Canon's newest Digital SLR (Canon EOS 350D)

Name: Tonyc7

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Product:	Canon EOS 350D
Date:	14.09.05 (766 review reads)
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Advantages: Ready to shoot, easy to hold.

Disadvantages: slightly heavy

I have just been using the new Canon digital EOS350D, the new and improved 8 megapixel camera (it replaces the 6.3mp so I'm told).

A camera nerd friend of mine (maybe I'm being too harsh on him, after all he relies on this type of camera for his job), recently gave me a spell with his new baby, (I don't know how I managed to prise it out of his hands).

Its a sexy black looking camera with lots of things to press (are you impressed with my technical talk), a viewing screen ( which I thought was a bit small) located under the view finder and an easy to find shutter release button.

It has a very quick and easy click on and off lens changing facility, which is great when you have to change from a 55mm lens whilst taking pictures of butterflies to a 300mm to catch that bird that has just landed in the tree next to you, and blast off several shots of it before it flies off, as was the case when I was using it.

To take a picture with it, you use the view finder and not the LCD screen on the back this is merely to review your pictures for keeping or deleting, which is so good having a Digital camera, you can blast away and not worry about how much it will cost at the processors.

This camera is easy to use and can be used by anyone from my level (complete amateur) to the well trained in the art of photography and professional.

When I was first given the camera to try out, I wasn't told anything on how to operate it, it was so straight forward, just switch on and shoot, and I was getting superb results.

Focusing is very quick and from pressing the shutter there was no delay as is the case on my old Nikon Coolpix 995 which seems to go to sleep in between taking shots compared to this.

The only down side I could give it was the weight, although easy to handle, after 45 mins of running around after butterflies my wrists were starting to ache.

Another impressive feature for me was how long the battery life lasted, again comparing to my old and out of date camera, which only holds its charge for maybe 4-5 hours after a lot of deleting, this lasted the whole day I used it and was able to download my shots onto my computer, I would give 5/5 for this alone.

Any of the Canon EOS range of lens will fit it, you can buy higher quality lens for it but this will only cost you more in the long run.

You will need one essential item and that is a memory card, a 512mb cf card will cost about £25-£40 but you maybe able to get them cheaper off ebay if you shop around.

You can buy the camera from Jessop's at around £580 or with an 18mm-55mm lens package at £650, money well spent in my opinion.

I would without doubt recommend this camera to anyone who is looking for an easy to use digital camera to take a look at this, it is awesome, and I'm dead jealous cos I can't afford one.

Please note, the picture on the left is not the correct picture, to view what the camera should look like go to, http://www.easygadget.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid =736.

Summary: An easy to use up to date digital camera, saves on process costs.

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