to raw camera output)
- Digital Rebel tips and tricks (includes hacked firmware upgrades)
- Canon EOS-300D FAQ (cached version; original is still offline as of August 8)