Canon EOS 300 - First Impressions (Canon EOS 300)

Member Name: mrcadburysparrot

Product:	Canon EOS 300
Date:	14/02/01 (2953 review reads)
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Advantages: Extremely light, loaded with features

Disadvantages: Had to buy case separately

Two weeks ago I purchased myself a Canon EOS 300 - an upgrade from my existing point and shoot fixed focus camera. I have only limited photographic knowledge but, as I travel frequently with my work, I thought I should invest in a decent camera to record my experiences.

I have since used three rolls of film and have only binned 2 pictures - both a result of me 'playing' with the fully manual mode on the camera. The remaining pictures are pin sharp and of a quality that I never thought I could produce.

The EOS 300 features 11 different shooting modes - 6 of these being point and shoot modes. One of these modes is full auto with the remaining 5 feeding the camera extra information on the type of shot being taken e.g. sports/action, portrait or landscape.

The other 6 picture modes are manual modes to allow creativity e.g. shutter speed priority, aperture priority and full manual mode. The incorporation of these 11 picture modes should mean that the EOS 300 will cater for anyone from a total novice through to an advanced amateur.

With a host of other features including built in flash, auto-light metering and depth of field preview this is probably the most advanced entry-level SLR on the market.

The EOS 300 is also fully compatible with the full range of Canon EF lenses to cover all situations - from the £100 28-90mm zoom through to the £60000 1200mm telephoto. This means that if you decide to upgrade your camera in future your lenses will be compatible with the new body. This assumes that you upgrade to a Canon system but given my first 2 weeks with the EOS 300 I don't think I'd upgrade to any other make.

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